TWO PACKING TIPS FOR A LONG CAR TRIP

RECENTLY STEVE AND I TOOK SEVERAL LONG ROAD TRIPS FOR WORK, FAMILY AND WHAT WE HOPED WOULD BE A LITTLE RELAXATION. THE WORK AND FAMILY PART TURNED OUT FINE BUT THE RELAXATION, WELL THAT WAS NON EXISTENT. TO COMPLICATE MATTERS, WE USED TWO DIFFERENT CARS AND HAD TO PACK AND UNPACK SEVERAL TIMES, UNLOAD AND RESTOCK. WITH ALL THE ELECTRONICS AND STEVE'S LOVE OF BOOKS BEING ADDED AS WE TRAVERSED THE COUNTRY, I WAS BEGINNING TO SERIOUSLY DOUBT AS TO WHETHER PACKING LIGHT WAS EVEN AN OPTION. THE CLOTHING AND TOILETRIES WERE OK, PACKED NICELY IN ONE UNDER-THE-SEAT BAG AND TWO OPEN WHOLE FOOD BAGS FOR EASY ACCESS. IT WAS ALL THE OTHER BAGS FOR COMPUTERS, CORDS, ADAPTERS, ART WORK, WRITING MATERIALS (WE STILL DO A LOT THE OLD FASHIONED WAY),FOOD, BOOTS FOR COLD WEATHER, TOOLS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES THAT GOT TO ME. FINALLY,AFTER NEARLY LOSING IT SEVERAL TIMES ( WELL MAYBE, ACTUALLY LOSING IT) I CAME UP WITH A SOLUTION. RATHER THEN HAVING TO SEARCH THROUGH NUMEROUS, SIMILAR LOOKING BAGS, JUST IDENTIFY EACH ONE WITH A PAPER TRAVEL LUGGAGE TAG. THESE CAN BE FOUND AT AN OFFICE SUPPLY STORE, ONLINE OR AT A DOLLAR STORE. YOU CAN EVEN LIST SEVERAL IMPORTANT ITEMS ON EACH TAG. FOR EXAMPLE, MIMI'S ART WORK, SHARPEES, ENVELOPES AND STAPLER OR STEVE'S COMPUTER CORDS AND EXTRA READING GLASSES. FINALLY, AS A TIP FOR ANY TRAVELER ABOUT TO SPEND NUMEROUS NIGHTS ON THE ROAD, ALWAYS HAVE YOUR OVERNIGHT BAG PACKED LAST SO IT'S THE EASYEST TO ACCESS WHEN YOU OPEN THE TRUNK.