TRAVELLING ESSENTIALS
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What I Learned about My Body after Pregnancy
Postpartum I expected to learn a lot about myself, as a mom of two, and my tiny best friends in our new family dynamic. What has really surprised me is how much I learned about the world around me, courtesy of my body after pregnancy, and how it relates to the world. I’ll say now, as I’ve said for the millionth time this year “I’ve been the same height and weight (give or take twenty pounds) since i was about 13”. I only find myself waxing poetic about this when I’m pregnant because the sudden weight gain always throws me for a loop. I literally can’t remember a time where…
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Simple Luxury | Fall tailgating picnic
I was so excited when I was approached by Zipcar to write a post and receive some drivetime, it gave me an opportunity to get grounded by hitting the road in NYC. I was able to enjoy the simple luxury of a morning alone before school pickup by having a fall tailgating picnic alone, to honor my mom. My mother was born on the tropical island of Jamaica, with its incessantly lush green landscape, when she came to America she was instantly smitten with the new to her season of Fall and all it had to offer. Some of my oldest memories are of annual apple picking trips she took…
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Traveling with Toddlers | Checklist for Packing a Toddler Carryon
Of all the tips for traveling with a toddler, the number one tip, to ensure a hassle-free trip when traveling with toddlers is keeping them entertained. Often when you see people traveling with toddlers in tow they’re overloaded with 1 million things traveling with a toddler after 102 plane rides I have whittled down Noon’s carry-on essentials to this checklist for packing her carryon. Coloring book/stickers | what toddler do you know that can resist stickers? Do you know what’s even better than stickers, though? A sticker coloring book combo. This book is the most genius thing I’ve ever purchased. In its tiny size, it contains hours of toddler sized…
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Traveling with Toddler | Bumbleride Jogging Stroller Travel System
It’s important to take time for yourself and if that means staying in shape with a morning jog, try the Bumbleride Jogging Stroller Travel System on your next trip. Previously I’ve always traveled with a collapsible stroller, but have recently tricked myself into believing I’m a jogger. For this reason, I really wanted to try out packing my gifted Bumbleride Jogging Stroller Travel System along, on my recent trip to Cali. To be honest I’d always turned up my nose at people packing the large clunky stroller with them at the airport but boy did I love traveling with my toddler and our Bumbleride Jogging stroller travel system. To be…
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Travelling Essentials | Best Travel Clothes for Women Travelling with Kids
When travelling as a mom it’s easy to put yourself last especially after precision packing the bags of tiny humans but choosing the right clothes to travel in, is one of the easiest ways to ensure a smooth travel experience. Think flip flops to the airport is a good idea, well not so much when you have to stand on line at security barefoot bouncing a screaming tiny human while getting a full body pat-down will change your mind real quick. The best travel clothes for women travelling with kids is is the clothing that lets your body breath and prevents you from having to pull or adjust it while…
