How to remain glam-tacular without the 'baggage'

by Emily Johnson

If you are one, like me, who frequently migrates from city to city, country to country, or continent to continent, you are familiar with the daunting undertaking of having to constantly re-evaluate all your earthly possessions. While this act of purging can definitely be therapeutic, the hours wrapped up in consumer self-reflection and nostalgia can be exhausting. Sifting through strewn-about clothes, piles of paper, books read and unread, and the ubiquitous amount of knick-knacks one acquires along the way can be a monumental task. So, unless you are willing to just toss all your belongings out into the trash and start fresh, it's a task that simply must be done.

One of the most difficult challenges of migrating begins in the closet. Being a woman on the move has many benefits, but probably just as many pitfalls, and this is definitely one of them. Unless financial concerns are of no great issue for you and are free to bring anything and everything along with you, the closet conundrum is of great concern. With virtually ALL airlines worldwide decreasing their baggage weight limits and the price and reliability of shipping bulky boxes soaring, one must purge if they are to move successfully without spending a fortune. But wait! you say – I just purchased another pair of fabulous riding boots, and there's currently a sweet sale going on at H&M that calls to me every time I pass it's doors... what's a girl to do?