Ninja Mom
Attention People of Earth, I come in Peace...
- Joined
- Apr 2, 2012
It's a month and half away from our "Girl's Trip" ~not~ to the Yacht and Beach Club. Since these "Girls" are regulars on this thread I thought it would beneficial to provide an update on the extent of the packing of the luggage that is happening for this trip.
These tips, hacks and tawdry insights inside the minds of Beach and Yacht Club regulars will hopefully be of some assistance to those of you with upcoming trips. For others it will be a sad peep into the compulsive obsessive personality types that inhabit this board... as well as a look at the slackers that will just buy underwear at the gift shop when they run out.
Since Dee is already packed (yes, a month and a half away from this trip) I will tell you what's in her suitcase. You will be pleased to know that Dee bought new underwear for this trip. It is probably ironed with creases and carefully rolled up along with her shorts and a Beach Club T-shirt. Her Stormalong Bay, Olympic, Synchronized, Pool Tube Team T-shirt has been removed from it's fireproof display case and has been hung up on a padded hanger ready to go. This will be the t-shirt she wears on the first day. The people and CM's at Saratoga Springs resort will be confused when she checks in but, like the lemmings that return every fall to Food & Whine, as soon as she hits the Beach Club for the first of the daily walk throughs, throngs of autograph seekers will clog up the hallways requesting selfies when they see her.
Nanu Will pack the day before she leaves. She will not forget a thing but she will discover during the trip that she is out of toothpaste. She will ride shotgun with me when I go to Walmart and even though she says she doesn't want a pool noodle I will buy one for her anyway. Nanu will bring an extra empty suitcase that has room to bring back all the stuffed animals, Disney watches and cute baby clothes she will buy for Dear Grand Daughter (DGD). Nanu will hide these stuffed characters in her house and bring them out one by one until DGD is surrounded by them. DGD will decide that she wants to move in with Nanu. Mission accomplished! Bonus points... Nanu will teach DGD to tell time with that Disney watch before she turns 1. Note to Nanu: You better bring your bathing suit this time or we are tossing you in anyway!
JanetMom is Canadian. That should tell you right then and there that one small suitcase will be carefully packed with exactly the right amount of items for the trip. There will be no waste or unnecessary items that make it into the case. Even though it will be 1,000 degrees outside you can be certain that a light weight sweater and a refillable mug from a trip taken in 2015 will be in that case because, after all, she IS CANADIAN! This women packs like Mary Poppins! This bag will be 100% sensible just like JanetMom. If we manage to tempt JanetMom into buying a souvenir it will be something sensible and small like a pin with a Disney Canadian theme. Pretzel bread is her weakness and she is not above aiding and abetting the liberation of a number of loaves into a zip lock bag for enjoyment 5 minutes after we leave the restaurant.
NinjaMom Lord have mercy! Have you ever seen that show "Horders"? THIS is Ninjamom when she packs. Kitchen appliances, silverware, and prepared food will find it's way into her case. Perhaps more alarming are the items that didn't make it. The citrus juicer will sadly remain in the kitchen, jealous that the iced tea brewer made it on the trip. There will be enough new underwear for 2 changes a day even though we will have a washer and dryer in the room. Ever the thoughtful one, NM will bring enough tide pods for everyone to do 2 loads of laundry per day. And there will be dryer sheets... Who brings DRYER SHEETS to Disney?? NM that's who! Footwear will be brought to cover all weather conditions (including snow) and there will be enough complimentary 99 cent ponchos for everyone, every day. JanetMom and Dee will bring their ponchos from previous trips and Dee will win the award for oldest Disney Poncho (the clear one, not the yellow). NinjaMom can only afford to fly Southwest because they allow you two checked bags, a carry on and a personal item. NM will win the daily award for coming closest to the 50 pound limit per bag with out going over.
