#amenity bag so not just chapstick

[anyroads]

I did a fellowship once that involved going on a two day trip so we all went together in a van and on the way back we gave this girl a ride and she spent the whole drive doing two things simultaneously:

- talking about how cell phones are pointless, no one needs them, she doesn’t have one and she gets by just fine

- borrowing people’s phones and using up their minutes to make calls to find a ride after we were dropping her off and to organize the rest of her life for the near future

Hey OP was that also you

@ people who carry bags everywhere what do you put in them what is there to bring other than chapstick, keys, phone and maybe a tampon why are you packing a suitcase to be outside for 5 hours

[lenjaminmacbuttons]

how this kid spent their Quarantine Sunday

Opening Hymn: #30 - Come, Come, Ye Saints Invocation: me Sacrament Hymn: #176 - ‘Tis Sweet to Sing the Matchless Love Sacrament imaginarily administered by reading Moroni 4 & 5

Speaker: me. i walk up to the podium from the middle of the congregation cus i forgot i was speaking today and didn’t sit up on the stand. fortunately i do not trip on my way up. i am wearing a cute flowy dark yellow skirt and an insanely cute white blouse with lemons on it that i bought yesterday and am now obsessed with. i clear my throat and introduce myself briefly & awkwardly and you look up at me with equal parts anticipation and pity.

So last night I dreamed that I was riding a train on a track through a park. It was going pretty fast, but I was chilling, going out to a car that had an open door and sitting with my legs dangling over the edge and letting the wind whip my hair around and watching the scenery zoom by. On a sharp turn, though, I lost my grip on the purse in my lap and it fell to the ground. The train was going too fast for me to just jump out and grab what I’d dropped, but we were getting toward the end of the track, so I rationalized that I could just ask a park employee to pick it up from where it landed.

(cool this got Real Long)

When we got to the end of the track, I got off the train and told my mom what had happened. She had been on a train car behind me, but didn’t see me drop my purse or where it had landed. I asked a few other people if they had seen or picked up my purse, and they said no. A park employee came up whose job it was specifically to follow behind the train and pick up stuff that people dropped, and he didn’t have it either. I was getting frustrated and worried, but checked my pockets real quick just in case--I still had all my essentials on me: phone, keys, chapstick. My purse was mostly just a comfort item with some old pens and half-full notebooks and I think a little bag of candy in it. I’d be able to get by and keep living my normal life without it, but I’d be missing some things that I really loved and wanted.

Finally I decided I was gonna follow the track back and find the purse myself. My mom pulled me back a little--there were actually two train tracks in front of us, how would I know if I was following the right one? But the difference between the tracks was pretty obvious, and they were following about the same route anyway--how hard could it be? I set off walking down the track, walked for a few minutes, passed the place where I’d dropped my purse--and I didn’t see it on the ground. And I started to panic. And then I lifted my head up to see a bench a few yards away from the track, and there my purse was, waiting for me, sitting neat and pretty and safe.

And then I woke up and realized what day it was and realized that the whole dream was a freakin’ metaphor.

I’ve gradually been losing trust in the Church with everything that’s been happening. Things like going to church or talking to people about it or seeing LDS messages on social media don’t make me feel happy or peaceful, just alone and stuck and stressed out. And for a while I’ve been thinking that if I stop going to church, that means dropping all my faith that I’ve built up my whole life entirely. I’m zooming by on a windy train of events and my faith fell out of my lap.

Nobody else was willing to go out and pick it up for me. Nobody else seemed to care that much that I’d lost it, or even notice where it’d gone. And sure, I had everything I basically needed without it, I could keep living my life and be fine. But I wanted it back. It was something I’d had for a long time and gotten attached to. It had things that I’d worked on, things I wanted to look back through and keep working on, and tools to keep doing the things I loved. And it had a little bag of candy in it!

The path to get it back looked tough to choose, easy to get lost, but how hard could it be? I just had to get off my tush and start walkin’ and look for it myself. And I couldn’t find it right where I had lost it, but as soon as I looked around, it would be there waiting for me, neat and pretty and safe.

