Things You'll Need:
- Preplanning
- Dry cleaning laundry
- Local restaurant listings
- Note pad and ink pen
- Coupons and scissors
- All purpose wipes
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Step 1
Kids fall asleep in the car. You have to decide whether to take them inside to bed or use this time to your advantage and let them sleep.
With a little bit of planning, you can accomplish a lot during in-the-car nap time. -
Step 2
Banking. Make your deposits and get cash from the ATM that you need for the weekend
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Step 3
Dry Cleaning. Pick up and drop off your dry cleaning clothing at one of these convenient drive thrus.
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Step 4
Car Wash. If your car is like mine, it can always use a good wash. Run it through your neighborhood car wash.
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Step 5
Groceries. You can’t go grocery shopping but you can pick up a few essentials that you need at the local drive thru. You may be surprised to find that you can buy more than alcohol at the beverage drive thru. Milk, snacks, soda pop, and chips can be find at all of them. Many have attached convenient marts, so you can also pick up bread, mayo, eggs, ice cream, toilet paper, and more.
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Step 6
Dinner. You don’t have to sacrifice nutrition and quality when you pick up dinner out. Many local restaurants offer curb site pick up.
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Step 7
Fill up the gas tank, using pay-at-the pump; it is better to do it when you are not rushed…
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Step 8
Prescriptions. Go ahead and refill your regular prescriptions while you have time.
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Step 9
Clip Coupons. Make it a habit to keep your coupon book and weekly coupons in the car.
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Step 10
Grocery List. Write up this week’s grocery list using this week’s sale ads.
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Step 11
Read. Always keep a magazine or book in your car for times when you have free time to read!
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Step 12
Write Notes. Keep a stash of stationary cards in your car to keep in touch with a friends and family. Hand-written cards are treasured in today's hectic world of emails and text messages.
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Step 13
Clean the inside of your car. Keep a stash of plastic grocery bags in your car so that you can toss all of the garbage that collects in your car. Use all purpose wipes to clean the dash board, Pledge and Windex make good brands. You can find wipes specially made for interior car cleaning in the automotive section of stores.
