How to get from here to there

I leave for a short trip to Spokane in... 3 days. And I want to have EVERYTHING done for Paris so I can kick back with the fam before hand. That means it's time to pack! So, needless to say, I have begun packing by procrastinating in the form of writing a packing list.
(Special thanks to M for her remarkable travel wisdom.)

CLOTHES TO PACK:
unmentionables, socks, swimsuit + cover-up, dresses, 2 nice blouses, jeans (but only 3 pairs), trousers, wool coat, sweatpants and shirt, sweaters/cardigans, slacks, and various assortments of tanks, short, and long sleeved shirts. (not to mention the 6 (only 6?!?) pairs of shoes...)

NON CLOTHES TO PACK:
towel, ibuprofen (the dancing, it gets to me!), toiletries, camera, watch, laptop + cord, dvds, pictures of family and friends, extra bag, passport et all.

AND FOR THE KICKER:
It will fit in one bag, ONE bag, under 50 pounds.

One bag?

ONE BAG?

So they tell me. I plan to use the "flat method," which means that I'll layer everything making the least amount of folds I can get away with, and put much of it in hefty bags, which takes the air away. Who knew? (Besides M, I mean...)

I'll let you know how it works!

New day, new adventuers, new format???

Hello!

This is the first time I have ever blogged. EVER. (Okay, so I had a livejournal in high school... but didn't everybody?) I qualify as a first-time blogger. I don't even know what the word "blog" means, but I do know it's something that people do when they're anticipating adventures. And if you know me, you know I love adventures.
You may also know that I love writing about my adventures (even if I'm not very good at it). Hopefully, this blog will allow me to keep in touch with you, learn how to write better, and will serve as a chronicle of my next great adventure:

PARIS!

Until next time,

lyss