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Kara Monroe
- Jun 2
- 3 min
April/May 2023 Reading Life Roundup
Image created by author using Canva. I’m back with another roundup of the things I’ve read in the last couple of months. If you want to...
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Kara Monroe
- May 23
- 3 min
Smart Brevity is changing the way I communicate. Here’s how.
If you’re tired of your emails going unread, try the ideas in the book Smart Brevity. A few weeks ago, my friend Stephanie recommended...
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Kara Monroe
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
Holiday Gift Guide, Part 1 - Give Experiences, Not Things
In November, I'm going to be sharing a series of gift guides. If Oprah can, why can't I?! I am going to offer a few gift guides centered...
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Kara Monroe
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
October 2022
October started with our cruise on an inaugural season sailing of the Disney Wish getting extended for two extra days by Hurricane Ian....
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
DEBARKATION DAY, WRAP UP and LINKS TO ALL THE POSTS
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2022 - DEBARKATION DAY, WRAP UP and LINKS TO ALL THE POSTS AND VIDEOS Kara pretty much didn’t sleep and I tossed &...
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Oct 24, 2022
- 6 min
DISNEY CASTAWAY CAY (BONUS DAY #2)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2022 Gayle: I woke up just as we were turning to back into Disney Castaway Cay, probably about 8 or 8:30am. It...
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Kara Monroe
- Oct 20, 2022
- 7 min
Use a list of inspirational words to find your values
According to Dr. Barb Markway and Celia Ampel values are: “…the principles that give our lives meaning and allow us to persevere through...
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Kara Monroe
- Oct 17, 2022
- 10 min
Disney's Castaway Cay??? Nope - Day at Sea #1
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2022 Kara: I woke up around 7am with the edge of a headache (which I had when we went to bed last night). I took...
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Kara Monroe
- Oct 16, 2022
- 2 min
September 2022
Happy mid-October everyone. I'm finally checking in with my September update. What a busy month - and the busy hasn't stopped. Happily,...
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Kara Monroe
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
Bonus Post: Kara's Ship Tour
Hi all. Kara here. As the non-expert between Gayle and I for Disney Travel, I thought I'd share my impressions of the Disney Wish and a...
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Oct 14, 2022
- 4 min
Should have been Disembarkation day - now Day at Sea #3 (Bonus Day #1)
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2022 - Are you confused which day it is yet? No? We sure were by this point... We woke up around 9:00 today. After...
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Oct 14, 2022
- 7 min
DAY AT SEA (was #1 and is now #2)
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 So first let’s start by saying this was originally supposed to be, and still is, a Day at Sea for us. With...
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Oct 14, 2022
- 10 min
Nassau Day - Best Announcement Ever!
Tuesday, September 27, 2022 Kara - We both got a much needed full night of rest. We were both up a couple of times during the night so we...
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Oct 13, 2022
- 6 min
Embarkation Day - Our First View of The Disney Wish
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2022 I woke up at 2:15 a.m. and took some drugs, knowing how long of a day it would be. Then the alarm went off at...
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Oct 12, 2022
- 3 min
The Parks for the 50th...or not?!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2022 The plan had been to start at the Magic Kingdom (to see the Castle for the 50th), watch Disney Enchantment for...
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Oct 11, 2022
- 7 min
Travel Day - We're On Our Way To The Wish
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 Since the cruise was leaving from Port Canaveral on a Monday, it was only natural to take advantage of the...
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Sep 23, 2022
- 2 min
Origin Story - Inaugural Disney Wish Cruise
Like a lot of people, we knew we would book a cruise on the Disney Wish ASAP! I wasn’t too surprised to see the booking window open not...
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Gayle Hartleroad
- Sep 22, 2022
- 2 min
Meet Your Hosts
For regular readers of our Disney Cruise blogs, welcome back as we ready to set sail for the first time on the Disney Wish. For new...
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Kara Monroe
- Sep 17, 2022
- 5 min
Periodic Planning Principles - or Why The Weekly Review Should Die
Photo by Eric Rothermel on Unsplash In Getting Things Done, David Allen popularized the phrase “The Weekly Review” — using that exact...
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