Parties are supposed to be fun, right?!  But how much fun do you really have when you are the host/hostess?  Let’s be honest, from the pre-party prep—shopping for decorations and groceries, cooking, cleaning, decorating—to the actual party, where you are running around making sure everyone’s [...]

Just because you were great with Legos as a kid doesn’t mean you should take things into your own hands when it comes to remodeling your home or building a new home.  While there are definitely certain projects around the house that can be handled by an amateur, bringing in a professional can save [...]

If you are looking to purchase, sell or lease commercial real estate, it can be hard to know where to begin.  Should you try to go it alone and will this route even save you money?  Chad Yonce of Southeastern Management Group has given us a lay of the land and [...]

Many people use the New Year as a time to start over, and they resolve to break any number of unhealthy habits that they’ve accumulated over the years.  Annual chart toppers for most of us include losing weight, getting in better shape, or just being healthier overall.  While all of these are [...]

In these uncertain economic times many people are hesitant to buy a house.  Given the surplus of inventory on the market, however, it might not be a bad time to look around if you are “in the market” for a new home.  Be sure you do your homework, which includes contacting a real estate lawyer [...]

I recently sat down with a friend and colleague of mine, Dr Laura Camacho of the Mixonian Institute and she shared with me her insight on avoiding holiday craziness. Most of us over-commit and spend countless hours doing things [...]

Most brides would say that along with their fond memories (and of course husband!), the photographs of the wedding are their most prized possessions.  There are so many decisions to make for the big day, why not make picking your photographer a little easier?  There are plenty of memorable life [...]

A Greener Kind of Clean

Cleaning the house does not usually come in at #1 on most people’s list of things they want (key word here—want—not have) to do this weekend.  In fact, I would venture to say it doesn’t even make the top 10!  It is hard to find a chunk of time [...]

Food for Thought

Orchestrating a get together of more than a handful of people can be a monumental task requiring lots of planning, shopping trips to multiple stores, and days of food prep.  Not to mention the coordination required to make sure the house is clean, [...]

Design Dilemma?

To some people, the idea of redecorating the living room or remodeling their kitchen gets their creative juices flowing with the thousands of possibilities that the space could take on.  For the rest of us, these types of projects can be overwhelming because [...]