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Travel checklist with food allergies

25 Wednesday Dec 2013

Posted by sunconnor in Food Allergies, Travel

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Allergies, Allergy, asthma, Benadryl, children, christmas, Conditions and Diseases, eczema, epipen, FARE, Food, food allergies, Food Allergy, foodallergy, grandparents house, Health, holiday, holiday season, holidays, Home, kid with food allergies, kitchen sink, travel

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Merry Christmas!

CHRISTMAS EVE we decided to spend Xmas day with the in-laws.  Although staying home would’ve been easier, the kid loves it there and it’s been our usual “thing” for years now.  With travel, comes packing…and ever since we received the multiple food allergy diagnosis, we usually pack –

EVERYTHING, BUT THE KITCHEN SINK!

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Hundreds of miles from home – we tend to overpack!  (see below)

  • Epipens **
  • QVAR inhaler
  • Albuterol **
  • Nebulizer with mask **
  • Allegra
  • Benadryl **
  • Vitamin drops
  • Cherry bark cough syrup **
  • Gummy bear vitamins
  • Sambucas
  • loaf of freshly baked (food allergy friendly) bread
  • coconut butter and strawberry fruit preserve
  • fresh fruit
  • frozen broccoli
  • natural pork chops – cooked
  • organic cranberry sauce
  • animal crackers
  • sandwich cookies
  • lollipops **
  • underclothes
  • shirts
  • pants
  • light jacket
  • heavy coat **
  • hat **
  • car activities
  • coloring books
  • reading books
  • crayons
  • iPad
  • blanket
  • tot sleeping cot
    **you know….just in case.

    OH!  and for us???  A small bag with changing clothes and toiletries.  I also juiced before leaving, so I brought along my own veggie juice!

THIS IS FOR 3 DAYS!!

Related articles

  • When in Doubt, Give Epinephrine (health.usnews.com)
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  • Food Allergy Research & Education Announces Partnership with ResearchMatch To Help Connect Patients with Food Allergy Research Studies (prweb.com)
  • Surviving the Holidays With Allergies (freshwaddabrooks.com)

Our first visit to The Thinkery!

19 Thursday Dec 2013

Posted by sunconnor in Austin Adventures

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Austin, Austin Children's Museum, Austin Texas, Children's museum, climber, color shadows, kitchen lab, Museum, spark shop, Sun Connor, sun in austin, Thinkery

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There is a famous saying that all work and no play, makes Jack a dull boy. Not sure about your kids, but our kiddo needs LOTS of play time. Now when it comes to that, we sometimes have trouble deciding where to take him. I mean…he loves bouncy houses, but there are so many children’s venues here in Austin.  We try to introduce him to a wide variety of places – indoor and outdoor.  Over the summer, I read about the children’s museum, The Thinkery re-opening near Mueller Park.  Last week, after much anticipation, my son finally explored their backyard.  He’s been eyeing the climber for weeks now!
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The Thinkery is a great place, possibly the best place where a kiddo can surely have a lot of fun and use their imaginations. The Thinkery provides lots of indoor activities like the light lab, spark shop, and kitchen lab to name a few.  Kids always love to learn new things and The Thinkery is the perfect place for it!
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Related articles
  • The Thinkery opens Dec. 7 in Mueller (kxan.com)
  • Thinkery Grand Opening (txwclp.org)
  • Slideshow: Get a sneak peak at this weekend’s Thinkery debut (urlinkedup.wordpress.com)
  • New children’s museum opens (kxan.com)
  • New Austin children’s museum, The Thinkery, debuts (usatoday.com)

Austin Toros first game of the season!

