Guess Who is Coming to Dinner

Every Christmas when I was a kid, my grandmother would invite people from her church to spend Christmas day with our family. They were people who lived alone and had no family to be with during the holidays. She couldn’t stand the thought of anyone being alone on Christmas. I remember rolling my eyes and groaning when my mom […]

Share With your Guests What You are Thankful For

If you are hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year, these designs will help dress up your home for the occasion and if you aren’t hosting but need cute tags or ideas for hostess gifts, you will find some inspiration as well.

Tips for Talking Around the Turkey

By Kathryn Lancioni, Founder and CEO of Presenting Perfection Most people you know look forward to Thanksgiving. For some people it is the food, for others it is the football and yet for others it is the simple break before the December holidays. But, there is one thing most people don’t look forward it—that’s the […]

How Much Sex Is Everyone Really Having?

Where do you and your spouse rank?

Thank you, Mr. Hoffman

Reposted from Nov, 2016 A few years back, the minister at my father’s church asked his parishioners to write a letter to somebody who made an impact in their life. There are so many times when people have a real impact but we don’t express it. Often times, we assume that they know. For most of us, […]

Take Thanksgiving Off. I Did.

Every year, I host Thanksgiving; some Thanksgivings, we’ve had almost 30 guests. I start weeks before with planning, days before prepping and cooking. And while I truly do enjoy cooking and hosting people in my home, last year, I needed a break. I hadn’t even started cooking and felt tired of the food. So we decided to do something that […]

Apple Picking with a Side of Wine

Apple Picking with a side of Wine Aaaahhhh the fall…social media is lighting up with adorable pics of kids apple picking and pumpkin picking.  It’s a constant reminder that I have two teenagers at home who won’t let me take a picture of them unless it’s a selfie.  I have decided I am not going […]

Blissful Weekend Getaways

My husband and I make it a point to go away without the kids once a year.  We tend to only go for one to two nights, so it is important for us to make the most out of our time together.  When we first started leaving the kids it was so hard for me […]