Family Fun for Five

03/16/2026

02/26/2023

Ok Friends,
I've been taking a break from my travel blogging but recently decided that I want to share how we travel luxury as a family of five (5!) people multiple times a year, and how you can do it to. Dive into details on my blog: https://www.familyfunforfive.com/how-to-take-a-luxury-trip-on-a-budget/

01/19/2023

I wrote recently that discovered the power of essential oils. So now I use them as household cleaners, cosmetics, sleep aid, stomach ache remedy, after sun sprays, massage creams, after training creams to reduce soreness, for relaxation, for focus, against headaches, minor cuts, colds, flues and more.
Read my new article if you’re interested in details:

09/06/2022

I’ve never realized until now that one particular beach will grant you wether with sunrise or sunset ocean view.

One is uplifting, another is melancholic.

Here in Fort Lauderdale we are on a happy side.

06/12/2022

THE BEST SEAFOOD RESTAURANT in ! The food at was beyond all praises!

We are big seafood lovers and I am telling you they had THE FRESHEST crabs I tried even at beach cities.

Juicy and flavorful, they amazed us with every bite. We got a Perfect Trio with crab legs, shrimps and crayfishes.

Crabs were gone in a blink. Then shrimps. Oh my! They cut EVERY SINGLE shrimp so it gets the sauce inside.

We were not up to desert but I said: “if their dessert the same good as the main course, I want to try it”

So we gave it a try and it was absolutely awesome!

We had a little spoon fight for the left overs even mommy got involved, which never happens but that brownie, ice cream and whipped cream piece of magic stole my heart ❤️!

It’s a newly opened restaurant and not crowded at all. Hurry up! Last time I advertised a seafood restaurant they got packed up within a month and prices went high.

This restaurant had ok prices giving quality and amount.

Best in my list!

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06/05/2022

At Myrtle Beach, South Carolina if you open your mouth and stick out your tong, you will feel salty taste.

It is cloudy, windy and cool today, so we brought our heart sunshine and cooked this beach!

04/18/2022

I SLEEP IN!!!!
Between jet lags, babies, traveling, someone snoring, being cold/hot/sick, I pretty much didn’t sleep for 12 years.

I would wake up every 4 hours and struggle to fall back to sleep. I thought it will be over once my youngest sleeps through the night but Nop. He has been sleeping through the night for a year and my sleep was the same horrible.

So I got this book “Sleep Smarter” and it gave me the best sleep I’ve ever had with zero medicines.

Some of the free remedies are:

- Meditation. I do it for 2 minutes before bed time. TWO minutes!

- 10 minutes of sun light

- morning exercise

- 10 minutes walking bare feet on the ground (don’t mix up with floor)

- journaling.

Some of the best not free remedies are:

- Magnesium. Did you know that every single cell of your body contains magnesium and it participates in all chemical reactions of your body? Well, then you need a lot of it every day. If you have a deficiency, you will have a light or interrupted sleep.

I used it and since the first day I slept for 5-6 hours. And wake up without alarm bright and full of energy right away.

- Earthing/grounding Sheet or Mat. Have you ever heard about them? Neither did I until I read the book.

Earthing sheet produces waves of the same frequency as Earth and they have a healing effect on our whole essence since everything our body has is taken from the Earth.

I got this sheet 3 days ago and I think it had the most powerful effect.

I had chronic pain in a shoulder and back (that also keeps me awake sometimes) but with the grounding sheet my sleep looks like someone turned off the light (and I am out). And I wake up like someone turned on the light.

No alarm, I sleep for 6 and a half hours, wake up bright and fresh, and then run around until I lay on that sheet.

Then light is off.

Here is the book and the remidies. Sleep tight friends!

Link in a bio

https://www.familyfunforfive.com/best-travel-accessories/

03/28/2022

TYPE A PLANNING. As vicious travelers we have all our trips planned two years ahead.

I hope tips bellow will help you to schedule your next perfect trip.

- first thing of all. We throw ideas where we would like to go. Everyone is involved.
- Based on those preferences, choose a location and budget.
- then book a hotel and all the activities we would like to do.
- next we hunt for a deal on flights.
- for locations with unpredictable weather, we create two itineraries. One for outdoor, another for indoor activities. Once the weather predictions are more accurate we set the final itinerary. This allows us to have all days filled up with activities and we have fun rain or sun.
- save money and GO!

How do you plan your trips?

03/07/2022

10 YEARS OF INSOMNIA WAS HEALED IN 2 MINUTES.
Do you know what else besides money and time you really need to travel luxury/ and with comfort?

Right. Health!

I have a ten years history of sleep deprivation. It started with first pregnancy when I was waking up every two or so hours to use a bathroom.

It stretched to baby-toddler period when my son would wake up every 4 hours.

Then I had two more kids that made this habit so strong that now when they all sleep through the night I still wake up in 4 hours and just lay in the bed thinking about random things, rolling from side to side.

Even medicine couldn’t break it. It’s actually a crazy allergy that helped me find it out.

Last summer when on the top of pandemic we had an invasion of cicadas, I found out that I am allergic to them. Isn’t it crazy?! Good thing they show up only when, every 17 years, so I have time to move somewhere 🤪.

But because of it I was in Zyrtec and Benadryl for 2 weeks. Oh! What a marvelous time it was! Benadryl would knock me off for 8-9 hours this is when I recalled how it feels when you sleep in.

Once cicadas were gone and I stopped taking medicines, my insomnia came back :(.

Does it have to be this way till the end of my life?!

I tried other remedies they did nothing or worse until I tried. BREATHING!

Breath in. Hold breath for 4 seconds. Breath out. Hold breath for 4 seconds.

If you do it right you should start feeling warm and even a bit sweaty.

Repeat 10 times. Sleep for 7+ hours.

It worked for my daughter and mom as well so I am sharing with you my friends.

Do you have anything awesome that worked for you when nothing else was helping?

Please, share! I am eager to hear your story ☺️

02/28/2022

55 F IS OFFICIALLY SWIMMING TEMPERATURE! I love traveling out of season because of low crowds and prices are lower so you can go luxury for less.

Last year we went to Panama City Beach for Thanksgiving and it was an interesting experience.

The city is very tourism oriented so lots of places were closed for the season but lots of them were still open.

It had an impression of "one road" city, which means the Main Street was stretching along the shore and when you drive on it, the ocean side is taken exclusively by hotels and resorts and on another side you can find all kind of stores and entertainment places.

But it’s just an impression of a tourist that hangs out mostly at the beach area. If you drive deep in the town you will find houses, and malls where locals shop.

The weather was something between 55 and 70, and yes we swam every day. Mornings were filled with pool/hot tub swimming and afternoons with ocean and sand activities.

Our hot tub was so hot that my swim suit would dry out while I walk around the pool. It’s was funny to see my clothes steaming. I definitely had fun 🤩.

Since it’s a slow season we had pool, hut tub, beach and restaurants all for ourselves and I love it! No lines, and no one on your way makes it feel… LUXURY!

Tours to the Seashell Island were available and even booked up for certain dates. The ship crew pulled up a snorkeling gear (no one was interested though😜). But if "cold never bothered you anyway" you will have plenty of space and equipment to utilize.

We still had fun searching for shells and exploring the shore.

We fed sting rays at Gulf World.

We watched them swimming in the ocean.

We walked over the piers and saw how a seagull stole a fish from fishing line.

We had amazing lunch at Saltwater Grill.

Taking into account all mentioned above, I think Panama City Beach is definitely a great place to explore out of season.

Would you go?

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