I started traveling with only a carry on a few years ago, when I wanted to 'stick it to the man' & not pay for a checked bag. Plus, I have a crazy fear of my luggage getting lost (it happens too often, people!) so I'm determined. 

Though it may seem impossible, fitting everything into a carry on can be done, and trust me when I say you feel a sense of 'I can do anything!' once you get it down. 

These are the tricks I swear by: 

The Biggest Thing I Learned During My Twenty Fourth Year

Ah, the birthday post. They come around every year, much like my women's day posts and like those posts, I write with a sense of sentimentality (I am a Cancer, after all) and it's big this year, as I'm hitting twenty five. Officially mid-twenties, (or I've already been in it, according to some of my google search) officially five years until I hit my thirties. 

The Fourth of July Edit

While some people tend to go overboard with the patriotics on the Fourth of July, I do love a good red white & blue ensemble.