View Full Version : Help on what to pack for retreat!
melanie
05-08-2007, 02:39 PM
This weekend I'm hosting/going to a weekend retreat. I have NO IDEA what to pack. I'm definately a over packer when it comes to friday night crops. I've tried pre-planning but it doesn't seem work for me. Since I'm "hosting" it I'm also bringing some things for everyone to play with:
Wishblade
Laptop
Printer
Sewing Machine
Paint and stamps
I'm also bringing some goodie bags for all the ladies.
My picture organization is non-existant. I would love to scrap more emotion but tend to stick to "happenings/events" style. KWIM?
Any ideas? Tips? Should I just throw in the towel and bring it all???? lol.
Melanie
I'm no help - I tend to pack everything just because I might get a wild hair and NEED IT! :)
mlr42002
05-08-2007, 03:32 PM
I am the same way but I try to pick just a few for example my next project will be Disney World but I am also more of an event scrapper.
Tracy
05-08-2007, 03:41 PM
I tend to way over pack when ever I go to a crop. I say, take it all!
lmao
melanie
05-08-2007, 03:46 PM
Y'all are enablers! lol
Tracy
05-08-2007, 03:47 PM
It didn't take you long to figure that out. :evil:
melanie
05-08-2007, 03:57 PM
It takes one to know one! ;) lmao
Tracy
05-08-2007, 04:02 PM
:D
Laura
05-08-2007, 04:20 PM
Yep, take it all! I look like I'm going away for a month when I pack for a Friday night crop - not really any worse for a weekend retreat, since I bring it ALL for just 6 hours on Friday night, anyway!
ceekay
05-08-2007, 06:35 PM
If preplanning doesn't work for you then yep bring it all!
monica
05-08-2007, 07:44 PM
I'm not going to be any help either because I take it all. I hardly use any of it but I'd rather be safe than sorry. And it seems worth it on a weekend retreat. That's about all I do anymore because it seems somehow justifiable to take everything!
:) I forgot to add that I have to take lots of stuff b/c I seem to have an obsession with scrapbooking BAGS!
mlr42002
05-08-2007, 07:51 PM
I am quickly adding to my collection of bags to Amy!!!
:) I think me making a list would be awful.
mlr42002
05-08-2007, 07:54 PM
A list doesn't work for me at a grocery store so I don't really seeing it being helpful to me in this situation.
jammycm
05-08-2007, 07:56 PM
Don't forget your cords for your printer and PC!!!
I have to have eye drops (is there an echo in here) and lots of chocolate!!
Big shirt and big pants!!!
I always take all my scissors and punches for my ladies to use. Plus my Sizzix machines and dies! I like my Sizzix...I like using other peoples Cricuts!! lmao
Your camera with fresh batteries!!
Snacks in case whoever is cooking weighs 100 pounds and eats health food!!
I take extra ladies products (kwim) and aleve just in case somebody needs it!
Sounds like I have been on a few retreats!!
Don't forget your fuzzy slippers!!! I always take a paperback too!!
(I meant a list of all the bags I have. :))
mlr42002
05-08-2007, 08:03 PM
Oh sorry!!! I keep seeing all of these bags that I need to have.
scrappinholly
05-08-2007, 09:12 PM
I've never been to a crop but I know I'd pack as much as I could! lmao
jammycm
05-08-2007, 09:56 PM
(I meant a list of all the bags I have. :))
Amy, dahlin, just how many bags do you have???
lmao
um, specifically for scrapping? I think 5 and one that will be here friday. and then a backpack and a laptop bag and um...:D
I have 3 pieces of the MIMI green suede awesome totes. I have the tool one, the shoulder one, and the large rolling one. I have the Tim Holtz small Junk bag, and I have a backpack that I got for scrap stuff quite a while ago. then I have my new bag coming from QVC and I would really like to have a big junk bag.
