From now until our wedding, we will be out of town almost every weekend. And lets be honest—I am not a very organized person, but my brain is wired so that when things aren’t organized… I am a little cray-cray. We went out of town last weekend, and it was a nightmare. I was packing things into a suitcase at 5 a.m. in the dark so as not to wake my roommate, and slugging random bags full of random things into the trunk and backseat of my messy two-door car at 6 am in the torrential downpour that happened to be occurring at 6 a.m., while the flippy-seats were hitting me in the face and my puppy wouldn’t leave the porch because of the rain and my hair was getting soaked… Yep… it was horrible. And the rest of the trip felt like a continuation of that moment.
Where is my other shoe?! I forgot tweezers! Blerg! It is raining! Where is my mind!?
Ha.
And so… while on that trip, I steeled my mind on one resolution: ORGANIZATION. It may indeed save my future marriage from failure. About $40 later, peace of mind: found.
How?
I made… a travel bag.
Purchased from Target for $25 (a little pricey, but worth it in the end) this adorable bag.
It has two big pockets and two small pockets, all zippered.
My idea with this is that I will have two of EVERYTHING I use or would need in the bathroom, so that I can literally walk in, pick up my bag, and head out the door. Packing accomplished. And it won’t matter if I am headed to a wedding or the beach, I have it all
Supplies:
The bag came with 3 small plastic bottles
I had 4 small bottles from a hotel—these are perfect for oils and things that you don’t need a lot of liquid…
And then I bought a couple more, just for extra liquid storage
Items in travel bag:
Shampoo
Conditioner
Aveeno lotion
Castile soap (for face, body, hair… it is amazing and a little goes a long way)
Face wash
Jojoba oil
Contact solution
Pain reliever
Hair brush (a tiny travel size one)
A soft bristle brush for dry brushing/exfoliating skin
Sunscreen
toothpaste
soap
deodorant
Razor
Headband
Bobby pins
q-tips
contact case
tweezers
nail polish
travel size hairspray
floss
And the finished product:
And I will be making a man-version for my fiancé in the next couple of weeks. I feel like it will be much less intricate, but maybe still helpful to anyone who hasn’t ever thought to do this.
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