I’m about to travel again overseas. My spare bed is piled with items I must shuffle through and twiddle down in order to put in a small suitcase. Wow, luggage has really changed over the years. Does anyone remember the extremely large suitcases we used to carry? I cannot believe I traveled that way.

Luggage, baggage, suitcase, carry-on…whatever word I use, it is still something very necessary for a traveler. I wish there was a way around it. But helas…I must have my stuff. But nowadays not so much of it. Somehow, I have to pack enough for three weeks in a 20-inch suitcase and a small 14-inch carry-on. Actually, both of them will be carry-ons if the airline does not decide that I have to check one, which has happened on my most recent flights.

We all have baggage. I guess as humans we cannot help it. I’m trying as I get older to let go of lots of my unnecessary luggage as I deal with relationships and life. Maybe I’m getting closer to having all my “stuff” in a carry-on. It might take the rest of my life.

So, how are you are at packing and leaving the unnecessary at home?