About
♥ Thank you very much for the pleasure of your visit! ♥
Who is this Bag Lady? You may wonder…
As the only non-athletic one in a family of six, I buried my nose in books, reveling in stories that transported me around the globe. Fortunately, my fantasy world became reality when a girlfriend invited me to backpack across Europe the summer after graduating college. That experience forged wanderlust deep within.
Upon my return, in order to make my daddy proud, I went into sales, working for such companies as Enterprise Leasing and Club Med Vacations. Then, at the ripe old age of 29, I awoke with a start! What was I doing stranded in the fluorescent glow of an office cubicle — with very limited vacation time — daydreaming my life away??
And so it was, I became a flight attendant. With mind-boggling travel benefits and ample time off to enjoy them, the only thing missing was someone who just so happened to possess an adventurous spirit and flexible schedule to boot — yeah, right. Earth to air hostess, you may want to dial it back a notch!!
The years passed, and I’d nearly given up on my outlandish quest, when this dapper flyboy strolled on my airplane…
Twenty blissful years later, we’ve visited nearly 90 countries and count our blessings for the bounteous spirits populating every journey.
I sincerely hope my Baggage Belt Contemplations inspire your heart to dance a bit 💞 and that you greet every sunrise with the ravenous curiosity of a child!! 😘
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This world is a humbling place full of inspirational people
I will be forever grateful for the opportunity
To venture down her countless pathways.
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🌎 All photos accompanying my posts are from our travels 🌎
LUGGAGE Lady 
Shauna – WOW congrats! This is am amazing work of art. Well done my friend. We need to talk and catch up on life!!
JJ — YOU, of all people, know my quest…Your friendship means the world to me. Thank you from the depths of my soul! XXOO
You do have a gift with words.
Thank you for sharing.
~ Michael
As do you Michael — Thank YOU!
Hi Gorgeous! I nominated your blog for 8 awards! http://maryannemistretta.wordpress.com/2012/09/18/8-more-blog-awards-for-me-and-right-back-to-fellow-bloggers/
I am deeply honored and appreciative. Thank you so very much!! XOXO
I am so happy to have stumbled across your blog! Really lovely and very inspiring xx
Please come by ANYTIME — it is a privilege to have you visit! xo
Hi Luggagelady, Thank you for liking my poem Forever In Your Heart. Best Wishes, The Foureyed Poet.
Dear Foureyed Poet, 😉 thanks for visiting! Please keep writing…I want to read more of your wonderful words!! xo
You really have a gift for the way you write. Such ease and flow to them. This was a real treat to find your site. Definitely going to be following it 🙂
Thank you so much Joe! I look forward to reading more of your intriguing life perspectives as well.
Thanks for stopping by & commenting on my blog! so nice to meet you! 🙂
A pleasure to meet you too! Hope you’re staying warm in Sweden. We just had our first “winter” storm in the San Francisco area overnight. I LOVED it. Great writing weather…Can’t wait to read more of your blog!
Thanks for stopping by my blog! And following…I’m happy to do the same. I love your poems!
Thank you for stopping by and then following:) Blessings to you!!!
Thank YOU! I’m grateful to have found your amazing blog and look forward to reading more of your words, beautiful lady!! xo
Very exciting news about your first novel moving along. Also, thanks for visiting my poetry blog. Best wishes to you and yours. jw
Such a privilege to have you visit. I LOVED your 28OCT post “unloved.” It nailed me straight through the heart. I can’t wait to read more!! Hugs and warmest wishes to you and yours as well!
Your blog is always very interesting to me so I have nominated you for the “One Lovely Blog Award”. Here is the link for more details: http://marymyers38.wordpress.com/2012/11/05/im-ready-for-the-one-lovely-blog-award/
Dearest Mary, what an honor! Thank you for thinking of me. I very much enjoy your blog as well!!
i wish to nominate you for the “one lovely blog award”. your blog is beautiful and awesome in every sense of the words… thanks for sharing. you can accept the honor and share seven things about yourself in a post… with love, Aarthi.
http://sickocean.wordpress.com/2012/11/11/one-lovely-blog-award-for-me/
Thank yo so very much dear Aarthi. Coming from one as talented as you, this is a true honor!! xo
Thanks for the visit to my Blog and I am enjoying yours.
So happy to find you…Can’t wait to see/read more! 🙂
Thanks so much for stopping my blog and the like.
What a treat to have found your blog. Absolutely inspiring!! xo
Thanks so much! You are kind.
Hey, good luck with the novel, look forward to it!!
