• Preschooler Packing List (Ages 4-6)

    Here’s my go-to packing list for the boys. Before every trip I print this off, fill in the quantities for each kid, and never forget to pack something again! Get the kids involved with matching outfits and learning to fold. Continue reading

    Preschooler Packing List (Ages 4-6)
  • Infant & Toddler Packing List (Ages 0-3)

    Here’s my go-to packing list for the boys. Before every trip I would print this off, fill in the quantities for each kid, and never forgot to pack something again! Mom brain is real- don’t make packing harder on yourself. Continue reading

    Infant & Toddler Packing List (Ages 0-3)
  • Questions to Ask When Choosing Your Next Destination

    People are always asking me “Where are you traveling to next?” Sometimes it’s a destination they’re familiar with, sometimes it’s a far-flung locale they’ve never heard of and there’s a blank stare after my response. More often than not, I… Continue reading

    Questions to Ask When Choosing Your Next Destination
  • Habits to Bring Home (The Invisible Souvenirs)

    There are lots of reasons a person may decide to take a trip- scenic reasons, food reasons, work reasons, family reasons, adventure reasons, shake-things-up reasons, rest and self-care reasons. But whenever I leave my daily routine and later return home… Continue reading

    Habits to Bring Home (The Invisible Souvenirs)
  • How to Fund that Dream Trip

    You daydream about it, you’ve done the research, the Pinterest board is perfect, and yet it seems impossible to actually book and pay for the trip. The dream trip may feel like it has an exorbitant price tag, or you… Continue reading

    How to Fund that Dream Trip
  • Should Travel be one of your Family Values?

    When David and I were dating I called a heart-to-heart meeting about our relationship and our future. He knew I’d traveled extensively and had plans for more trips. I wanted him to understand that it was more than vacations; it… Continue reading

    Should Travel be one of your Family Values?
  • Travel Lies I Was Told Before Having Kids

    Motherhood is talked about with a divided timeline- your life BEFORE becoming a mom, and your life AFTER you become a mom. For some things this is true: anatomically your body is different having carried and delivered a child (or… Continue reading

    Travel Lies I Was Told Before Having Kids