- Good morning, good life.
Welcome back to Amy TV, where we come together
to help you go after the life that you want.
Today I'm doing something a little bit different.
I don't know if you could tell by the fact
that I'm sitting on the floor.
I'm gonna be showing you what's in my luggage
as I'm getting ready to go on vacation.
(upbeat music)
This feels really weird right now,
but it's actually not weird at all.
This is typically where I'm sitting
when I'm getting ready to start traveling,
packing everything up, because this is the most
convenient spot to be in.
I've got all my tech gear around me,
I've got my closet over here.
The only thing missing is my bathroom stuff.
So anyway, I usually know what to grab in that department.
But I like to be close to everything when I'm packing
so I don't forget anything.
I thought it'd be fun for me today
to show you some of the different things
that I'm planning on bringing on vacation,
because it's a little bit different of a packing situation
than other trips that I tend to go on.
So from clothes to tech to books,
I'm gonna talk about it with you here.
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All right, let's jump right into it.
First thing's first, got to have some luggage of course.
Everything's gotta go in there.
My favorite is the Away luggage.
I also have their everywhere bag
that sits really nicely on top.
That's where I tend to keep my tech and things like that.
And this is for the main event, the clothes,
the shoes, all the other stuff.
I actually have the one, people kind of get freaked out
when they see my luggage.
They're like, "Is that Away?"
It is.
It has the pocket on the front,
which is really nice for having another place
to put things like books or laptops.
But yeah, I was very excited to see
that they added that little detail,
and that's why I chose that one.
The first thing that we gotta pack in that bag
you know has to be clothes.
I've definitely been struggling a little bit
to get my summer clothes together for these trips.
I did a lot of a clean out.
You know the amount of times I've talked
about tidying up on this channel?
Every single time I did, I was throwing things away.
And I realized I need some new clothes.
Who doesn't want to buy new clothes for vacation?
Who are we kidding?
But I also would rather spend my money
on experiences and actually accessories are important to me.
So I try to save on the clothes,
especially clothes that go on vacation,
they kind of get rummaged around in luggage a lot.
And so that is why I'm so excited
that ThredUP is sponsoring this video.
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I really love going to them when I need clothes
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and they're gonna fall apart the first time you wear them
but are also not overly priced.
I just want to show you some of the things that I picked up,
starting with this really cute pink off the shoulder top.
This is from Forever 21.
Estimated full retail of this top is $18.
And I only paid $7.99 for it.
So super pumped about that.
I paired it here with some holy jeans
and some new wedges from Karl Lagerfeld and my bag.
So really really love this top.
I was very happy with it, and it was such a deal.
Another thing I picked up is this really cute
blue floral dress from J. Crew.
This dress was a steal at $29.99
considering it's $158 estimated retail.
I just paired it with a really cute neutral backpack
and my Castañer wedges because this just looks
like something that I would walk
around the streets in Italy in.
You'll obviously noticed I'm a huge fan
of off the shoulder stuff and no sleeve stuff
just because I feel like to compliments
my décolletage the best and my arms.
So that's gonna be a continuing theme here.
I also picked up this really cute denim skirt
from American Eagle, and I paired it
with my Roberto Collina shirt that I picked up
from ThredUP as well.
I'm not 100% sure I love the skirt.
It feels a little bit young for me.
But it was such a good deal.
It was $19.99 and at full retail being potentially $37,
I was really excited about that.
Totally in love with this shirt.
For the cooler nights when we go to Italy,
I think this will be really nice.
I got this was a little bit more expensive at $54.99,
but it's a potentially $250 shirt.
So I feel like this one is good vibes.
Next up is this Amanda Uprichard pink floral dress.
It is very loud, but I feel like it is so cute.
I think I could do this one both in Mexico and Italy,
and it is so pretty.
This one is also a steal at $42.99, which is what I paid.
I am so pumped about that,
because this is almost a $200 dress,
or actually I think a little bit more.
And finally, I just wanted to show you
this Alexis pink romper that I picked up.
I'm not super thrilled with it,
which is why I threw my oversized jean jacket with it.
The thing is, it's just a little bit tight around the leg.
Everything else was great, and it's actually
a very high quality, beautiful detail romper.
But I don't have to stress out about it
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I just don't think I'm gonna keep this one.
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The next thing I'm bringing on vacation is my sun shield.
It's very dusty because I have not been
in the sun in awhile.
This, my friend, is the thing that keeps my face safe
from the sun when I am on vacation.
Look, I'm gonna get echoey now.
Vinny thinks I look like a storm trooper.
This was so amazing when we were in Aruba last year.
And I'm definitely taking this to Mexico.
I'm not 100% sure I'm gonna need it in Italy.
It's kind of a lot to bring along.
But this is going to Mexico with me.
Just full disclosure, Bluestone did send me this.
But it's basically because I was like
I'm buying it whether you send it to me or not.
And they were like oh, we'd love to send you one.
So super nice of them
and just wanted to give them a shout out.
Next up is a couple of things from I think it's called Base.
I saw it on Instagram and it totally won me over.
It's got all the stuffing in it,
but I just wanted to show you 'cause it's clear.
It's just like a clear beach bag
with neutral tones, and I love it.
This will be coming with me to Mexico,
probably not to Italy, it's way too big.
