Apr 19, 2008
And Now For A Random Road Trip Phenomenon.
All of Bossy’s clothes for her five week Road Trip are packed inside this small suitcase:
Yet even with her options extremely limited, Bossy is only wearing 50% of her available wardrobe.
The following represents the clothes Bossy routinely wears:
While this next photo represents the clothes Bossy avoids and keeps rotating to the bottom of her suitcase next to her Could somebody please tell Bossy: what gives?stolen hotel washcloths socks: 
Bossy is so naturally gorgeous that the clothes are totally secondary.
I’m guessing your signature orange slippers are a bigger hit back home, but Bossy’s decision to go bra-less played well in places like Laguna Beach and San Diego.
That’s the way it always works for me. I have favorites, pack the extra stuff just in case but never end up wearing it. It just takes up room in my bag that could have been used for more productive stuff, like extra sunglasses
Bossy just doesn’t realize that she deserves to wear more super cute clothes. But bloggy friends will take then off her hands, if she wants. LOL.
Hey, I recognize that rad belt buckle.
Wait a minute. Did you just post this from upstairs? Are you blogging in there??! That’s a sure way to go blind, missy.
personally, i wear my i am bossy shirt all. the. time. so. since you don’t wear yours, i think maybe you need the katy did not shirt, yes?
i do not know but if you figure it out please tell me so i can pack appropriately for alaska (for 5 people). i need help!
You’ve betrayed the orange slippers? I just…I can’t even look at you. *sob*
Yo. My husband would sooooo *heart* you. He hates carrying my GIANT suitcases.
Um, just curious, where do you wash your clothes and if you don’t…..I’d be wearing the bossy shirts like, tomorrow.
It’s like the unassuming sour grapes in a bunch, you’re going along, enjoying your grapes and then BLAM a tart blast. Those other clothes are just to make you appreciate the sweetness of the others.
I am sure there are many theories to be applied here, but all I see are items to assist in Bossy’s Serial Man Stalking Spree.
Scarf = can be used to gag, strangle or tie up victim
Bossy t-shirts = calling card casually tossed at the scene of the crime.
Slippers= can be used as gloves to hide fingerprints. Or put on the victim’s ears as Bossy takes pictures and cackles with glee.
Black pants = stealth outfit
I’m hot on the trail…
my dear bossy…your mom will remind you of the old rule…if you don’t wear something for 3 weeks, get rid of it.
The orange slippers are mine.
It’s obvious you’re simply tired of the orange slippers. Please send them to me. You may be Bossy, but I am Slipperless.
Because, what if you had a burning urge or found the exact perfect place to wear one of those items? Then it would be all the way back home and you would be left wishing you had packed it. If you bring it, even if you don’t wear it, you have the comfort of knowing that you could have if you had wanted to.
Does Bossy feel better now?
I never thought about the clothes-washing logistics of the trip. I’d assume that in addition to testing out fellow bloggers’ guest rooms and showers, you also get a look-see at their washers and dryers.
You should have gotten Tide as a sponsor!
The slippers seem so forlorn and beseeching, like puppies at the pound.
It’s okay, snuggy lil’ orange guys. I bet you’re just difficult to drive a Saturn in. Bossy will slip you on once she gets home sweet home.
Are those YOGA pants? They sure look like YOGA pants from where I’m sitting. I can just imagine those suckers after 8 hours of driving. Hello diaper bottom! As for the bossy tanks, I dont know but if YOUR not gonna wear them, why not give them out to some of your fans(wink, wink) :O) Keep on trucking. Danielle
I’m no guru of matching but i would say anyone who wear’s orange slippers, brown pants, a multi-color scarf, and a white shirt need to get they’re list of colors that look good together updated for the 21st century
I’m envious of your talent in packing. I need a suitcase much, much larger than that for a weekend trip in a cabin with a bunch of girlfriends!
HeyJoe likes that Bossy is going commando.
I should be expecting to see you in that last outfit this evening, then?
Well clearly, Bossy is saving her really good clothes in case she is taken to a 4-star resturant or the theater or someplace really special. That means the probability we won’t see the bottom outfit tonight is very high…
It’s a Law of Packing of which you are apparently unaware: no matter how much or how little you pack, there will be several items you will never wear on any given trip. The only way to avoid wasting space on clothes you will not wear is to (a) vacation at a nudist colony; (b) not pack anything except a toothbrush and undies, and wear the outfit you have on every single day.
