2 weeks notice

i am at the two week mark. the home stretch. i feel as though the planning has come so far and yet there is so much that still needs to be accomplished. this past week has been productive, though perhaps not quite as productive as i had hoped. i bought my eurail pass, a financially exhilarating process; started booking some hostels; bought a physical journal to write down more thoughts that don't make the cut onto the viral journal; and purchased les miserables from bargain books, my new favorite place. im excited about reading les mis because a) its a french novel and i will be spending a little over a week in the country in question b) its a challenging read so hopefully it'll last me through most of my trip and i'll only need to take the one book c) i haven't seen the musical yet but i plan to someday so it will be nice to know the story intimately.

now for the things that still need to be done:
- make a list of things that i think i need to bring and then cut the list in half (im nervous about this one)
- book more hostels
- purchase miscellaneous tickets for trains (pre-eurail validation), buses, and a flight from london to belfast

wish me luck!