Favorite Friday

What is my favorite Flip Flop? The Fit Flop. Now I can’t say anything about the “fit” benefit, but I don’t really do a lot of “fitness” walking in them either. I’m sure I could though. They are super comfy. I can wear them all day at a theme park and not have tired feet at the end. They are great for water parks too. They do have lots of benefits including increased leg, calf and gluteal muscle activity, improving your posture, simulating aspects of barefoot walking but with more muscle load, and improving muscle tone.

Check them out at FITFLOP.

Thrifty Thursday

Here is what I do when I buy clothes that come with extra buttons in those itty bitty zip lock bags. I keep all of my buttons in my sewing box (that way I can actually find them when I do need one) and I put the tiny zip lock bags in my suitcase. Why? These little bags are great for all sorts of stuff. Here are a few…

1. Keeping pills handy while sightseeing (always keep your next dose on you at all times)
2. Holding small items like jewelry, coins or small artifacts.
3. Non standard dietary items like artificial sweetener or no-salt salt

I’m sure you will find your own uses for them. They are great for just about anything small.

Thrifty Thursday

Surfing the net for the perfect vacation? Sign up at Swagbucks and all of your surfing can add up to lots of points and free stuff like amazon.com gift cards.

Thrifty Thursday

Search for freebees. I love to find free samples on the internet. A simple internet search for “free sample” can produce loads of free stuff. The best thing about it is that you don’t even have to leave your house to stock up for your next trip.

Just be cautious of anything that wants you to enter a credit card number or pay for shipping. That is NOT a free sample, and I personally do not participate in these. Typically you can find things like toothpaste, shampoo, lotions and OTC medications. My favorite is the single load laundry soap.

Another added bonus is that after you use all of these freebees, you toss them and free up space in your luggage to bring home souvenirs.

Travel Tip Tuesday

Planning a road trip in the U.S. or Canada? My favorite tool for planning is AAA’s TripTik site. I don’t think you actually have to be a member to use it; I’ve never needed to put in my member number. On the other hand, AAA roadside assistance could be a lifesaver on a road trip. I don’t leave home without my AAA card.

I input my starting point and ending point, let it create the route, zoom in, follow the route and check out all the cool points of interests, lodging, gas stations and more. We have visited some of the neatest museums and stores that we would have NEVER known about thanks to this tool!