The 5 Best Reasons to Travel with Help as a Single Parent of a Baby
Have you ever considered bringing help with you on a trip with your baby? It seems extravagant, I’ll admit. But after unexpectedly becoming a single parent to a six-month-old, I knew I needed help in order to keep traveling. I told my husband in jest, just three days before he died, “I don’t have enough hands to be a single parent.” And it’s true. I don’t have enough hands. That’s why single parents need help. Don’t believe me? Here are the 5 best reasons to travel with help as the single parent of a baby.
Widow Life: How to Navigate Family Holidays as a Single Parent
Let’s face this one head-on. I’m writing this just before the holidays, the first holiday season after my husband’s death. Our families live in different states than I do, so I knew we’d have to make some plans in advance. We used to switch off whose family got Thanksgiving and Christmas. I felt like I should honor that this first year. Lots of people have asked me what I’m doing for the holidays. I think some of them might have asked us to join them if I didn’t already have plans. It’s so challenging to make these choices on your own, when you’ve been so used to making them together.
The Best Tips for Solo Parenting on Long-haul Flights
Every parent who travels gets to the end of the day and feels like they’ve wrestled an alligator while running a marathon. Solo parents feel that just a little bit extra, as you might imagine. However, traveling with kids is so important, at every age and every stage of their childhood, so you definitely want to do it. And you still want to travel, too, right? So much has been taken from you, you want to feel like you’re living again. But, how? How do you travel long-haul, with all the struggles, and not regret it in the moment? Well, here are some things that can help you. Here are the best tips for solo parenting on long-haul flights.
What It’s Like Staying at Octant Hotel Furnas with a Baby
I have only been a mom for just over a year, but in that time, I’ve stayed in several hotels of a wide range of classes. So far, Octant Hotel Furnas was the most surprisingly baby-friendly! To be honest, I was largely expecting (and bracing myself for) dirty looks and snobby remarks from hotel staff […]
Why You Need to Visit Gorreana Tea Plantation in the Azores
I’m here to spill the tea! But this tea isn’t in China, Vietnam, India, or Bali. This tea hails from São Miguel island in the Azores, Portugal. We visited on our recent trip to the island, and it was one of the best things we did on the whole trip. I definitely recommend it to you for your own trip to the Azores. But before you go, here is everything you need to know about visiting the Gorreana Tea Plantation (Chà Gorreana) in the Azores.Â