How a Mom can go on Vacation too with the family!

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Join us Monday May 6 at 9:30pm EST on Twitter to chat about Finding Balance on the Road.  This twitter chat is sponsored by Marriott Residence Inn in conjunction with Travelingmom.com.  Follow hashtag #TMOM to join the conversation.

Time and time again we hear from Mom's who have just come back from vacation and they say that they need a vacation from their vacation.  It can be exhausting.  As Mom's we work too hard day in and day out to then go on vacation and have to work even harder.

Can you be a "Stay at Home Mom" if you love to travel?

Many of my friends used to joke "How can you be a Stay at Home Mom - you're never at Home?".  We do love to travel.  But with four kids it's not always easy finding that family vacation that makes everyone happy.  The other challenge of having four kids is that most motels accommodate up to 5 people in a room but not 6 and so we have to be careful about planning our stays so that we don't end up having to rent two rooms.  When the kids were little we looked for places to stay that would have some amenities of home.

Our kids are older now but we still look for places to stay that are more like a Home away from Home with at least a kitchenette.

HUNGRY at the very WORST time

 We love traveling with the kids but seriously - it can be a challenge.  It seemed like there was a Murphy's Law of  traveling with kids that said they won't be hungry when you're at the restaurant but they will be famished after you have just returned to the hotel room at the end of the day.

That is the main reason we love being able to bring microwave popcorn with us when traveling and have at least a mini fridge for cold drinks.

Facebook Group to help you find that Balance

 Marriott Residence Inn has a new facebook group that is designed to help moms make their vacations a little more restful and pleasant for everyone in the family - including Mom.  When I am planning a family vacation I have to consider what there is to do in the vacation area and whether that is going to be interesting to the 6 different people in our family.  Then there are simple logistics to figure out.  And finally I have to figure out if we can do all of that AND stay within the family vacation budget.

I consider it "Balance" when all of those components come together - Activity + Logistics + Budget = dream vacation.

This is what is great about the Residence Inn facebook group.  You can ask questions of Mom's who have done this before and have come out the other end successfully.

Join Travelingmom.com on Monday May 6th for a #TMOM twitter party all about Finding Balance.  Visit the website for more information and to RSVP.

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The Twitter party on Monday is sponsored by Residence Inn and even though they are our sponsor all of my opinion and enthusiasm are my own.




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