Despite what you've seen in the movies, you don't have to kill a man to go on a road trip. Just wanting to kill someone is enough. If you're feeling overwhelmed, depressed, crazy, bored, exhausted, or all of the above, then it's time to hit the road.

Road tripping is you in a car with an open throttle and an open mind. It's the ultimate brain douche that clears your head and leaves you feeling fresh. It's freedom in fast-forward, a movable feast, and a ticket to ride. Road tripping gives you the chance to recreate yourself at every stop, break the rules, and escape the trappings of your dreary, everyday existence. And it's an open invitation to be bad—whatever that means to you—cop a bad attitude, use bad judgment, have a bad hair day, all week long.

The Bad Girl's Guide to the Open Road is filled with the best and the worst of my road trip experiences. It has everything a woman needs to know about low-budget, high-adventure, safe road tripping. It's the ultimate read-it-before-you-leave, throw-it-in-the-glove-coin compartment, use-it-if-you-run-out-of-toilet-paper handbook for any woman searching for the key to fulfillment and lasting happiness—the road trip.

You go, girl! Your life is an open road.