Any chance that I can get to travel solo, I will sing to the heavens and skip with a song in my head. It is a rare occurrence in many moms’ lives, and I’m no different. Traveling with kids is fun and unpredictable but let’s be honest, when they’re young – it ain’t no picnic, […]
Winter = Vacation Planning Time
So, when I’m stuck in my house for most hours of the day because I can’t bear to lug my kids or myself around in insane sub-human temperatures, I start daydreaming about spring and summer vacations. The start of winter is the perfect time to get a jump start on family vacation planning and it’s […]
Tips for Family Thanksgiving Travel
Thanksgiving travel tends to be the most hectic travel for most families. Are you traveling for Thanksgiving by road? Hopefully by now, you’ve already prepared for your family road trip. According to AAA, an estimated 39.7 million people will travel by car this Thanksgiving. Here are some last minute ideas to help you before you […]
Holiday survival tips
The holidays in our household can be a pretty stressful time. We celebrate Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s and three January birthdays right after one another (the 3rd, 6th, and 12th). Most of that stress seems to fall on my shoulders and I suspect that’s the same for many moms. In addition, the holidays can be […]
Travel and Healthy Snacks
Eating healthy while you’re traveling or on-the-go doesn’t have to be a chore. It takes a little pre-planning and preparation, similar to that needed when packing for an infant.
Five Fun Family Vacation Activities Your Kids will Love
As summer quickly approaches, many families are finalizing summer camp and family vacation activities for their kids. Most kids if given the choice would probably opt for family vacation time over camp any day of the week. And why not? It is an opportunity to spend fun quality time with their parents and create new […]
Staycation: Travel In Your Backyard
After this weekend’s blizzard in Maryland, there was absolutely no reason to think about going up to a ski resort to catch some powder. We got tons of it – 30 inches in my area to be exact. This is the time where you say to yourself, who needs to pack up the car when […]
Travel planning sin #1 – ignoring the forecast
One of the first things I normally do when I’m planning a short family excursion is to check the weather forecast for my current location and my destination. This weekend, as I laboriously planned our ski day trip to Pennsylvania, figuring out who would take the two-year old on the kiddy snowtubing slope and who would drop the […]
Taking Care of Yourself
One of the things about traveling that I tend to forget about is that it takes a toll on the body. I was kindly reminded of it this past week when my immune system said “nighty night” and shut down Sunday evening, mere hours after getting off the road from a weekend getaway. The change […]
Expert by no means
Sometimes we all experience a little bit of hubris and think that we have a routine down-packed. We feel good about ourselves and take for granted the system that allowed us to be so successful in the first place. The layman’s term for this behavior is: “slacking”. The reason why successful business people are successful is […]