Great Places to Visit in the United States: The Mississippi Gulf Coast
—In collaboration with Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast There are some great places to visit in the United States. We are lucky to have such a wide range of natural and man-made destination spots that people from all around the world come to see. An example of a great place that a lot of people don’t necessarily think to travel is the Mississippi Gulf Coast. There are so many things to do there including fishing, golfing, kayaking,...
Paris with kids (especially tweens)
When planning on returning to Paris, but this time with my son, I was slightly concerned. He had been looking forward to visiting Paris ever since we’ve known each other, and I really didn’t want him to feel disappointed. I wasn’t sure the things that had made me completely enamored with the City of Light would have the same effects on my well-traveled 11-year-old. Paris with kids? Yes! Monuments You really can’t go to Paris and not...
Single parent travel
Travel can always be challenging. Add family in there, and it can get even more challenging. Then there’s single parent travel.
The realities of the voting contest
It seems like every day there is yet another voting contest showing up. I have several reasons why I can’t stand these things, and since I haven’t posted a rant in a while. . . Well, here you go. Popularity vs. Quality It’s rather obvious that in a voting contest, the most popular folks are the ones who will win. That isn’t always a good thing, though. If you’ve ever watched American Idol and remember the likes of Sanjaya, you’ll have...
The change in my parental settings
I had lots of practice parenting before Tigger moved in with me. Every child is different, and you have to adjust your parental settings to meet their individual needs, as well as to find what works and doesn’t work for them. For instance, you were practically killing my stepdaughter if you grounded her from the phone. But do that to my stepson, and he’d laugh at you. He couldn’t care less. For him you had to hit his electronics or...
