a weekend getaway
Thursday, May 19, 2011
lovely and imperfect

I am nearly packed and ready to catch a morning plane to San Francisco. I'll be meeting four lifelong friends there to catch up, reminisce, explore and laugh until our faces and stomaches hurt. There may also be a trip to Napa Valley wedged in there somewhere. How I love times like these!

I'm learning to pack lightly and I think I'll make this trip with just a tote/purse and a backpack. Seems easy enough for a long weekend, but it required unprecedented planning on my part just the same.

Here are a few things I like to have with me for comfort when I travel:

A small notebook and two pens

A scented travel candle with matches

Blueberry Vanilla & Cashew Kind bars (an easy gluten free snack)

A kindle (easier than taking a stack of books)

A current New Yorker magazine, this time I'm taking Anthology magazine too

My camera, laptop, iPhone and earbuds

A few bags of tea, currently peppermint, in a small handmade daisy print drawstring pouch (a gift I cherish)

Inner Peace energy mist by Lotus Wei

A few stamps to send postcards (regrettably, I often stall at good intentions here)

A soft wool throw for the plane 

A small tube of L'Occitane Shea Butter Hand Cream

Water

Tic tacs

A good bar of dark chocolate

And a sleep mask to cover my eyes

 

What are your travel comforts?

Wishing you a weekend filled with giddy laughter...

 

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