5 Life Lessons My Childhood Travel Taught Me
Some of my happiest memories as a kid are from when our family was traveling. My mother had us booked on all kinds of adventures for most weekends and vacations and we loved it! At the time, I just enjoyed the ride – mostly! But now, looking back, I realize that our travels had a much bigger impact on me than I thought. Here are 5 Life Lessons My Childhood Travel Taught Me #1 of 5 Life Lessons My Childhood Travel Taught Me To broaden...
A Fall Day Trip – Apple Picking in Oak Glen, CA
One of my favorite fall traditions growing up back east was to go apple picking. I have such fond memories of us gathering together as a family to go walk among trees bearing delicious, life-giving fruit for us to pick and eat. Laughing together, helping each other and then spending days making every kind of apple recipe we could find. Of course I want to share this experience with my kids. Just because we are west coasters now does...
5 Ways to Make Today Awesome
Just as the infinity symbol is never-ending, each moment brings a NEW beginning! Isn’t that great news? That means that the rest of your day will be defined by what you choose to do right now. So in this moment, right now, choose to have a great day! No worries if you need a little encouragement – I got you! Here are 5 Easy Ways to Make Today Awesome! #1 Ways to Make Today Awesome Let the future be your focus, let go of the past....
How to Stop Making Excuses and Start Making Plans!
We all have at least one – that elusive dream life/job/mate/trip/shiny object… So why is it very few actually ever achieve their dream? Have you ever heard the saying “We are our own worst enemy”? There is a reason someone said that once and it is because we are. We have these great ideas, these dreams, but we are the first person in line to talk ourselves out of why we can’t possibly, really, actually live our dreams. So we occupy...
6 Things You Never Need To Pack When Traveling
Everyone is always telling us what we need to pack. When you are packing for families, the lists can get quite long and the feeling that you are forgetting something never quite goes away! So, instead of adding to the list, here I am going to share 6 things you never need to pack when traveling. Today, we are going to shorten the packing list! 6 Things You Never Need To Pack When Traveling #1 of Things You Never Need To Pack When...
Nerium AD Firming Body Contour Cream Review
Are you tired of trying to cover up your annoying cellulite or dimples when on vacation? I am. We are headed to Fiji soon and I plan to spend as much time as possible in my bikini! So along with eating healthy and exercising, I am trying Nerium AD Firming Body Contour Cream to help smooth out my skin. Why I chose Nerium AD Firming Body Contour Cream Teri Gray heard about my upcoming trip to Fiji and knew that I would be working hard...
Mama Loves Family Travel – Our Malibu Staycation
Family Travel is not about how far you go, or even where you go. Family Travel is about taking time to explore and experience something new together as a family. Even if it is right in your own town! There are so many fun things here in Malibu that we have always wanted to check out and never seem to have the time to do. So we decided it would be fun to check into The Malibu Beach Inn for a weekend staycation… and to share it all with...
The Idea Of Perfection
For so many years, I was caught up in the idea that everything had to be perfect. I was fooled into thinking that my happiness relied upon having the perfect parents/body/clothes/friends/career/mate/house/children… the list could go on… And for a long time, I bought it. I all but killed myself trying to have everything be perfect for those I loved. If something went wrong, not to worry, I was an expert at guilting myself because I was...