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Today we are on our way back home from the Magic Kingdom. After watching my girls’ faces light up over and over again yesterday, there’s no doubt [...]

The weekend before last we spent the weekend at the beach, and as I was running around before we left, cleaning and preparing for our return, I thought this would make a perfect question of the day.
So here it is:
What do you do to prepare for your return from vacation before you leave?
Do you clean [...]

When planning a vacation, there are so many things to do to get ready that it can be easy to get overwhelmed. To make the process a little easier for you, I put together a basic planning worksheet to get you started.
For more information about planning a vacation or staycation, check out these resources as [...]

As we finish up our series on Summer Schedules and Stress-Free Vacation Planning, I’d love to hear from you:
What is the biggest challenge to your summer schedule?
Is it simply having the kids out of school and without a regular routine?
Is it all the extra activities and events?
Is it going on vacation and then trying to [...]

When it comes to vacation planning, creating a budget is often the most stressful part. Many people fall into one of two pitfalls:
:: setting the budget too low and then quickly blowing through it – and more – while feeling guilty the whole time
:: not setting a budget at all, only to realize when [...]

I don’t know about you all, but I think that planning a vacation is at least half the fun.
When you’re planning, you imagine everything going just so, and there are no fussy babies, teething toddlers, sick kids or moody teenagers on your trip. The anticipation of the trip can oftentimes be better than the [...]