And good luck to YOU and your aspirations!! WOW! I kayak, does that count for something? HA! I look forward to following your gallant journey…
Thankyou, and of course kayak is a excellent way to get Out and About!! Where do you usually kayak?
San Francisco Bay…Brrr 🙂
I must comment on your verse. Your thoughts are of the greatest depth, your words well-chosen, the emotions well-imparted and your form artistic. Lady of Luggage, Baggage and of the Heavens, I will be looking forward to your posts from now on. Hope your novel is going well and is relatively intact! 🙂 Eric
I am honored by your incredibly kind compliments. What a treasure to have discovered YOUR writing. I am so very intrigued by your background/life experience and will savor each new piece! Thanks too for the well wishes on the novel. It is a grueling/humbling process — but the best things in life usually are… 🙂
I know you’ve been nominated before, but I had to put you at top of your class…
http://ericmvogt.wordpress.com/2012/12/08/i-have-been-nominated-for-the-leibster-award/
Awww, my dear sweet man, you sure know how to make a lady feel like she’s still soaring through the clouds at 41,000 feet…
…Thank YOU! xo
Ello LL! Thank you for finding my blog and finding the time to read! you have such a way with words, so many diverse ideas as well. Do you snatch them from the sky and drink their wealth of knowledges my, show me share it with we mere grounded mortals? I love your blog and I will be a continuous visitor! Looking foward to speaking with you, cheers my dear! xx – KH
My Darling KH, What a treat for me to find YOU! Speaking of a way with words…I adore everything about your intriguing background and aspirations. I wish you the happiest life. Not that this is goodbye — I simply didn’t want to forget to tell you! Please stop by my baggage claim any old time!! xx
Why Thank you sweet LL, The feeling is mutual. Speaking of aspirations tis funny how much i have accomplished in such short time, like me being in uni and such at my age. Tis humorous with anonymity bc people don’t know who is behind the words, I have been called an old soul and experience at live. pray tell how old do you think I am? and How about I just jump in the claim and do a constant rotation? 😉 xx – KH
Ah, but the number of days logged on the planet is trivial…The grander question is: What do you choose to carry with you? I am continuously inspired by those wise enough to embark upon life’s journey unencumbered by the typical “baggage,” enabling them to appreciate the truly important aspects of the world — Such a rare/elite group! 😉
Well for once I am at a loss of words. You are truly awe inspiring my dear LL. I believe I must post that quote in Drops of Wisdom on my page, dues given to you of course 😉 speaking of my page I do believe there is an award you have to collect. xx- KH
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Words embracing me close with their arms, held on tight and, just as suddenly as they touched me, let go. That’s what happened when I finished your latest posts.
Goodness! You are full of heart..
I’ll have to share my thoughts on some of them later as I read more of your writing. Thanks for following my blog and leaving a trail back to a heartfelt place.
Love & Peace,
Lila
You certainly know how to make a person’s day! Thank you for your gracious remarks. What a treasure I found in YOU..I can’t wait to make the time to savor more of your beautiful writing. Peace and love and hugs and blessings to you as well, dear Lila!
Thank you so much Luggeage lady for stopping my blog! I really appreciate 😃
Great blog you have❤looking forward to see more your posts😃
I am so happy I found your beautiful gallery, Violet. I will visit often! 🙂 Thanks for your kindness. Please drop by my baggage claim anytime!
I enjoy your posts! Just subscribed and looking forward to reading more.
I am honored to have you here! YOUR writing is breathtaking, and I cannot wait to read more of it as well. Thank you for sharing your beautiful mind with the world!
You have a wonderful site–I always enjoy visiting! I’ve just nominated you for a Reality Blog Award. Please click here for more info. Thanks! http://eyedancers.wordpress.com/2013/01/25/the-reality-blog-award/
Thank you for this honor, Mike. I can’t wait to read YOUR book!! xo
Thank you for visiting my blog and liking my post. 🙂 Your writing and insights are wonderful.
Thank you once again for liking my latest post. Cheers!
So lovely words of expressing and what skies to touch and soar! thanks for beingon my blog! it is wonderful to come across you
I appreciate your kindness so, but the pleasure is ALL mine — can’t wait to read more of YOUR magical words!!
Comments from your admirers reflect that truism: we (often) reap what we sow, and in your case generosity and beauty beget more of same….coming back to you, well-deserved, Luggage Lady. Shine on, from every altitude. Xo
And thank you from the bottom of my heart for all of your kindness and generosity to me and my blog, in addition to the gifts of your blog. Xoxo
I shall carry your sincerity and loving support in my heart always…
Thanks for liking my post, Shauna! Cheers. 🙂