You know those cardboard separators that the liquor-store cashier uses for wine when packing the bottles in a brown paper bag? Save those, and when you’re packing for summer vacation, use them to separate clothing in your suitcase. What, you don’t drink wine? Go to the nearest liquor store, and ask if they have any extras. If you’re a woman, roll up tops, shorts, a light jacket or two, a dress (or two) skirt and place each type of clothing in a sectioned area. If you’re a man, section out the T-shirts, wrinkle-free dress shirts, shorts and a light blazer or two. Then (no matter what your sex!) lay folded pants on top. And then do this…

Be sure to pack what you’ll need first last. For example, if you have an overnight stop at a hotel, you may want to have your nightclothes handy. For the next morning’s swim or jog, you may want your bathing suit or running shorts within easy reach. Place those items on top of the pants layer. Now you don’t have to search for those garments, messing up the other clothes you packed so neatly.

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