So I got up out of bed, got dressed, and grabbed my quad & my little hymnbook. I opened the hymnbook up to a random song, got the accompaniment up on my computer, and I started my personal little sacrament meeting, and my faith was right there waiting for me.

I know the closing of church meetings is causing a lot of struggle and heartache around the world, but I’m so grateful for the opportunity to look deep into my own spiritual needs and wants, to be able to study the scriptures without anybody else’s opinion and without any rules or stress or feeling like I’m not doing enough. And to be honest, now that I’ve had this experience, I feel like I’d be okay if the quarantine was lifted like right now and it all went back to normal right away. Whatever the institution does or what other members say, I’ll still know that I believe in God and Jesus Christ, and that I love the Book of Mormon with all my heart. I’m going to keep those things with me for the rest of my life, and if I ever lose them again, I’ll know that it’s just a short walk by myself to find them again. And I say that in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Intermediate Hymn: #256 - As Zion’s Youth in Latter Days

Speaker: Mormon, as transcribed by his son Moroni. Go read Moroni 7. It’s good. also note how he uses masculine pronouns when talking about faith and hope and feminine when talking about charity and the whole thing is about wanting to have all of them. mormon is a nonbinary icon thank you.

Closing Hymn: #275 - Men Are That They Might Have Joy Benediction: me refreshments will be served in the kitchen i have cereal and uhhhhh i was gonna say oreos but i ate them all last night. i have cereal. let’s go nourish and strengthen our bodies.

[eternalgoldfish]

@grahamlecter8 sent the prompt:

Jealous Steve and billy being surprised that he can get THAT jealous

And I am fucking down, jesus christ.

Laurie’s got some of the nicest tits Billy has ever seen. It’s an actual goddamn shame that she has to keep them tucked snugly under her sweater, warm and away from the chilly February air. Not that Billy would touch them, not lately, but his mind is still allowed to wander. He can still think about what they would feel like under his palms, how they feel now rubbing against his arm as she takes his hand between both of her own and leans in, maybe peppers his face with kisses.

“Hi, can I help you?” Steve asks, leaning around Billy.

Laurie shrugs and crosses her arms. She holds them tight to her chest to push her breasts out and pops her gum like a fucking professional. “Can I sit with you guys? Becky and Amy went on some stupid walk, but it’s too cold for that shit.”

“Amen,” Billy says as he kicks the cafeteria chair across from his out from under the table.

“Christ,” Steve mutters into his pudding cup.

Billy glances between Steve and Laurie, lets his tongue loll slowly over his bottom lip as he meets Steve’s rolling eyes. Steve slams the pudding cup down on Billy’s tray and throws the spoon after it and Billy knows he’s won this round, but it’s not enough, not yet.

He takes a mouthful of pudding as he eyes Laurie up and down, lets his eyes linger over the tiny gold cross nestled between her breasts. Her sweater is pink like Steve’s long sleeved polo, but hers dips low, so low it’s a wonder her bra doesn’t peek out, and she’s exactly who he would have gone for before.

“Stevie?” Laurie asks. “Could you go get me a cookie? I’ll give you a dollar to grab two, one for me and one for you?”

Steve glances over his shoulder like maybe he’s thinking about it, but Billy can see his jaw working and the slight pinch of his eyebrows. Steve says to her, “You couldn’t have bought it before you sat down?”

“I only realized I wanted it now.”

“Oh yeah?” He points over his shoulder. “Weird, it’s still close enough for you to walk.”

With her teeth grit, Laurie’s pretty face is all harsh lines and strawberry chapstick. She’ll have crowsfeet by twenty-eight. “Steve,” She says, like Steve is slow, like she didn’t spend half of the tenth grade dangling off his arm and calling him darling. “Please go get me a cookie.”

Steve steals Billy’s spoon from between his twisting teeth. “Fine,” he says, before throwing the spoon on the table and shoving his hand out for the cash.

Laurie, to her credit, doesn’t look offended, just hands over the money and pats Steve’s palm like maybe that outburst never happened. Once he’s across the cafeteria, Laurie turns to Billy with a serpent smile and says, “He’s such a fucking weirdo. Do you want to ditch next period and smoke with me? I forgot my lighter and English is like, the worst fucking class, total drag. I’m never going to use it, anyway.”

