Disclosure: “This is a sponsored post through the Social Media Chicks influencer network. I am a Sears Holding Corporation blogger, though all opinions are my own.” The 1990’s called, they want their couch back. If that sentence rings true for you, it’s time to plan for a décor upgrade in 2014. Forget the pricey …

Update: Sprinkles Cupcakes Atlanta inside Lenox Mall closed in 2018. A slice of Beverly Hills is coming to Atlanta’s Lenox Square Mall. Sprinkles is an upscale cupcake and ice cream shop that opens Friday, January 24 in Buckhead, its first southeast location. Doesn’t that sound sweet? Ok, I’ll stop with the sugary …

I’m delighted to join a team of moms who are sharing our real-life stories. We are members of #NakedMoms, “Revealing the truth about motherhood.” Don’t get any sexy ideas.  We’re all keeping our clothes on! It’s the honest, open and emotionally “naked” conversations that we’ll have that sparked the hashtag. …

A.J.’s experience growing up in Atlanta has been filled with amazing adventures. We’ve visited Disney on Ice at Phillips Arena, Olympic Centennial Park, the Atlanta History Center, the Georgia Aquarium and Zoo Atlanta to name a few.  Everywhere we go our son sees diversity – people who look like him …

After I shared the video of how well our three year old  son, A.J., reads full sentences, I knew you’d have questions about how we taught him to read. I wish I could say I had a magic formula to teach a child to read, but since A.J. showed an …