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Monthly Archives for February 2010.

Finally-Pictures of the Sephora Vending Machine at DFW

a shelf with various products

You asked for it, you got it!! On my way home from Pittsburgh on Friday night I was in C terminal in DFW, looking desperately for an open Starbucks (which I did not find–apparently everything closes at 10pm. lame) when I remembered that I promised to take a picture of the Sephora vending machine. I…

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The Bundle Packing Method? Interesting…..

a suitcase with clothes and sandals

While searching for packing tips (you can never have too many, you know!) I came across a very interesting site called One Bag.  This site advocates traveling for any reason, to any destination, for any amount of time with only one bag. I think it’s a fascinating idea, although I don’t know that I could…

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Travel Problem: Swollen Ankles

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When I travel, my poor ankles swell. On short flights it’s not too bad, but when I have long flights, or a lot of flights in a short period of time, it can be a little bit frightening. I don’t understand all of the physiological background, but I have found a few things that help…

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Things I Want

a white shirt on a mannequin

I am currently in Pittsburgh, practically ground zero for Snowmaggedon 2010.  I look outside, where I refuse to drive because the ground is covered in many feet of snow and I am from Texas so I don’t know how to drive in snow. Maybe it is my (somewhat?) perverse personality, but because I can’t go…

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So Many Travelers, So Many Personalities

Today I flew to Boston. The flight itself was mostly uneventful, except that because of rain I was late getting into Dallas, which made me think I would miss my connector, but then it was delayed too so it was okay.  Mostly, today was just an interesting study in the personality differences of travelers. On…

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A Mountain in Front of Me

a mountain with snow on top

I’m not complaining. Really, I’m not! Okay, maybe I am just a little.  I’m going to be gone every week for the next six weeks. At least three days a week, mostly four and five days a week. Let’s see if I can remember it all.  Next week, Boston and Pittsburgh. The week after, South…

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Seeing the City You’re In

a baseball game in a stadium with Fenway Park in the background

It can be hard. You fly in Monday night, have meetings all day Tuesday, fly out Wednesday morning. Clearly there is not a lot of recreational time in that schedule. Be that as it may, one of my Travel Resolutions for this year is to see more of the cities I am visiting. I ran…

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Answering Readers’ Questions: Makeup On Planes

a close-up of a makeup kit

I recently got a question from a reader: “Can I take my makeup on the plane?” (picture from Sephora, Tarte’s Flower Child Natural Eye Shadow Palette, $44) The short answer: Yes. Going through security may be slightly tricky, but yes. The long answer: Any powders can be in your suitcase and don’t have to be…

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What To Pack for a Winter Business Trip

a pair of black boots

I have been very busy lately with my blog, my real job, getting ready for my sister’s wedding….. I knew in my head that there is a trip scheduled for next week, but the reality of where I am going did not sink in until today when reading a post on Corporette, one of my…

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