We love to travel. We’ve gone places near and far; exploring new places, cultures, and food is our idea of fun. The downside to travel is the challenge of packing, being away from your creature comforts, and finding yourself needing something that you have at home. In the last 15 years of traveling with my husband, and now a toddler, I’ve found these five things to be essentials whether we’re going 500 miles or 5000.
Packing Cubes- I am, in a word, obsessed with packing cubes. I first used them for a big international trip and they were a lifesaver. Now, each family member has their own color. It makes it easy to grab red for the baby or...
As a mom with really short arms and driving a minivan, I have run into my fair share of complications. One being the constant need for napkins or passing food on road trips. So I dreamed up the Minivan Zip Line. It's just as amazing as it sounds and we're always getting comments about it. We've even had people leave notes on our window in parking lots. We've been repping the Zip Line for years now and I can't imagine road tripping without it!
Here’s what you need for the Minivan Zip Line:
- 2 heavyweight command hooks
- 2 pulleys (Lowe’s/Homedepot)
- nylon cord/paracord
- carabiner
- lots of trial and error on baskets/bags
- one of those live strong style bracelets
The command hook on...
My best friend Katelyn and I have been discussing Twilight for a couple months now.
Twilight was THE teenage romance series, while we were in middle school and high school. It is also a perfect example of emotional abuse, which, by the way, sets a great stage for physical abuse. Wind Goodfriend Ph.D. does a great job of naming a few of the thousands of examples of abuse Edward displays:
He stalks Bella
He encourages Bella to have as little interaction as possible from anyone outside his family
He preys on her low self esteem
He damages her vehicle so she can’t get away
Before you go on assuming he was doing this to protect Bella, I just want to point...
Well, the day that I always thought would never come has arrived: I’m getting a minivan. Yes, you read that correctly. A minivan…also known as a “swagger wagon,” “loser cruiser,” and “mom-mobile.” It’s funny how things happen. My husband literally just surprised me with a brand-new Subaru Ascent for Mother’s Day because we were thinking about adding baby #3 and would need something bigger. Little did we know, it wasn’t quite big enough. Not even 2.5 months later, we learned that our family would be growing by two. We already have a four-year-old and a two-year-old, so that meant four car seats, plus ALLLL their stuff. But ugh! Minivans are so not cool…right?!
I can remember when my older brother...
Family vacations are fun and exciting; however, the logistics that come along with traveling can often add stress. Planning, packing, and prepping for the “perfect trip” can make one question whether or not it’s even worth it. Add extended family into the mix, and things can get even more crazy and complicated. My husband and I recently took a beach trip with our families; ten people ranging in ages from ten months to eighty-five. Even the closest of families will likely have a few moments of tension, and if yours is anything like mine, you may have several of those moments. To keep things as smooth as possible, here are a few tips to minimize the tension so everyone...
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