Show Notes:

Jamie’s Thoughts on Hosting and Air BNB:

Lock up valuables (like in the master closet)

Jamie loves getting paid to clean her own house

Air BNB has insurance policy that covers damage to your property

Things replaced in your home can be tax write offs

Check with your home insurance to cover extra if needed

Packing Tips:

pack early

use packing cubes - each cube has one outfit and one set of pjs, then put dirty clothes in the packing cube so it’s easier for laundry later

when you fly, put a daily packing cube in each back in case your luggage gets lost

Jamie likes the large cubes for winter weather and the smaller cubes for summer or socks and underwear

Always throw and extra set of socks and underwear for each of the kids in your suitcast

Booking Your Trip- Where do you start?

Jamie has plans for multiple locations they may end up, and depending on the flight availability, they go from there

Usually she would say, start on your flights

Sometimes being spontaneous and planning as you go is even more fun. You can figure it out in the hotel room the night before

Travel Tips:

When you’re stranded at the airport, head to the bookstore and read books to the kids

When kids get toys from birthday parties or happy meals, put them immediately in their travel backpacks when you get home so they have something new and fun to play with

Work sheets and travel diaries in between every movie they watch

Keep a toddler busy by washing their hands a lot in the bathroom

You can take crazy things on the plane- like a vacuum!

Anything Frozen can get through security- freeze your kids’ meal or milk and use it up when you get through

Security is picky about food, so put all your food and snacks in one back in a reusable grocery bag. Also put your wipes in there because they always get flagged

Plan extra time for them to go through your food bag

Make travel part of the vacation- use the wait times for playing games

Put your phone away and enjoy that quality time

Bring a cup that has a lid on it so you can get a drink for your kids when they need it

Always have food and snacks so no one gets hangry

Use melatonin at bedtime or on a red eye flight when you are crossing time zones

National Parks are free when you have a 4th grader, and grandma get a national park pass for life for only $80. You all go free if grandma is with you

You can use your hair straightener to iron shirts

Where you can find more from Jamie:

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