How long is your commute to work in the morning? If you’re hopping on a train, bus or ferry bright and early, be sure to pack these super-convenient essentials in order to make the best out of your trips to and from work!
1. Book/Newspaper/Magazine
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Trolling Facebook gets old after about five minutes.
Scrolling past photos of your neighbor’s cats and your ex-roommate’s quiz results on which Sex in the City character she is for the 10th time is a waste of valuable time. Instead, crack open that newspaper and see what’s going on in the world or dive into a book until you reach your destination. Whether you choose to read electronically or stick to good old fashioned paper, spending some quiet time reading in the morning will set a positive pace for your soon-to-be hectic work day.2. Moisturizing Hand Sanitizer
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Mass transit ridership reached its maximum in 2013, with a total of 10.7 billion trips, the highest it’s been in the past 57 years, according to the American Public Transportation Association. Let’s face it, that’s a lot of hands and ultimately, germs. Keeping a small bottle of hand sanitizer with you will do you a world of wonder, especially in the winter months and flu season. Pick a brand with a moisturizing formula in order to keep the alcohol from drying out your skin.
3. Packed Lunch
Let’s say you purchase your lunch every Monday through Friday for one year for $10 per day. That’s a grand total of $2,600!
It's worth waking up the extra 15 minutes early to make a sandwich and throw some snacks into your bag to save literally thousands of dollars. By brown bagging it instead, you spend approximately $3 per day instead, according to Time. Try out this awesome bento-style lunch boxes by Laptop Lunches to make your lunch-making experience that much easier.Photo Credit: Laptop Lunches
4. Travel Coffee Tumbler with a Secure Lid
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For some, a morning without coffee is destined to be a disaster. Spilled hot coffee sounds like a nightmare and the same goes for a coffee mug that leaks inside of your bag. However, this doesn’t mean you need to sacrifice your morning cup of Joe. Contigo makes a coffee tumbler that autormatically seals after each sip, with the option to lock the lid once you’re finished to ensure no spillage occurs.