As I’ve been planning for our upcoming trip to London this summer, I realized that I don’t start with a packing list. I start with a vision.

I picture the woman I want to be while I’m there. I picture myself strolling through London in a beautiful sundress, stopping somewhere lovely for tea and scones, wandering through a museum, sitting in the park with my family, heading to the theater in the evening.

Now, some of you probably enjoy packing and maybe even have your own strategy down to a science. Others of you might be a bit more, how should I say it…, spontaneous with your packing. Either way, you’ve probably found yourself taking a trip with a suitcase that barely closes.