Travel TipZ: Packing Tips You’ll Thank Me For!

Now that so many of you have decided it is time to take that long awaited trip (that’s the good news!), it also means that you will be packing (uhoh!)!

I honestly don’t know anyone who ever said, “I LOVE to pack!” Even the most passionate diehard traveler, including me, has a hard time “embracing” or being enthusiastic about packing…

♥ Take heart! I’m here to help! ♥

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Actually I find that it’s deciding WHAT to pack that really sends us into a tizzy of indecision and anxiety (i.e., not making the “right” choices”) and then “just in case” over packing the “wrong” clothes/stuff. This can definitely result in procrastinating, to “putting it off” and, worse yet, last minute packing and frustration (panic?)!

⇒ So, what to do? Read my posts about packing! I promise that they will help (if you heed my advice)!

First, a personal confession: As often as I have traveled, I still I go through the same packing “anxiety”… BUT as a compulsive list maker/planner, I start a “Packing List” before my trip (often weeks in advance). And I mean a physical “paper and pencil “packing list that I created years ago when I was doing corporate travel.

Grazie for Joining Me! — *Enjoy your vacation!*

Inevitably I would “forget” something but not after I started using a list. Whether it’s for a weekend, a few days, or a week or more, I know that once I’ve “checked it off” I don’t have to think about it. I often edit a list for my destination depending on weather, etc. but the basics are always there.

That said, I have another confession: I have to “check” myself and not over pack as well. One sure fire way is using smaller luggage. I can still pack an amazing amount of clothes, etc. into a 25” roll-aboard but if I can’t lift it, I cull!

Yes, we’ve all had “packing regrets” but once you’re there, make the most of it and enjoy! After all, you’re on vacation!

♦ LOTS more Packing Tips that you’ll thank me for:

♦ The Art of Packing