How often do you go through the drive-through on your way home from work? Is the grocery cart (usually) void of chocolate chip cookies and ice cream? When you're thirsty, do you reach for water instead of pop? These...
The much-anticipated, new Aldi store opens in Opelika on Thursday, March 7th. This budget-friendly grocery chain has somewhat of a cult following across the country. Prior to this location opening, Aldi stores in LaGrange, Georgia and Columbus, Georgia were...
Shortly after getting married, my husband and I worked on our very first budget as a couple. We are both very thrifty with our spending, but we knew we needed to sit down together and determine where our money...
I’m a Southern girl, though it’s taken me a while to admit it. I prefer Alternative Rock to Country, recoil at the thought of deep frying anything, and my friends would laugh at the notion of me being the...
Please don't call me,"Supermom!"
I have been called by this title from several well-meaning individuals. It may sound like a compliment; but in reality is sets unrealistic expectations for me, as well as for other moms who might think that...
Pre-kids, I had visions of perfectly prepared, kid-friendly meals, loaded with fruits and veggies, with kids joyfully devouring every vitamin-packed morsel.
Six years and three kids later, meal time is easily one of my most dreaded times of the day,...
“Embrace the chaos,” they said. “This is only a season,” they said. I have spent weeks, if not months, embracing and reevaluating our “chaos.”
Overcommitments, scheduled weekends, the plague (okay, the flu, forgive my exaggeration), board meetings, OT and kid's...
The new year is officially underway, and Christmas seems long ago for many of us. Some are pleased to have the holidays out of the way for another year, while others look back with nostalgia at the time we...
Parenthood
Our Summer Survival Strategy
Summer is here whether I like it or not. Admittedly, it’s not my favorite season, but I’m both excited and a bit nervous about...
