Upscale Lifestyle on a Downsized Budget
I sometimes giggle when I see the luxury cars parked outside the new ALDI in my town. My mom was an ALDI fan way before it was chic. In those days, canned goods were the “safe” items, and produce, dairy, and meat were to be avoided. She was a single mom raising a family on […]
Remember that baby shower game where you got points for various objects found in your purse? Let’s play that game with jewelry. For every piece in your jewelry box that was made by kids, says “Mom”, or symbolizes your children (such as birthstones) you get a point. What did your audit reveal? 5 or fewer […]
“To have children is to have your heart walking around outside your body.” Whoever said this clearly understood my feelings when we hauled our youngest off to her dorm and waved goodbye. Saying goodbye The transition was unexpectedly gut wrenching for me. Since we live in the same town where my daughter attends college, I […]
Over the years, I’ve become friends with paint. My turning point from store-brand paint to quality brands came when my husband and I redid a four-bedroom fixer upper with two preschool kids in tow. In that exhausting era of my life, I drove over to our newly purchased, vacant house after my husband got home […]