I love the idea of always keeping a picture of the medications you take on your iPhone in case of an emergency!  Not having this info could ruin a trip fast!

Make sure that you get all of the prescription numbers clearly documented!

You should also take a picture of your parking space when you leave your car at the airport, or any other large parking lot for that matter…  There’s nothing more frustrating than not being able to find your space when you’re ready to get home!  How long have you walked around looking for your parking space?  We’ve all done it, right?

Remember the Seinfeld episode where they couldn’t find their car?  Jerry suggested that they should name parking garage levels things like, “Your mother’s a whore”…I’m not so sure that’s a bad idea!

What pictures do you always keep on your phone?

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The Hidden List’s Facebook page just hit 800 fans! I think that calls for a celebratory giveaway…don’t you think?

Everyone is still talking about <

a href=”http://thehiddenlist.com/2011/09/hip-zip/” target=”_blank”>Tili bags…the most stylish reusable zip and seal bags around! Seriously, the post about these chic bags has been one of the most popular this year! Our friends at Tili are giving one of you a box of each of their latest designs!

Here’s how to win…

1) Like The Hidden List Facebook page.

2) Do you tweet? Follow The Hidden List on twitter and retweet one of your favorite post.

3) Leave a comment and tell us what you would put in your tili bags. Comments can be left on THL facebook page or on the blog’s post.

I can’t wait to hear from you!

PS…Check out all of the recent press Tili bags have been receiving in your favorite mags!

For years I’ve used regular zip-lock bags for all of my cosmetics when I travel. It’s truly the best thing to use to ensure that you won’t open up your suitcase to lotion or shampoo covered clothes. But let’s face it…they’re clear and ugly.

That’s why I’m so excited to find these…

Tili (an acronym for “take it or leave it”) bags are FDA approved, PABA-free, re-usable and come in two sizes. Each box contains 12 bags of chic and colorful bags. Winner!

Get your Tili bags here.

I know it’s a little early to talk about stocking stuffers, but these are the types of things that we can collect throughout the year to make “stuffing our stockings” with ease when that crazy season rolls around!  Who couldn’t use a good pair of suitcase eyes, right?

These can be found at select Muji Japanese minimalist stores, in the NYC area.  I’m sure that they would be happy to ship, so chose your location and give them a call…

via Swissmiss

I wish you could have all been with me on my adventure to Paris. I hope that my posts this week brought a bit of the inspiration that I received in France back to you. To end my week of Parisian memories, I thought I would just share some of m

y favorite photos from the week…

Au Revoir, Paris…until we meet again…

After reuniting with some of my very best college friends in the fall of 2010, we determined that 2011 should be a year of celebration and new beginnings and what better way to celebrate than with a trip to Paris!  One of my friends, Mary Charles, had a daughter who would be graduating in May 2011 and planning to move to Paris to study at Cordon Bleu, so planning a trip around the beginning of her new studies made sense.

We all lead busy lives and are spread across Dallas, Houston, College Station and Aiken, South Carolina, so the help of Valerie, at Riverside Travel, was essential!  This knowledgable travel agency/French antique shop specializes in French flea market shopping trips and was recently featured in Flea Market Style magazine.  Hands down, Valerie's expertise and attention to detail played the #1 biggest part in our ease of travel and ability to see that all of our individual priorities were met.  My two favorite “hook-ups” from Valerie were our centrally located hotel and our personal shopping guide.

Valerie's hotel suggestion, Le Littr'e,  was affordable, spacious and accomodating…much more than I ever expected!  Our party of 5 had private access to their top floor, two-bedroom suite that was like no other European hotel experience that any of us ever had in past travel experiences.  Our bathrooms were huge… with all of the modern amenities that all Americans love!  The staff took great care of us and is even taking care of packing and shipping a flea market art treasure to me.

My top priority in Paris was experiencing Les Puces de Saint-Quen at Porte de Clignancourt.  Strolling around the Eiffel Tower, going to the Lourve, Musee de Orsay, etc were on my list of to-do's…but at the top?  Les Puces (The Fleas)!  Hearing that I was a “flea freak”, Valerie told me about my soon-to-be Paris BFF, Jodie!

Jodie Hutchins is an absolute doll and our greatest resource during our time in Paris!  Her personal shopping and guide service is a must for anyone who plans to spend a day, or more, shopping the flea or luxury designers in France.  She asks what you would like to find prior to your arrival and scours the shops before you get there, so that there's no time waisted on hunting for that specific vintage Hermes' bag or Christian Louboutin nude stiletto.   Her fluent English and French allow for perfect translations and negotiations.  Voila!   I can't wait to go back to Paris and see her!  I truly made a new friend.  

(Double cheek kisses to you, Jodie!)

I was in awe at the variety of vintage art everywhere!  (my obsession…)

Everything seemed to be beautiful in Paris…even “the fleas”

Here are a few of my favorite shots from our day…

Jodie led us to a tucked-away section that she said was much like “Sanford and Son” where we found tons of treasures and one of my new art treasures…a real deal at 60 Euros!

It was such a fun day!  I can't wait to share more Parisian inspiration with you this week!

Be sure to check out The Hidden List Facebook page for more photos…

I'm back from an incredible vacation in Paris and I can't wait to share some of my adventures with you!  Paris is full of such inspiration, so I'm planning to devote next week to giving you an overview of what I saw, heard, tasted and how it all filled my heart with joy!

During the week my friends and I took our fair share of cheesy tourist pictures…like this…

Thats me taking our picture in the mirrors of The Hall of Mirrors at Versailles.  Total cheese!  I'm sure that I could find a few shots that would qualify for this new website dedicated to pictures next to tourists taking pictures!  Check out Paddison Program For Rheumatoid Arthritis