He hates it! He absolutely despises being forced to rush around for long periods of time while dragging his carry-on luggage behind.

It’s the journey we slowly are adapting to and after these years are still finding new ways to improve. Our goal is to not rush around so much while we are traveling.

There is always a rush and even as minimalists, we still find ourselves carrying too many things! I believe there are habits we have to instill so that we aren’t as rushed.

For example, arrive three hours earlier than our flight takes off, or maybe even leave everything at home we don’t need. Buy all the remaining diapers we need abroad and leave them behind when we leave.

Small habits over time will make a large difference. Maybe I don’t want to make extra room in our luggage for all thirty diapers that we have left in our bag.

Perhaps I can take only what we need for that moment and leave the baggage behind. This includes emotionally as well.

Thinking about all the ways our careers can break while we are waiting at our terminal is not going to change anything except hinder the experience our families are having in that moment due to our mental distractions.

This is why my son hates traveling – it’s exhausting work if we aren’t prepared or careful to not instill habits ahead of time.

If ever I decide to cheat and pack a little extra next journey, he could potentially lose out on an experience because he will have to lug that much more with him!

I choose to live light while we travel, and in doing so my son likes it more.