If you know me in IRL, you know that I grew up in the restaurant industry. My dad has owned several and I worked in some (some his, some not his) during high school, college and my first few summers of teaching. I will note that he was insistent that my first job not be at any of his restaurants, so I was a proud pretzel twister at Auntie Anne’s…
Get Your Free Debt-Free Holiday Workbook! * indicates required Email Address * If you’re new here, allow me to fill you in on one thing: I’m very traditional when it comes to manners and nothing irks me more than a cheapskate. There are certain protocols that are starting to diminish in the millennial generation and are all-but dead with Gen Z. If you’re cognizant about manners like I am, sometimes…
I have to admit that this post is years in the making and the realization that I was, in fact, ready to write it came from a recent experience. When I was home in Cleveland a few weeks ago, my dearest and longest-standing friend brought me to see the new house she and her husband were in the process of building. Y’all. This house belongs in a magazine. Gorgeous, decedent,…
All wedding photos in this post are from Elizabeth M Photo. Elizabeth has been busy at work during Covid and these brides are just stunning! During this weird time, there is no one I feel more sorry for than brides. So many women dream of their wedding days their entire childhoods and this (sorry, cringe, have to say it) unprecedented time ruined it. That, of course, isn’t to say that…