4 Easy Ways to Destress and Improve Your Daily Commute

For most of us, our time in the car during our daily drive is anything but relaxing. It’s usually a stressed-out rush of irritation with traffic, frustration with kids, thinking about all the things we need to do when we get to work and taking our lives into our own hands with frequent glances down at our cell phones for distraction.

Have you ever arrived at your destination and realized you have no memory of how you got there? We could all use a few strategies to help us relax while driving, so that we arrive safe and focused at work, school or home.

Here are some strategies and steps you can take to destress and improve your time in the car.

Mindful driving. Mindfulness is a practice that has a lot of buzz these days as individuals try to focus their attention and declutter our minds. Most of us drive in a frenzied way, even when we have plenty of time to arrive at our destinations. Living in the moment and practicing awareness of one’s surroundings are key tenets of mindfulness. Mindfulness promotes things like putting down the phone and immersing yourself in the present moment. In terms of driving, that would mean noticing your surroundings and shifting your attention back onto the road and the act of driving. The stop sign becomes a cue to fully stop and notice where you are and your surroundings. Driving mindfully includes having compassion for yourself and other people on the road rather than viewing them as impediments to your day. Useless distractions are minimized so that you and other drivers arrive safely. The practice of mindful driving will help you arrive at work more relaxed and ready to engage with other people. 

Decluttered surroundings. It’s a well-documented fact that being surrounded by clutter adds stress to your life. Clutter makes it hard to focus on the important things in your life and may limit your productivity by serving as a distraction. It can also lead to more overall anxiety. Reduce the stress of being in your car with a serious decluttering session. Organize your car and commit to keeping things clean and organized and regularly maintaining the work you put in to getting organized in the first place. 

Clean driving environment. Removing clutter in the first step to maintaining a clean and tidy interior, but it isn’t the only step. Once you have removed clutter and organized your vehicle interior, make sure you deeply clean it. Easy quick cleaning steps like wiping down the dashboard, wiping out cupholders, vacuuming carpet and cleaning interior glass surfaces will help maintain a clean space week in and week out. Take advantage of Snap Clean’s free towel service, spray cleaner and vacuums when you wash your car. From the seat belts to the gear shift to the infotainment screen, reducing your car’s funk gives you the feeling of a clean slate.

Wash your car often. As you mindfully drive from the confines of your well-organized interior, you are bound to notice the water spots and pollen that have collected on the hood. Maintain your mindful and zen-like driving experience by keeping your vehicle clean. Beat back spring pollen, dust and dirt that accumulate during the spring with a regular weekly or bi-weekly wash from the professionals at Snap Clean Car Wash. With prices starting at just $15.95 per month, our monthly passes are the best way to maintain a clean vehicle and to retain your vehicle’s value year after year. 

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