Moleskin--your new best friend.

It's no secret that you walk a lot at Disney World. A LOT. Some people have worn pedometer's for the whole week and found that they walk 10-12 miles PER DAY!

Your feet are going to hurt! You are probably going to get blisters if you aren't careful.

The best possible way to keep your feet blister-free is to pay attention. Before you actually get a blister, your foot will feel a bit hot in the spot where one is about to form. THIS is when you need to stop and take care of the problem.

Bandaids aren't great for blisters because they rub around and can actually make things worse.

Moleskin is what you want! It comes in sheets and you cut it to size. You PROBABLY don't want to carry scissors around Magic Kingdom, so it's best to cut it into strips ahead of time. When you feel a blister coming on, stick some moleskin on it and get on with your day!

You can buy moleskin at the parks and in the resort gift shops but it's at least twice the price that it would be at your local pharmacy at home. Stock up before your trip to save yourself a bundle.

Bring a power strip--or two!

Often times, the outlets in a hotel room are all used up with the alarm clock, the lamps, the TV, etc. Where do you plug in all the things you need to charge???

You really need to bring a power strip. Or maybe two, depending on how many electronics you need to charge each night.

For us, we will be a group of seven bringing an iPad, four smart phones, a laptop (to backup pictures each night), two kindles, a cell phone back up battery, and a DSLR camera. We will need lots of space to charge all of that! Power strips won't take up much space in the suitcase but they will definitely save you a lot of frustration when you get there.

A Cool Trick for Refillable Mugs!

Disney offers refillable mugs. You pay one price for the mug and you can refill it all you want--at your hotel. You can't refill it in the parks, although that would be AWESOME! The mug costs around $17 or it comes as part of your dining plan package.

There are "washing stations" in the food court for rinsing your mug out but that can be a pain. You fill your cup, take it back to your room, drink it and then maybe want to fill it with ice water to take into the park. But you can't because it's got a sticky Coca-cola residue.

Taking dish soap on an airplane is a huge chore. You can't bring it in a carryon and if you pack it in your checked bags, it could leak. What a mess!

I learned a neat little travel trick for cleaning those refillable mugs! We've done it on every trip.

Here's what you need:

• A cheap sponge. Dollar Tree is your friend on this one.
• Scissors
• Dish Soap
• Plastic Sandwich bag

Cut your sponge up into eight pieces. Cut it in fourths and then cut each of those pieces in half.

Lay each sponge out on the counter and squirt a good amount of dish soap into each piece.

Allow the sponges to sit and dry for a few days.

Put the pieces in a sandwich bag, seal it up, and toss it in your suitcase.

When you need to wash out your refillable mug, just wet one of the sponge pieces--it will get nice and sudsy for you and you will be able to wash your mug--and probably the entire family's mugs. At the end of the day, toss your sponge. Use a new one the next day! At the end of the week, you will have used up all or most of the sponges and have nothing to take home but your shiny clean refillable mugs!