Family van trips, local adventures,
and life outdoors in the pnw
barefoot & buckled
Whether you're a working mom, sahm or hybrid mom, life can feel so full and simultaneously overwhelming within the same minute. Sharing reflections, daydreams and my favorite advice other moms have shared along the way.
Thoughts or essays on life as a fulltime, working mom of two.
Mom Things
And we don't always take the van! Sharing all our fave places to visit (with and without kids) whether day trips, long weekends or week long excursions. Keeping it real with all the ways we might do it differently "next time" especially when traveling with two little kids!
PNW born and bred but we still have so much to explore.
Explore PNW
Two years before our son started kindergarten... we panicked and bought a Sprinter van that needed a full DIY conversion. How else are we going to keep our kids grounded amidst the chaos of school and sports?! Read more about our van adventure(s) here!
Behind the scenes of van trips between work, school and life
Van Life
new to the blog?! start here!
Catch up on our latest adventures and all the "do's and don't" we've learned along the way!
Read the blog
A working mom of two who loves to create through a practical lens. You won’t find curated itineraries that require a week off or plane tickets.
Here, you’ll find doable adventures - trips you can take with toddlers, preschoolers or school-aged kids - inside one weekend or even a single afternoon. We share how we pack, where we go, what worked, and what we’d do differently next time.
This space is for families who want adventure to fit into the margins, not take over their calendar.
Grab a coffee and let’s dig in!
HEY, I'M KATRINA!
xoxo,
katrina
Barefoot & Buckled exists because adventure doesn’t have to mean escaping real life. Sometimes it’s a weekend in the van, an afternoon ferry ride, or a hike squeezed in before nap time. That balance — wanting movement and space while staying grounded — is what Barefoot & Buckled means to me, and how I hope we keep living as our family grows.
