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I\u2019m about to embark upon a really wonderful trip. Disney has once again pulled their magic strings and I find myself invited to the Disney Social Media Moms Celebration. This year, it is in Anaheim at Disneyland, so I am completely out of my element.<\/p>\n

Pair this with the fact that the other women coming are all very organized, helpful, professional bloggers who have made businesses giving lifestyle tips. My contribution to the blogosphere is passive aggressive cookie selling<\/a> and the worst cost-analysis ever of Thanksgiving Dinner.<\/a> I provide the before content to their after.<\/p>\n

And as I read their posts and see their pictures as they prepare for this trip, I realize how grossly unprepared I am for this, and really, most things. Most of the women have really lofty goals that I should probably emulate, but mine is simply to avoid public humiliation and arrest.<\/p>\n

So in the spirit of earning my place, I present my\u2014totally inadequate but realistic for me\u2014 packing list. I hope it helps. Someone.<\/p>\n

1.) Clothes.<\/i><\/strong> In some form and combination. I have no idea what\u2019s in your closet, and you have no idea what\u2019s balled up in the corner of mine, so there you go.<\/p>\n

2.) Camera.<\/i> <\/strong>But I\u2019ll forget to charge the battery and the SD card will be full, so I\u2019ll pack an extra $80 to buy new ones at the airport gift shop.<\/p>\n

3.) Some stock catch tech phrases.<\/i><\/strong> So when people start talking about things that I don’t understand, I can just drop some random sentence about who\u2019s behind Bitcoin in a fake accent and then we\u2019ll laugh and laugh.<\/p>\n

4.) Corkscrew.<\/i> <\/strong>Because when the Bitcoin bit fails miserably, I\u2019ll have something to cuddle up to back in the room.<\/p>\n

5.) Eyeliner.<\/i> <\/strong>First see #4, then I can write notes with it because I will have lost all pens to character autograph sessions and restraining orders.<\/p>\n

6.) Chargers.<\/i><\/strong> I will actually remember to take these, but because there\u2019s no repacking list, I will leave them all plugged into desk outlets at the hotel as I leave.<\/p>\n

7.) Scissors.<\/i><\/strong> Because let\u2019s face it, I\u2019ll forget the rain ponchos and even the large trash bags people use in a pinch, so I\u2019ll end up cutting holes the small draw string laundry bags in the hotel closet. You\u2019ll know it\u2019s me because I\u2019ll be wearing the plastic vest with the upside \u201cMarriott\u201d across the front and the shower cap from the bathroom.<\/p>\n

8.) Photoshopped images on my phone<\/i> <\/strong>of really awesome and clever things I didn\u2019t make but pretend to blog about.<\/p>\n

9.) Phone number for a really good copyright infringement attorney<\/i><\/strong> when one of the other attendees recognizes that I\u2019m taking credit for her hand-forged Mickey pickle fork set as my own.<\/p>\n

10.) My children\u2019s Birth Certificates.<\/i><\/strong> Documented proof they\u2019re mine since no one ever believes I\u2019m legally allowed to care for other human beings let alone cross state lines unsupervised.<\/p>\n

Now after I Instagram my shampoo and file off my fingerprints, I\u2019m ready to go.<\/p>\n

See ya real soon!<\/p>\n

\u00a92014 Tracey Henry<\/p>\n

If you want to celebrate with me with a chance to win a $50 gift card from Kohl’s, see this post.<\/a> <\/p>\n

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