Packing light

In contrast to our holiday trip, I was very well prepared for our recent trip to New York. I had plenty of time to pack properly and consider what we needed. It was probably the best job I've done packing for any trip.

For many reasons, I like to pack light. In fact, packing too heavily really infringes on my enjoyment of my trip. I hate tearing my bag apart to try and find something. I hate lugging large, heavy bags. I hate having too many bags.

I love packing light. In addition to New York, we made various other stops - 5 places in 9 days. It was so nice to be able to pack quickly, easily fit the bags into our car, and easily manage walking the city streets and subway stairs.

I used a few basic tips - I packed things that could be left behind such as a half-full tube of toothpaste. We attended a wedding early in the trip, and the next day I shipped our wedding clothes home since we wouldn't need them. I also packed just enough clothes for half the trip and did wash halfway through.

All in all, being packed light really helped me to enjoy this trip.