My closet has fewer clothes in it than it has in thirty years. And somehow, I have more outfits to wear than ever.
I owe that to a friend from church. She was a flight attendant for twenty-eight years, and she taught me one packing rule over a cup of coffee.
I’ve used it on my whole closet. It’s the simplest way to decide what to keep that I’ve ever tried.
My Friend Who Packed for Four Days in One Small Bag
My friend is 71 now. When she was flying, she was often away for three or four days at a time.
Everything she needed for those trips fit in one small rolling bag.
That’s the kind of bag you roll right onto the plane. Many big U.S. airlines allow a carry-on bag of about 22 by 14 by 9 inches, wheels and handles included.
Her uniform took up part of that space. The rest held her clothes for hotel nights, walks in new cities and dinners with the crew.
“I never once ran out of things to wear,” she said. “And I never carried one thin