Packing

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Double check your packing list before you leave

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If you’ve been reading Road Warriorette for any length of time, you may know that the packing list for each trip holds a very important, special place in my heart (and trip preparations). I have a formula that I use for planning what I need to pack (which you can get if you sign up…

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One Dress Two Ways, Summer and Fall edition

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This is such an interesting time of year, clothing wise. On the one hand, in Texas it is so insanely hot stepping outside is like walking into an oven. Each morning as I get dressed I have to strategize about which items are least likely to contribute to a melting feeling when walking to my…

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Summer Business Travel Outfits

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Y’all. It is insanely hot, humid, and sticky here in Texas, and in much of the US. And unfortunately the hotter it gets the less my brain works. I am traveling a lot right now, and I need an easy, no-thinking-required outfit for days when I have to work and travel. I’ve got a couple…

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6 items to leave in your suitcase between trips

While I’m a huge believer in packing efficiently, there’s more to packing efficiently than just packing light! For people who are on the road a lot it’s so helpful to have a streamlined packing routine. And sometimes that means duplicates that stay in your suitcase between trips. When you travel as much as I do…

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My top 3 packing tips (and the workshop you’ve been waiting for!)

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People ask me all the time what my top three packing tips are. It’s not easy to narrow down just to three, but they would probably be: Bring three pairs of shoes max Use contact lens cases for small amounts of liquids Build a capsule wardrobe to make packing easier One of the biggest takeaways…

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Why I wear yoga pants to sleep in hotels

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Earlier this week I had a quick overnight trip to Houston. For the most part it was routine–arrived late afternoon, went to an evening work dinner, came back to the hotel, washed my face, changed into my jammies, texted with the Home Warrior, turned on my white noise, and went to sleep. Suddenly I was…

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4 Packing Myths Debunked

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A few weeks ago I was on a business trip eating dinner with a colleague, and the conversation turned to packing. “I see all of these people traveling with their little carry-ons, and I can’t figure out for the life of me how they fit everything they need in there! Where do their shoes go?…

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Packing a suit without wrinkles

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Is it possible to bring suits on a business trip without getting them wrinkled? Reader B asks…. Help RW! I have to wear suits every day on my work trips but can’t figure out how to pack them without wrinkling. Do you have any suggestions? A few wrinkles may be inevitable, but there are definitely…

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Is it ever okay to put your laptop bag in the overhead bin?

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Last week I wrote about how to share the overhead bin space. One of my suggestions was to not put two bags up, which is a fairly standard guideline that most airlines have. After that post, I got an email response that seemed to go even further: I hate it when people put laptop bags…

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Traveling to rainy destinations

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Much of the country is experiencing rain right now, including Texas. I love the rain–sitting inside with a cup of tea and a good book while storms rage outside is one of my  favorite things. Alas, sometimes one must go to work, and that doesn’t change even if torrential rains are coming down. And on…

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