I am a big believer that fear is not necessarily a bad thing. Feeling fear makes us know we are in dangerous situations. Sometimes these fears are physical, sometimes they are emotional and sometimes they are simply mental. The older I get, the more I want to challenge myself to...

My "49 Before 50 Challenge" is all about stepping beyond what feels comfortable and conquering my fear of new things. (You can read my first blog about the journey here.) Some of the things I'm trying are about thrill-seeking; others involve learning new skills. There are also those...

I began my career as The Travel Mom in 1996 when my kids were young. I studied early childhood education in college and was teaching parenting classes, preschool and Mommy & Me. Travel was something I really enjoyed, and at that time no one was really talking to moms about...