tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947122389840787125.post5127824416818384752..comments2023-10-31T05:18:13.699-05:00Comments on nashvillian pastoral: the packing frenzyEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15731522310377495376noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947122389840787125.post-54186426497126555272011-12-01T09:06:50.225-06:002011-12-01T09:06:50.225-06:00My Jeff's grandmother has a reasoning for all ...My Jeff's grandmother has a reasoning for all the pre-trip cleaning (besides the fact that it's nice to come home to a clean house). She always says that she has to make sure everything is nice and neat so that if anything ever happens to her while she is away, nobody will be able to come in and say she was a messy housekeeper! That has kind of become our running joke now as we succumb to the pre-trip cleaning madness!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11628802360965362377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947122389840787125.post-34555755220050139322011-11-30T14:55:22.847-06:002011-11-30T14:55:22.847-06:00Well, I am glad to know that I am, indeed, not the...Well, I am glad to know that I am, indeed, not the only one! And Andrea - how did I not think of ginger!? I credit ginger tea with helping me avoid morning sickness altogether. Thanks for the reminder!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731522310377495376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947122389840787125.post-54055145031382330512011-11-30T11:32:00.002-06:002011-11-30T11:32:00.002-06:00I do that too, with the clean house before I go. I...I do that too, with the clean house before I go. It drives my husband nuts, but I just love coming home to a nice, clean, tidy house. Otherwise, I don't want to come back home! <br /><br />Also, ginger pills (or ginger snaps, or candied ginger) work great for avoiding car sickness.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02740600550526198566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947122389840787125.post-52276871717680443282011-11-30T11:28:31.147-06:002011-11-30T11:28:31.147-06:00I do the same thing too! Traveling - and now trav...I do the same thing too! Traveling - and now traveling with a baby - can be stressful enough, and coming home to a dirty house only makes that worse. It makes the lead-up to departure a little crazy, but I'm always glad I did it when when we don't have a mountain of chores waiting for us when we get home.Aimeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18286130000436019837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947122389840787125.post-51964625479256291262011-11-30T10:59:17.189-06:002011-11-30T10:59:17.189-06:00You are absolutely right, Emily. Why do we do this...You are absolutely right, Emily. Why do we do this to ourselves? I didn't clean before we went on vacation over Thanksgiving. I was dreading coming home from the beach, not because I was leaving my favorite environment, but because I was coming home to a messy house. Crazy!Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999122720412578703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947122389840787125.post-89647001568440977292011-11-30T10:57:22.344-06:002011-11-30T10:57:22.344-06:00Why did I always think my mom was a moron, and now...Why did I always think my mom was a moron, and now I do all the same stuff she did? And it was awfully nice to collapse into a nice clean bed when we finally arrived home.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15731522310377495376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947122389840787125.post-25087658205371942702011-11-30T10:38:56.874-06:002011-11-30T10:38:56.874-06:00My Mom used to clean like crazy before a big trip,...My Mom used to clean like crazy before a big trip, and I thought she was a moron, but I usually do it now. I get all anxious about the thought of coming home to a dirty house, although I don't think it would actually upset me that much. But I figure, irrational anxieties that motivate me to clean are probably worth hanging onto.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11105852401474606239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6947122389840787125.post-25169682680190194522011-11-30T10:19:35.495-06:002011-11-30T10:19:35.495-06:00I clean the house too!! I just think it is wonder...I clean the house too!! I just think it is wonderful to come back to, because the moment we get there it gets messy with all of the unpacking mess. If it was already messy when we got there, then it might be hopeless to get settled in again!<br /><br />Also, I thought about those clean sheets on the made up bed the entire time we were away...I was so glad they were there waiting for us!Jessica Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03881534317739497935noreply@blogger.com