PACK(WO)MAN

Packing today for tour.  Here is the contents of my rucksack for day to day van living.  I have to admit, I'm reading Daniel Handler only after inserting "books like 'The Secret History'" into Google.  The other books I'm taking are 'The Norton Anthology Of Poetry' for pretentious album three lyric inspiration and 'The Photo Book' because, hey, it's basically an adult picture book.


I don't drink so the sunglasses aren't for hangovers.  But they are for mornings.  Those mornings when you've had four hours sleep the past three nights and you've lost your voice and you don't think you'll ever be warm again.

GOD I AM SO EXCITED FOR TOUR.





Also, from an ethical standpoint, TOMS are awesome.

These are my hair essentials.  The Umberto Giannini Curl Friends range is so good for my hair.  I love their Flirty Curls Scrunching Jelly, and I love this smoothing balm for the day after I wash.


My Mason Pearson hairbrush is the one of the best, most well made, beautiful things I own.  I had one when I was a kid then it got lost somewhere on the way to adulthood.  My mum reminded me of them again earlier this year after India Knight became the latest advocate of the idea of brushing with a Mason Pearson 100 times a day for perfect hair.  I don't do that because my curls would go manic, but I use it when I wash and it has made so much difference.

Also, I love the packaging, I feel like the design probably hasn't changed much since the company started in 1885.

The Archie/Mac makeup?  Guys, we've talked about this.


And last, but not least, the Ovaltine.  I love Ovaltine.  I drink it almost every day.  And I always crave something sweet when we come off stage so this (and a Toffee Crisp...and Malteasers...and prawn cocktail crisps) is perfect.  But man do I feel like an idiot packing my crate of it into the van next to the flight cases.

Ovaltine, my one true love.  Stay with me always.


I'm in one of those panic packing modes now, if people want to shout out things at me to remember that would be really helpful.  I feel like I could very well leave for a month without any pants and not notice till Manchester.