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TRAVEL THERAPY #10: A Necessary Midlife Transition
TRAVEL THERAPY #10: A Necessary Midlife Transition My recent solo trip to the North Shore of Kauai came about because of a desperate need for a break and enough solitary time to complete at least one of the thoughts that had been swirling through my mind for the past several months. I was feeling drained to the point of desiccation and my [...]
HAWAII: A Solo Trip to Kauai
HAWAII: A Solo Trip to Kauai This stressed out mom needed a break. I needed time to finish incomplete thoughts and entertain new ones that were forcing their way in. My husband was practically pushing me out the door in the hopes that he would get his formerly sane wife back. Where to go for a week of luscious solitude??? [...]
TRAVEL THERAPY #9: Perfectly Imperfect
TRAVEL THERAPY #9: Perfectly Imperfect You'd think after being pelted with rain for most of our two week family vacation, I'd need an intense travel therapy session. But, surprisingly—no, shockingly—my children looked through the rain and saw the beauty of Ireland and its people. The result was a perfectly imperfect (and hands down favorite) family wander. “Have no fear of perfection, you’ll never reach [...]
IRELAND: A Wet & Wonderful Ireland Family Vacation
Tips for an Amazing Ireland Family Vacation Having a pre-teen championship Irish dancer for a daughter, a teenage son enamored by all things British, and a mom who was wildly curious about the Emerald Isle, an Ireland family vacation was clearly in order. Ireland graced us...it was visually stimulating, bursting with history, and filled with warm and gracious natives. The rain was wetter [...]
TRAVEL THERAPY #8: Discovering Myself in a Horse’s Mouth
TRAVEL THERAPY #8: Discovering Myself in a Horse's Mouth I'm starting to look forward to my post-wander Travel Therapy sessions as much as my actual wanders. They're not always pleasant, but I'm realizing that avoiding all things unpleasant has stunted my growth over the past 40 years. After my recent family trip to Cabo San Lucas, I ended up discovering myself (at the temporary cost of [...]
MEXICO: 5 Days in Cabo San Lucas with Family
BAJA CALIFORNIA: Visiting Cabo San Lucas with Family Back on the "road" with the entire family—this time it's a Cabo San Lucas with family kind of trip courtesy of a corporation. I have a love-hate relationship with business trips. Of course, I am ecstatic to see a part of the world...especially on someone else's dime. But, the obligatory business events where one is forced [...]