Managing the clean up afterward. Weekend travel is more enjoyable when I have a routine for when we get back home. Our weekend RV trips are a cherished family tradition, offering us moments of adventure. We all enjoy outdoor exploration, and I relish the change of pace and scenery. Our weekends away teach us valuable…
How to plan your Weekend RV/Camping Trips so that they actually happen.🙂 In our family, we want weekend RV trips to occur frequently. But this takes some planning and some intention. Weekends away do not magically appear (nor does the budget to pay for campsites, or time to pack). I have discovered there are specific…
RV travel and family vacations are very tricky to navigate. There is a very wide mix of expectations and decisions to be made. The ways that we see the definitions of words like “fun”, “rest”, “activity”, and “food” can totally change what the trip looks like. What may be working at home totally flips on…
Leaving for a trip is hard. There’s just no way around it. There’s so much to think about, so many things to get done, so many decisions to make and checkboxes to check off. This summer I had the experience of going on a personal retreat. Jim and the kids stayed home and I went…
As a family, we look forward to our weekend RV trips. They give us a change of pace and yet we have the comforts and routines of home. My kids see the weekend at the campground as opportunities for adventure and exploration. I see them as a way to enjoy nature, a change of pace,…
We went on a 3-week trip from Arizona to Utah, Wyoming, and Colorado in the summer of 2021. The goal was to plan a trip without reservations made in advance. We wanted to make plans as the trip progressed so we could relax and have more time for spontaneous activities. It worked! We loved it!…
Why would we spend money, time, energy, and resources on going to new places with our families? Traveling anywhere is a lot of work. Is it worth it? These were the questions I asked for a long time. Travel with small kids felt heavy and difficult. I did not see the value of traveling anywhere.…
I believe that RV travel is the best way to make family memories. For a planner like me, you can prepare ahead of time for what you will need. For the homebody, you have your home with you everywhere you go. For the cautious person, you can make adjustments to where you are going and…
Travel with small kids is a lot of work. There is so much to think about it can be overwhelming. Running into travel delays, the unknowns, and bad weather was just inconvenient when I was in my 20’s without kids. But with kids along, it can be enough to ruin the trip. When my kids…
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