Disclosure: We received two one-day passes to Walt Disney World, and purchased two additional passes ourselves. All opinions are 100% our own. I’ve been in a kind of a funk, a post family vacation hangover. Don’t you just hate those? A first world problem I know, but still, how can you NOT be bummed after […]
Coincidence or Serendipity?
On Father’s Day, I was talking to my parents and randomly decided to check airfare to visit them in Florida. We already had a trip planned two months later, so I knew we’d see them soon. But we had a couple of weeks at the end of June with not much going on. All of […]
Air Travel With Kids: Tips & Rookie Mistakes
Summer travel season is upon us! In August, we’re taking a LONG flight with our 5 and 7-year olds to Florida. I grew up there so we’ve flown cross-country with the kids on several occasions. Air travel with littles is not the most fun experience in the world, but we’ve certainly developed a few tips and tricks for making […]
New Orleans Style Bloody Mary Boosted
I’ve had a life long love affair with the Bloody Mary. Back in the day, well before marriage and kids I went to college in New Orleans, a city I just adore. It’s a part of my soul, and so is the incredible food and libations. I have such memories hunting down the perfect Bloody Mary while I […]
Making Road Trips More Fun! {Tech Travel Tips Plus Free Scavenger Hunt Printable}
What a week and it’s only Wednesday! John’s 40th birthday just happened to coincide with the start of Spring Break on Monday. For weeks I had been trying to figure out the best way to mark this momentous occasion. I mean, he’s finally reached my decade. That is cause for celebration! But things are so […]
South Walton Florida Beach Getaway
Disclosure: This Florida vacation giveaway is provided by the Walton County Tourist Development Council and the Hilton Sandestin Beach Golf Resort & Spa. No compensation was received. I grew up in Florida, and now that we live all the way across the country in Seattle, we visit quite often. The state has some truly beautiful […]
Must Have: Purse that Charges your Phone
. You may have seen my preliminary review of Everpurse, the purse that charges your smartphone, back in June when the company so generously sent me a prototype on loan for my Out of the Darkness Overnight Walk. We backed their Kickstarter last year and its no secret I had been anxiously awaiting my purse this […]
Tips to Maximize Your Conference Confidence
. I got back from BlogHer ’13 on Sunday and my head is still spinning with all of the experiences. So many wonderful things happened while I was there. I met amazing women and men who are so passionate about what they do. I interacted with some incredible brands. And I just had a ton […]
Risk and Reward
I’m in Chicago today for the very last day of BlogHer conference. Its been such an incredible experience so far on so many levels, but one of the biggest lessons I’m learning is that without risk, we’ll never reap the rewards. I didn’t originally plan to come this year, but my friend Kerri @_themaven talked […]
What to Wear: Cruise Formal Night
The two biggest things to consider when packing for a cruise: where you’re cruising (tropical or arctic) and on what ship you’re sailing. As for me, last week my friends and I did 3-nights, 2-1/2 days to the Bahamas on Royal Caribbean. Most cruise lines including Royal Caribbean have at least one formal/semi-formal night, even […]
Reunions
Nine years ago, my group of high school girlfriends and I started a tradition of annual reunions. Most have been a few days at the beach near our hometown of Tampa, Florida but on a few occasions we’ve gone a bit wild and done some more exciting trips. When I was pregnant with Ellie, we […]
Takeaways: Disney Social Media Moms Seattle
Last week I was invited to attend the Disney Social Media Moms Disney on the Road mini conference in Greater Seattle. Each year Disney hosts a group of social media-minded moms and dads at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for the Disney Social Media Moms Conference. This year, they decided to take this networking […]