Any tips on what to bring for a month-long trial out of state? Staying in a nice-ish hotel. List already includes:
-sleep: pillow, eye mask, ear plugs, white noise
-clothes: 3-4 suits and decent amount of non-business clothes for war room, slippers, gym shoes/clothes
-supplements: creatine, liquidiv
-noise canceling headphones

What else?

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Spare glasses and/or contacts, if you wear 'em. Any meds you take (but I assume you thought of that if you thought of supplements). Razor (if you have facial hair and/or shave other areas). Snacks--something you eat when at home--so you don't depend on room service in emergencies or when you're working from the hotel room, and so you have a taste of home.

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Depending on whether the war room will be on the same floor as your hotel room, you should consider bringing a monitor with you (or at least a portable monitor) for your room so that you can handle things from your room if they pop up after you’ve already left the war room.

I also always bring my own keyboard and mouse. Unless you have no preference on those, I highly recommend bringing them- nothing worse than a mouse that clicks too loudly or a keyboard that you’re not used to.

You should be able to get laundry done at the hotel but pack more clothes and shoes than you think you may need. You can always have them shipped there/back if you don’t want to pack another suitcase (your paralegal should be able to get you a FedEx box that you can have sent ahead of you or picked up from the hotel when you leave).

Basic sewing kit and travel first aid kit- these can be lifesavers. I never thought I would need them, but I have needed both at different trials.

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