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Packing for ICELAND!

May 19, 2017 By Talya Tate Boerner 4 Comments

I'm going to Iceland!
Did I mention I’m going to Iceland? Pinch me, I am! And I should be packing for Iceland because my trip is SOON. But somehow I’ve become this person who puts off packing until the last possible minute. I wait and wait and instead of just doing it, I spend effort calculating how much time I can delay said packing with the same precision my son once calculated the minimum grade he could score on a calculus test yet still get a B in said class.

Yeah.

And now instead of packing, I’m writing about packing.

My suitcase.

My suitcase is in the bedroom. That’s something. Like when the airplane reaches the gate but no one is allowed to board yet. Everyone stands and fidgets and stares at the plane through the terminal window wondering when it last had an oil change, relieved it at least arrived on time. When the announcement comes, passengers towing overfilled suitcases slip past harried gate attendants and hoist these whale-like bodybags into cramped overhead space. I attempt to spot who among them might go postal at thirty thousand feet. Because that seems to be a new thing.

See this pile of clothes?

packing for Iceland

This is pre-boarding for me.

Throughout the past few days, these clothes have been identified as possible passengers in my suitcase. Standbys. I won’t know who gets on and who gets bumped until I actually start packing.

Soon.

Like yesterday.

But seriously, I can’t believe this trip—part vacation, part writer retreat/workshop—is so close I can feel it in my nerve endings. And you’ll be going with me, because I plan to post regular updates. Yay!

See you soon in Reykjavík.

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Grace Grits and Gardening
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For a Minor Reflection – Dansi Dans

Filed Under: Travel Tagged With: Authors at Large, Iceland, Reykjavík, travel, writing retreats

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Comments

  1. De Ann says

    May 19, 2017 at 9:37 pm

    How exciting! When are you leaving? I want to hear all about it!!!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      May 20, 2017 at 6:52 am

      Monday!

      Reply
  2. marthajaneorlando says

    May 20, 2017 at 7:31 am

    How very cool is this? Can’t wait to follow you on this journey through Iceland, Talya.
    Safe travels!

    Reply
  3. Jana todd says

    May 20, 2017 at 7:55 am

    Love ur rocking chair ? Enjoy Iceland. Ur book is my choice for my june book club meeting at my home n Henderson Arkansas

    Reply

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Hi! I'm Talya. Writer, Reader, Arkansas Master Naturalist / Master Gardener, Author of

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