Travel: How to Make Family Travel Funtravel • tips for traveling with children
Some of my fondest memories are of traveling with my family when I was a child, especially family road trips. In retrospect, I have to wonder if it was fun for my parents! After all, they had to cope with traveling with my brother and me without all the…
12 Tips to Teaching Teens to DriveTeaching teens to drive can start well before they turn 13. One of my favorite memories of growing up was of my dad teaching me how to drive. He owned a bank building on a piece of property in the Arizona desert about 30 minutes from our house. The lone…
Buying a Volkswagen Jetta: The Perfect Mid-Life CrisisI was driving to work in my minivan about 7 years ago when it hit me I wasn't going to grow up and be my mom, a stay-at-home mom. I'm not gonna lie. I wasn't happy about that. I grew up thinking my life would be exactly like my…
Service: How to Drive Your Way to Servicegiving back • tips for giving back
This week's Season of Service challenge is to do one small thing this week to help others that involve the verb "drive." These can be things you can do while driving, about driving, to prevent driving, or involving memory drives. It's not about organizing a big food drive or blood…
Checklist: Summer Vehicle Maintenance Tipsmom • home management • parenting • home management
Summer months mean family road trips and great driving weather. After a long winter, investing a little time and money in performing and recording routine car maintenance will pay off in peace of mind, cost savings, and your car’s longevity and resale value. You don’t need a sophisticated understanding of…
