When we bought our home in 2001, it was an historic row home of fewer than 750 square feet. We loved the location – an end unit in a quiet part of town with a large backyard that backed up to woods. However, when we found out I was pregnant we knew the house wasn’t…
A couple months ago, our beloved old Subaru kicked the bucket and we needed to get a new car pronto. We went to several dealerships, dealt with shady salespeople, haggling, and leaving wondering if we got the best deal. After we got our new car I heard about Shift and wish I had heard about…
On our summer road trip, we had no definite plans between Memphis and home. As we sat in our hotel room in Amarillo, plotting our return trip, Karl mentioned he had always wanted to visit Asheville. It wasn’t feasible on our road trip as we had to be home by a certain date. But I…
I’ve been blogging for over 11 years. That’s a long time for many things; it’s incredibly long for blogging. I didn’t start out blogging to become rich or famous. I started a new job and was asked to “look busy” for a few weeks until the project I was assigned to ramped up. I had…
I have received questions from readers about sponsored posts on my blog. How do sponsored posts work, how do I get sponsored posts, and what does it mean when it says a blog post is sponsored. I hope to answer all your questions in this blog post. The FTC asks bloggers be transparent with sponsored…
I haven’t been to a proper music festival in some years. Neither has my friend Nicole and she was itching to go to one. She did some research and the Hopscotch Music Festival in Raleigh, North Carolina seemed like a perfect choice. We’re not spring chickens any more, and have no desire to camp in…
For over a decade, my mom, sister, and I have been getting together for a long weekend to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Once Emerson came on the scene, she joined us on this girls’ getaway. This is often the only time we see the Atlantic Ocean all summer; I’ve always loved the beach and look forward…
This is the last post from our cross-country road trip. To read the previous posts, click this link!
The drive from Amarillo to Memphis is over 10 hours and a drive that wasn’t terribly fascinating. On top of that it was cloudy and rained from time to time. We would have loved to stop in some of the cities on the way, but that kind of drive day meant we even rushed bathroom…