College Student Essentials

College Student Essentials

It is such an exciting time as students begin college, many of them for their first year! Here are some items they won’t want to leave home without. Under $10 Sewing Kit The kit contains all the necessary tools that are required for performing basic repairs....
Graduate Gift Guide

Graduate Gift Guide

It’s graduation time! Such a great time of year to celebrate over a decade of education and commitment. I know many students are all about money and gift cards, which is totally understandable, but sometimes it is still fun to get a gift you know they will need,...
An Open Letter to New College Students

An Open Letter to New College Students

  To every kid starting college, You probably don’t feel ready. There are a million things you wish you would have learned, advice you regret not taking, money you could have saved, tasks you should have mastered. But can I let you in on the first secret of...
A Word to Parents of a New Middle Schooler

A Word to Parents of a New Middle Schooler

Middle school. There are few words in my vocabulary that elicit such a visceral reaction. Reading them together takes me right back to sweater vests, Girbaud jeans, bad bangs and a burning desire to fit in. A few years ago, as I watched my oldest walk up the hill...