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We All Fell In Love On Thursday

August 26, 2017 by not your average mom 1 Comment

The summer before my senior year in high school, my family went on a vacation to Carolina Beach, North Carolina. Six months earlier, my three-year-old brother had died, and this was going to be an opportunity for my family to continue to heal and to start what would become a yearly tradition. For the past […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: Atlantic Ocean, boogie boarding, carolina beach, Compo Beach, cooperation, Jersey Shore, Long Branch Beach, merch by amazon, unicorns, vacation, waves, weather

5 Things You Can Do To Make A Trip To The Beach With Kids A Little Easier

August 10, 2016 by not your average mom 1 Comment

Kids are always excited to go to the beach. Then you get there, and it takes approximately twelve seconds for the whining to begin. Here are five things you can do to keep the whining, crying, and discomfort at bay. 1) Cut the liner out of boys’ suits. Grown men might need that netting in […]

Filed Under: Parenting, Timesavers, Travel Tagged With: baby powder, bathing suit, beach, boogie boarding, flour, sand, shorts, vacation

A Day at the Beach

August 9, 2016 by not your average mom Leave a Comment

We’ve been on vacation for three days now, and I’ve captured some pretty fun moments on camera. But don’t be fooled. A day at the beach isn’t really a day at the beach. There is more crying down here on vacation than there is at home. There is crying about it being too hot outside. […]

Filed Under: Your Daily Dose Tagged With: beach, boogie boarding, meltdown, Number 5, Number 6, sand, temper tantrum, vacation

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