just a family seeking out great adventures
So when L was around 20 months old, we had a trip planned to Vietnam. The only problem? Saign was having a ton of back pain. He got an MRI which showed a herniated disc, but he couldn't get in to see the back-doctor-guy until after our trip. He told me he wasn't sure he... Continue Reading →
Okay, let's just start this off with the truth: I am no expert on flying with a newborn (meaning a baby who is under 3 months). I flew with my child as a newborn for a total of 21 hours, and a total of 4 flights: Seattle to Reykjavik, Reykjavik to Paris, and back along... Continue Reading →
The title says it all. In my opinion, being a flight attendant is absolutely the best job in the world. It is super easy and super fun most of the time. Buuuuuut...it's not a great way to make money, thus making it the best job in the world only if you don't need a job.... Continue Reading →
I'm often asked, "What's been your favorite layover?" My answer to my question is honest, but likely disappointing to the asker, "Any layover that's over 24 hours." Generally, that's true. I usually have great fun on 24 hour layovers, and no single layover stands out above the rest. (I think Kona probably had the potential... Continue Reading →
September was a weird month on reserve. My airline increased the number of flight attendants on reserve, which resulted in a lot of us working very little. As I reviewed here, being "on reserve" means being on-call for the airline. 18 days a month they can call me and make me work. They will pay... Continue Reading →
One of the best things about being a flight attendant is being able to fly for free on my days off! It's super cool! I finished training at the beginning of May, and so far, we've taken so many free flights that I quite honestly can't count them. We've flown somewhere for fun at least... Continue Reading →
Saign and I have a goal to visit every US National Park together. In 2020 and 2021 we took road trips from Washington State to cover parks that were driveable-ish from our home. If our lives hadn't changed so much in the last year, I suspect we would have taken our adorable truck camper on... Continue Reading →
When I was 16 I decided that I wanted to spend my life helping teens navigate this difficult world. When I was 20 I decided that the way to help teens would be to become a psychologist or a therapist. When I was 24 I decided to start graduate school in Clinical Psychology. At age... Continue Reading →
I made it through my first month as a flight attendant. It was June 2022, so a 30 day month. Here are the numbers: Days assigned as a reserve: 18 Days used as a reserve: 15 Total Trips for the month: 5.3 24 hour + layovers: 4 Days converted to Emergency/Extended Reserve: 1 Days on... Continue Reading →
Another post about the bizarre world of being a flight attendant... Right now I am on "reserve" for my airline. What that means is that I'm on-call. I never know where I'll be flying until the day before the trip...if I'm lucky. I could know just 2 hours before I need to be at the... Continue Reading →
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