90. PREPTOBER Series - Traveling for the holidays? 5 tips to prep for travel and organize your suitcase this holiday season.

Show Notes for Episode 90. Traveling for the holidays? 5 tips on how to organize your suitcase for travel this holiday season. 1. Plan your itinerary - Know your dates/times/location. Book your flights/rental car/hotel ahead of time, try to do it way in advance. Check the weather. Ask yourself what will you be doing each day? What activities or excursions will you be participating in? What clothing or items do you need to pack for those activities? Will you be indoors, or out on the go? etc.  2. Make a packing list - Use our free printable packing checklist or create your own. Guess what? We have a special gift for y'all! It's my birthday this month - so to celebrate, we are putting together a little holiday gift bundle for you! If you pre-order your home management binders next week - you will get 25% off the holiday gift bundle and receive your home management binder before it's launched! Thats right! The early bird special is yours if you take advantage of this holiday gift bundle starting next week! Doors won't open for long - so be sure to go out and snag yours next week! 3. Organize with packing cubes - I use baggail packing cubes for all of my clothes and it has made a world of difference! They are great tools to help you stay organized on your next vacay, not to mention they help you save space in your suitcase! Win-win! Pro-tip - roll your clothing into outfits from your underwear to your pants/shirts - keep each outfit in one bundle to save space and stay organized. Dont forget your toiletry bag and mesh zipper pouches too! 4. Always keep toiletry bag packed- Use travel size items or create your own. Restock your bag every time you get home from a trip - so it's always ready to go at a moments notice for whenever you may need it.  5. Plan ahead for laundry - place an empty laundry bag, garbage bag or grocery bag in your suitcase to keep your dirty laundry separate from the clean. Pro-tip for travel - do your laundry the last day of your vacation and pack a suitcase full of washed clothes. When you arrive home - all you have to do is put away clean clothes, laundry is already done! Voila! Links:  Baggail packing cubes - amazon - https://a.co/d/dD70VVZ mesh zipper pouches - amazon - https://a.co/d/5sfF7bN  Bobocay toiletry bag - amazon -https://a.co/d/hUEk5kr ***FREE STUFF*** -Podcast - Hey Mamas! We have some exciting news! We are officially putting out two new episodes every week! Episodes will come out every Tuesday and Thursday - Tuesdays are our Quick tip days (aka shorter episodes - "mini-sodes") and Thursdays are normal length episode days. -Come hang out with us! - Instagram - @highfivemotherhood (click on link in bio for more) -Join the community of like minded mamas! - Facebook - High Five Motherhood Mamas Group -Want to learn more? Check out the Blog! - Website/Blog - http://www.highfivemotherhood.com (check out our free printables!) ***Productivity tools*** -HFM Productivity Planner (6 month) - Amazon, Vervante Bookstore (online) -Digital downloads for purchase on the Blog -Subscribe to our weekly emails so you never miss a thing! (Subscribe by going to our website/blog link listed above)