Ready for Vacation

I am looking forward to a fun 4th of July! I won a free weekend last year at a hotel in downtown Raleigh and am looking forward to playing visitor in my hometown.

Even though I am a planner, I am ready to roll in case some last minute plans come up. I keep all my toiletries packed and ready to throw in a suitcase. When I return from a trip I fill empty bottles. This saves me money because I don’t have to buy pint sized versions and can use what I love. After I finish unpacking from my trip, I fill up my toiletry case.

This is another great use for those samples you get at hotels or at the beauty counter. I have a backup zipplock bag that contains samples I have received. If you don’t like samples you have collected (it’s hard to resist anything that is free, especially in these challenging times!), gather than up and donate them to a homeless or women’s shelter. I am sure they would all be grateful. This is also a great idea if you are de-cluttering and finally ready to part with all those half-empty bottles of shampoo, conditioner or other products that just weren’t quite right for you!