Vacations are meant to be relaxing, but packing for vacation can be stressful.  To eliminate some of the stress, I have come up with a few simple steps to avoid over packing and be totally put together on vacation. Check out my three tips below.

1- CHOOSE YOUR COLOR SCHEME

Decide if your going to pack light or dark colored clothing and then you can select all your accessories to coordinate.  Normally when traveling to someplace hot, I like to pack light colors.  I pack beige or light colored shoes and leave the black ones at home. Shoes take up lots of space, so already I have saved space in my suit case.  And since I am only packing shoes to go with either light or dark outfits, I can take a few different styles of shoes, keeping in mind the color scheme.  I find that usually 3-4 pairs of shoes cover all my needs…..a sneaker, flip flop/sandal and wedge/heel.

2-LAY OUT AND TRY ON

I hate being on vacation and not feeling good about how I look because I forgot something for an outfit like a bra that works with a certain top or the necklace that completes an outfit.  Thats why I like to lay out my outfits and even try each outfit on.  This way when I arrive and unpack I have all my outfits organized.  In addition, I know exactly what I am wearing each day, which saves me time when getting dressed and it also avoids overpacking things I won’t wear.

3-PACK CLOTHES YOU CAN WEAR MORE THAN ONCE

If your going away on a 5 day vacation you do not need to pack 5 pairs of anything..except underwear of course 🙂  Decide on a pair of jeans that work with more than one top, a bathing suit cover up that can be worn with more than one of your suits.  The less you pack the less decisions on vacation you will have to make which also makes for a more relaxing vacation.