13 Friday Dec 2013

Posted by sunconnor in Austin Adventures

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Austin Texas, Austin Toros, Basketball, New Orleans, San Antonio Spurs, sun in austin, YMCA

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Did I ever mention my LOVE for anything basketball?!??!  Well, I do.  It’s one of my fav sports besides volleyball.  Since moving to Austin, I’ve only had the opportunity to see an actual game when visiting family and friends in New Orleans.
I’m embarrassed to admit this, but – I was unaware of the Austin Toros basketball team.  Not sure how that got past me, but anytime basketball was brought up here, I’d immediately think ‘San Antonio Spurs’.  D’oh!
Nevertheless, we received several tickets to attend Austin Toros’ first game of the season.  I was excited!  Not to mention, this was the kid’s first REAL basketball game.  He’s “played” with other children at YMCA, but at that age their just learning the concept.
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He loved it!  I think his favorite moments were the slam dunks and the Capital City dancer performances!  Hilarious!

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Hot Lava obstacle course!

09 Monday Dec 2013

Posted by sunconnor in Austin Adventures

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americanninjawarrior, Austin, Hot Lava, Lava, Obstacle course, Parkour, places to take kids in austin, Sun Connor, sunconnor, suninaustin, TX, www.hotlavaobstaclecourse.com

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I’ve been so tangled up in work that I love to spend my free time with my kiddo. We recently decided to go out on a day trip around Austin and ended up in the Hot Lava obstacle course/ training ground.  A colleague of mine recently mentioned we should take the kid because of his recent American Ninja warrior aspirations. And, wow! It was the most fun day we’d had all week.

I have never been to a parkour gym and so no wonder I was quite skeptic about it but I am glad that we made the decision to try it out. It was entertaining, challenging and most importantly it was full of fun.
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The gym was all about pushing your limits to take up the challenge and win it. We had to involved in jumping, running, crawling, and climbing to get pass the obstacles. Yes, it was indeed very tiring but it was also simply awesome. Unlike, the usual children’s bouncy houses we frequent – Hot Lava’s all about creating a strategy and way to get over the obstacles and reach the destined place.

When in Hot Lava it felt like being in a playground again only that the size of the playground was now giant. It is a limitless exploration of the surrounding environment which is bound by stimulated excitements and it did bring out that little child in me which I thought was long gone.

I felt that Hot Lava was great exercise for the kid except the difference is that  he enjoyed doing it. And, we are definitely going back again; it is a perfect way to channel energy to a fun activity.
Note: Children under 8 are only allowed between 10am and 2pm.

Related articles

Parkour: The art of movement (kdvr.com)
Missoula community embraces teens’ parkour gym (missoulian.com)
Athletics – Recipe For Good results (urclbpfb.wordpress.com)

#GivingTuesday 2013

03 Tuesday Dec 2013

Posted by sunconnor in Volunteerism

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Giving Tuesday is fast approaching and as a social media consultant/activist, I’ve been working on different campaigns and realized I needed to speak briefly about it here.  Giving Tuesday is a new holiday tradition and is a day to celebrate. “It’s time to “get out the give” and put “giving” into the giving season”. We CAN really make a difference over this holiday season.

I need your help. Any amount of support I can get is paramount and extremely beneficial. One of the best ways to give back is by investing in a Food Allergy-Friendly Food Pantry to feed needy families with allergies here in Central Texas.  Interested in donating? Learn more here.  Monies donated to the Louise Walker Memorial Fund will directly benefit the food allergy friendly pantry here in Austin.

Join the movement and connect with me on Facebook and Twitter.

Looking forward to another successful #GivingTuesday, Dec. 3, 2013

Related articles
  • SEE International Joins Global GivingTuesday Movement (independent.com)
  • Kathy Calvin: #GivingTuesday And a New Era of Philanthropy (huffingtonpost.com)
  • Giving Back this Holiday Season (phisigconnects.wordpress.com)
  • 101 Novel Ways To Give To Charity This Holiday Season (forbes.com)
  • NORDSTROM PARTNERS WITH SHOES THAT FIT: Donate A Pair of Shoes This Holiday Season (runningwithheels.com)

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