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10 Must-Haves When Camping with Kids: Essentials for a Fun-Filled Outdoor Adventure

10 Must-Haves When Camping with Kids: Essentials for a Fun-Filled Outdoor Adventure

My husband and I LOVE camping, but we recently tried something brand new this summer: camping with our two year old. This was the first time we did it, and we carefully planned and packed to make sure it was fun for everyone. What to 

9 Essential Tips for Thriving in a Small Space with Kids

9 Essential Tips for Thriving in a Small Space with Kids

Living in a small space with kids can present unique challenges, but with a bit of creativity and organization, it can also be a rewarding and fulfilling experience. For the last year, my husband and I have lived in a 700 square foot space with 

A Dog-Owner’s Top 10 Camping Essentials

A Dog-Owner’s Top 10 Camping Essentials

My husband and I love camping, and we try to take one big camping trip to the mountains or various National Parks per year. We adopted a dog during the first round of quarantines of the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was one of the best 

6 Ways We Saved Money & Eliminated our Mortgage Insurance

6 Ways We Saved Money & Eliminated our Mortgage Insurance

A few years ago we decided to begin looking at houses. We did not have much for savings, but we figured that we were a few years from buying anyways. One of my good friends had been looking at houses for nearly a year, had 

How to Maximize a Long Weekend in Fort Myers

How to Maximize a Long Weekend in Fort Myers

We live in Minneapolis, and I think we tolerate winter pretty well. However, we always reach a time of the winter months where we need to see the sun again. The last few years we have gone to Puerto Rico, Los Angeles, and Clearwater mid-way 

Entire Place vs. Private Room: How to choose your Airbnb

Entire Place vs. Private Room: How to choose your Airbnb

There are numerous reasons why we choose to stay in Airbnbs when we travel, and I think that after reading this list, you’ll understand why! We have stayed in Airbnbs where we have rented the entire space, and others where we have a private room 

4 Ways to Avoid Bad Reviews as an Airbnb Guest

4 Ways to Avoid Bad Reviews as an Airbnb Guest

At Airbnb hosts for the last three and a half years, we have hosted a plethora of 5-star guests. We want guests to have a great experience and we genuinely enjoy having people in our home, but it is also our job to rate and 

A Complete Guide to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks

A Complete Guide to Arches and Canyonlands National Parks

There is something about autumn that makes me want to go on one last trip before the summer is over. It’s like I want one last hoorah before it gets cold and I don’t want to leave my house anymore. Collin and I spend many 

40 Essentials for Car Camping

40 Essentials for Car Camping

As I am writing this, Collin and I are driving out to Utah. We are planning on visiting Arches National Park and Canyonland National Park– and we are VERY excited. Our initial plan was the fly out there and only bring the bare camping essentials, 

Your guide to the Apostle Islands

Your guide to the Apostle Islands

**this post contains some affiliate links to help pay for this website** Everyone knows about the hiking and beautiful topography of the western United States, but what about in the midwest? I live in Minnesota, where in the northern parts there are scenic drives and