How to Fit Everything into 2 Checked Bags and a Carry-On

My flight is in 13 days, and I am pretty much done packing. 

(I had to pack extra early because my mom is picking up the stuff I am putting in storage this weekend.)

I am a tall chunky-ish chick moving to a country of petite women so I have packed as if I cannot buy clothes for the next year. This means I have mostly packed clothes, not cooking stuff, no backup shampoo and soap, none of my craft materials. Also, about 60% of my stateside wardrobe is neon, furry, shiny, hippie, trippy, or skanky. I decided not to bring much of that with me under the assumption that I will not be attending music festivals or burner parties on the reg anymore. As a result, my luggage is a depressing collection of neutrals made for mixing and matching. 

My hula hoops presented a challenge. Hooping is my favorite thing in the world and I have become very picky about what kinds of plastics I will use, what size hoops I'll use, and I have invested about a month's worth of rent into a wicked fancy LED hula hoop called the Hyperion. Since the hoops are a specialty item, they are probably not available for purchase in Vietnam and I have to bring all the hoops I'll want with me. I wish I could bring all of my hoops, but they are extremely bulky when coiled down and lovingly swaddled in bubble wrap.  I decided to bring 5 total, including my Hyperion. 

With that in mind, here is my master list: 

Checked Bags (1 large wheeled suitcase, 1 large hiking backpack):

1. Clothes 
1. 3 dress pants 
2. 3 work dresses 
3. 8 work blouses
4. silver work flats 
5. silver work sandals
6. 1 black cardigan
7. 4 pairs of long jeans (1 wide flare, 1 dark tight jeggings, 1 black skinny, 1 light boot cut)
8. tons of bras and underwear 
9. running/yoga clothes 
1. 5 pairs running shorts 
2. 3 pairs yoga leggings 
3. 3 sweat-tek shirts
4. 5 sports bras
10. harem pants (2 pairs)
11. blue clubby dress
12. street-wear shorts (3 pairs)
13. 2 pairs sweatpants
14. Ankle height minnetonkas (2x)
15. High Minnetonka fringe boots
16. Calvin Klein Hi-top sneaks
17. 1 pair silver flippy floppies
18. socks. tons and tons of socks. 
19. headbands 
20. tank tops (8x)
21. 2 sundresses
22. lots of booty shorts for under all the dresses
23. shawl/dress thing 
24. blackmilk leggings (2x) 
25. tie dye festival dress
26. 5 pairs of sunglasses 
27. red bug honeycomb glasses
28. white willy wonka glasses
29. polka dot rave backpack 
30. clubby black purse clutch thing 
31. bathing suits (3 pairs)
2. Yoga Mat & strap
3. HULA HOOPS:
1. Hyperion hoop plus remote, cord, charger, batteries
2. neon green 32” polypro
3. translucent blue 32” polypro
4. orange 32” polypro
5. copper 28" polypro
6. fire hoop quick wicks (these are used, I hope they don't get confiscated!)
4. Sheets and pillow case set
5. Towels (2) 
6. giant batik tapestry
7. Ukulele & tuner in carrying case
8. UE Boom & Charger 
9. REDACTED
10. Toiletries 
1. silk rops 
2. razors  
3. shampoo & conditioner 
4. nail clippers
5. lotion 
6. Clarisonic & charger
7. pads n tampons and all that
8. perfume 
9. backups of my eyeliner, concealer, and mascara
10. Mehron silver and gold sweatproof body paint
11. Bug Spray 
12. bedazzled flask 
13. note pad 
14. pens
15. tripod
16. converters (3x)
17. blow dryer 
18. straightener
19. ENO hammock 

Carry-On (rolly bag, Jansport medium backpack): 

1. passport 
2. Cash
3. plane ticket confirmation
4. BoA Card 
5. photocopies of BoA Card and Passport 
6. journal
7. Required CELTA reading
8. Visa on Arrival paperwork & copies 
9. toothpaste & toothbrush 
10. Wipes
11. Laptop & Charger 
12. Phone & Charger 
13. Kindle & Charger 
14. digital camera & accessories
15. Brick phone charge storage (large and small)
16. earbuds 
17. pens 
18. TEVAs (heavy duty sandals)
19. plain black pants
20. 2 work blouses
21. trail running shoes
22. T-shirt 
23. jean shorts
24. travel pillow
25. sleeping mask 
26. my lucky sarongs
27. rain boots (because rainy season)
28. Snacks 
29. sectional hula hoop (30" polypro)
30. umbrella