--- description: Find out how you can pack a perfect carry on bag and how to work out on vacation. title: This Week in Motto: Vacation Hacks image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9532d713abbae30/6988d31f656a3f0ef7bd08d5/vacation-hacks.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [motto](/tag/motto/) ## motto Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Week in Motto: Vacation Hacks  by [Claire Howorth](/author/claire-howorth/)  ## Claire Howorth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 23, 2017 8:59 PM CUT  Woman floating on inflatable ring in luxury swimming pool Woman floating on inflatable ring in luxury swimming poolAstro-O—Getty Images/Caiaimage  by [Claire Howorth](/author/claire-howorth/)  ## Claire Howorth Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 23, 2017 8:59 PM CUT This week Motto has brought you a couple of must-read life hacks. The first [tackles the never-fun process of packing a carry-on suitcase](http://motto.time.com/4830284/suitcase-packing-tips/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined"), with advice on which fabrics resist wrinkles, where to find a few extra inches of space and a simple way to keep delicate jewelry from tangling. And obviously I hope you’re going somewhere fun! To that end, [SoulCycle’s Stacey Griffith has some indispensable advice](http://motto.time.com/4768887/stay-fit-on-vacation/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") on how to keep fit while you’re away. Where is this summer taking you? Happy travels, Claire [Claire.Howorth@time.com](mailto:Claire.Howorth@time.com "undefined") ### [**How Gaslighting Affects Your Mental Health**](http://motto.time.com/4825032/gaslighting-mental-health/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘If a relationship leaves you constantly second-guessing your own instincts and feelings, you may be a victim’ ### [**The New Director of Emily’s List Wants You to Run for Office**](http://motto.time.com/4820840/emilys-list-executive-director-women-office/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘A woman running for office should never apologize for being a woman’ ### [**Uber Shows Why Gender Quotas Should Be Law for Company Boards**](http://motto.time.com/4827568/uber-sexism-women-corporate-boards/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘It’s clear that all the hand-wringing and best intentions in the world have not moved the needle’ ### [**Alysia Montaño Raced While Pregnant Again. And She Beat Her Old Time**](http://motto.time.com/4830114/alysia-montano-races-pregnant/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") Montaño was able to take 10 seconds off her time from 2014 ### [**Gretchen Carlson on Uber,** **_Wonder Woman_** **and Bill Cosby**](http://motto.time.com/4824101/gretchen-carlson-uber-wonder-woman-bill-cosby/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘It’s impossible to escape the mixed messages women continue to get’ ### [**Australian Senator Breastfeeds Her Baby While Passing a Motion in Parliament**](http://motto.time.com/4828292/australian-senator-breastfeeds-her-baby-parliament/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") She already made history breastfeeding her daughter in the Senate chamber last month ### [**Aggressive Men Have Always Made Me Angry. One Time, I Raged Back**](http://motto.time.com/4825465/jennifer-kitses-women-anger/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘Just once, I wanted to feel like anything could happen, that I could do and say whatever I pleased’ ### [**How India’s Controversial Biometric ID System Can Help Women**](http://motto.time.com/4828808/india-biometric-id-system-aadhaar-benefits-women/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘Without proof of identity, women are often barred from accessing basic government and financial services’ ### [**Busy Philipps Says Exercise Helps With Her Anxiety, Depression and Binge Eating**](http://motto.time.com/4826894/busy-philipps-exercise-anxiety/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘I’m calmer, I’m a better mom’ ### [**My Husband and I Sleep in Separate Beds and Our Sex Life Is Ideal**](http://motto.time.com/4825110/separate-beds-marriage/?xid=newsletter-motto "undefined") ‘Where we sleep does not mean our marriage is failing’ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4831409/vacation-travel-hacks-uber-gender/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4831409/vacation-travel-hacks-uber-gender/"},"headline":"This Week in Motto: Vacation Hacks","datePublished":"2017-06-23T20:59:49.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T09:05:45.095Z","description":"Easy & fun","url":"https://time.com/4831409/vacation-travel-hacks-uber-gender/","keywords":["motto"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9532d713abbae30/6988d31f656a3f0ef7bd08d5/vacation-hacks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Claire Howorth","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/claire-howorth/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte9532d713abbae30/6988d31f656a3f0ef7bd08d5/vacation-hacks.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Woman floating on inflatable ring in luxury swimming pool","caption":"Woman floating on inflatable ring in luxury swimming pool","creditText":"Astro-O—Getty Images/Caiaimage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/motto/","name":"motto"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4831409/vacation-travel-hacks-uber-gender/","name":"This Week in Motto: Vacation Hacks"}}]}] ```