For those hesitant about losing your freedom

During my journey to become a SMBC, many people told me that I would have no freedom, no me-time, travel would be near impossible without bringing another adult or hiring someone, etc.

Well here's my current situation: I'm on vacation with my 20mo daughter, in a far away land. We took planes, trains, busses, tuktuks and eat out in restaurants for 3 meals a day. All the stuff you may be worrying about.

And you know what? My girl has been absolutely brilliant. She sleeps through most of the longer travel hours and only needs a little entertainment in restaurants if the service is especially slow.

She has learned so much already over the past few weeks - motor skills and new words, but also social skills like making contact with other kids or expressing her boundaries in a calm way with the very (well-meaning) touchy locals.

We're having so much fun and it's just amazing watching her take it all in and enjoying the new surroundings. We travel slow and low-effort (no crazy outings but a short jungle walk or easy mountain hike are all fair game!). And if it's too hot, or if she's not into it, I follow her needs and we hang out at the accommodation for a while, snacking, playing, singing, reading... All that jazz.

So if you're currently an active solo female: you can absolutely be an active solo mama!