My mantra is to always pack less clothing than you think you need. One reason for this is that whenever I go on vacation, I always end up coming home with more clothing than I left with. Shopping is always a large priority when I go on trips and I like to think of the clothes I buy as souvenirs.. that I can wear! For this reason I always count the number of days I will be gone, subtract 2, then pack that many outfits. This rule of thumb won't work for everything. But if you are going somewhere warm, chances are you will be on the beach more than you will out and about, so take that into consideration because youy might want to throw in an extra bathing siut instead of a nice blouse.
I also like to bring staples that can be worn with more than one thing, things that don't wrinkle, and things that can be easily hand washed if necessary. And as much as I love white, I've learned the hard way that it's worth the sacrifice to pack something else instead of my favorite white T-shirt.
If you do need to pack something that wrinkles, an easy solution is to buy a small bottle of wrinkle releaser. They sell it for less than $3 at Target and it will save you 20 minutes of ironing and make your clothes smell like they're fresh out of the wash.
Another way to prevent clothes from wrinkling is to roll them along with another item of clothing, instead of folding them and stacking. Take two shirts and roll them together to save space and time. I did this when packing for my Florida vacation and it made fitting everything in the suitcase much easier.
If you have to pack something fragile that you don't need access to, don't throw it lose into your carry on purse. Your carry on should only have things you need during the flight. If you are taking your suitcase onto the plane with you, wrap the item inside some clothes and pack it snuggly into the middle of your suitcase with lots of other clothing surrounding it to make sure it won't bounce around- in this case sometimes packing more can be a lot of help.
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