How to Pack for Your Personal Retreat
Plus a printable and interactive packing list.
The good news? You are most likely driving to your destination, so that simplifies everything.
I like to categorize my packing list to make it easier. Here’s how I divide it:
Cozy + Comfy
Work-Time
Me-Time
And you probably already saw that I have a packing list download with an interactive Google Sheet that makes it easy.
Honestly, you could stop reading and just download the list, but just in case you are sitting in a waiting room or avoiding work and just want to keep reading, I’ll give you some reasoning on why I list what I list. This is a quick and easy post - will take you a couple of minutes to read!
Cozy + Comfy
This involves looking at the weather, your accommodations, and even your intention and agenda. You want to be comfortable, but does that mean shorts and a t-shirt or a big sweater and jeans? Are you in a rental where you may not see another person, or an inn where you will go down in the morning and get coffee and possibly see other humans?
Do you like to put on a robe in the mornings or go straight to yoga clothes? Or, does working in your PJs sound like heaven? Pack accordingly.
One of the important parts of a personal retreat is to make sure you have some physical activity, whether that is 10 minutes of stretching, a daily run, or going out on a boat. Think about it and again, pack what you will need.
Pro tip: Bring some sort of throw/shawl. It makes me nuts when the room I’m in has wonderful places to sit, but nary a throw. So, summer or winter, one will come in handy.
Work-Time
Notebooks, pens, laptops, chargers. This is where setting your intention before you go is so important. Don’t take too much, and try not to take a lot of task-oriented things. Decide on your intention and plan around it.
Update: I need to add this to the official list, but if your room doesn’t have a desk (see this post with thoughts on how to choose your accommodations), take a lapdesk. That will make working on the porch so much easier!
Me-Time
What are you going to do with your Pamper/Fill Your Soul time? Sit on the beach? Sip a wonderful wine? Take a bubble bath? Paint? color? Read? Make sure you take whatever you need -
Face mask?
Bath Bomb?
Speakers so you can dance?
You’re going to be by yourself and you’re driving so no one can complain about what you pack. Pack exactly what you want.
