Author: Alana

Lifesavers

DIY Carsick Travel Kit – VIDEO

Those famous last words ring out in the car… “Mom…I don’t feel good!” Hearing that dreaded phrase can make any momma break out in the nervous sweats. Looking desperately for a place to pull over, panicking that you don’t have a barf bucket, and WORSE, knowing you don’t have anything to clean it up, is NOT […]

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Mom Truth

Solo Travelin’

After 50,000+ miles of traveling with my little in the past year, it’s a rare and special treat when I hit the road alone.  Recently, I took a trip without my Tiny Traveler and let me tell you, it was not at all what I expected! It was awesome but it was lonely, it was […]

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Mom Truth

No Tubs For Tots?

One would think, that when traveling to family resort hotels, that all of the hotel rooms would have bathtubs… Well, they don’t. I know…. SOURCE WWW.REDDIT.COM There is this new “trendy movement” on the hotel scene of only offering showers in the rooms. In some of my recent travels, I’ve noticed that hotels are starting to […]

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Tales & Fails

Quiz: What Type Of Travel Mom Are YOU?

Let your true personality shine! Take this fun quiz to find out what type of travel mom you are!

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Mom Truth

No Experience Necessary

Traveling with kids is hard! Like downright, no lie, HARD! It takes a lot of experience to get it right and sometimes it even requires specialized skills and talents to plan the perfect trip. Booking the perfect flight schedule usually doesn’t happen the first time. In fact, I’ve completely messed this up at LEAST a […]

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Tales & Fails

Front Row Seating

As a kid who did NOT grow up on the silver spoon plan, my family found fun in the 80’s by doing cool (FREE) stuff like going to parades! In fact, most of my favorite childhood memories include a parade! The bands, the lights, the dancing, sitting on a curb with my feet in the gutter, the […]

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Lifesavers

Travel Food Flops

When it comes to feeding my Tiny Traveler on-the-go, I’ve had some rough times!  Working without highchairs, booster seats or even proper utensils, can really throw a new travel momma for a loop! I’ve been forced to feed Lucian many meals while sitting on the ground, balancing her on my lap while trying to not to drop […]

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Tales & Fails

Saved By The Leggings

This is a story of a random act of kindness that saved the day! Living in the snowy North, I’m always up for an adventure that will whisk me away from the below zero, winter temps in Wisconsin. After one recent trip to the tropics, we were preparing to fly home, and I was completely oblivious […]

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Tales & Fails

Bouncing Back From Bad Trips

One week before Lucian and I were scheduled to depart for an International trip to Aruba, she came down with her first real sickness. She was running high fevers and we had a full on barf-o-rama on our hands. She was eight months old and I was worried! After a few days of trying to […]

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Tales & Fails

I Deserve It

“I cannot believe you would take a three hour plane ride with a newborn!” – Crabby millennial in the middle seat next to me “You’ve traveled how many miles with Lucian?” – My friends and family “How do you do it? Why do you do it?” – Curious onlookers “Are you out of your mind?” – […]

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