| one red eye down |

holy tuesday! one red eye down with a dog, one more red eye to go without a dog.  ok, first of all: charlie did so well traveling {which made me a proud mama, because he's pretty bat-shit crazy. like. always} people were impressed with how mellow he was.  our vet ended up not giving us anything to knock him out so charlie flew cross country clean and sober.  but holy moly i'm tired.  we're getting ready to drive 5 hours to maine and i'm so excited.  nap, dunkin and some tunes.  xo

{ a few essentials: herschel backpack // beats by dre // c wonder oversized clutch (similar) to hold ipad + kindle // reading material }

{ airport prep: j.brand denim jacket // jcrew plaid woven (similar) // nikes / herschel backpack }

{ charlie loves his bag, our luggage is by eagle creak}

{ traveling always makes me break out: before we left for the airport i put on this masque and went all natural for the red eye. wearing: oversized tank // lululemon yoga pants 

{we made it, first stop DD! hubs wearing jcrew shirt (similar) and shorts // watch }

| monday madness |

we leave for our trip on monday night: i am starting to feel overwhelmed... I am starting to make lists. lots and lots of lists.  there is a lot going on this week and my time management skills are going to be put to the test. so, happy monday!  let's do this ;)

[ on board must haves: ]

//  henri bendel top-zip tote // this is the perfect size tote to throw all your crap in.  i love that it has a zipper.

 // j.crew travel wallet {no longer available, similar} // jeff got me this travel wallet for christmakuah last year.  it helps keep you and all your travel documents nice and organized.

// cool max travel blanket // this travel blanket doesn't take up a ton of room and it will be so useful for our 2 red eye flights (1 to Boston / 1 to London).

// beats by dre solo // i'm obsessed with my solo's: although they don't claim to be noise canceling for me they help keep the excess noise out. 

// amazon kindle paperwhite // you guys know by now I don't go anywhere without my kindle: i'm obsessed and am loading it up with tons of reads.

// mudder travel charger // perfect for traveling abroad

// j.crew camper socks // i hate when my feet are cold on planes so I always pack a pair of my fav socks

// sephora travel kit + sephora travel brush// it's nice to keep a few products with you on board to touch up after long flights

// prime effects eye covers + ear plug combo // best.thing.ever.

// tory burch cometic bag // throw all your "beauty" things in a nice size cosmetic bag

// stress & relax calming (chewable) // i get a little stressed out when we fly so it's nice to have some all natural calming chewable tablets on hand

can't forget charlie- he is flying with us to Boston where my mother in law will watch him while we're in Europe: 

// sherpa dog carrying case // i just ordered this carry on bag for him: i liked that it wasn't too flimsy (his other one he's traveled with in the past was and I felt like I was suffocating him. 

// rescue remedy for pets // i've used the rescue remedy in the past and i'm not sure how much it helped him but he was a peaceful traveler :) 

// bamboo travel dog bowls // i felt horrible the last time i flew with him because i didn't bring him water bowls and had to ask a local restaurant for a to-go cup.  these flatten out so they won't take up a lot of room.