Personally, I prefer the “oh look, I LOVE this shirt; how come I never wore it last week?” version of packing.
That is one beloved-looking shoe! You can’t buy that kind of frayed-edge style. You just can’t.
It’s true that no matter how little you pack, you will not wear all your clothing. It takes many many roadtrips to perfect how much clothing you *think* you will need.
I’ll be tripping to Bushnell, IL the last week of July for a rock festival. I’ll probably take three tshirts and still only wear two.
I ALWAYS do that on trips. A-l-w-a-y-s.
Can I remind you again when you say “what gives?” You gives…you gives them orange slippers to yo mama
I do the same frickin’ thing! I guess I feel more mentally comfortable if I have excess clothing packed for my trip. And then I feel more in control because I can veto clothing on a whim, even though I knew I wasn’t going to wear that purple denim skirt in the first place.
It’s just some obscure law of physics. I think it’s The 617th Law … somewhere around there.
Bossy, when I grow up I wanna be just like you. You have class, style, and a grand self awareness that transcends those orange slippers.
Huh?
Oh, and why no hat love? Surely you brought at least one?
Orange slippers, check. Funky scarf, check. I am Bossy tees, check. Loga yants, check. All trademarks of Bossy, and she isn’t wearing them!
Maybe Bossy is trying to travel incognito?
I am sure it is just that you have been on the road so long that some of the clothes you packed are now out of season. Put them in a box and mail them home. That leaves you room to by new stuff!
Bossy,
This is how I pack, start w/ everything you could possibly need, stuff in suitcase and make sure you can zipper it, THEN take out 1/2. It doesn’t even matter which items, then add fold up carry on size bag in which to pack all the fun stuff you buy on your trip. Unfortunetly this sometimes leads to paying the extra $25.00 when flying with a big, fat heavy bag, but at least your Hubby will only yell at you once!!!
Orange slippers?!?!? U.G.L.Y.
sry……….
I have to say it all sounds pretty suspicious to me… pictures of Palo Alto, pictures of San Francisco, pictures of you allegedly heading toward Portland… silence… pictures of Seattle…
I guess it’s true what they say: What happens in Portland stays in Portland
What happens in Beaverton, on the other hand — oh, wait, I forgot. Nothing ever happens in Beaverton
I cannot believe you haven’t worn the iambossy.com teeshirt.
Great job but then you must have a trailer that you are towing for shoes! We’ve seen those in the photos, then the Birkies you bought, sneakers, cowboy boots, skechers, yada yada yada. Everyone that has seen Bossy in a different pair of shoes, rat her out, now!!
Please forgive me, everyone “who” not that. Ugh, Sat night and the wine. (and it’s early!)
Is bossy Commando? Where are the jammies and robe? Where is your moisturizer??
OMG Moisturizerrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Thank God I’m not taking a trip of that magnitude. I’d have to drive a U-Haul to haul all of my outfits around. Of which I’d wear about three.
…The Great Pumpkin slippers are on the have-not-worn list? How? I ask, how? I can see the other items but “the” slippers, I can’t even begin to phathom the thought…(*sigh*)
…Happy Trails!
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I am guessing that those are the outfits that Bossy was going to wear when she caught up with John Cusack, but since she was found out, that is why they were buried at the bottom of the suitcase.
Rawk on Bossy, Rawk on!
you haven’t worn your zoomy orange slippers at all? they must feel so forlorn and rejected.
just damn excited to find out i’m not the only one with skis for feet. the shoes on ebay in my size alway have cross-dresser in the title.
So is BOSSY going commando? I don’t see any underwear. Or is she just shyyyyyyy?
I’m amazed you can use only one suitcase. I usually have to have at least two. Especially if I’m traveling in a car…I make the back seat and trunk look like a closet…you did great girl..having fun, I can tell by the photos..
Blessings…..
Dorothy from grammology
remember to call gram
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I prefer to pack a body bag as full as I can get it, then proceed to change outfits every half hour, just to prove I was indeed right to bring that hideous outfit.
Kansas is a STUNNING state. It’s about the space. All about the space. You have to be be both hearty and reticent to truly appreciate it. This is a difficult feat for most people to achieve.
Opposite here. Last trip I packed a skirt, a sweater, and a pair of sneakers. Where did I think I’d be going? Why didn’t I have anything that could be seen outside the hotel room? I was embarrassed even to run into the Piggly Wiggly.
Oh, the deja vuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!