Billy looks between the lunch line and Laurie’s cheap mascara, and honestly, he likes English, but he likes making out a lot more.

 It’s cold as fuck, Laurie was right, but she doesn’t seem to care now that she’s got his jacket draped over her shoulders and a cigarette held tightly between two fingers. Billy kind of wishes he’d gotten to finish Steve’s pudding cup, because literally any food would be helping keep him warm, but he leans into the metal support beam of the bleachers and lets the smoke in his lungs warm him from the inside out.

“Hey,” Someone calls across the field.

Laurie groans and turns around. “Fuck off, Steve. Can’t you see we’re busy?” She pulls Billy’s jacket tighter around her shoulders and taps the ash from her cigarette into the wind.

“Yeah, we’re busy,” Billy calls.

Steve comes stomping around the side of the structure, something Billy can’t name in his eyes, something that makes Steve look positively wild, and smoke trips in Billy’s throat, causes him to choke like a fucking twelve year old because he’s seen Steve make a lot of faces before but never that one.

The vicious wind tangles Laurie’s ponytail as she crosses one arm over her chest. Billy is expecting her to snap, or maybe for Steve to tell her to get lost. What he isn’t expecting is for Steve to slap two plastic baggies filled with slightly crumbling chocolate-chip cookies into Laurie’s chest like it’s fucking football and they’ve got six seconds to make the pass.

“What--” Laurie asks.

“I bought both but realized I didn’t want one,” he says. “Are you smoking? Cool, I was thinking I could use one myself.”

“Steve--” Laurie tries, but Steve is already shaking one out and shoving it between his teeth. Crazed laughter burbles in Billy’s chest. It's almost too windy to light.

“Laurie,” Steve says.

“Steve, fuck off, seriously, you weren’t like, invited.”

“Nah, nah,” Steve says, waving his hand. “You broke up my lunch for this, it must be something important.”

Laurie looks at Billy with her eyebrows up, mouth pursed. Billy licks his lips and shrugs. “So like,” he tilts his head to the side, shoots Laurie some bedroom eyes. “Were we going to talk about fucking, or like, was this a date thing?”

“It’s an I’m telling your boyfriend you were here thing,” Steve says, sharp, before Laurie can even open her candy coated mouth.

“That’s not fair--”

“It’s not?” Steve asks. Laurie’s cheeks are as read as her hair. Billy’s pretty sure her whole soul is on fire.

“Fuck you. Fuck both of you.”

“Hey,” Billy calls to her retreating back, “I tried!”

 Steve shoves Billy’s hips into the bathroom sink hard enough that Billy’s starting to wonder if Steve actually is a football player sometimes. He’s going to ask, but Steve doesn’t give him time, already climbing up in Billy’s space with bared teeth and trust issues. “You were going to fuck her?” he asks.

Billy places his palms on Steve’s chest and shakes his head.  “Babe, no,” he half-promises, throws in a wink for good measure. “Just like, a little necking.”

“Fucking Christ,” Steve mutters, but he hasn’t backed away. If anything, he’s pressing closer to Billy and locking their hips, ironing together every line of their bodies. “She’s a shitty lay. And a bitch.”

“Yeah?”

“Yeah,” Steve promises, lips by Billy’s ear. “You’re such a fucking bag of dicks. I can’t believe you’d do that. Now I’ve got to key some bitch’s car, and like, she’s my ex, too, that’s fucked, why’d you have to do that?”

Steve whines low like he does when he’s telling Billy something tender, like he wants him to know a secret.  It’s grating, unsexy, dominant.

Billy has never been so turned on.

“I don’t know, seemed like you were ignoring me,” Billy says, like he didn’t leave an open Shakespeare play on the cafeteria table, half-read with Steve’s abandoned North American Geography textbook.

“I’m sorry I’ve spoiled you and you’ve forgot how to use your fucking left hand,” Steve hisses.

Steve’s eyes are liquid gold, burning and glorious, molten in a way that scares Billy, in a way that makes him think maybe this was a bad idea, except—he kisses the cut above Steve’s upper lip and says, “But baby, why would I when I have yours?”

