You know, it's really funny how things evolve. I remember the days of my childhood when packing for a trip meant that my mom would get the suitcases out of the closet a week in advance, and then we would pack it piece by piece over the course of a week. And once you had packed the suitcase you were done. Even 10-15 years ago, the process of packing for a trip wasn't that much different, except that with washers and driers it came down to spending 3-4h on the last day before the trip for packing your clothes.
Packing for a 2 ½ week business trip today, I realized that things are quite different now. When I'm on the road that long, I need all my gadgets to be loaded up with "stuff" and ready to roll. So I spent all morning today doing the following:
- Purchased latest songs and albums on iTunes, updated my list of podcasts, and sync'd with my iPhone
- Cleared out e-mail inbox and To-Do list by getting last few items done and replying to the latest string of e-mails
- Charged my Sony DSC-T50 camera and made sure that the memory chip is empty
- Charged my Sony HDR-TG1 video camera and made sure that the memory chip is empty
- Emptied the photo directory on my laptop so that it has 20GB available to receive new photos or videos during my trip
- Printed out e-Tickets and made sure that I also have them on my laptop
- Charged my Kindle, sync'd my subscriptions, and purchased 2 more books on amazon.com (I normally do this on the road, but this time I'm going to Europe, so I have to download everything before I depart)
So what it boils down to for me is this: packing for a trip in the 21st century = 3 ½ hours of getting gadgets ready and ½ hour of throwing clothes in the suitcase.
What's your packing ritual these days?
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