{"id":38607,"date":"2016-03-04T13:20:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-04T13:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com\/story\/8-stages-of-packing"},"modified":"2016-03-04T13:20:13","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T13:20:13","slug":"8-stages-of-packing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefix.boohoo.com\/us\/story\/8-stages-of-packing","title":{"rendered":"8 Stages of Packing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b><i>aka. suitcase hell.\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">When it comes to holiday packing, I go through at least one week of stress and breakdowns. I mean, surely it&#8217;s not just me?!\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">Every year the same&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Two weeks before<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I&#8217;ve totally got this. Two weeks? That&#8217;s almost <i>too much<\/i> time to pack! I&#8217;m so organised this year.<\/p>\n<div class=\"collage i1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.styla.com\/resizer\/org_0x0\/8-stages-of-packing_73826_60241.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8 Stages of Packing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>One week before<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">OK, so I&#8217;ve literally packed nothing. That&#8217;s fine. We still got this. I&#8217;ll start doing my holiday washing tomorrow.<\/p>\n<div class=\"collage i1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.styla.com\/resizer\/org_0x0\/8-stages-of-packing_51022_38648.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8 Stages of Packing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>6 Days before<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">WTF?! I literally have no clothes. No, really, what will I wear to the beach?! This OLD k<span style=\"font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;\">imono from<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"><i>LAST YEAR?!<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"collage i1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.styla.com\/resizer\/org_0x0\/8-stages-of-packing_86224_58906.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8 Stages of Packing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>5 Days before<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Oh heeeeeeeyyyy sassy sunnies let me just dust you off. NOW I&#8217;m ready.<\/p>\n<div class=\"collage i1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.styla.com\/resizer\/org_0x0\/8-stages-of-packing_67465_93779.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8 Stages of Packing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>4 Days before<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*text from my BFF* You left your absolute fave straw hat on that bar man in Turkey<\/p>\n<div class=\"collage i1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.styla.com\/resizer\/org_0x0\/8-stages-of-packing_05727_58501.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8 Stages of Packing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>3 Days before<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It&#8217;s almost <i>not<\/i> funny anymore. Like, just get SOMETHING in the case<\/p>\n<div class=\"collage i1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.styla.com\/resizer\/org_0x0\/8-stages-of-packing_74805_11560.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8 Stages of Packing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>2 Days before<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ok, f*ck it, just pack everything<\/p>\n<div class=\"collage i1\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"collage-image i1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.styla.com\/resizer\/org_0x0\/8-stages-of-packing_07321_72299.gif?w=800&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"8 Stages of Packing\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><b>Getting to the airport like&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I don&#8217;t want to hear about what anyone has packed, when we get to the airport I&#8217;m checking in my suitcase and getting a drink! 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