We - Allan, 11-year-old AJ, 7-year-old LJ, and I - enjoyed a back-to-back cruise aboard the Disney Wish! We combined a 4-night cruise and a 3-night cruise, which gave us one week aboard this brand spanking new ship! We’ve been enjoying sharing our experiences through lots of great vlogs on YouTube and content on Instagram and TikTok, so it’s only right that we share highlights from our experience here on our blog. Let’s jump in to this cruise aboard my fifth Disney Cruise Line (DCL) ship! For the full experience, we of course invite you to head over to our Disney Wish playlist on YouTube, and ..read more

Plymouth, Montserrat Allan and I recently traveled to the Emerald Isle of the Caribbean, Montserrat. Why Montserrat? Well, if you’ve been following this blog or my social media channels for a while now, then you know that, as a Caribbean woman, I have had a goal for some years now to visit every country in the Caribbean. If you’re new here, welcome, and now you know! Montserrat was country number 31 for me, and Allan and I can now say that we have visited every Caribbean country! Yes, there are more islands in the Caribbean to visit because some countries, like The Bahamas, are comprised of m ..read more

Allan and I recently traveled to Dominica - not to be confused with the Dominican Republic. What’s the difference? Well, there are many, but the primary distinction is that The Dominican Republic is a major tourist destination in the Western Caribbean, and it shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, while Dominica - known as the Nature Island - is an entire island located in the Southeastern Caribbean and seems to be far less known or, at least, less visited for vacation. 7 FUN FACTS ABOUT DOMINICA - THE NATURE ISLAND: Dominica has 9 volcanoes Dominica’s beaches are black sand beaches ..read more

Do you have a list of places that you desire to see?  If you don’t yet have such a list, why not create one?   On September 8, 2017, I published a blog article, entitled: “Organized Island-Hopping and Further Globetrotting,” where I talk about how my travels started and mention my goal of visiting every Caribbean country. In that blog article, I share my checklist for this goal. I find it is important to have a checklist for achieving certain goals in life, and for this goal, it’s sort of easy to see why a list is helpful. Anyhoo… I am writing this revamped article today becaus ..read more

This Spring Break 2022, our family enjoyed a wonderful 7-day Caribbean cruise aboard Royal Caribbean’s Harmony of the Seas, and we stayed in two adjacent Boardwalk View Balcony Staterooms – 8329 and 8327. These rooms are the furthest aft on Deck 8, next to the AquaTheater Suites, which also means that they are closest to the view of the ocean and the AquaTheater, which is exactly why I selected them! What sort of stateroom do you prefer when sailing? Is there a certain view from your stateroom that you have in mind? Have you ever considered a Boardwalk View Balcony Stateroom?  Truth be to ..read more

One month ago, I set sail on my Grand Slam Disney Cruise, meaning that I’ve now sailed all 4 existing Disney ships! With that, I’m super excited to share with you the following 4 tips for your future Disney cruises! The fourth is kind of a jam-packed bonus! Tip #1: Install The Disney Cruise Line (DCL) Navigator App! Through the DCL Navigator App, I enjoyed a fun countdown to the cruise each time I opened the app, and more importantly, I was able to plan ahead for Palo Brunch, Palo Dinner, beverage tastings, and more, well ahead of the cruise. As I sailed solo during this cruise, I w ..read more

Hey there! We’re still in January, so I think it’s safe for me to say HAPPY NEW YEAR! By now, you may already know if you follow me on YouTube and Instagram that I’m cruising again, and I’m soooo happy about it! By God’s grace, I have been able to safely cruise, even now, and as such, I write this to share six tips for you to safely cruise also! Tip #1: Select A Cruise Line With The Strictest Health & Safety Protocols: Requiring All Crew & Guests Be Fully Vaccinated AND Requiring Testing At The Cruise Port On The Day Of Sailing There are many cruise lines in the world, and even pre-s ..read more

When: Decide when you’ll go One very important decision to make after deciding that you will take a momcation is to decide when. At present, my children are aged 10 and 6, so school plays a role in deciding our vacations whether the children are vacationing with me or not. For me, the two overarching options to consider for when to take a momcation are as follows:  When school is on vacation, so the person caring for my children while I’m away won’t need to take them to and from school. This works well if the person is older, is retired, works from home, or has taken time off from wor ..read more

TV shows and stories when I was a kid would sometimes feature kids who wanted to run away… but listen… us mamas want to run away sometimes too… probably even more than the kids! Can I get an amen?!  I love my husband and children dearly - and for some reason, when getting into “real talk” about our feelings, us mamas always feel the need to preface our statements with the “I love my kids” statement. That, in and of itself, is a showing of the emotional and mental burden mamas carry around. As I was saying… I love my husband and children dearly, but being around them almost every single d ..read more

As a person who prefers to stay on property at Disney World, and highly recommends Disney World hotels, I am in awe that I am now excitedly and highly recommending the off-property Tropicana Inn & Suites at Disneyland! It was the perfect place for our family’s 5-day Anaheim stay and 4-day Disneyland vacation! Truth be told, when researching places to stay near Disneyland, off-property hotels/motels come highly recommended. Here are some reasons why I specifically recommend the Tropicana Inn & Suites if/when traveling to Disne ..read more