Quick Security Tip: How To Handle Your Suitcase

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This really is a quick one, friends. When you are going through security, and getting all of your stuff out and into your bins, your suitcase may be the last thing you think about. Often people will just throw it up onto the table and push it through just like everything else. I have a…

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From Corporette: Top Time Saving Strategies

It’s like she read my mind! Here I am, super busy, traveling Monday-Friday for many weeks in a row, worried about how to get everything done….And Corporette posts “Looking for the 25th Hour? Our Top Time Saving Strategies.” These suggestions are great!! I am especially thinking it is time to re-hire a cleaning person. I…

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Halfway Up the Mountain

Today I start the third week in my five weeks of travel craziness. I have spent one week in Pittsburgh/Boston and one week in South Texas. This week I go to Nashville and Dallas. Next week I go to New york. And the week after that Ohio and Missouri. Whew! How am I getting through…

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TravelSmith’s New Gear Guide Is Out

TravelSmith has updated their “Gear Guide“, and there is some cool stuff in here!! My favorites are on page 4–all the travel beauty stuff (shocker, I know). The dual voltage flat-iron and curlers, cute little travel bottles, and the super clever soap sheets are all great tools for a gal on the go. The last…

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Need help!! Future FAQs Page

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I’m back!! The wedding was amazing; beautiful (so beautiful! especially the bride), touching, fun (dancing all night! margaritas! Mexico!), and a great time was had by all. I will do a more in depth post this week. Right now, though, I need a little help. I have decided to do a Frequently Asked Questions page,…

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Off to South Texas for my Sister’s Wedding!!

We have made it to the Rio Grande Valley! Yesterday my sister and parents set off for the Valley in a caravan of sorts. Five stops later (not kidding, we stopped at the Outlet Mall, Whataburger, the gas station, and to use the restroom twice) we made it to my Memaw’s house. Wedding preparations are…

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Finally-Pictures of the Sephora Vending Machine at DFW

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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…..

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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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