Rachel's Scribbles

that was a great article. very on-point!! love the efficiency tips. i've always prided myself in how consise i pack as well. unfortunately, for some reasons, the same rules dont seem to apply when it comes to packing for a child. diapers take up lots of space, in addition to it being necessary to bring a few distractants, i.e. books, toys, along...
 

wearing the sneakers to the airport is not for me. unlacing the sneakers, while throwing your bag onto the conveyor belt, while holding ayour ziploc bag of allowable 3 oz liquids, while maintaining your balance, while the TSA person is yelling at you to have your itinerary out WITH your id...that's too much going on for me.instead, wear fab heels or wedges through security so that the TSA guard checks out the curve of your butt.use that swagger walking to your gate. upon arrival at your gate, eye the men waiting to board your flight (while checking the left hand for wedding rings).once you've set your eyes on your target, strut your stuff past him on your way to purchase a $2.84 bottle of water, strut your stuff back past him & within eyes distance, open the water, tilt your head back and drink the water ( remember the Cindy Crawford Pepsi commercial ???guys are suckers for that move).once your seating section is called ( i like to be in the last section, allowing any subjects more time to watch for me walking up the aisle and YES...THEY DO), greet the flight personnel with a warm hello,strut up the aisle ( not too close to the person walking in front of you,your seated subjects need gazing room)while making eye contact with said subjects.make yourself comfortable in your seat and consume all of your water as quickly as you can ( there's more free water to come during the flight )because airplane air makes your complexion sallow. after the captain has turned off the seat belt sign and allowed you to move about the cabin freely, you will need to use the restroom because you've downed a bottle of water in 3 minutes. strut to the rest room that allows you to past your subject. use the rest room, reapply lipstick, leave the rest room, casually thank the flight staff for providing you with great service, strut back to your seat and notice if your subject will give you eye acknowledgment ( have a smile ready), sit down and order more water. time your next bath visit to about 20 minutes before landing,strut back to the rest room again, leave the rest room and ask the flight personnel you were friendly with to be so kind as to pass this note to your subject in 1 minute ( i can't tell you what i write, but it hasn't failed me yet) strut past him and DON'T MAKE EYE CONTACT. once you leave the plane 1 of 2 things will happen: he'll chat with you or he wont. but the point of the story is that, after all of that strutting, you've already worked out... 30,000 feet up !!who needs sneakers ? take that confidence and great complexion into your trip !
 

I am liking your blog. Please keep the posts coming. From a fellow Bostonian...
 

If you are checking bags, make sure to pack at least one outfit to wear in case your luggage gets lost.
 

I hate checking a bag too and avoid it at all costs. Fantastic tips!!!
 

I've always admired the "Strategic Packers" (shout out to Rache and my sister!!!). I should have gotten the hang of this by now, but it is still a new concept for me, and after really trying it for the first time last night I have to say not only was it a foreign way of thinking for me it was HARD!!! I'm going to Atlanta for 4 days and was determined to stick to 3 pairs of shoes rule (incl. what I wear to the airport)and a carry on. I LOVE shoes and look forward to the few times I actually wear my cute ones so when I go on a trip I like to get more than one cute one in (i'm a homebody when I'm not traveling! When I start mapping out my outfits they are all over the map and my mind doesn't look at my closet through a 2-3 color-schemed lens. I go into it more like "these are the outfits I really want to wear" and lay out orange, black/white, purple, blue etc.... How do I coordinate around one heeled shoe for 3 nights out on the town, a house party, and a nice Sunday birthday brunch? I'm down to 4 pairs of shoes...don't know how to avoid it. Believe it or not that took me almost 2 hours! Strategic packing is not only frustrating but it is also time consuming! I am starting to think maybe it begins with more strategic shopping-should I really buy an odd colored shoe if I know I just have one outfit at home to match? What comes first the shoe or the outfit? Despite the stressful experience of packing last night I know that packing smart is the way to go-I love the fact that I may not to have front like my back pack is my "purse/handbag"