Packing should be so much fun because you're going on vacation. But I know so many people dread it

and you can end up overpacking or underpacking. And either way, it makes for a stressful start to your trip.

So today, we're going through all the best tips I've learned about packing for a trip. I'm talking

about sending a box ahead of time to

wherever you're going and the packing cubes I swear by. My method of packing is efficient and

practical and not fussy or too complicated. And it actually makes packing sort of fun. Are you ready

for it? Let's go. You're listening to the How to Be Awesome at

Everything podcast, where we're obsessed with life hacks that make your life more awesome. Your host,

Lindsay Dick Hout, is an entrepreneur and business owner, a mom and wife, and someone who wants

to do things over the top at all times. This concept started as a collection of things Lindsay has learned

that she was documenting to give to her kids one day.

And now it's a podcast.

Join us on this journey where we talk about how to be awesome

at everything we do.

Here's Lindsay.

Packing can be such a pain.

I know a lot of people leave it to the very last night because you're probably dreading it.

It's kind of frustrating.

You have to make a whole bunch of decisions and decide what you're going to wear every minute of the day for the next few days.

And if you have kids, you might be packing for four people.

Or maybe you pack your husband or your spouse or whatever it is, you might be packing for more people,

so it just seems like this tedious task that's a drag.

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