Pool Party
One of my favorite things to do in the summer is to lay out by the pool, read a good book, and soak up some Vitamin D. I keep my pool bag packed with the essentials so that I can grab it and head out in a moment’s notice.
{ONE} Hat. It always seems that my scalp gets burned along my part but I hate putting sunscreen there because it makes my hair look oily and dirty. This takes care of that problem, and provides protection for my face too.
{TWO} Water bottle. Hydroflask water bottles are my absolute favorite. They keep your liquids cold. All day. Even in 90+ degree heat. I will put water and ice in it at the beginning of the day, and I kid you not, there will still be ice cubes left 12 hours later.
{THREE} Sunglasses. Enough said.
{FOUR} Lip balm with sunscreen. I always apply some sort of sunscreen, but somehow I would forget my lips. I started keeping a lip balm with sunscreen in my bag so that my lips wouldn’t get burned. I love EOS lip balms, and this particular one has SPF 15.
{FIVE} Earbuds. Gotta have your summer jams when laying by the pool!
{SIX} Sunscreen. I know this may seem like a “duh” but I was pretty dumb in my youth and often didn’t wear anything or would put on tanning oil with like SPF 4. I know, I know… not smart at all. However, I’ve gotten to be pretty religious about sunscreen over the last couple of years, but often went for the spray-on kind. While this is easier when you don’t have someone around to do hard-to-reach areas like your back, I picked up this Coppertone Oil-Free sunscreen a few weeks ago, and I will never go back to spray-on. This stuff does not make you feel sticky like other sunscreens!
{SEVEN} E-reader. I love my iPad, but when it comes to reading outside, there is no competition to using an e-ink reader. And in the e-reader world, Kindle > Nook. Sorry, Nook fans… 
What are some of your must-haves when going to the pool/beach?
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