My sister and my best friend both got married earlier this year.  I’ve been to only a handful of weddings in my life, but I’ve noticed a few things about the impact a venue makes.
The first few weddings I ever went to were what you might call budget weddings.  In each case, the venue — which [...]

I was amazed to find this video on YouTube, where a girl shows off zebra striped hearing aids to match her shirt:

I have really mixed feelings about this.  In a way, I have a lot of respect for this girl — instead of trying to hide her hearing loss with the smallest possible hearing aids, or [...]

For many years, I was the kind of woman who only bought clothing at thrift stores. As I got a little bit older, I started to desire new clothes. However, I never learned to like major department stores or well-known designers. The process of sifting through the latest styles that all seemed to match one [...]

I’ve reached that age at which all of my peers seem to be starting families. Every other month I’m invited to a baby shower or a child’s first birthday party. As a result, I’ve had to buy a whole lot of baby toys in the past year or so. I didn’t really know how to [...]

I’m having a hard time deciding what to get my sister for a wedding gift.  Part of the problem is that she really isn’t talking to me — we haven’t spoken much since she pushed me out of her wedding last summer.
So what do you get as a gift for someone who forced you out [...]