Last Minute Packing Tips

Earlier today I posted about my packing organization, but this post is a focus on tips to consolidate space, stay healthy and more!

1. Use a contact lens case to carry small quantities of lotions, etc

I don’t use too much lotion or aloe while I’m traveling, but it’s nice to have it just in case. A contact lens case saves me from carrying two travel-sized bottles around that I’ll barely use. NOTE: If you use contact lenses, mark your actual case quite clearly!
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Organizing Luggage: Packing Cubes and More

(check out the second part of this post: Last Minute Packing Tips!)

This is my 6th year attending Fan Faire/SOE Live, which for me is a trip mixed with work and play. For this year it’s doubly compounded, as my usual once-a-year convention turned into four after attending January’s Year of EverQuest/Landmark alpha launch event, June’s E3 convention, this week’s SOE Live and finally, BlizzCon in November.

Over time and with more frequent travel, I’ve not only learned some valuable things (like bringing along snacks for those days you miss meals, and that Vegas hotels do not have their own coffee pots) but also have had to bring along more and more equipment for work. This year I’m toting around a laptop, DSLR camera with an extra lens, digital voice recorder, my phone, a tablet, and all the crazy accessories associated with all this, just to name a few.

So with all these things you need to be organized. Or at least I do. I like to be able to grab a bag and know that my backup batteries are in it. I like having all my toiletries in one accessible spot.

Long story long… here’s some of my current packing organizers!
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A Day in the Life of a Cherry Tomato

…or as my husband dubbed it, “Vine Video”

Our cherry tomatoes started coming in early last month, so I finally put my DSLR to work by setting out to take a picture daily of one particular tomato’s growth. I missed a few days here and there, but in the end had 25 photos between July 7th – August 7th.

We picked the tomato today and I managed to slice it into five tiny pieces so the whole family could have a small taste. More are ripening already; we can’t wait to have a bigger harvest to enjoy!

 

Discovering 2014: Ribbon Bookmarks

Today I was looking around for a bookmark and was about to resign myself to just grabbing a scrap of paper when I recalled that I had purchased some clamps to make Ribbon Bookmarks back when I was actively doing projects. Using a 22mm gunmetal clamp on a length of 7/8″ ribbon (sized for standard soft cover books), I attached a dragonfly pendant on one end and a loner lampwork blue bead to the other, squeezed the clamp shut and had a new bookmark!

If you’re curious about the book, it’s “How to Quinoa: Life Lessons From My Imaginary Well-Dressed Daughter” by Tiffany Beveridge. It’s a humorous book stemmed from a hilarious Pinterest board that you should definitely follow.