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5 College Care Packages From Home
If you’ve already lived through your college experience, you likely remember how amazing it was to receive a care package from your parents, a friend, or another relative.  While being in college is one of the best experiences you will have in your entire life, it is usually accompanied by less than desirable living conditions, lack of sleep, dirty laundry, and terrible diets (burritos at 2:00 a.m., anyone?).  Receiving a care package takes care of some of the things that tend to fall to the wayside when studying gets rough.  ... Read more...
Room Design for Teenagers: 5 Cool Ideas
The last time you painted your child’s room was when she was born.  As such, the pale pink remnants of her youth are special to you, which is likely why you've put off updating your teenager’s room for so long.  If she’s bugging you to give her a more respectable spot to hang with her friends, chances are it’s time for a room redo.   While you take down the lacey curtains and consider hipper paint colors, it’s important your teenager feels they have a voice in creating a room that... Read more...
Gifts for a Mom Who Doesn't Want Anything
Gifts for a Mom Who Doesn't Want Anything
She does it all and we don’t really know how.  Running the household, holding down a job, keeping kids not only alive, but thriving, participating in civic and recreational events,... Read more...
5 Year Anniversary Gift: Ideas Your Partner Will Love
5 Year Anniversary Gift: Ideas Your Partner Will Love
Five years of marriage can go by in a blink.  After your first anniversary, the fifth anniversary is truly the next “big” milestone.  It can feel overwhelming to come up... Read more...
5 Winter Date Ideas: Affordable and Cozy
5 Winter Date Ideas: Affordable and Cozy
Summer months are great for barbecues, pool parties, outdoor concerts, and of course, weddings, but there’s something incredibly romantic about date night during the coldest months of the year.  There’s... Read more...
Movie Night: Ideas for a Comfy Night at Home
Movie Night: Ideas for a Comfy Night at Home
Obviously, we’re all a little more comfortable doing this at home this year.  Meetings, birthday parties, social gatherings, school, and even date nights have all evolved into things we can... Read more...
2 Essential Phone Accessories You Need Right Now
2 Essential Phone Accessories You Need Right Now
The change in temps can only mean one thing; fall is upon us and before you know it the holiday hustle and bustle will be in full swing.  Don’t think... Read more...
Gaming Bean Bag Chairs: Change How You Game
Gaming Bean Bag Chairs: Change How You Game
For some of us, the first video games we ever experienced were Duck Hunt and Super Mario Brothers.  We can still remember countless hours trying to get the princess from... Read more...
5 Birthday Present Ideas for All Ages
Most of us don’t consider ourselves experts when it comes to giving gifts.  We usually settle up our gift debts with cash, checks, or gift cards (if we’re feeling super creative).  While these types of gifts are definitely always appreciated, we’re missing an entire marketplace of innovative and fun gift ideas by not taking just a little extra time to consider what our recipient might like. Giving gifts is a struggle mostly because we’re afraid of failing the person we are giving a gift to.  It’s safer on our egos... Read more...
How to Organize a Small Bedroom: Take Advantage of the Space You Have
Most spare bedrooms (bedrooms designated as rooms other than the master bedroom) are pretty small, especially in newly constructed homes.  On average, a spare bedroom is 11X12 feet.  That barely allows space enough for a full-sized bed and dresser, which means when it comes to outfitting a spare bedroom, you’ve got to get creative to make use of every bit of space you have.   In most homes, these spare bedrooms are usually used for children’s bedrooms and guest rooms.  It can be a challenge to figure out how to fit... Read more...
Family Game Night: 5 Ideas to Change it Forever
It started off as something to bring the whole family together.  With Mom and Dad at work, kids in school, practices, social clubs, and everything in between, it just began to feel as though family time was gone for good.  In an effort to reclaim it, you created family game night.  A dedicated night for everyone to clear their calendars and come together to spend time with one another, catch up on personal lives, and enjoy one another’s company. While family game nights usually start off very well-intentioned, somehow, they... Read more...
Device Stand: How it Can Improve Your Conference Calls
Device Stand: How it Can Improve Your Conference Calls
One thing is certain:  This year has introduced us to virtual everything.  It’s been a challenge to not only get your work done from home, but also to get it... Read more...