Can you believe it's 2015? I still feel like the impending Y2K disaster (that didn't happen) was just the other day!
Yesterday you heard from some of our contributors about their New Year's resolutions, and from one who doesn't make...
You've been reading the most amazing book and so far, you feel fairly confident you know what's going on with the plot and the characters. Not that the storyline is boring, or you can easily predict how the story...
So *someone* has a birthday this year. Well (God willing), we all will, but *someone* has a BIG birthday this year. Y’all. I turn FIFTY in May. The big 5-0. Whaaaaaat?
This birthday has caused me to do some deep...
Our website has a lot of posts about food allergies, from how to prepare for play dates to a teacher's perspective on responding to issues in the classroom.
I speak from the viewpoint of a mom who does not currently...
I tend to be a very nostalgic person. It makes me so happy to sit and reminisce over old family photos, videos, my college yearbook, and to talk about old times with friends and family.
I've noticed that this tendency in...
Some days I'm thankful. Other days I am all too aware of my problems and shortcomings.
There are all the "I wish" thoughts that flood into my head. I wish we didn't have to live paycheck to paycheck. I wish...
It's Irish Heritage Month! Did you know about 1/10 of US citizens reported to have some Irish ancestry? That is a lot of influence for a country about the same size as our South Carolina!
And Irish Americans are proud....
Newsflash: it's hot here in South Carolina. When the heat rolls in, there are only two sensible options: retreat into the air-conditioned bliss of home, car, or store; or venture outward and find any bit of water deep enough to...
I am notorious for killing houseplants.
Don’t water too much. Never water. Indirect sunlight. Full sunlight. Regardless of what I did or didn’t do, I ended up with dead houseplants. So of course when we bought our first house, and...
Heads up, mamas! Easter Sunday is coming up soon! Not that you could miss it, since a plethora of themed products already crowd the shelves of every retail establishment across town! These days Easter, once a sacred holiday, has...
Every fall, Jews around the world celebrate Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, followed ten days later by Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. Here in the Midlands, we have a vibrant Jewish community that includes worship services for...
One of my favorite fall traditions is taking family pictures! Whether we want to send holiday cards, make gifts for grandparents, or hang up new frames in our home, it's always exciting to have a current picture of myself,...
Long before the holiday decorations are put away and the ball in Times Square actually drops, we are bombarded by the pressure associated with January 1. Gyms, clothing stores, and food companies start pitching the “New You” for the...
Recently, I moved to a new job station (aka cubicle) at work. Well, I’m a hoarder by nature. So, this move provided a good opportunity to clean and purge. I threw away items I no longer needed (or kept...
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