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Great Wolf Lodge: New Feature & a Family Getaway

October 5, 2011

Great Wolf Lodge invited my family to preview a new interactive game two weekends ago. I somehow managed to keep it a secret from the kids (I’m terrible at keeping surprises!). I packed their clothes, PJs, and swimsuits when they were at school. We told them we were going on an errand and would be [...]

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5 Tips to Packing a Wardrobe for Travel

September 30, 2011

I’m leaving on a jet plane to head to Chicago for the Financial Bloggers’ Conference. I’ll be speaking on Sunday about taking your brand Beyond Blogging (will share some of my presentation next week), as well as a panel on working with traditional media.The prep for the kids tips for making the transition smooth for [...]

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Great Wolf: Wordless Wednesday

September 27, 2011

Over the past weekend we surprised the kids with a trip to Great Wolf Lodge. We were invited to check out a new interactive feature, Story Explorers, and while I’ll be sharing more of our trip soon I thought these photos were perfect for Wordless Wednesday. For more inspiring photos, check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in [...]

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7 tips for Smooth Travel Transitions

August 2, 2011

While I spent many years at a stay at home parent and rarely left my kids at home, we’ve entered a new stage of life where I travel fairly frequently (a little more than twice a month on average including day trips). My husband on the other hand rarely travels for work so it’s taken [...]

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Five Favorite Travel Pieces with Cheap Sally

July 29, 2011

Next week I’m headed to BlogHer 2011 and I’m both excited and a little shocked that it’s so soon. I have so much to do to prepare, but one thing I’ve learned is not to stress too much over my conference clothes. Since I’ve built a budget friendly wardrobe, and I’m used to budget-friendly travel [...]

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San Francisco: wordless Wednesday

June 8, 2011

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Great Wolf Lodge Waterslide-athon

June 7, 2011

Raising money while having a blast isn’t always an easy thing to do, but Great Wolf Lodge has come up with an amazing way to help raise money for Big Brothers Big Sisters and host a super fun event at all their US & Canadain locations. More info from Great Wolf: On Saturday, June 11, [...]

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Leavin’ on a jet plane: San Francisco Bound

June 3, 2011

Tomorrow morning bright and early I’m headed to San Francisco for a short of mother/daughter getaway. My husband will be along for work though so we get some great one-on-one time with our nine year old. It will be her first time on a plane (plane tickets aren’t exactly budget friendly you know!) and our [...]

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Disney World on a budget?

May 18, 2011

Disney World has a reputation for being amazing, magical really, but also extremely expensive. Is it possible to go to Disney on a budget and make it work? Our family set out to do just that in April this year. This is post #2 in a series I’m writing about our trip to Florida this [...]

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Disney on a budget-The Plan

April 6, 2011

We’re gearing up to embark on our first ever Disney trip as a family, so I’m thrilled staff writer Lauren is sharing her tips on going to Disney on a budget. I love Disney. I admit it. I love (most) of their movies, I love wandering around the local Disney Store. Most of all, I [...]

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