And I mean we'll be going to the beach,
but not like so much that I would need it.
But what I did get for Italy
from the same brand is a fanny pack.
And when I showed it to Vin, he was immediately like
you're not allowed to wear that in Italy.
And I was like oh, yes I am.
Don't worry, I'm planning on wearing it
kind of like over the shoulder.
It's so cute, look how cute this is.
Honestly, I'm like I can get into this again.
The next thing I am very excited about
because when I saw them I was like ooh,
that sounds really sexy, I love great sleep, (laughs)
is the Bose sleep buds.
So basically what these are,
they look like headphones honestly, but the reality is
that they are specifically designed for sleep.
They play sounds to help you fall asleep
and they're also possible to wear all night long
laying on your side and not be uncomfortable.
They are noise masking, and they last for 16 hours.
And psh, who doesn't need 16 hours of sleep.
I'll take it.
I'm really trying to focus on catching up
on some very solid sleep while I'm on vacation.
So I thought you know what, I'm gonna splurge on this
and give it a try because I would love to see how it helps.
I'm less worried about Mexico and more thinking about Italy
because we're gonna be moving around a lot.
We're driving through the entire country,
and so it's important to me that no matter where we end up,
what different hotels or places that we stay,
that I get good sleep while I'm there.
So wanted to give these a try.
Next up, I was really in need
of some new toiletry containers.
So I got these on Amazon.
They're called Maycolia.
They have different models, too,
like they have a pump, they have a spray,
and then a couple of like really good shampoo bottles.
I actually bought two of these because I know
I'm likely gonna check a bag.
We're still not telling Vin.
I'm likely checking a bag, so I wanted to pare down
and have everything in these really cute containers.
They even have these little pots
for like creams and stuff.
But I needed it to be small to fit in my bag
but still have a lot of liquids.
Look at me.
Don't I look like I use a lot of liquids?
Seriously, I look like I'm sweating all the time.
And I'm back up on my ebook game.
I will be bringing my Kindle Paperwhite
to both of these trips because I plan on
doing a lot of reading.
I want to do a lot of reading and I want to do
a lot of writing, as I'm prepping
to start writing my second book.
I need to start practicing.
So I wanted to read some things to get inspired
and you know, I've really been loving reading actual books,
but I know that's not gonna be feasible
when I'm traveling for so long,
so I'm gonna pack this full of things.
Totally just hit myself in the face.
I went to my Instagram and actually asked
if you guys had suggestions because I was wondering
about fiction books or memoirs, biographies,
things of that nature, that I could pick up,
because I've been doing a lot of nonfiction lately
and I wanted to try some other things.
I got some really good suggestions totally across the board.
Some nonfiction as well.
And some of the things I've already loaded onto my Kindle
are "Big Magic" by Elizabeth Gilbert,
"Ikigai" by Hector Garcia, "Educated" by Tara Westover.
That one was highly controversial, by the way.
People loved it or they hated it,
so I'm excited about reading that.
And "Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah
because I love to throw a comedy in there
and I've seen Trevor Noah do his standup before.
I actually surprised Vin with a Trevor Noah show
for his birthday in LA a couple years ago,
and it was so good.
And because I'm a little bit overkill about my notebooks,
I gotta bring my trusty ones.
So it's gonna be very hard for me to be gone
for a month and a half of travel
and not have my bullet journal in it.
I want to keep track of so many things in this book.
Specifically for the daily log, I just find myself
instead of writing tasks to do writing down places I've been
and things that we saw and just keeping track of things
in the daily log as if I didn't work 100% of the time.
So that's really cool.
And then I also will be bringing a morning pages journal.
So I just want to stick with this routine.
I think this whole brain dumping for three pages
every morning as much as possible has been so big for me.
And I just so happen to have finished
my last morning pages journal, last pages like two days ago.
And so that's on the shelf now.
I labeled it.
You probably saw this on my Instagram.
And so now this one's like pretty fresh.
I started it this morning.
And so I kind of like that there's this new journal
right when I'm going into this lovely summer.
So I definitely want to bring this with me.
It's gonna be heavy lifting with those two journals,
but luckily, my Kindle is helping a ton
with balancing that out.
If you do not know already, I am planning
on being very present here on YouTube.
One video per week for the rest of the summer
as I am venturing around.
You can follow me on Instagram so you don't miss anything.
But my shine squad friends are gonna be hearing from me
throughout the three months of the summer,
June, July, and August that I'm gonna be
beep bopping all over the place.
So if you would like to be a part of that community,
make sure you check out the link in the description below.
I'd love to hear what you can't live without
on your vacation.
This is clearly not all of the things.
I have so many things, but I'm not ready
to focus on downsizing yet, so I just wanted to share
all the things I think I'm bringing.
But definitely need the clothes
and definitely need the beach bag
and definitely need the sun shield
and definitely need all of it,
so we're gonna have to find space.
But what can't you live without?
Share that in the comments below.
Thanks again to ThredUP for sponsoring
this episode of Amy TV.
The link for 30% off with my code Amy TV
is in the description below as well.
That's all for today.
Thank you so much for tuning in.
I appreciate it, as always.
Make sure you subscribe for good vibes,
kiss the ones you love, and go after the life you want.
Cheers.
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PS, I had to exit Lucy because now I have to run
to my appointments.
I have so many things going on before I leave.