When you fly, you leave your checked bags at the gate and put your carry on in the overhead bins. Your personal item is really the only thing that you get to keep with you at all times. This item can be pretty much anything, so long as it fits under the seat. People usually use a purse, hat, book bag, or the Vera Bradley weekender (ladies IYKYK).
Jumping back into reality after vacation is tough. Whether you’ve just laid on the beach in paradise for a week or are exhausted from running around Disney Land in the heat, more often than not, you have a mountain of things to catch up on when you get home. As if the long drive or busy airport wasn’t enough, you need to pick up your dog, run a few errands, and have a million emails waiting in your inbox. But don’t fret.
As with many things in life, prep is key, and that is no exception when it comes to travel. Unless you’re playing the throw a dart on the map and buy a plane ticket game, you’re likely spending quite a bit of time before vacation researching the best places to stay, stalking flight pricing trends, building out an itinerary, and figuring out logistics. Once that is out of the way and you’ve gotten through the dreaded packing stage, you’re ready for the fun part… almost.