Top 10 Things I Learned on Vacation

I am home.

I survived two 17 hour car trips with 5 kids and a husband.

I successfully left my blog to it’s own devices and took a true break. A vacation!

And I am back home, looking forward to a glorious night sleep in my own bed.

1. Taking a break from blogging is the best inspiration. My head and a certain scrap of paper are full of ideas for the New Year. I can’t wait to get fully unpacked, get the house cleaned up, and the kids back to school so that I can get to work on all of my ideas.
2. Spending time with family is the best gift ever.
3. Having slightly sick family members and cold weather at the beach is not all bad. Because we weren’t always on the go, I had plenty of time to read and relax and take mid-day naps.
4. Not having TV at home means endlessly entertained children when on vacation. They never tired of watching Nickelodeon.
5. Wearing sandals in December is awesome.
6. 17 hours in the car with patchy sleep erases all the catch-up sleep from a vacation. Which means you need another day and a half minimum of vacation after the vacation is over.
7. Sunset is the most beautiful time of day.
8. Double check that all Christmas presents are packed when traveling for the Holidays. Because it kind of stinks for one child whose gifts were all left at home.
9. It’s never too early to plan for next Christmas’ trip to Florida.
10. Nothing compares to home and your own bed. Not even mid day naps.

It’s good to be back. I had a fabulous time that I can’t wait to share with everyone. I missed this.

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Lolli has written 3736 post in this blog.

I became a mom in 1996, and in 2005 I had my fifth. Yes, 5 kids. In 2007, this blog was born (my 6th baby that will never grow up) and I've been sharing recipes, photography tricks, parenting tips, and everything in between. (Formerly Better in Bulk)

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