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Who is ready for a new year?! Like many people, I'm going to use the new year as a fresh start! Some of these are 100% serious, and some are on the silly side (with a hint of truth...

If you’re anything like me then the moment that ring was slid onto your finger you began to envision and plan for the perfect wedding day. You daydreamed about the ins and outs of married life. The two of...

Facebook and other social media sites/apps are supposed to bring people together. Sometimes, though, it does quite the opposite. Sometimes it is not a nice place. Think before you post.  We have all heard stories of people not getting a job...

You're in line at the drive-thru, fumbling with your wallet to find your debit card as you creep up to the window. When you throw your card (and whatever tissues and gum wrappers are stuck to it) at the...

The holidays are here and I don't know about you, but my Secret Santa list is getting longer and longer. Don't get me wrong … I love Secret Santa gift exchanges. Like weirdly love them, but sometimes it's hard...

It seems like there is a running joke about people who put their Christmas decorations up before Thanksgiving. I can understand their side, but I also understand the other side. For the past decade I have put my Christmas...

It feels like every year the time between when we hang up our Halloween costumes and start holiday prep gets shorter and shorter. It's goodbye pumpkin spice and the crisp smell of fall leaves and hello to peppermint mocha and...

Don't tell anyone, but I'm actually an introvert. How can this be? I have a job that requires lots of networking and public speaking, a very social family and therefore a very social schedule, and I'm most certainly not shy....

Hard to believe it’s already Halloween! An interesting fact about the holiday: the top six pumpkin-producing states are Illinois, California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Michigan. According to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center, in 2011, those six states harvested...

October is Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness month. If you live in SC, the chances that you, or someone you love, have been (or will be) killed because of DV are definitely above average. In fact, for the past two...

In the weeks leading up to Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement in the Jewish religion, we hear a LOT about asking forgiveness of people we have wronged. For me, that list seems to grow year after year. Some...

One of the benefits of working in education is that not only do you get January 1 to start a “new year” but you also get the start of a new academic year. My goal going into this academic...

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...

One thing I’ve learned in recent years is that grocery shopping can be a very polarizing subject. I find that most either love it or hate; there is no in between. When I asked my husband how he feels...