The Cruise Prep Post That Never Made It (And Maybe That’s a Blessing)

 Before we left for the cruise, I had every intention of posting this. Really. It sat in my drafts, half polished, half chaotic—basically me before any trip. But between overthinking outfits, trying to scrub my husband’s “vintage” white Vans back from the dead, and wrestling with my suitcase like it owed me money, the whole thing got swallowed by life.

So I’m sharing it now, post-cruise, because it still deserves daylight… and because honestly, the chaos aged like wine.