[choisgirls]

A tiggity taggy thing

I was tagged by @lonelywalkingpotato and @beautiful-mystic-mess so here we are~ ^^

Relationship status: Everywhere I go I got a million different people tryna kick it but I'm still alone in my mind (yeS I HAD TO PUT HALSEY LYRICS, JUST FIGHT ME) So I'm single yeah

Favourite colour: Black or any shade of blue (especially more turquoise and minty)

Lipstick or chapstick: *Dumps my makeup bag of liTERALLY 23 DIFFERENT SHADES OF LIPSTICK*

Last song I listened to: How to be a Heartbreaker- Marina and the Diamonds

Last movie I watched: I just re-watched Moana just so I could sing along ^^;;

Top 3 shows: (Im sticking to tv shows here)

1. SUPERNATURAL~ 

2. Shadowhunters

3. The Magicians

Top 3 characters: (*Angry hissing*)

1. I have to go with my Baeran

2. Dean Winchester

3. Jace Wayland

Top 3 ships: (*More angry hissing*) (IM PUTTING MY FRIENDS SHIPS HERE BECAUSE IM A BRAT)

1. Tex/Vanderwood: Vandex

2. Ams/Zen: AMEN!

3. I hardcore ship 6's face with my fist (¬‿¬) @tinywhale

Books I’m currently reading:

I'm re-reading the Fablehaven series because I'm a loser

5 things I have in my bag: (well my purse is tiny soooo;;;)

1. My wallet

2. My inhaler

3. Portable charger

4. Glasses

5. A pocket knife

5 things in my room:

1. My LOZ Master sword that hangs on my wall~

2. The Kingdom Hearts keyblade that hangs next to the above~

3. My multitudes of video games!

4. All my stuffed animals because they are my babes~ 

5. Usually me;; 

5 things on my to-do list:

1. Sign up for classes this semester which is sOON BUT ANXIETY; 

2. Finish my requests ^^;

3. Text my aunt so she can come over for a driving lesson;;;

4. Clean the house because my friends coming over this week, fucking rip

5. Finish my cosplay;;;;

5 things I’m into (that aren’t Mystic Messenger):

1. Animals ^^

2. GOD DAMN SPACE AND HOW IT ALL WORKS

3. Computers and how they work

4. Memes

5. Texting people late into the night when i get weird then thinking about how weird i am for days at a time

Well I guess;;; I'm tagging people now;; @sevensity @mistake-messenger-trash and anyone else who wants to do it and hasn’t before! ^^ ~Admin 404

[kristinchieko]

20 Month Post

Dear Karis,

Soon you will be 20 months old! (Even though this post is dated for June 4th, I actually composed it on May 20-something.)

I started to record your words back in March. Here are your first 100 words! (not exactly in this order)

1. ball

2. up

3. baba (bottle)

4. juice

5. blueberry

6. apple

7. cookie/Cookie (for Cookie Monster)

8. bubble

9. up above (star)

10. mama

11. dada

12. nene (sleep)

13. airplane

14. Elmo

15. bird/Bird (for Big Bird)

16. Oscar (the Grouch)

17. Abby (also from Sesame Street)

18. flower

19. rice

20. ka-boo (peek-a-boo)

21. panda

22. down

23. shoes

24. outside

25. owl

26. spoon

27. PB (peanut butter)

28. Uncle

29. Auntie

30. keys

31. bunny

32. Grandma

33. cake

34. heart

35. arm

36. zoo

37. car

38. phone

39. clock

40. Stitch

41. duck

42. bee

43. spin

44. milk

45. Aquaphor

46. knee

47. monkey

48. baby

49. please

50. hi/bye

51. fork

52. bow

53. cat

54. all done/all gone

55. dirty

56. bless you (after someone sneezes)