What is it with the compulsion to buy new underwear before you go on a Disney trip? It's not like we are parading around like Victoria's secret models on these trips. The only things that will see your undies are the washer and dryer at the resort. The whole rest of the year at home we are content to wear underwear that is so "hole-y" the Pope will bless it and the staff at the local emergency room will marvel at the size of the holes. Sometimes it looks like you are wearing a thong but they really started out as a pair of Granny panties 17 years ago.
I think the only people that don't buy new underwear before they go on a trip are husbands. I know every time we go on a trip together, NinjaMom has to remind NinjaDad that he needs to run to Walmart and get a 6 pack (or 2) of the tighty whities. He always packs the t-shirts with the holes in the pits. I'm thinking that he is hoping for added ventilation in the Florida heat. Nobody wants to see NinjaDad's pits so we have to have a "conversation" about that. NinjaDad is stubborn and we compromise so that he can wear the hole-y t-shirts as his pajamas. I feel sorry for Mousekeeping if they should accidentally stumble upon him in the room, passed out on the bed at mid-day from too much Disney. (He is a Disney Slacker) I'm sure the Mousekeepers have tales of Post Traumatic Pit Disorder compliments of ND and those t-shirts...
This is a man that has a mountain of t-shirts but the ones with the holes are in constant rotation. Sometimes ND's hole-y t-shirts mysteriously disappear in a dryer black hole... you know, the one that gets all the socks...
I know nothing about this and shrug my shoulders and say to check the lint trap when he discovers a t-shirt is missing. At this point there usually is more hole than shirt so it makes sense that the lint trap would finally claim it. Ninja Dad also thinks he is clever when he returns from the tighty whitey expedition at Walmart with a sixer of the crew socks. He doesn't realize that I have been supplementing his sock situation for years.
So there are your packing tips and hacks. Go with God on this one... I'm sure you have your own horror stories and packing hacks. Some of you may even have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from that time you had to use the Value Resorts "All in one shampoo and conditioner". If you are not familiar with THAT fiasco just think about what using 'Brillo" cleanser on your hair would do. Yeah, that bad.... Just thinking about that experience has reminded NinjaMom to bring the Gallon size of Pantene shampoo in case somebody runs out.
Off to Walmart!
~NM
These tips, hacks and tawdry insights inside the minds of Beach and Yacht Club regulars will hopefully be of some assistance to those of you with upcoming trips. For others it will be a sad peep into the compulsive obsessive personality types that inhabit this board... as well as a look at the slackers that will just buy underwear at the gift shop when they run out.
Since Dee is already packed (yes, a month and a half away from this trip) I will tell you what's in her suitcase. You will be pleased to know that Dee bought new underwear for this trip. It is probably ironed with creases and carefully rolled up along with her shorts and a Beach Club T-shirt. Her Stormalong Bay, Olympic, Synchronized, Pool Tube Team T-shirt has been removed from it's fireproof display case and has been hung up on a padded hanger ready to go. This will be the t-shirt she wears on the first day. The people and CM's at Saratoga Springs resort will be confused when she checks in but, like the lemmings that return every fall to Food & Whine, as soon as she hits the Beach Club for the first of the daily walk throughs, throngs of autograph seekers will clog up the hallways requesting selfies when they see her.
Nanu Will pack the day before she leaves. She will not forget a thing but she will discover during the trip that she is out of toothpaste. She will ride shotgun with me when I go to Walmart and even though she says she doesn't want a pool noodle I will buy one for her anyway. Nanu will bring an extra empty suitcase that has room to bring back all the stuffed animals, Disney watches and cute baby clothes she will buy for Dear Grand Daughter (DGD). Nanu will hide these stuffed characters in her house and bring them out one by one until DGD is surrounded by them. DGD will decide that she wants to move in with Nanu. Mission accomplished! Bonus points... Nanu will teach DGD to tell time with that Disney watch before she turns 1. Note to Nanu: You better bring your bathing suit this time or we are tossing you in anyway!
