Visiting Hollywood Studios during Covid.

 We went to Florida this year for a trip to Disney's theme parks and unfortunately, we were really disappointed. Covid and the resulting pandemic has changed a lot of things down in Florida, including pretty much every normal practice at all the Disney resort parks. Gone was fast pass and going to the park any day you want. In it's place was a flawed reservation system that is backed up for weeks...for certain parks.

You don't have to take it from me though, you can read the hundreds of bad reviews on the app! I mean, a lot of the things you'll experience are common in lots of public attractions now. Capacity limits, temp screenings, mask rules and hand sanitizer stations everywhere.

Unfortunately we didn't even get to go to the park we wanted to because of the flawed reservation system I mentioned earlier. I will explain the rest of our experience though.

Disney for adults, is it still fun?

Considering that Orlando's Disney World opened in 1971, the same year I was born, it seems to be time I talk about going to Disney as an adult. My youngest child is 20 and he hates to travel so for the last 3 years it's just been the daughter and I. She turned 25 this year...at Disney. Her favorite place to go in Florida as an adult is The Magic Kingdom. 

Disney has a weird reputation if you ask me. They act like it's for little kids, but have you taken kids to Disney for a whole day? It's hard for the little buggers! Boring lines, hot weather and being too small to see things like parades. Not to mention the ridiculous expense for tickets, food and rides they can't even go on like Space Mountain or ones they don't understand like the Carousel Of Progress. 

I took my daughter for a few years when she was under 5, but the hassle outweighed the fun. We put that idea on pause for about 15 years. Now we make the trip every year, at least once. Is Disney really for adults though? Considering that adults can enjoy just about everything kids do, yes it really is for adults!

Review: Tieks shoes

If you've been around Pinterest at all, I'm sure you've seen the ballet flats with the blue bottoms. Their called Tieks and while they are pretty expensive, they're touted as being worth every penny. So many Tieks reviews have been written talking about how amazing these shoes are. So of course I had to try them and find out!

One of the first things I did was check out the Tieks by Gavrieli website and see if they have an affiliate program. They do not. Which means that all these bloggers were buying these shoes on their own! No discount, no kickback for sales from their posts. Now that is interesting! Especially considering that many bloggers do get stuff for free, so why would they spend almost $200 for a pair of shoes they couldn't make their money back on?

Comfort!

As I mentioned earlier these are rumored to be THE most comfortable ballet flat out there. So now I gotta know just how comfortable these shoes are. I ordered a pair.