57. horse

58. mouth

59. eyes/eyeballs

60. nose

61. ears

62. Maggie

63. broccoli

64. house

65. money

66. hot

67. jacket

68. cereal/cheerios

69. egg

70. farm

71. wipes

72. elephant

73. hippo

74. turtle

75. buckle/unbuckle

76. button

77. comb

78. napkin

79. foot/feet

80. prune

81. block

82. yo-yo

83. bracelet

84. belly

85. bear

86. pig

87. socks

88. snack

89. fan

90. blanket

91. kiss

92. hug

93. car seat

94. high chair

95. cold

96. pink

97. blue

98. yellow

99. lion

100. shark

101. stairs

102. shake

103. fork

104. soap

105. cow

106. face

107. paw

108. bib

109. booger

110. bug

111. itchy

112. Pisses (Paris)

113. Kisses (Karis)

I recorded past your first 100 since some of these were names and some I haven’t heard for myself (others told me you said them), so I wasn’t sure if those should count. 

You also know a lot of animal sounds: moo, quack quack, baa, ooh-ooh-ah-ah, neigh, rarrr! And you try to snort like a pig but it’s basically you just pushing air out of your nose.

And you’re starting to string words together! Dada work/Mama work/Grandma work. Grandma house. Baby cry. Where’s Elmo. It’s a money. It’s a fart. Dada fart. Grandma fart. (All the most important things, obviously.)

It’s amazing how quickly you’re learning! I was able to record your words in order maybe up to #14. And then all of a sudden you’re bringing me objects and telling me their names, or we’re walking by something and you stop and point and tell me what it is! 

And you do the funniest, coolest things. You love giving people the fist to “pound it.” You change your dance moves according to the music (from swaying to stomping to head banging). You pick diapers up off the floor and throw them away (not that we leave a lot of diapers laying around... but if we don't throw it away immediately, you’re on it!) You like to turn around in your highchair at restaurants and sit it in backwards so you’re facing the tables beside us, and no one around you can eat because they’re all just oohing and aahing and giggling at you as you smile and make faces and wave. You yell “Bye yo!” (bye y’all?) at people if they walk away without paying attention. You’ve put your snack bag on over your shoulder and called “bye yo” to me as you walked toward the front door. You put your little Hello Kitty purse on when it’s time to go and bring our shoes to us (Mama shoes. Dada shoes.) Auntie Alyss said she saw you bow your head, make some soft muttering noises, then say, “Amen” before eating!

You’ve gotten very comfortable at Daycare now! Judy says you’re not a huge fan of sharing. Well, that’s not exactly true -- you like people sharing with you! I guess it just doesn’t seem like sharing when you’re the only one taking toys and food away from the other kids. I’m sure you’d be cool with it if they did the same to you, though. And who made Judy the boss of what sharing looks like anyway?

I think you’re pretty smart. Most of the time when you’re throwing a fit or getting whiny because you want something, I just say, “Say please,” and you’ll stop mid head-throw, tears streaming down your face, and say, “Please.” And then you’ll wait patiently while I get whatever it is you were asking for. 

You’re also compassionate. You’ve given hugs and kisses when we’ve told you we were sick or hurting. And if we pretend-cry because you have something you won’t give us, you lower your head and look up at us with those big, round eyes of yours... and sometimes give in.

That’s another thing -- you’re pretty determined. Maybe strong-willed is more accurate? That’s nothing new, though -- they were saying that the day you were born. Our “fights” have mostly been over clothes and shoes so far. See these pictures? 

These are just a few of the times when you’ve insisted on dressing/accessorizing your way. (I don’t know what it is with those orange pants and the Christmas light pants... you always want to wear them. And these blue Crocs Auntie Danes gave you that Kyrie grew out of. One thing they all have in common -- they don’t match anything!)

There was one time where you did okay, though: 

(You chose the vest and when I told you it was time to go, you made sure to grab a bag that matched your outfit! It may just have been luck that day, though, sorry to say. You insisted on dragging that bag around for a while after that.)

Your new most-requested song is “ABC, ABC” -- when Elmo sings the alphabet with India Arie. Sometimes you’ll still ask for “Cece” (Cecilia and the Satellite). And Andrew McMahon’s other songs still seem to do the trick in keeping you calm at times... but your fave is definitely anything where Elmo’s high-pitched voice makes a cameo. 

