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Shower the People You Love With Love

  If you make any resolutions for the new year, resolve that you will “shower the people you love with love” every chance you get. This classic James Taylor song makes me think about my dad. I think about the

Linda J. January 22, 2014December 28, 2014 Read more

Use Pinterest to Plan Your Special Events

If you haven’t found Pinterest yet, what are you waiting for? It’s an amazing tool for organizing all of your special events. Having a holiday party or Super Bowl party? You’ll find tips for fun decorations, food and games.  Hosting a

Linda J. January 12, 2014December 12, 2014 Read more

Christmas Music Brings Great Memories

I don’t normally set my car radio to Christmas music this time of year – by the time Christmas rolls around, I’ve had more than my fill of “Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer.”  But once in a while,

Linda J. December 18, 2013December 18, 2013 Read more

Christmas Party Ideas for the Workplace

By popular demand, here are a few new Christmas party ideas for your next workplace event.  In addition to food, drinks, music, dancing, mixing and mingling, our company decided a couple of years ago to incorporate several optional activities into

Linda J. December 9, 2013November 23, 2014 Read more

Wedding Planning – DIY Wedding Program

This fan-style wedding program not only provided the order of the ceremony and other information about the wedding, it came in handy when the sun started getting a little intense at this outdoor NC wedding. We started with 110 lb.

Linda J. November 3, 2013 Read more

Company Team Building Event – How About a Tailgate Party?

Our company wanted to celebrate a special milestone in the life of our organization by hosting a thank-you party for our employees.  I suggested that instead of the typical catered lunch that we host a tailgate party.  It turned out

Linda J. October 29, 2013June 6, 2015 Read more

Wedding Planning for the Dazed and Confused

Wedding planning can be a rewarding, exhausting, exhilarating, time-consuming, and joyous time. I know this to be true because my daughter was recently married in a beautiful ceremony at a vineyard in North Carolina, which provides some explanation as to

Linda J. October 27, 2013 Read more

How About a Healthy Gift Idea?

Are you looking for a healthy gift idea?  If you’re short on time but want to step it up a notch from the last-minute gift card, I recommend heading to your local grocery store. I put this healthy gift basket

Linda J. August 29, 2013December 16, 2014 Read more

Travel Tips – 5 Sites to Visit Before You Hit the Road

Traveling with kids can be challenging and stressful.  It can also be a fantastic experience that will provide memories to last a lifetime.  While it’s important to have a plan, it’s just as important to be flexible and remain as

Linda J. July 23, 2013August 5, 2013 Read more

Planning a Road Trip

There’s nothing like a road trip to bring your family together and create memories that you will remember forever.   From the time our kids were quite small, we piled them into the car each summer along with all of life’s

Linda J. July 21, 2013August 5, 2013 Read more
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