Clear Direction

Written on June 26, 2009 // Miscellaneous 4 Comments

Just a quick note to say, if you’re giving someone directions to your house, please make it clear for someone to find WHILE DRIVING. For instance, this would be difficult to READ while driving:

Take Highway 64 North until you come to Washington Street. Turn right, then left on Cedar street. Go about 2 blocks and you’ll see Alpine Drive. Turn Left. We’re the third house on the right.

Why not something more like this:

N 64
R WASHINGTON
L CEDAR
2 blocks
L ALPINE
3 houses R

On paper, the bold are circled for more clarity. You can usually omit the use of the word HWY unless there are streets with numbers that might get confused with the highway.

And, since street signs are typically all caps, make the street names in your directions all caps too so what you’re seeing on the road is the same as your directions.

With all the things we do while driving—putting on makeup, talking on the phone, yelling at the kids, texting, and even watching TV—we should try to be safe in the car by at least having clear directions. </sarcasm>


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4 Comments

  1. Sara June 26, 2009 | 7:13pm

    Natalie; I just found your blog and feel like I’ve met an old friend. I too, am a mom on hiatus from my web design business to raise my very cool kids. OK, that’s partially a lie – I’m not completely on hiatus yet… though I’m trying very hard to wrap up all my projects so I can be. I love that you’ve found creative outlets outside of the corporate world. It’s encouraging to see someone else making that work well (while I’m just daydreaming about it all)!

    So that’s all. Just wanted to let you know you have a like-minded mommy reader who’s lovin’ your blog. OK, I’ll stop acting like a creepy stalker person now :)


  2. Kristi June 28, 2009 | 7:02pm

    You TEXT while driving? Gasp.

    (me, too)


  3. Natalie June 28, 2009 | 7:11pm

    haha, no, it was a joke. I don’t do any of those things (don’t even have texting ability), except I do probably yell at the kids. :)


  4. Karin @ madebyk June 28, 2009 | 10:41pm

    Oh, I’m so with you on this one! I even do the circled R & L. But hadn’t thought to capitalize the street names. Good idea!