travel Archives - Getting My Act Together

May 14, 2024

Why it’s Not Okay to Have a Bare Minimum Attitude

Now before I tell my story, I want you to know that this was a lesson to me because I have been guilty of doing the bare minimum at work and in housekeeping lately. Sometimes I feel guilty about it. Just checking the boxes is how I get by, and sometimes that’s how it has to be. It all started as I was flying home yesterday afternoon, as a result of some bad weather flight delays. My flight from Florida to North Carolina was forty minutes late. Just as my first flight was pulling into the gate, my Charlotte to […]

May 12, 2023

10 Reasons Why You Need to Take a Family Vacation

A good solid family vacation is what we all need this summer. You need it for your mental, physical, and spiritual health!! It does not have to be expensive or all that far away from home. But I hope you get to leave town this summer and go do something fun with your family. I love family vacations. In fact, that might be another reason I will never be rich. But I don’t care, and neither should you. The fact is we ALL need a family vacation this summer, next summer, and every year after. In fact, it does not […]

July 8, 2022

Why Car Trips Feel Like Eternity to Kids (by Kid Blogger, JD)

Car trips feel so long to kids because there is always someone who keeps on farting. Another reason why car trips feel so long is because they ARE long. Well, they are if you’re me, which you are not. But if your grand parents live in Alabama, and you live in Maryland, it takes 13 hours to get to Alabama, and 15 to where my other grandparents live. That is even longer if you have a family with 6 people + a dog. It feels like eternity to get there, and there are so many other reasons why car trips […]

April 18, 2022

Top 6 Must See Places to Visit in Monterey, California

“What are the best places to visit in Monterey on our vacation?” This is one of the questions I get asked the most. I lived in Monterey for a couple of years not long ago. Most people I know live in the eastern U.S., so when they take a trip to middle/northern California, they ask me what to see. For all things Monterey vacay, I’m your girl. There is no better place to vacation than Monterey, California, in my opinion. They have everything in California: mountains, beaches, incredible sea life unique to the Pacific coast, shopping, beautiful weather all year […]

April 5, 2022

Best Day Trip Ever: The Friends Experience in D.C.

The Friends Experience is in Washington, D.C. in 2022 from March through June. It’s in several other cities this year too, and I’ll tell you more about that below. Last year when I went to New York City with my cousins, we were hoping to do the Friends Experience, but we were short on time. Then I found out that this thing travels around the country. You don’t always have to be in New York to enjoy the Friends Experience. I’m going to tell you exactly what to expect, to help you decide if it’s worth a day trip for […]