Travel
24 Dollar Store Must-Haves for Family Beach Trip
Basic philosophy in any situation and especially travel is – REDUCE STRESS. For me, one way I do that is to take dollar store items with me when I travel so if they get broken, lost or messed up I just don’t get mad. So, I always try to look for treasures...
My Favorite Things to Do in Sevier County Arkansas
Sevier County Arkansas is our home for now. Over the last year I’ve been able to serve as the Volunteer Tourism Chairperson under the Economic Development Director and we have learned so much. I thought it would be fun to share my Favorite things to do in...
4 Tourism Tips to Support your Local Community
It is National Travel and Tourism week and your local community is the best place to start for grand adventures. These 4 Tourism Tips to Support your Local Community can go a long way in helping spread the word about travel opportunities in your region. I’ve...
Anniversary Weekend in San Antonio
Earlier this spring, Mr. McKinney and I got away for a fun Anniversary weekend trip to San Antonio, Texas. We are taking a bigger trip next month to celebrate our first time away from Little Man, but we both needed the time away together and it was fun to take our...
Advent: Looking at Lights
We don’t have any long traditions about going out and looking at lights so I’m so anxious to see what other people do. Please comment and share your traditions or link up and let us know what your family does. I love looking at lights. Honestly,...
New England Road Trip
Last month, we went on an “always on my bucket list” New England Road Trip. We hit six states in seven days with an 8-month-old. Yes, we kinda came home feeling like we needed a vacation from our vacation, but I blame that on lugging the extra baby items around for...
5 Reasons to Attend the NWA Tech Summit
So, the Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit is coming up in a couple weeks and I thought I’d share with you, my 5 reasons to attend the NWA Tech Summit. It seems like we all have crazy busy schedules at work and somehow every year, we miss that section of...
a trip to the milk barn
As it turns out…my milkshake does not bring all the boys to the yard…. About 3 weeks in to feeding a newborn, I discovered that my grumpy little guy may not be suffering from gas issues after all. He might be crying because he is HANGRY. As I...















