Welcome to The Adventures of Mom

The History

A SAHM with two young kids, the three of us explored our new town and I wrote about it.

Over 7 years ago I started the Adventures of Mom Blog. I used to tell the kids stories of my backpacking-around-the-world adventures as their bedtime stories, and thus the ‘Adventures of Mom’ name was born, and then we moved to a new town. I was a SAHM with two little tykes and I didn’t know a soul. I used our lack of yard as a good excuse to explore our new environment, from the local parks and children’s museums to the natural springs and gardens. I started writing on-line to let fellow moms ( and dads) know about these incredible places and resources around us- (including where the nearest toilets were because that can be a top priority!) and focusing on good clean family fun.

Though the kids are long out of diapers, I’ve continued to share our adventures to make traveling to a new place a little bit easier for families, because life with kids is not always easy, but with a little foreknowledge, it can at least be a little smoother.

How can I use this website?

Check out the family travel and city guides for ways to plan your next escape.
Use the educational resources to help you and your kids learn a new skill.
Survive the family holidays with the holiday guides.
Subscribe to the newsletter for the latest adventures.
Any questions on travel/Florida/Georgia/family/ even blogging? Let’s connect on Facebook! Join the Adventures of Mom page and drop me a line (or DM).

About the Resource Guides

Located at the top of each page, this drop down menu gives you a detailed list of places to explore. These guides are updated, so check back on the area of your interest:

Our Family Travel Guides are mainly based on the Southeastern United States. This is free content, so enjoy! We love State Parks, National Parks and lots of swimming. There are handy insider tips to local attractions in these guides as well. Feel free to use them, share them (just be sure to give Adventures of Mom credit) and if you have any family travel tips of your own, feel free to leave a comment.
River Tubing Guide to the Southeast– Part One
River Tubing Guide to the Southeast -Part Two
Best Coastal Towns in Florida
Family Spring Break Escapes-Cool Coastal Edition
Family Spring Break Escapes – Inside Florida
Family Hikes in the Southeast
Family Friendly Destinations in the Southeast

Our City Guides are run downs of places to go, stay and eat.

Our Education Resource Guides are filled with ideas to draw your kids (and your own) interest into the world around them. From cooking to learning new languages, and even finding great reading series. Though not travel, these are adventures in themselves. These contain handy links and further resources to help expand your knowledge on the subject.

Our Family Holiday Guides come out for Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween & Easter, packed with ideas and tips to help you survive and thrive through the holidays with your family. You can subscribe to our newsletter to catch those in your in-box!

Okay, so not ALL of our adventures make it to the website- we are one year running on The Adventures of Mom YouTube Channel. Check out the backwaters of the Withlacoochee, Spring Hunting at Ginnie Springs and more. Subscribe to the Adventures of Mom YouTube Channel for some exclusive adventures.

Daily Dose of Inspiration

How to live an extraordinary life. Tip #32

A Daily Dose of Inspiration.

Inspirational images and words created to give you a little boost of cheer. These tend to appear mid-week and follow a theme, from inspirational quotes to How to Live an Extraordinary Life tips. All images are original and taken by yours truly (unless otherwise noted).

Special Editions

A few times a year an Adventures of Mom Special Edition post is released. This usually coincides with a holiday or a school break and contains a myriad of useful information and links. Keep a watch out for these. They are very handy!