Grandma probably doesn’t want another scented candle, but she could very well use a ride to the store. Your underemployed nephew would likely prefer a little help filling the pantry instead of a... Read more >>

You bought me a pool table last Christmas Day Years ago, seats for the old Rams’ 49ers On Thanksgiving, you gave me the bird To cook for thirty friends, plus the Shriners. My... Read more >>

Recently, a coworker asked about the proper way to acknowledge the birth of her neighbor’s child. In situations like these, when there’s no formal event like a baby shower to dictate... Read more >>

Months ago, I was working with a team of women for the Relay for Life event in Williamson County. The day of the event, I happened to be at local mall in that area and was pretty excited about the... Read more >>

Since we are are feeling some of the ramifications of this blasted economy, I thought it might be a good time to suggest some holiday ideas that are affordable to just about all of us. Many of my more... Read more >>

Nothing is more depressing when the holidays come around, and you don’t have any money because you lost your job. Society has us so hooked on these commercials that we are supposed to have a... Read more >>

TGIF can mean a lot of things, and in this case, we’re talking about RE-gifting. Tell me that you’ve never re-gifted, and I’ll call you a liar ... or a saint ... or maybe too driven!... Read more >>

It’s the middle of December, and you find yourself with a gift-giving list full of friends and family members who already have everything. You’re dreading the gift search because you can... Read more >>

We got stood up for lunch today. Honestly, we were okay with not seeing the rat, ahem, person, who stood us up. But that dumped, you’re-not-important-enough-for-me-to... Read more >>

Valentine’s Day tends to conjure up images of big red heart boxes stuffed with Russell Stover’s chocolates. Dare I say, “Yuck!” Not only is the heart shaped box somewhat... Read more >>