Proportion

It is the night before my flight. I need to get up in roughly 5 hours in order to final check everything, have a decent breakfast and get a lift to the airport for an 8 am flight. When I zipped up the bag last night and tried to lift it off the bed it nearly pulled off my left arm. My god, the weight limit was only 50 lb but this fat baby must have been close to 75.

Today at lunch I came home, unpack and reapportioned a few heavier items to my carry-on EuroSak. I have also opted for taking a 'man-purse' in the guise of a laptop bag but stuffed with granola bars, jerky and iPod for my 25 hour travel extravaganza.

In the morning I shall try once more to lose a few more things I used to think I just couldn't do without. I have been working on the process of streamlining for about two weeks with my laptop becoming the first casualty of reality. Daily I have continued trying to make my collective flight proportions smaller however lack of sleep has not enhanced my decision making abilities. Every new determination is achieved only after great effort (and not a little anguish). Sigh.

I could really use a vacation....