When you think about it, every trip begins the moment you start packing your suitcase at home. It makes sense then that having a well-organized home and wardrobe will help you minimize bulk and maximize comfort and style when you travel, which is why today’s conversation is all about Marie Kondo-ing your life, plus some of our no-fuss packing philosophies! Misty and Lexee discuss the challenges (and expenses) of living abroad and deciding whether or not to ship your belongings home when you leave, and the benefits of distilling your experience in that country down to ‘knick knacks’. Tuning in, you’ll learn about the benefits of building a capsule wardrobe and investing in compression packing cubes, and Lexee shares today’s travel tip, which is about curating a simple color palette when you travel. Find out how open storage helps Misty keep her shopping habits in check, why you should choose quality over quantity, and how COVID has changed our perspectives on our possessions, as well as why we are going to avoid shopping specifically for our vacations in future and only surround ourselves with things that level up our lives, not weigh us down. Join us for all this and more in today’s episode of Flirting With Travel!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Lexee shares her experience of shipping her belongings to the US from Japan in 2013.
• Find out what Misty plans to bring back with her from Kuwait.
• The value of keeping only knick knacks; things that remind you of your time in the country.
• Selling old clothes on a platform like Poshmark versus donating them to a worthy cause.
• Learning to love what you wear by creating a capsule wardrobe.
• Misty and Lexee discuss Project 333, the minimalist fashion challenge from Courtney Carver.
• Using Marie Kondo’s “spark joy” method to decide which items suit your ideal lifestyle.
• How decluttering her wardrobe impacted the way Misty shops.
• The benefits of paring down the color palette in your wardrobe and having fun with hair, makeup, and accessories instead.
• Misty highlights the importance of easy roll-up, easy-iron clothing pieces for backpacking.
• Why we suggest that you invest in sleek carry-on luggage and compression packing cubes.
• Creating a color palette when you travel with one base color, one accent color, and a pattern.
• Accessories are key; jewelry in warm weather and scarves and jackets in cooler weather.
• How open-faced storage can help you keep consumerism in check.
• Hear a bit of background on Marie Kondo’s decluttering method.
• Choosing quality over quantity; only buy what suits your needs, even if it costs more.
• How COVID has changed our perspectives on our home environments and wardrobes.
• How what we have learned while stuck at home will translate to how we pack for vacations.
• Why we are going to avoid buying all-new wardrobes for our vacations in future.
• Tips to prevent swelling when traveling by air: stay hydrated, get out of your seat and walk.
• Find out why SUAVS are the perfect air travel shoe.
• The value of surrounding yourself with things that level up your life, not weigh you down.