House Notes | Tailgate Fumble | Millie Lily Belle

There are two kinds of people in this world: those organized go-getters who start packing well in advance and those relaxed souls who “just throw it all together in the morning.” Somehow, I am neither.

I am the fretter. The one who knows what needs to be packed and probably doesn’t need too much time to do it, but still agonizes over the fact that it will need to be done at some point, and then after worrying about it for the length of a week, frantically packs everything at the eleventh hour.

It makes no sense. But alas, this is who I am. And it is in this poorly planned and un-chill state that I managed to create a Printable Tailgate Checklist for you lovely people… WITHOUT THE  HAND SANITIZER.

I passed my nursing boards in 1996. I raised three children. I was paying attention during the pandemic. And yet - here we are. 

So, consider this your official checklist amendment. Just help me out and add “HAND SANITIZER” so my conscience is clear. 

The rest of the list still holds up—speakers, extra chairs, napkins, and of course, your Button Lineup—because no one should show up to a tailgate without team spirit pinned somewhere between their heart and their snacks.

Here’s to planners who can’t pack, packers who can’t plan, and everyone who remembers the hand sanitizer before the barbecue sauce hits the table.