More stuff

Just to let you all know, I have 30kg luggage allowance. When I went to the UK just I had the same but came in at 21kg. Therefore I know clothes wise I'll be okay as I'll be taking less than the UK trip so I have room for more stuff!!

Over the past few months I've been squirreling away bits and pieces I've seen, usually on special, that I think will be useful for TT. I've been chucking it in a bag in my spare room cupboard. Today I got it out to have look. Wow, there's a nice stash there now. I've got:

• a lot of pain medication/deep heat gel (I know can buy in LA but a few packets on hand for arrival will be nice)
• electric toothbrush heads (I solemnly swore to my hygienist I would keep up her routine whilst away) oww need floss heads for my floss stick!
• new padlock approved by USA customs
• plug adapters
• hair ties
• lady products (on special/like the brand)
• a pencil case (wow I'm ten yrs old again who has pencil cases over the age of 16?)
• handy tissue packs for hand luggage
• sun screen (UK bought really nice non greasy, doesn't stain/cack up clothes, knows it works) 
• and a tea towel. 

I know why the hell did I get this last one. Must have been on special and I'm bound to forget to buy one when I get there. Just thought it would be useful to dry up the plastic plate, glass, cup, kitchen prep stuff that will be bought State side. Hmmm yeah maybe tea towel can stay home, if I'm getting all the above surely when I buy dish washing liquid I'll remember the towel! 

My stash of stuff!

Back to school

Getting ready for Teacher training is a bit like getting ready to go back to school for a new school year. There's supplies you need to get that you might not have or need renewing as they are old and tatty. 

We'll be spending a lot of hours sitting on our arse's listening to lectures. Some people might just sit there and listen (or sleep!), others will be scribbling away taking pages and pages of notes. I will a note taker. (girly swot) No doubt if I don't take notes I'll have forgotten by the next morning what was said. Also I've paid a lot of money for this course and I'd like a lasting reminder of the wisdom and knowledge we'll spend hours listening to. I'm hoping what we'll learn will be forever useful so I'm taking notes. 

What a great excuse to get down Officeworks and stock up! I love stationery, pretty colours and shiny covers. I splashed out on some biodegradable biros too. Gotta do our bit for the environment. I have two note pads (Anatomy, Bikram/ general stuff), a slim small pad for shopping lists/roomie notes, journal, highlighters and pens. I know, I know, I can get this crap in LA but I'll have more important things to shop for when I get there, like food and appliances. The less I buy there might mean more for me to hike over in my luggage but less for me to haul back to the hotel in taxis or buses. Plus if I buy these here they are fully tax deductible as 'home office' supplies.

Hydration!

You hear it all the time in the Bikram world but it's so important....HYDRATION! If I have any horrific experiences in the hot room I can always trace the reason back to bad hydration. Water is life, we need full stop but when your sweating out a small reservoir during the class it becomes ever more important. 

Being a Type A personality or on the verge (?!!) of a compulsive obsessive I need to be prepared. At Teacher Training it will be one of the hardest things to stay hydrated for two full on classes a day. I'm pretty good with my supplements, I've written posts on it before. For my preparation for training I have stocked up on my favourite, tried and trusted hydration methods. Mainly Essential Electrolyte capsules and Nuun's water soluble tablets. 

I know full well I can get all these in California as that's where I order them from in the first place. Backwards logic I know, why have I got all this shipped from the States to lug it back there in my suitcase, all 1.6kg of it. Because I need piece of mind that I have at least a few weeks supply with me. I don't want the worry or the stress of a package not turning up, going missing, getting stolen, lost in the vast mail room of the hotel. So here is my stash, it should last approximately all of training for the electrolytes and yogabody stretch and half for the Nunns. I'm sure I'll get too generous if I see dying bodies and end up giving/selling some of it but least I have enough. 

Hydration supply for nine weeks.