: About Me

Kristy Martz is a freelance writer for Helium, Associated Content, and Demand Studios. She has lived in 11 different places, which gives her a wide variety of experiences to write about. Kristy was awarded Associated Content's "Best New Source" award for March 2009 and has been featured in both the Lifestyle and Holiday categories.

My passion is ...

learning.

I know too much about ...

useless trivia.

My parents always told me ...

life isn't fair.

My childhood ambition ...

was to be an archeologist-astronaut-teacher-spy.

Why I write ...

because I love it.

My first job ...

waitress.

My inspiration ...

my daughters.

Travel > Travel Planning & Advice Staycation: How to make the best of summer at home

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High gas prices and an uncertain economic future have many families staying at home instead of traveling for their vacation. Staycations are a fun way to share time with your family. You can have a staycation in the middle of summer or any other season. Try one of these staycation ideas to provide a fun home vacation. Themed Staycation Choose a fun and educational theme for your staycation adventure. Have you always wanted to visit Hawaii? Make some construction paper palm trees with the kids. Mix up your own tropical punch with pineapple and cranberry juice. Your family will enjoy coming ...

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