Thank you for the advice and encouragement you readers provided regarding my plans to fly rather than drive to St. Louis in September.
To tell you the truth, I don't need much encouragement to fly as a woman. It is on my bucket list and is something I wanted to do for a long time.
I have no fear of flying, however, I do have a fear of packing for flying.
I am familiar with Big Brother's rules about how to pack, so that is not an issue. The problem is how to pack economically as a woman.
When I go to Hamvention, which is five days en femme, my Subaru is full of luggage... typically, a large suitcase, small suitcase, garment bag, cosmetics toolbox and computer bag. Taking all that on a flight would just about double the cost of my ticket with most carriers.
I could eliminate the cosmetics toolbox by just taking what I really need and I could eliminate the computer bag by carrying my laptop, iPhone and accessories in my big handbag. But how do I compact a large suitcase, small suitcase and garment bag into one piece of luggage weighing less than 50 pounds?
There's the rub.
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To tell you the truth, I don't need much encouragement to fly as a woman. It is on my bucket list and is something I wanted to do for a long time.
I have no fear of flying, however, I do have a fear of packing for flying.
I am familiar with Big Brother's rules about how to pack, so that is not an issue. The problem is how to pack economically as a woman.
When I go to Hamvention, which is five days en femme, my Subaru is full of luggage... typically, a large suitcase, small suitcase, garment bag, cosmetics toolbox and computer bag. Taking all that on a flight would just about double the cost of my ticket with most carriers.
I could eliminate the cosmetics toolbox by just taking what I really need and I could eliminate the computer bag by carrying my laptop, iPhone and accessories in my big handbag. But how do I compact a large suitcase, small suitcase and garment bag into one piece of luggage weighing less than 50 pounds?
There's the rub.
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| Wearing Diane von Furstenberg (Source: Diane von Furstenberg) |
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| The boys of Marshall High School in Marshall, Arkansas, 1986 (Source: Starla) |