The Unemployed Mom

Disney Disappoints

My family decided to visit Epcot last week to walk around the countries and just enjoy the Florida weather. Epcot has always been my favorite park, I feel like it is more of the grown up Disney World. During this particular visit, I FINALLY realized after 10 years of being an annual pass holder that [...]

Holiday Travel Tips

If you will be flying during the holiday season, here are a few tips to keep in mind that will hopefully save you some time and headaches.

Check Flight Status: Before leaving your house, check your flight status. The recent snow storms that hit the east coast have caused thousands of flight delays and cancellations.
Ship Gifts: [...]

Smile

On my recent trip to Virginia, I became quite observant of body language and how people respond to certain gestures…mainly a friendly smile. I couldn’t believe the amount of people who just don’t smile let alone make eye contact with others. I was amazed that my first friendly encounter was with a TSA worker at [...]

A Stranger

My husband and I are in Virginia wine country and yesterday decided to visit Doukenie Winery for their event “A Taste of Italy”. As Heritage Club Members, we were very excited to attend and taste some delicious food and wine. Needless to say, the event fell short of our expectations.  The staff we interacted with was [...]

Flying With Milk

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) strikes again! In a previous post, I shared my negative TSA experience while flying with my toddler. A friend of mine emailed me about a situation that occurred recently in Cincinnati. I wanted to bring awareness to breast-feeding mothers since this could happen to you!
A mother to a 3 1/2 month old [...]

Disrupted Routine

Do not stress out if your child is off schedule while traveling, he or she will go back to normal once you return to your regular environment. My family recently returned from a 6 day vacation and I fought with my toddler to eat the entire trip. I found this to be rather bizarre considering [...]

Gogo Kidz Travelmate Review

Prior to a recent trip with our toddler, my husband and I purchased a Gogo Kidz Travelmate car seat attachment. On a previous flight, we witnessed another family using this product with their toddler and knew that we must find our more about it! I did some research and located the Travelmate online for $75 [...]