JanetMom is Canadian. That should tell you right then and there that one small suitcase will be carefully packed with exactly the right amount of items for the trip. There will be no waste or unnecessary items that make it into the case. Even though it will be 1,000 degrees outside you can be certain that a light weight sweater and a refillable mug from a trip taken in 2015 will be in that case because, after all, she IS CANADIAN! This women packs like Mary Poppins! This bag will be 100% sensible just like JanetMom. If we manage to tempt JanetMom into buying a souvenir it will be something sensible and small like a pin with a Disney Canadian theme. Pretzel bread is her weakness and she is not above aiding and abetting the liberation of a number of loaves into a zip lock bag for enjoyment 5 minutes after we leave the restaurant.
NinjaMom Lord have mercy! Have you ever seen that show "Horders"? THIS is Ninjamom when she packs. Kitchen appliances, silverware, and prepared food will find it's way into her case. Perhaps more alarming are the items that didn't make it. The citrus juicer will sadly remain in the kitchen, jealous that the iced tea brewer made it on the trip. There will be enough new underwear for 2 changes a day even though we will have a washer and dryer in the room. Ever the thoughtful one, NM will bring enough tide pods for everyone to do 2 loads of laundry per day. And there will be dryer sheets... Who brings DRYER SHEETS to Disney?? NM that's who! Footwear will be brought to cover all weather conditions (including snow) and there will be enough complimentary 99 cent ponchos for everyone, every day. JanetMom and Dee will bring their ponchos from previous trips and Dee will win the award for oldest Disney Poncho (the clear one, not the yellow). NinjaMom can only afford to fly Southwest because they allow you two checked bags, a carry on and a personal item. NM will win the daily award for coming closest to the 50 pound limit per bag with out going over.
What is it with the compulsion to buy new underwear before you go on a Disney trip? It's not like we are parading around like Victoria's secret models on these trips. The only things that will see your undies are the washer and dryer at the resort. The whole rest of the year at home we are content to wear underwear that is so "hole-y" the Pope will bless it and the staff at the local emergency room will marvel at the size of the holes. Sometimes it looks like you are wearing a thong but they really started out as a pair of Granny panties 17 years ago.
I think the only people that don't buy new underwear before they go on a trip are husbands. I know every time we go on a trip together, NinjaMom has to remind NinjaDad that he needs to run to Walmart and get a 6 pack (or 2) of the tighty whities. He always packs the t-shirts with the holes in the pits. I'm thinking that he is hoping for added ventilation in the Florida heat. Nobody wants to see NinjaDad's pits so we have to have a "conversation" about that. NinjaDad is stubborn and we compromise so that he can wear the hole-y t-shirts as his pajamas. I feel sorry for Mousekeeping if they should accidentally stumble upon him in the room, passed out on the bed at mid-day from too much Disney. (He is a Disney Slacker) I'm sure the Mousekeepers have tales of Post Traumatic Pit Disorder compliments of ND and those t-shirts...
This is a man that has a mountain of t-shirts but the ones with the holes are in constant rotation. Sometimes ND's hole-y t-shirts mysteriously disappear in a dryer black hole... you know, the one that gets all the socks...
I know nothing about this and shrug my shoulders and say to check the lint trap when he discovers a t-shirt is missing. At this point there usually is more hole than shirt so it makes sense that the lint trap would finally claim it. Ninja Dad also thinks he is clever when he returns from the tighty whitey expedition at Walmart with a sixer of the crew socks. He doesn't realize that I have been supplementing his sock situation for years.
So there are your packing tips and hacks. Go with God on this one... I'm sure you have your own horror stories and packing hacks. Some of you may even have Post Traumatic Stress Disorder from that time you had to use the Value Resorts "All in one shampoo and conditioner". If you are not familiar with THAT fiasco just think about what using 'Brillo" cleanser on your hair would do. Yeah, that bad.... Just thinking about that experience has reminded NinjaMom to bring the Gallon size of Pantene shampoo in case somebody runs out.
Off to Walmart!
~NM
But, I will be onsite from 10/18 - 10/26 for any security details. 
Over the years we have compromised and he wears the holey ones at home but occasionally he sneaks out with one 
