Planning Your Next Vacation? Prevent #VacationMishaps with this Luxurious Giveaway!

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Who doesn't love vacation? It's wonderful to escape the daily schedule, see new places and have someone else make you dinner.

But not every vacation is perfect. When I was a kid, my sister got a stomach bug at Disney and threw up on Goofy's shoe. And recently, when our flight to Chicago was cancelled, my family spent 8 hours at an airport just 15 minutes from our house.

While we can't prevent all the oops (sorry, Goofy!), read on for tips to avoid some of the bigger #VacationMishaps. Plus, be ready for your next trip, thanks to SuiteCase, a new company that sends vacation essentials directly to your hotel room or home. Enter below to win a free package. Bonus: there's also a special discount code for all of our members!

Here are some #VacationMishaps we've made, along with ways to avoid them...

Planning too much. Or too little.

No one wants to be so busy on vacation that they need another vacation. But you also know that if the kids are bored, it will never be relaxing. It's tough to balance everything to minimize the whining. I've found that it's best to plan one activity per day. That way, there's still time to enjoy that hike or museum, but also enough hours in the day for relaxation. So when I plan a trip, I look up all the things I want to do, and that's how many days we stay.

Not thinking about the weather.

I have a knack for always getting bad weather on vacation. It's become a recurring joke with my husband. But it has shown us to be resourceful and to plan ahead. So now we always have a couple of indoor activities planned before we leave (bowling and movies are good fall-backs), we bring rain jackets and mittens everywhere we go, and we are flexible about moving activities around based on forecast. Plus, we try to make the best of it - one of my favorite vacation memories is when we went swimming in the rain!

Keeping your phone in your hand.

It's so tempting to take photos of everything and then post them for the world to see. But after doing that, I realized how much I actually was missing. So now I have my camera in my pocket, ready for when my kids climb to the top of a giant rock pile. And then I put it away to head up there with them. I can still post on social after the kids are sleeping soundly and I finally have a moment to myself.

Forgetting the little things.

I love those little hotel shampoos - they make vacation so much more convenient. And then I look at my photos and realize that my frizzy hair does not love them back. Which is why I am intrigued by SuiteCase. They send packages of vacation essentials right to your hotel, resort or airBnB. Order a week in advance and it will be waiting for you when you arrive. SuiteCase can even send you extra sunscreen, since you don't want to spend your beach vacation healing from a day 1 burn!

Want to try SuiteCase? Enter our giveaway below, where one lucky winner will receive their choice of SuiteCase Getaway package. Choose between Looking Good, Fun in the Sun and Spa Day. Plus, when you order, enter the code shespeaks at checkout and you'll get $5 off!

There are two ways to enter:

Simply comment below and tell us what mistake or mishap has happened on one of your vacations.

AND/OR

Tweet about the giveaway!

Click here to Tweet: "No #VacationMishaps for me, thx to the @SheSpeaksUp @mysuitecase giveaway!  bit.ly/2mxLmTC"

*One lucky commenter or Tweeter will be chosen at random to receive a SuiteCase collection: The Getaway package, valued at $54. Winner can choose between the Looking Good, Fun in the Sun and Spa Day packages. Giveaway is open through March 26th, 2017 to U.S. residents at least 18 years of age. Entrants must be a member of SheSpeaks. If you are not a member, click here to join. Winner will be notified by email.

Update: Thanks to all who entered. Congratulations to our winner: your1chef!

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by sofi76 | WASHINGTON, DC
Mar 23, 2017

forgot to pack everyone's swimsuits for the beach, easy for everyone else, but I can't manage without my fav, slimming suit!

by candries | Carthage, TX
Mar 23, 2017

Forgot all of my shoes EXCEPT for my sneakers on our cruise! At least my feet were comfortable!

by shaktimom | MALDEN, MA
Mar 23, 2017

One year my husband and I were in the U.K. during late April. I packed accordingly for the weather I thought and there were several days where it actually snowed! Needless to say 8 tried almost every store in a Manchester suburb looking for a winter coat in the middle of spring fashion.

by rajunc555 | FRANKLINTON, LA
Mar 23, 2017

We did plan on the weather being bad. But when we got. To the beach, a hurricane came through the next day.

by deerlee | Naples, FL
Mar 23, 2017

forgetting swimsuits

by BRANDIK | TOLEDO, OH
Mar 23, 2017

One vacation mishap happened last year when we drove down to Florida with our 3 children. On our way back our car started to make some noise. We ended up staying an extra night in Florida and spending an extra $800 that was suppose to go to our rent when we got back. Luckily our landlord was nice enough to let us pay the following week when I got paid again.

by Eileenie | CHICAGO, IL
Mar 23, 2017

I left my cute summer shoes behind at the place. I left them in a drawer and we forgot to check :( It's hard to remember pack, plan and then remember to bring it all back.

by siyue52 | Houston, TX
Mar 23, 2017

I haven't had that many vacations, so the only mishap I can think of was when I put sunscreen on but didn't realize I missed a spot until it was bright red on one leg.

by Yeah75 | PEVELY, MO
Mar 23, 2017

We took the wrong turn and went to the wrong state.

by megtheotter | Martin, TN
Mar 22, 2017

Nothing serious happened while on vacation. I did make the mistake of not bringing a bathing suit when my husband and I were on our honeymoon in the Bahamas.

by SophiaG | MOUNTAIN CITY, TN
Mar 22, 2017

My biggest mishap would have to be when I was mugged while getting a snack out of vending machine. However I am grateful it was me instead of my children. I learned to never let your guard down and never let your child out of your site.

by Hatshepsut | HOUSTON, TX
Mar 22, 2017

My first time overseas and I couldn't have picked the worst shoes to take if I tried! My feet were hurting so much, that I ended up wearing the socks and sandals combo. Came home limping.

by Amyp39 | FAIRFAX, VA
Mar 22, 2017

I have totally forgotten feminine products, toothpaste, hairspray, to name a few NUMEROUS times.

by mrscushman | DELMAR, MD
Mar 22, 2017

One Time my suitcase got lost for 3 days.... I think it was flying across the county and back. My mother always taught me to put a change of undies in my carryon, so at least I had more than one pair even if I had the same outfit on for 3 days...

by Khadiya | PHILADELPHIA, PA
Mar 22, 2017

About two years ago my mother, my sister and I all went on a 5 day cruise to the Bahamas. Unfortunately there was a mishap with the flight arrangements and we ended up missing our cruise ship because of the flight delay. During that time the original plane that we were going to get on still had our luggage on the plan! So we did not go on the trip and our luggage went to the city where the cruise was docked at without us. This was the most frustrating experience i have ever been in! It also took forever for or luggage to be sent back to us after the situation. When the luggage finally arrived i couldn't help be feel all that anger and frustration again. All I could think about was how our luggage was able to make the flight and we weren't.

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