Here are some of our favorite pics of you from the past few months:

Easter at Panda Inn

Scooter ride with Kyrie (riding in cars with boys already!)

Petting a snake at Mason’s party... the only girl who wasn’t afraid!

Cabrillo Aquarium with Aunt B

Swimming!

Being your little fab self

Again with the Fab

And again.

Peek-a-boo! (this was a selfie)

A day at the Zoo!

“Surprise Face!”

BUBBLES! 

Outsmarting your stroller in your lady bug dress (one of your favs).

And some of my favorite moments with you...

Our mornings together! Snuggling in bed, you sitting on the kitchen counter while I make breakfast, watching you feed yourself with a spoon (you always ask for a “poon” now and are getting really good at using it!), you sitting on the bathroom counter, brushing your teeth while I brush mine, then watching me get ready and trying to copy me with Q-tips and chapstick and eyeliner.

I love the soft way you look at me when we’re sharing a pillow, and when you voluntarily give me kisses and hugs! And how you make a little whimpering noise when I pick you up after being away, and you’re happy to see me.

And just today, you, Daddy, and I were all lying on the bed together, trying to get you to go to sleep -- you looked at Daddy like you were going to kiss him... then you pulled out your hand, squeezed his nose, and said, “beep beep!”

Well it’s getting past midnight now, so I should go to sleep. I love you, my sweet Karis. You bring so much joy everywhere you go!

Love, 

Mom

[clevertraveling-blog]

Minimalist DIY Travel Essentials

Welcome to my blog :) Now if you're new, you don't know me, I am Albert, a simple guy who've been traveling the world for the last year. I generally spend a lot of time on the road, so I know what you need to pack for any trip of any size. Now I am a guy, but whether you're a guy or girl, a lot of these principles are the same. This is my minimalist travel essentials packing list to help you bring everything you need and nothing you don't. I am going to put links down below in the info box for all the products that are mentioned.

First off the absolute essentials:

Your passport. Sounds basic, but you'd be surprised how many people forget it. Also, get a digital copy and email it to yourself.

Bring some cash. I go to my bank and I carry crisp, hundred-dollar bills. This is specifically for emergencies like worse comes to worse, you've lost a lot of stuff or your bank accounts are frozen. This is what you can use go to exchange at a bank and get the local currencies. Also, bring an ATM card if you need to get local cash. There are going to be some transaction fees, but it's pretty affordable. Also some small bills for tipping or some baksheesh, which means money to make things happen in certain parts of the world. A travel essential is a credit card. Obviously, most places around the world accept credit cards, just make sure that you call the company beforehand and notify them that you're going to be out of the country because if not, they may freeze your credit card. Then you have to spend hours on the phone trying to get it unfrozen from a foreign country. Lastly, you can put everything together in a passport organizer.

Next up: electronics, also extremely essential these days. So first off, a power converter. This is what's going to let you charge your electronics in any country. I recommend getting a universal one so that you can change it whether you go to England, which is different than Europe, which is different than Australia and Asia. Just get a good one you can use in multiple countries that should last you for years. A cellphone. Obviously, not many people are traveling without these things nowadays. Even if you don't have an international data plan, you can just flip your phone in airplane mode and pick up Wi-Fi along the way. Also, make sure that you download google maps. You can use it offline, and this will help you get from the airport to the hotel. Next up not as essential, but a tablet is a good idea, either an iPad or any other form of tablet to download stuff and watch offline.

Super-important is noise-canceling headphones. Train travel, plane travel, all very loud. You want a good set of noise canceling headphones. If your headphones are Bluetooth headphones, make sure that you bring the cord so that you can plug it in and watch movies on the plane.

Super-important, easy to forget, easy to lose ...charging cables. iPhone cable or Android if you use that a mini-usb..this will charge the vast majority of your electronic products, and if you have a GoPro, a GoPro charging cable.

The main question is do you need to bring your laptop? Bringing a laptop is definitely a personal choice.

Also bring a battery pack, especially if you're using your phone a lot. These things charge up overnight and will give you that crucial re- up when you need in the middle of the day.

