I like when I have travel scheduled before a big trip. Pack once - travel twice. Come home and refill the little bottles of must haves. Put aside the things I only use for certain climates. I leave in 10 days for a workshop and will come home and be mostly packed with casual stuff that will work for Cross. I can't pack everything since I will have to buy stuff. Most of the clothes I have don't fit anymore and are even beyond having taken in. My poor alterations lady. She hates when I travel and come in with a suitcase full of pants that need to be hemmed in less then two weeks.