That slogan is accurate. Skybus is the newest airline to make saving money almost as fun as taking a vacation. Based in Columbus, OH this low cost carrier is safe, fully automated and fun. They have brand new airbus airplanes that are clean and comfy, and their staff is friendly and helpful.
I have always been [...]

The rule of thumb is that smaller packages are cheaper to ship at the Post Office and larger ones are cheaper to ship UPS. So when I found myself with a stack of medium sized boxes to ship this year, I wasn’t sure where to go.
I tried the United States Post Office first. The lines [...]

Welcome to our newest addition - Must Have Monday’s. Find out what we use in our homes and our lives.
Every Monday we’ll tell you about the things we can’t live without. If you have a “must have” item to pass along please e-mail us. We welcome contributions from our readers.

I would absolutely have a nervous [...]

I’ve always had hips, even before having a child. I’m also tall, so that creates a few issues when finding jeans. In the past I’ve found several favorite pairs that fit just right at Lane Bryant.
Imagine my surprise this weekend to find they had changed their jeans line and had a new measurement system. I [...]

Recently, we spent several days vacationing in New Orleans, a first visit for myself to the city. I admit to not having high expectations since their recent disaster, but was surprised at the renovation work that has been done in the tourist areas. Unfortunately, when you travel a few streets over the scene looks like [...]

My family is a Ford family. No, we aren’t related to the Fords. We just drive them. It all began when my grandparents found a small-town dealer they trusted. From there my parents and extended family all became customers.
I’ve owned several Ford vehicles and the reason is simple. My family found a dealer who [...]

I recently traveled to my grandfather’s hometown to attend a memorial service for him and dispose of his remains as he’d wished. The whole family did the road trip to Illinois for the service, but in the interest of privacy, I am not going to say exactly which town we went to, only that it [...]

Since our son was born just over 5 years ago we have visited JCPenney’s portrait studio almost yearly. It has served our needs well by providing nice portraits for a very reasonable price.
Now, when I make an appointment for something I understand “sh*t happens” and people don’t always run on time. I expect this at [...]

Today I got one of those phone calls that leave you with a bad feeling in the pit of your stomach. “Mrs. FishyGirl, I’m from the fraud alert department at Bank of America, and we’re calling to advise you that we’ve flagged your account as possibly having fraudulent activity on it, and want to verify [...]

McAlister’s Deli has Mississippi roots. When I still lived in Mississippi, we ate at a McAlisters at least once a week. The variety of sandwiches, best sweet tea anywhere, and dependability of service was enough to make most every one I knew a regular customer.
A little over a year ago, McAlister’s opened a restaurant near [...]

My best friend Aviva makes the assertion “There is no bad food in New York!” I have always been more cautious about restaurant choices being my father is famous for his line “We’re not trying that place until it’s reviewed in The Times.”
However, over the weekend I was in New York with my mother- famous [...]

My three year old got a set of Bright Starts Star Teether Beads for her one month old brother for Christmas. I had only just given them to him back in March when I learned via an email alert that they had been recalled because the star bead at the top had in some [...]

Deception. Cheating. Hypocrite. Adulterer. Liar. Poser. Valueless. Amoral. Me.
I got my children early from school, canceled the tutor appointment and left my zip code. From the beginning of the afternoon tryst my values started to peel away.
My son was shoveling sand under the slide with his 4-year old friend; my daughter was swinging as [...]

Just north of Asheville, North Carolina, there is a little town called Weaverville. It is everything you would expect in a small mountain town with a downtown dotted with art galleries and a bakery, a speed trap, and a charming bed & breakfast called the Inn on Main.
When my husband Guy and I eloped this [...]

A few weeks ago, I posted a major prop for the Select Comfort Sleep Number bed. I have yet to decide if our previous mattress was so bad that we could have purchased a queen-sized piece of plywood and I would have given it a prop, or if in fact, the Sleep Number did quite [...]