Spring Break Packing List

Sun protecting hats, wear-everywhere dresses, totes that double as beach bags, beach shoes, chilly night sweaters, and me moaning about not planning a trip.

As usual, I completely spaced on everything and didn’t plan anything for this spring break. My kids have two weeks off…and…I just….don’t know what I’m going to do. Meanwhile, a lot of my friends are going away and are asking me for sun-specific, or travel-specific recommendations. Sun hats are the #1 most common request I’m getting now, which makes me SUPER HAPPY because sun damage is the devil.

So rather than use this time to do something productive, like say - enroll my kids in a class or camp for next week - I’m shopping for a vacation I’m not even going on. In recent weeks I’ve done roundups of sunglasses, swimsuits, and shorts, so I’m just re-linking to them here rather than repeating them. I still stand by all that stuff.

The point of all these things, however, is stuff you’ll buy for a trip, and then integrate into the rest of your life. I hate the idea of getting something just for five days and then never using or wearing it again. Anywhere, here’s what I’d like to buy if I w…