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MEAGHAN B

MURPHY

EXECUTIVE

EDITOR

Road Trip Tricks

THAT’S GENIUS

ACTIVITY CENTER

Suction shower-caddy

containers to the windows

to keep snacks and

supplies easily within reach.

BUSY TRAY

Bring a baking sheet the kids

can use for drawing, eating

and playing spelling games

with alphabet magnets.

FOLLOW-ALONG MAP

Tape your route to the ceiling

and move a car sticker along

as you pass through states.

You’ll teach geography and

make progress tangible.

STURDY DRINK HOLDER

Nestle a muffin tin inside a

storage basket to contain all

those pit stop bevvies.

Imagine never having to hear “Are we there yet?” again.

Let GH’s resident life hacker, Meaghan Murphy,

steer you toward a smooth family ride

STINK-FREE TRASH BIN

Line a lidded cereal storage

container with a garbage

bag to seal in bad smells.

DIY iPAD HOLDER

Let them watch movies!

Put the tablet in a plastic

bag hung with chip clips

for the back-seat crowd.

SECRETS TO

STRESS-FREE

DECISION-MAKING

Author Anne Bogel

reveals her method

in her new book,

Don’t Overthink It

Forget perfection.

A common cause of

overthinking is having

a perfectionist mindset.

Your goal should be to

make a good decision,

not the best one.

Question the

potential outcome.

Ask yourself, What’s the

worst that could happen?

The worst-case scenario

is often not as bad as you

imagine. This realization

can help take off some of

the pressure.

Set a time to worry.

Our minds like to have

a system they can trust,

so give yours one. If you

schedule 15 minutes a

day to overthink, your brain

will be less likely to

nag you with those thoughts

throughout the day. Even

better, schedule that time

for when you’re walking the

dog or running errands: A

change of scenery can lead

to a change in perspective. Sui

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