TOILETRY SUPPLIES
Do you accidentally leave your toiletries behind in your hotel room
every time you travel? Unfortunately, I make a habit of this, so I've
spent a lot of time and money buying new toothbrushes, shaving cream,
and such items. Although I've never solved my problem with
forgetfulness, I have come up with a neat compensation for it.
Whenever I near the end of a tube of toothpaste, can of shaving cream,
bottle of cologne, and so on at home, I throw the item in a bag under
the sink. Then, when I travel, I take these almost-empty supplies with
me, so it doesn't matter if I leave them behind or not. It saves me
money and lightens my load.
TAKING SAFETY MEASURES DURING YOUR FLIGHT
Most airlines now encourage passengers to keep their seatbelts
fastened whenever they are sitting down, not just in take-off and
landing modes. This is not an overreactive measure--unfortunately,
unexpected turbulence has actually thrown people around airline
cabins, resulting in injuries. To stay safe, buckle up whenever
possible and keep potentially dangerous objects under the seat or
enclosed in an overhead compartment.
COPING WITH LAUNDRY
How can you cope with all the dirty laundry that starts accumulating
the moment you leave the house? Some people put a plastic bag for
dirty clothes in each suitcase. We like our way better. We take one
empty piece of soft luggage (ours folds and zips up into a compact
four-inch square) to serve as the laundry bag. We carry it on every
trip so even the kids recognize it as the laundry bag and put their
clothes in it at the end of each day. If you need to do laundry en
route, you have everything in one bag--no need to search for dirty
clothes in each person's suitcase. When you come home, send the bag
(which now contains everyone's laundry from the trip) directly to the
laundry room, avoiding the extra task of sorting out dirty clothes as
you unpack.