Tracy
05-08-2007, 10:02 PM
Snacks in case whoever is cooking weighs 100 pounds and eats health food!!
lmao
Your my kinda gal.
jammycm
05-08-2007, 10:09 PM
WOW!!! I am impressed!!!
jammycm
05-08-2007, 10:12 PM
lmao
Your my kinda gal.
Thank you!! Really, I went on a retreat once where the person who was responsible for food served us fruit and salads and such. We had lots of breads I had never heard of! When I plan a retreat and cook, our most exotic bread is wheat! I thought if I didn't get something baked or fried that weekend, I was going to go crazy!!!!
One little stash of ding dongs is all I need to make the weekend perfect no matter what kind of food someone else makes! Frozen ding dongs..... :hoorah: :hoorah:
Dorothy
05-08-2007, 10:32 PM
Monica... take note... :quiet: I did NOT say anything.
i dont go to crops cuz i dont know what to pack!
Tracy
05-08-2007, 10:45 PM
I have yet to go on a weekend retreat. I would love to SOON! lol
melanie
05-08-2007, 11:47 PM
Too bad your not close Tracy. We have one more spot left. ;)
We are going to ChickieShannon's mom's retreat. Should be awesome! They are doing the cooking but we are bringing lots of treats and snacks.
Looks like I'll be packing it all. Gosh I hope I actually get some pages done.....
Melanie
Dorothy
05-09-2007, 12:34 AM
I'm late to the discussion, but I used to just pack it all. I had it organized so it was easily portable! :D My storage containers latched so nothing would spill. No need for portable storage now so I organized & set up a real scrap area. I'm not sure what I'd do if I was going to a crop now!!
jammycm
05-09-2007, 07:29 AM
Too bad your not close Tracy. We have one more spot left. ;)
We are going to ChickieShannon's mom's retreat. Should be awesome! They are doing the cooking but we are bringing lots of treats and snacks.
Looks like I'll be packing it all. Gosh I hope I actually get some pages done.....
Melanie
You're going to love HeavenLeigh Escape!! And Tammy!!
Tammy is what makes the place special!! She's not going to make you eat salads and fruit all weekend either!! lmao
Tracy
05-09-2007, 07:52 PM
Too bad your not close Tracy. We have one more spot left. ;)
We are going to ChickieShannon's mom's retreat. Should be awesome! They are doing the cooking but we are bringing lots of treats and snacks.
Looks like I'll be packing it all. Gosh I hope I actually get some pages done.....
Melanie
I wish I was closer or had the money to take a last minute trip.
mlr42002
05-09-2007, 07:54 PM
I am going to one in July but it is close enough to home that I will probably come home and sleep.
melanie
05-09-2007, 10:50 PM
Have fun at your retreat Monica. Will it be in New Orleans? I'm going to one in June in West Monroe. My parents are watching the girls so I can scrap! Yay.
Melanie
BTW, if anyone reads this and is in DFW area and wants to/can come please pm. We have one spot left and maybe two because one girls job is being a pain in the tooshie.
mlr42002
05-11-2007, 09:21 PM
yes it is in new orleans. it is really more like Kenner right by the airport
momofour
05-11-2007, 09:36 PM
i pack way too much but finally have stopped taking it all. i have a cricut now so that all fits into one rolling tote. my printer and laptop. i used to bring all of my rub-ons... don't any more as i can complete a weekend with just computer and (if absolutely necessary) handwriting. my scrap room is organized by color. ie: the red ribbons, fibers, embellishments, everything red is in one container. for the most part, i pick a few ribbons that i like, and put everything else in a big ziplock separated by color. i have a few themes too but only bring those if i am scrapbooking those. and then of course the paper (enough to wallpaper the white house and the capitol building). and pictures. the pictures are separated out into the different layouts that i want to do. i always bring a ton and only get a couple done. i personally leave the album at home and just put them in a 2 gallon ziplock until i get them home. one thing that doesn't have to bulk up my supplies.
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