How NOT to pack for next week's vacation

 #1) Think hard about laundry. It might miraculously get done on its own.

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#2) Try to stay focused at work. This means no taunting, gloating, or loudly calling out how many days are left until vacation starts.
 
#3) Probably worth figuring out if I have a passport. Maybe also see if it’s expired or not.
 
#4) Plot numerous ways to sleep on the plane. Recognize that none will work and I’ll arrive jet-lagged no matter what I do.

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#5) Try to do book stuff now, because no way will I do anything productive on the trip.
 
#6) Triple book office schedule because no way will any of my patients survive 2 weeks without me. (Never mind the well-trained colleagues who can see them urgently in my absence.)
 
#7) Attempt to exercise because no way will I do this on the trip. Although, of course I’ll bring workout clothes. They will be the only garments that will return 100% clean.
 
#8) Load up the Kindle!!!!
 
#9) Do the once every year pedicure and cringe.
 

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#10) Wait until 2 hours before time to leave and run through the house like a crazy woman, shoving too many of the wrong kinds of clothes into the suitcase. Forget all underwear.