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Road Trip Packing Items

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It’s the season for road trips and I take them in abundance. While my destination, the length of the road trip, and the people who travel with me, change with each trip; there are fundamentals that always remain. Here are 5 items that I will always have in my car before starting a road trip.

  1. Sunglasses are an absolute must and I have been on trips where I have forgotten mine. So when anyone is traveling with me, I also have extra sunglasses for everyone in the car.
  2. Water is something every passenger has in my car and I have it in bottles that can be reused for the duration of the trip. You never know when you desperately need that sip of water.
  3. A blanket that can be used to cover things, sit on, sleep with or even dry off with.
  4. Kleenex because drive-thru napkins are just so harsh on your face.
  5. Roadside emergency kit for the . . .’I wasn’t prepared for that’ moments.
Lulu’s

Pendleton All-weather Blanket
Emergency Kit

Spring Cleaning

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Now that it is beautiful outside, no one wants to stay inside. But after a few months of being cooped up indoors, you realize that everything inside needs the freshness that is outside. . .enter, spring cleaning. I am pretty consistent on a lot of things–my house is clean, orderly, and taken care of. But every spring I feel the need to breathe life back into all the nooks and crannies.

So here are 5 tips and tricks that I have tried if you want to achieve the same.

How to Make Your Home Smell Good
Stinky Towels
17 Incredible Ways to Dust
Clean Windows
Declutter Your Home

Updating My Living Space

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I have had the same living space design for more years than I care to admit. My biggest reason was–why change what is just fine? My living room was full of furniture that was functional, well-kept, and pleasing but something happened inside me at the beginning of this year. I don’t know if it was the fact that I now spend so much time at home because of the shift that the pandemic brought or if something inside of me is just ready for a change. Either way, it has been my mission to update the space.

I have been working on it casually since January. Starting first with a new couch, a new rearrangement of furniture and now it is morphing into older furniture pieces leaving and new ones coming in. So below are 5 new features I have been looking at while I update my living space decor.

Road Trip Snacks

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Here we are . . .road trip season. I love my road trips and I used to use it as a time to eat whatever junk food I wanted to eat. As I have gotten older, I have realized that I just don’t enjoy feeling sick from the processed food that you can buy at convenience stores. I am grateful for the upgrades that a lot of these establishments have made on having healthier options but honestly, the best thing is just to do a little prepping and bring your own food along for the ride.

So here are my top 5 items to bring along on a road trip.

I bring along this garlic spread and cut-up veggies to dip such as peppers, cucumbers, celery, carrots, etc.
I love that I can have a fun meat snack without the sugar. This satisfies my cravings and feels like I just picked up convenience store food.
Nuts are great to have on hand and I love these Salt & Vinegar ones
I love these along with fresh fruit like apples and oranges
I have shared this recipe before but if you cut them up into 2-bites-worth sizes; they are a great treat!