Next up: in flight gear. I never go anywhere without a journal and a pen. It's a great way to keep track of how your travels changed you as a person. I do my first one before the trip. I always do them on trains or whenever I'm going from A to B, and then the last one to recap it all. With travel a lot of time you are sitting around waiting for stuff, so having a good book, having a journal definitely great ways to pass time.

Speaking of reading, we recommend you get a good book. I usually travel with a Kindle. I like to have a Kindle.

Other travel essential is a refillable water bottle with a carabiner. This thing is crucial because you can hang it off of the seat in front of you on a plane and definitely you're saving the environment by using a refillable water bottle.

Other travel essentials are eyeshades and ear plugs. Both are good for sleeping, but they can also be good to cut off the conversation from the talkative person next to you on an airplane.

Moving on to clothes...very essential. Start off with underwear. Get easy to wash, breathable underwear. which is why you don't need to bring that many pairs. Four pairs of socks: one dress here; one warm and cozy for the plane and then two pairs of athletic socks. Next moving onto layers, starting off with shirts. I typically bringing three shirts. I mean you don't want to pack too much. You can always buy something later. I typically go with two button-down shirts and also a t-shirt..Keep in mind to pack in outfits. So whatever you're going to pack for pants, you want to make sure they coordinate. We'll be doing a video about. Two pairs of pants, one light one dark - super stretchy and breathable and super comfortable. A jacket if you're not going to be wearing it all the time, get a Patagonia kind of puff jacket that you can crunch down and zip up or just a normal sweatshirt, which you can wear pretty much every day. Regardless of where you're going to travel how cold it is, the principle's the same: if you're going to the snow, you still bring one jacket. If you're going to places that could be cold, you still bring one jacket. You just change that jacket depending on the weather and layers. Lastly, you do need to bring some sort of waterproof shell... a rain jacket is good, but if you're going to the snow, you might want to bring something thicker, like a parka.

Next up: shoes. Shoes and travel don't necessarily go together very well. A lot of people tend to overpack shoes. I recommend doing it like this: one primary shoe. I usually bring boots, and I wear those on the plane. A pair of flip-flops for lounging or if you're going to go to the beach, or if you're in a hostel for going into the shower, and an ultra-light kind of running shoe. So if you're going to be doing anything active or if you want to go for a jog or hike, you have that option as well.

A final few things here: swimsuit, which can double as workout shorts, sunglasses, hats. Also bring a quick dry towel, which is really handy for the beach or showers in hostels. And lastly, a reusable grocery bag. I tend to put my ultralight running shoes in that bag, and then I use the same bag for dirty laundry when I'm traveling.

Last but not least: toiletries. Ladies I am not going to cover makeup but a lot of these toiletries have overlapped with you, so stay tuned. A toothbrush designed for travel and packs into itself. Toothpaste. Nail clippers because you don't want to borrow someone else's. Hand sanitizer because traveling gets you dirty. Deodorant for the people you're traveling with. A razor unless you're growing a beard. Chapstick - honestly, chapstick is super important, especially when you're on the plane. Get that dry mouth, and there's nothing worse than that. Shaving cream, perfume for those intimate moments. Even if you're in a relationship, bring these for someone else because someone always asks you for condoms.

Pills.... the daily vitamin. I basically bring with me daily vitamins ..Advil and melatonin for going to sleep on the plane. If you don't know what melatonin is, it's a natural sleep aid. Also bring vitamin B, which help for hangovers because when you're traveling, you can't afford to lose a day because you had a wild night the night before. Also it's just good for staving off a sickness when you travel, you don't get a lot of sleep, your internal body clock is all off so you're way more susceptible to getting sick which is why the daily vitamins This may sound weird, but X-Lax seriously, when you travel, irregularity happens and X-Lax is your friend, just don't get the chocolate because maybe one of your friends eats it on accident, and bad things happen.

Lastly, a sewing kit. You can take these from hotel amenity areas, and for that reason, you can also take shampoo and stuff from hotels. It's not stealing. It's reusing. Take all your toiletries and put them into a toiletry bag.

That's my essential kit. Anyways guys, if you enjoyed this, please share it with your friends. Meantime stay curious and keep exploring.