January has always been a reset for me. It's a time where I
empower myself and reevaluate my yearly travel
goals. . A difficulty many moms have
is time and money for trips. It’s easy to put off your dreams of travel when
the kids have after school activities or when the boss requires you to work
extra hours. To overcome these challenges I try to set personal deadlines for
myself. For example, I have three “trips” planned in the next 6 months two are
local and one is a 14-day cross-country road trip.
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| Planning trips to nearby state zoos is an inexpensive family trip |
Once my deadlines are in place, I try to figure out when I
can travel and how I’m going to pay for it. Sometimes it means making a bit of
money online while waiting on the kids or I find myself stretching the time
between haircuts to save a bit extra or cooking at home more. My busy life has
me saving everywhere I can so I have enough for my travel goals.
You can make your travel dreams come true, if you plan it to
match your current lifestyle! For example, our 14-day road trip will involve
camping at some locations and food I’ve brought from home to save money. We’ve
decided to drive instead of fly. It’s cheaper and we have more to see.
The following
smartphone Aps have help me refocus me travel goals and I hope they set you on
the path for success in 2016. These links are to Android Aps to help you plan
your trips, Apple users can find many of these aps at the Apple Store.
Note and Planning Tools – These Aps allow you to write, make
lists and plan your trips on the run then you can port to other computers or print your stuff at home.
Squid – This is a favorite of mine. It has a pen function
that allows me to draw or write notes by hand.
Trello – I recommend you take the online tutorial before
using this product. It takes a while to get used to but it is the best tool
I’ve used in planning trips, my published books, blogs and even my home life. It’s
especially helpful in putting together savings plans for future trips.
Keep- This is a Google product and works very similar to
Trello. I use this for making travel lists, writing poetry, and filing travel
details directly from Google Maps.
