OneSmileyMonkey.com https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/ - Travel, Recipes, Life Tips, and more! Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:10:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/profiepic-80x80.jpg OneSmileyMonkey.com https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/ 32 32 Why an Alaska Cruise Round-Trip from Vancouver May Be the Perfect First Cruise https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/traveling-tips/usa/alaska/why-an-alaska-cruise-round-trip-from-vancouver-may-be-the-perfect-first-cruise/ https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/traveling-tips/usa/alaska/why-an-alaska-cruise-round-trip-from-vancouver-may-be-the-perfect-first-cruise/#respond Tue, 14 Jul 2026 21:10:39 +0000 https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/?p=53052 If you’ve always been curious about cruising but have never taken the leap, you’re definitely not alone. One of the biggest concerns I hear from first-time cruisers is, “What if I get seasick?” or “What if I don’t enjoy being on a ship?” After just returning from my second Disney Cruise to Alaska, I can […]

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]]> https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/traveling-tips/why-im-so-picky-about-luggage-and-why-the-level8-grace-set-impressed-me/feed/ 1 Disney Cruise Fish Extenders & Pixie Dusting: A First-Timer’s Guide to Extra Disney Magic at Sea https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/traveling-tips/disney-cruise-fish-extenders-pixie-dusting-a-first-timers-guide-to-extra-disney-magic-at-sea/ https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/traveling-tips/disney-cruise-fish-extenders-pixie-dusting-a-first-timers-guide-to-extra-disney-magic-at-sea/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:15:29 +0000 https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/?p=53041 One of the things I love most about sailing with Disney Cruise Line is that there are so many fun traditions created by guests themselves. If you’re preparing for your very first Disney cruise, you may have come across terms like Fish Extenders and Pixie Dusting and wondered what everyone is talking about. The good […]

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]]> https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/traveling-tips/disney-cruise-fish-extenders-pixie-dusting-a-first-timers-guide-to-extra-disney-magic-at-sea/feed/ 2 Mother’s Day Traditions https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/tips-2/lifestyle/mothers-day-traditions/ https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/tips-2/lifestyle/mothers-day-traditions/#comments Sun, 10 May 2026 23:51:44 +0000 https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/?p=53025 There’s something so special about the simple traditions that become part of family life over the years. For us, Mother’s Day has turned into one of my favourite yearly traditions, a day that doesn’t need anything extravagant to feel perfect. Every year on Mother’s Day, we head to the garden centre as a family. By […]

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]]> https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/tips-2/lifestyle/mothers-day-traditions/feed/ 4 Raising Tweens and Teens in the Age of AI (and Everything Else That Comes With It) https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/tips-2/parentingtips/raising-tweens-and-teens-in-the-age-of-ai-and-everything-else-that-comes-with-it/ https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/tips-2/parentingtips/raising-tweens-and-teens-in-the-age-of-ai-and-everything-else-that-comes-with-it/#comments Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:19:49 +0000 https://www.onesmileymonkey.com/?p=53022 I don’t know about you, but parenting teens right now feels… different. It’s not just “how much screen time are they getting?” anymore. It’s what they’re seeing, how fast things are changing, and how much of it is completely out of our control. We’re raising kids in a world of AI, social media, group chats, […]

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