Packing less stuff. It's been a long time coming, but I've finally picked apart enough of my insecurities around my s--t/stuff/possessions/belongings that I can

Packing less stuff. It's been a long time coming, but I've finally picked apart enough of my insecurities around my s--t/stuff/possessions/belongings that I can pack for vacation almost as fast as my spouse, who doesn't seem to have much trouble packing. An ereader continues to be a wonderful way to bring a pile of books, and now that I'm unhooked from videogames I don't bring a laptop anymore, which saves a lot of physical and mental space. I pack a sewing kit, and have used it on trips. Sunglasses and half a towel (I like the scratchy brown ones from Basic Training, and to save on laundry I cut the towels in half and sewed up the cut edges vs unraveling), per The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Being okay with asking strangers for help/advice/guidance (listen to your internal alarms and bs detectors, obv). Auxiliary cable so you can listen to music on the rental car speakers without giving up a bunch of data over Bluetooth.