An organizational tip for travel

People often ask me how I live out of a suitcase. It is very difficult to live out of a fully packed suitcase. That's why I don't do it. I travel with a collapsible cloth bin. I keep clothes in the suitcase and other things (toiletries, books, electronics, shoes) in the cloth bin. The bin is sufficiently large and yet folds flat into the bottom of my carryon. Containing everything in the bin not only helps me to not lose things, it creates a more organized living space.

Even when you are not traveling or living in someone else's space, contain the little things that create clutter in your living space. A more organized space allows you to be creative in your space, with a better energy flow. Plus, you won't waste time looking for things. What you're looking for is right there in the bin.

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Packing Cubes

Among the annoyances of living out of a suitcase is the difficulty in finding what one needs and the general disarray of the contents after one finds said item. Most luggage has pockets, but it is never enough. I add additional organization to the large part of the suitcase by using packing cubes. After visiting four luggage stores and The Container Store, I found that Eagle Creek dominates this market. Thus, I went back to three of the four stores in order to get a variety of colors. By packing the cube by type (accessories in the purple cube, shirts in the black cube, etc.) I can quickly find what I want. Clothes are rolled and stored inside to reduce wrinkles and stay organized day to day. The cubes also make packing easier, since many of my belongings are in rectangular shaped containers that fit nicely into the suitcase.

Here's the best part: I bring the cubes to the laundry room and repack them as I take things out of the dryer. When I had a dresser, I never really liked that last step at the end of laundry when I had to put the clothes into the drawers. Now it's like I am bringing the drawers to the laundry room. Blissfully streamlined.