With so many flooring choices on the market, selecting the best flooring for your home can be a challenging endeavor. Various factors, including your budget, lifestyle, traditional home activities, and aesthetic preferences, would need to be considered. Additionally, for some rooms, some flooring materials are more suitable than others. This guide highlights some of the…
Household clutter has a way of sneaking up on us throughout the year. The insidious creep of clutter is usually so slow that we don’t realize how bad it is until there is so much clutter that you can no longer ignore the problem. Let’s take back our homes with these easy tips for controlling…
One thing I’ve noticed is a particular problem for women is the messy craft room. Or craft area, or craft stash. Many of us seem to have a love affair with our crafts, and honestly, that’s a good thing. We NEED our hobbies. It gives us a creative outlet, a way to relax, and we…
Have you heard the term intermittent fasting before and wondered what it is? Intermittent fasting is a very popular health and fitness trend right now. People use intermittent fasting to lose weight, improve their overall health, and even to make their busy lives easier. So let’s talk about what intermittent fasting is, how to do…
Do you ever find that you simply don’t have the time to make dinner and get it on the table every night? Do you find yourself wishing that you had a stockpile of healthy meals that were already cooked and ready to go? If so, then freezer cooking might be just the answer that you…
Helping teens navigate a divorce situation is something I’ve been wanting to write about for a long time, but it’s an area where I had zero experience. My parents were married until they died and my husband and I have been married for 35 years. So I reached out to an expert for a guest…
To say that 2020 has been a weird year would be an understatement. However, there are always a few bright spots in every challenging time. We’d planned on an Alaska cruise this summer, but since that wasn’t happening, we decided to pivot to some local travel choices. One of those was our recent safari trip…
What exactly is a she-cession as opposed to a regular recession? Good question, I’m glad you asked. As you may have heard (I’m joking here!) – 2020 has sent various curveballs our way. One of the biggest curveballs being COVID-19 that sent ripples through the world and the majority of our lifestyles. Yes, it’s definitely…
C’mon, ‘fess up. You’ve got a big ol’ stack of old VHS tapes lying around somewhere, haven’t you? Or 8mm tapes, Super 8 tapes, even those old reel to reel tapes. Or you’ve got a BIG stack of paper photos or negatives that you’ve been meaning to do something with. Am I right??? Don’t feel…
What I Wish I’d Learned About Financial Independence Twenty Years Ago By Sydney Everson If I had a time machine to go back and talk to myself as a younger woman, there’s a lot of advice I’d give myself. Hey girl, I’d say if I was trying to sound cool (and failing), go easy on…
The Fall 2020 Self-Care Challenge: How to Prioritize Wellness Daily The Fall season is almost officially here, and it’s bringing plenty of stressors along with it. In the wake of COVID-19, there’s never been a more important time to prioritize your physical and mental well-being. Self-care is a tried and true way to help…
I have a very simple tip today, but it’s super versatile. You can use this tip to declutter virtually anything in your home. I call this my Post-it Note method. Works to help you declutter everything from clothes to books to linens. One thing I really LOVE about this method is that it helps you…
Parents understand that teenagers can get a bit hard to deal with. They’re in a stage in their lives where they want to explore their independence, which can come off in the wrong way. And if we’re doing a big life transition like moving with teenagers, this can be difficult for them to adjust to….
Nothing compares to the feeling of a freshly cleaned and organized home. It doesn’t take an expert to figure out the benefits of a tidy living space. However, it’s much easier said than done to maintain an orderly house when life gets busy. In the midst of our fast-paced lives, it’s easy for our drawers…
With all the alarming news about nasty viruses that are in the news lately, it’s only normal to be worried about ways to stay healthy on a cruise. One thing to keep in mind is that the news sensationalizes things a lot – thousands of people have gone on a cruise this week and come…
My husband and I recently went on a Royal Caribbean cruise to Aruba as a way to celebrate my recent retirement. What a wonderful trip! We actually visited several of the islands, as part of the traditional A-B-C cruise – Aruba, Bonnaire, and Curacao as well as Puerto Rico and the island of St. Maarten….