Stress-Free Air Travel Tips

Being a chronic over-packer, I usually have my suitcase already packed the night before travel day, and then in the morning struggle to fit in the last item on the list which is usually my toiletry kit. These kits are mostly huge and bulky, and don't have a shape that allows for them to be packed into an already bulging suitcase. Therefore my favorite travel kit is the Hanging Weekender Bag. I have owned this bag for a few years and pretty much always travel with it lying open and flat in my suitcase (as is shown in the product picture here). It is ideal for that because all of its interior pockets zip shut so even when the kit itself is not zippered, the contents are still protected. Choosing a toiletry kit I would always recommend finding one that can travel flat - it is much more space and weight efficient than the ones that require an outside zipper to be closed and which morph into heavy, bulky bricks when closed.

We collected unneeded items and clothing from around the house all year long and stored them by catagory in cardboard stock paper boxes from work, pricing iitems as they went into the box. Then, come time for the garage sale, we advertized that all the proceeds would go to the Atlanta 2-Day Breast Cancer Walk. We advertized in the neighborhood and at the subdivision entrances. We made lots of money for a worthy cause and then donated the remaining items to St. Vincent de Paul.

I have been going to summer camp for the past 5 years for 9 weeks a summer. I buy a large trunk for my clothes and a couple large open storage boxes. I use one for magazines and letters and the other for sunscreen, shampoo, etc. I also buy a shoe divider to keep my shoes organized under my bed. I also buy a stackable drawer set for bathing suits, PJ'S, and underwear.