This One Small Change Will Alter Your Perception of Family Drives For Good

Becoming a parent means taking on a number of other roles you probably didn’t sign up for, with one of these being the family taxi driver. Maybe you used to enjoy the quiet time you had to yourself in the car, but now, with trips to and from school, the soccer pitch, birthday parties, dance class, and everything in between, getting in the driver’s seat is something that you’ve now come to dread.

While for the most part, you can’t avoid your driving duties altogether, the good news is that you can, at least, make driving feel more enjoyable again. One of the simplest ways to achieve this is by using a personalized, scented car air freshener. 

How Smell Affects Mood

Have you ever returned to one of your favorite vacation spots, inhaled deeply, and experienced a flood of happy emotions? Or have you smelled something that instantly made you feel sad or anxious without understanding why?

Smell has a bigger impact on our mood than we realise. Not only do certain smells have certain effects on our brains, but smell is also strongly linked to memory, and we can often associate certain scents with positive or negative events without even being consciously aware of it.

That’s why getting into your car and smelling one of your favorite scents is a really effective mood-booster, making those everyday drives more bearable. 

Why Choose A Personalized Air Freshener?

Sure, you could go to the gas station and buy any old air freshener from the sale rack. But since you’re trying to create the best possible driving experience, it’s well worth spending a bit more time ordering a custom air freshener for car driving bliss from an online company like Make My Freshener. 

The advantage of getting an air freshener custom-made is that you won’t end up with some generic shape (or worse, logo). You’ll be able to choose whatever design you like, which could even include a photo—so, for example, you could choose a photo from a recent family vacation that makes you happy, or a funny one of your kids or your pets that’s guaranteed to make you smile. 

5 Best Car Air Freshener Scents to Boost Your Mood

With all that in mind, what scents should you choose for your personalized car air freshener to create the most enjoyable driving experience?

The best air freshener sites should let you choose from 10+ scents, ranging from the more traditional (citrus or pine) to the (guava or black raspberry vanilla). 

To get started, some of the air freshener scents that are known to boost mood include: 

• Vanilla
• Jasmine
• Lemon
• Lavendar
• Peppermint

Not sure what to go for? Buy a couple of scents and see which one your nose prefers. Over time, this will help you narrow down your scent preferences (florals, citruses, mints, etc.).

Takeaway

So, if daily drives are starting to get you down, a sure-fire way to alter your perception of family driving is to accessorize your car with a custom car air freshener. 

No, it won’t make the drives any faster, but when the kids are fighting in the back seats and you’re running late for the next club or event, you can at least take a deep breath in… and relax. 

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Becky

Meet the award-nominated UK lifestyle blogger behind Spirited Puddle Jumper – a mum of three living in South East London! Becky shares the real ups and downs of family life, parenting tips, and lifestyle inspiration, proving that being a mum doesn’t mean you stop being fun or having other interests! Follow along for honest insights into UK family life and opinions on a whole range of topics, from travel and food, to beauty reviews, home and DIY, business and health and wellness.