Today, on the 9th anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, and just two short weeks after a shooting at high school in Oxford, Michigan, I am grieving with all the families who have lost someone to gun violence, especially the families of the students and teachers. I am also reliving the trauma of …
All-inclusive vacations are great for ensuring you stay on budget because they are no hidden costs. Did you know that there are ways to save money on your all-inclusive vacations? Here are seven of my money-saving tips for all-inclusive vacations: Money-saving tips for all-inclusive vacations Stay at the resort. Excursions are great, but they cost …
One of the things I love about all-inclusive resorts is that you don’t ever have to leave the resort. Yet, the most commonly asked questions for all-inclusive newbies are about the ways that they can leave the resorts! I’m talking, of course, about the all-inclusive resort excursions. Most resorts work with outside tour companies to …
January and February are difficult months for me. The post-holiday blues set in, and the weather gets cold and the skies turn gray. Ann Arbor set a record for most days without the sun shining while we lived there – it was over a month! Living in Cincinnati has helped – we have very mild …
The kiddo and I made our first solo road trip when he was just a few months old, when we moved from Wisconsin to Ohio. Once in Ohio, Hubby was gone two weeks per month, leaving me home with a baby boy. Because I wasn’t working, the kiddo and I could take off whenever we …
I’m a big believer in giving gifts that are experiences, rather than things. Don’t get me wrong – I give people stuff too. I’m very practical, and sometimes my nieces and nephews just need clothes because they’re growing like weeds! But I really like to give gifts that the receiver will enjoy multiple times, or …
My family has a long-standing tradition of celebrating Christmas in Chicago. It started when we were young and lived in the suburbs, and my parents would bring us into the city to see The Nutcracker every year. After we moved away from the Chicagoland area, my family took trips back to Chicago whenever we could. …
When we disembarked in Bellagio, our tour guide told us to the leave the stroller behind because there were too many stairs. But, it was nap time and we had an ornery 3 year old, and we were hoping a ride in the stroller would help him fall asleep (ha!), so we ignored the tour …
I was in sixth grade when the Berlin Wall came down. I remember a small group project on “the fall of Communism,” and I remember that I was assigned to Germany. I don’t remember much about my own presentation except that we included a lot of images from the Newsweek magazine that I brought in …
FC Cincinnati joined Major League Soccer (MLS) this year! Considering this team has only been in existence since 2016 (as a member of USL Championship), becoming the 24th team in MLS is pretty impressive! Technically, this is not an official stop on the stadium tour, nor does it count for checking a team off of …