#Travel140 Travel Tips
It seems that we’ve been getting complimentary pillboxes from all sorts of places lately. (Perhaps an indication that we’re not 20something anymore?) A good number of them went into the recycle bin, until we figured out how to “upcycle” them into something useful. We now have a few that we’ll pack for different types of trips, and we keep them stocked so we can grab and go!
Turn a Pillbox into a Travel Box!
- Jewelry Wardrobe
- Any fashionista will tell you, it’s all in the accessories! The problem is keeping them neat and safe while traveling. The small compartments of a pill box are perfect for holding rings, earrings, and necklaces without getting all tangled up. It adds a little extra security, since most people aren’t going to snatch your pill box when they’re looking for valuables.
- Office Organizer
- We’ve done a fair amount of work in hotel rooms, coffee shops, and airplanes. Number one problem: Can’t find a paper clip when you need one! Solution? Stash some office essentials in a pillbox. The size is great for a few small items, including rubber bands, small binder clips, brads, and erasers.
- Make-Up Kit
- Instead of packing make-up, moisturizers, toners and the lot, try filling the compartments of a good, watertight pillbox with small amounts of your beauty routine must-haves. You’ll save room and weight, and come in under the TSA’s 3-ounce rule.
- Medicine Cabinet
- Even if you don’t have daily medication to pack, you probably take along a few things, “just in case.” Allergy tablets. Pain killers. Band-Aids. M&Ms. (Because #chocolate!) That pillbox makes a handy, travel-sized emergency kit. You can even fill one compartment with a needle, thread and buttons, because sometimes it’s your shirt that has the emergency.
- Spa-in-a-Pill-Box
- We saved the best for last. Seven compartments, right? Load those up with bath beads, bubble beads, and aromatics, filling a few of them with Epsom salt (because it’s good for you!). Nothing soothes and renews after a long-haul flight or a day of sightseeing like relaxing in the tub.
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Great ideas! I recently used one to create a spice kit for our upcoming road trip. We’ll be doing a lot of camping cooking, but I didn’t want to have to take full-sized spice bottles of every single one…. voila! Pill box to the rescue.
That’s a great example! Thanks for reading and adding to the tip!
Great tips, Rob…I’m going to consider having a pillbox too for vitamins, ear-rings, etc. Another tiny item which we can keep in the pill box is your home country SIM card. When I returned from the Philippines last year, I was going through my toiletry bag trying to search for my SIM card…where the heck did I keep my SIM card, lol! Finally found it in another small purse which contained my ear-rings 🙂
Thanks Kat! We discovered that SIM cards fit too, along with microSD cards. Nice to have someplace to put them that’s not so easy to lose! Thanks for your comment.
Thanks to your tips, I can now keep my things neat and organized, Rob!
Hi Agnes – Organized is good, right? I figured out that they’re great for keeping spare microSD cards in, too. If you have some international micro- or nano-sized SIM cards for your smartphone, they fit, too. Somebody stop me…it’s like a cry for help! 😉 Thanks for reading, Agnes.
Are pill boxes water tight? If so the make up is brilliant.
Hi Rhonda – I don’t think all are, but they are out there. I guess to keep water out; soggy meds would be no bueno.
Love this! So many great tips here. Anything to keep stuff handy and organized is great in my book!
Thanks Jenn! We tend to go a little overboard trying to keep things neat and organized, but this one is so simple. Glad you liked the tips!