What I actually took

Here's what I actually packed this week (items I wore are still italicized, removed items are struck out and new items are bolded):

Suitcase:

• Suit jacket
• Suit pants
• Five short-sleeved tops
• One dress tank top
• One very light-weight wool sweater
• Dress pants
• Underwear
• Running shorts
• Exercise top
• Sports bra
• Running socks
• Yoga pants (also sleep in them, hey I don’t sweat THAT much)
• Sleep top
• Running shoes
• Black dress shoes
• Dress sandals
• Flip flops 
• New lace up dress shoes
• Hair dryer
• Two brushes
• Cosmetics
• Shampoo etc (in the 3-1-1 bag)
• One large scarf (like a pashmina)
• Zip up fleece jacket for the hotel room
• My Circa notebook
• Small purse (empty)
• Probably my yoga mat although I’m thinking about taking a yoga class or two there
• Via and sweetener (this hotel gives you ONE free day of coffee--the rest cost $2 each)
• A casual skirt for at night when I'm actually NOT on a mountain and am near the beach
• A bathing suit.

Backpack:

• Netbook
• Kindle
• Camera
• All power cords
• Baby extension cord
• Wallet
• Small bag for things like lip balm
• Zune
• Noise-canceling ear buds
• Phone
• Folder with boarding passes etc in it
• Pen
• Two granola bars
• An apple
• Carrot sticks
• A boiled egg
 

Everything fit just fine and the only thing I would change is I miss having my slippers. They are from LL Bean and look like terrycloth covered flip flops. The flip flops I brought are OK but I like my slippers better.