Have you ever found yourself caught completely off-guard by an ENTIRE season of the year?  For some reason a trip to the pool can just pop up out of nowhere and the next thing you know you’re digging for bathing suit tops, scrounging for sunscreen, pulling out that beach bag with last year’s Ziplock full of mashed up Cheetos and old squished up sandwich wrappers at the bottom.

That alone can throw a spontaneous invitation to fun in the sun, overboard in a hurry.

Most of us have that one or two weekends on the calendar each year that signals a change in the season which requires us to switch gears.  Try this tip for getting your groove on this season!

Pick a day to clear out some space in a closet – preferably one with plenty of shelves and label one of them your Season “On” Shelf – S.O.S

Here’s what goes on your S.O.S. for summer (for example):

Sunscreen (buy new each year… it doesn’t have a long shelf life!)

Bug spray

Paradise

Beach towels or mats

Water shoes (after they are dry)

Chapstick

Beach Bag

Small water toys (use a bin)

Goggles

Water camera

Babies swim diapers

I could go on and on but I think you get the idea!  Keeping all your season specific stuff in the same spot makes it easy for anyone to throw the necessary garb together for a spontaneous trip to the pool.  More importantly, everyone knows where it goes when you get home and even the kids can help put things away!!!!

When the season ends… take a little time to pack up what lives on for next year in a storage bin and re-load your S.O.S with all of the “gotta have it” items for the next season.

You might even find yourself enjoying life’s little adventures a bit more when your S.O.S. is on your side!!

TKMom