Mommy Hacks - Vehicle edition - Be THAT Mom!

Every mother out there has seen THAT "other" mom that seems to have it all together.  You know, what I'm talking about and if you don't, then you are either not a mom or live under a rock, or you are THAT mom.

I've gathered a few ideas from a group of talented mommies out there, I can't lay claim to all of these.  But, you can bet your cute lip gloss I'm going to steal them as my own and use them daily from now on.  Feel free to do the same.

Mommy Hacks Vehicle edition!

1) Note taking in the car - keep a dry erase marker in your glove compartment for a quick scribble on the window.  Yes... write on the window.  Your  not going to loose that piece of in the endless abyss of your minivan, or purse, or diaper bag, or pockets etc...  And you won't forget about it, because every time you enter or exit you will see it.  Wipes off with a sleeve.

2) Keep a cute, (best if) non-melt-able lip gloss also in the glove compartment for the times your not dressed yet, but have to run that lunch box that was left in the car into the school.
You might be sporting slippers and flannel pants, but at least you don't have that morning scary face on.
Lip gloss and sunglasses can go along way.. trust me...

3) You never out grow the need for a good package of baby wipes.  Ever!  There is always a need for baby wipes.

4) A bag of extra clothes (updated for that season and your kids' sizes) for each  kid.  Yes.. we all know the need for an extra outfit for the baby or the potty training kid but you still need things like this sometimes.  Every time we switch from Day light savings time and back I always go thru my car.  I updated a shirt, pants, socks, underwear, light jacket etc for each kid.  Usually they are the ones that were handed down, or a good buy on the clearance rack for $0.50.  The things you normally don't dress in daily, but they are mighty handy.  I've had a goat rub his poopy bottom on my kid's pants at a petting zoo, I've had a nose bleed at a soccer game and needed an extra shirt, I've needed extra underwear because "things" happen even to kids to are over potty training.  I've had a kid playing in a dirt pile getting filthy mcnasty and then fall need heat stitches.  I'm sure I would have been turned into authorities if it hadn't been for those extra clothes (and a tub of baby wipes).  Soggy socks from mud puddles before church.... I could go on.... you get the drift.

5) Keep a little cosmetic bag of those "feminine products" around.  For the obvious reasons of course, but also I've heard that pads are great first aid items in an emergency you might come up on.  There's a plastic barrier to keep the blood from your hands and absorbs a lot blood if the wound is bad.  They are handy for many reasons.  And did you know a tampon could save your life in the wild... well... read this :)

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6) The thing that has saved many a trips... an extra package of AA Batteries for the DVD headphones.  Yes... there is never a good place to buy them when they go out in the middle of a western Kansas Trip.  You will thank me for this one.  Keep them in there at all times.

7) Keep a cute jean jacket for yourself in your car.  For many reasons... refer back to #2, if you find the need for #5 and need to tie something around your waist that isn't obvious and finally because a cute jean jacket will go with almost any outfit and  make you look trendy.  Right...?!?  Please tell me we aren't past this phase of fashion yet... I depend on this way too much!

photo from http://blog.repeatpossessions.com/new-arrivals/back-to-school-with-jacky-it-jean-jacket