Editor's Picks: Have a Holly, Jolly Layover

Oh, the holidays and the fun they bring: cookie making, decorating, gift giving and traveling. Wait a minute, that last one is the opposite of fun. As someone who calls Los Angeles her hometown, the holidays are synonymous with travel. As if the mix of training, flying and cabbing is not bad enough, it also comes with my least favorite pastime: packing (my favorite pastime being procrastinating packing). Every year I wait until the very last minute to get the job done. When I'm not pinning I focus the bulk of my pretravel time on crafting the perfect flight playlist. My hatred of packing may be because I am a habitual over-packer (although I maintain you never know when you'll need a hula hoop). I don't see my packing troubles ending anytime soon, but I can certainly make my jet-setting easier with the right luggage.