Packing for a trip

I love to travel but when it comes to packing! That's a different story. Now that my vision is down to a bare minimum, I need to be super careful when I pack my stuff, and why? Because I need to ensure that the clothes I take with me all match. That is, what I think I am packing is indeed what it is.

So out comes my color detector and I use it a lot to help me. I am very careful when I pack so as to ensure that I arrange my clothes in such a way that I know what goes with what. I try to take things that are easy to match. For example, black pants with any color top. I am very careful to ensure that things do indeed match. My closet and drawers are all very meticulously arranged so that I know where to find what I seek.

My mom has helped me to do this and I just need to make sure that I keep things in order. It is easy once I have a system down pat. One big challenge for me is to ensure that I know which color shoes I am packing so that I can match them appropriately to my clothes. Fun, fun!

I'm Donna J. Jodhan, your friendly accessibility advocate, wishing you a terrific day and encouraging you to visit www.nfb.org to learn more about the world of blind persons.