Let’s Exchange Christmas Cards
The following is a repost: It’s that time of year where I am starting to design my family’s Christmas card. Each year, I send a Christmas card to my family members and close friends. The card usually consists of a collage of photos of the kids or characters of some sort of all of us. Anyway, I used to belong to this message board in which members of the board would send Christmas cards to one another for the holiday and I thought I would steal the idea and do it on TCC. If you would li

What I’m Thankful For
My 5 yr old daughter Thanksgiving morning. I hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving holiday. There is nothing better than family and spending time with the ones you love. This year, amongst all the turkey and dressing and other holiday fare,  I made a point of thinking about my life, reflecting on what is truly important. It is so easy to get caught up in the holiday media hype surrounding Christmas and Thankgsiving. With all of the commercials and Black

A Day of Pampering Before Thanksgiving
Today started off badly. I was in the early morning throes of PMS and cramping like crazy and had to pick myself out of the bed and head to an early morning breakfast meeting at my corporate office. The day got better though, when after the meeting, we were told that we could go home early for the day. Since I was down the street from the new ULTA store in Chesterfield, I thought I would take a look-see and I ended up purchasing some more Urban Decay eye pigments and some Iman lipsticks that I desperately needed. After picking up my father so he could spend the holiday with us, I treated him as well as myself to spa pedicures. My father has diabetes as I have blogged before and pe

Tips For Shopping On Black Friday
As the wonderful day that is Black Friday approaches, many of you are already formulating your gameplans on how to tackle the day. Sure to be a hectic time, Black Friday can make even the most seasoned and professional shopper cringe. I consider myself somewhat of an expert when it comes to shopping on this magnificent bargain shopping day, so I thought I would share my tips with you on how to make the most out of your Black Friday shopping experience. If you have any additional tips that I missed

Feeling Guilty About Being A Working Mom?
This morning, I had the honor of speaking with a close friend of mine. We haven’t chatted in some time and with her living in a completely different state, it’s hard for us to catch up with one another. So when I saw my Blackberry light up with her name, I was overjoyed; there was so much to tell her and fill her in on. But from the beginning, I could tell that our conversation was going to be going nowhere. She started the conversation out by saying that she is now working from home and started her own home based business which is thriving. I was happy for her. She always had an entrepreneurial spirit. When she asked if I was at the same job I was the last time we s