Tiffany Raiford

Tiffany Raiford is a lifelong Floridian, wife to my high school sweetheart and mother of four littles (two girls and boy/girl twins...no, they are not identical and yes, I'm sure). My kids love to whine, so I love to wine. My loves include nap time, bed time, date night, travel and evenings and weekends when my husband is home because he handles all diaper changes.

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in Parenting

How to Scare Your Teenager from Having a Party While You’re Gone

As a former teenager (many more years ago than I care to admit), I understand the simple desire to throw a huge party while your parents are away. Not only does it up your cool factor and make you the person with whom everyone wants to spend time, it also provides a safe place for […] More
in Inspiration

If This Doesn’t Inspire you to Do an Act of Kindness, Nothing Will

Being kind is something that we should all work harder at being. It costs nothing at all to be a nice person, but it provides you with everything. Think back on your life for a moment. Have you ever done something nice for no reason at all for someone that probably cannot repay you in […] More
in Health

It’s Time to Celebrate the Mombod as Well

There is no job with greater reward than motherhood. Carrying a life within your body is something that you can only try to explain to others, and only those who have done it will understand the tremendous amount of sacrifice it takes and the amount of love you feel (and to mothers who have not […] More
in Parenting

Don’t You Just Hate When Your Kids Embarrass You?

Kids; the only thing in life you try so hard for, wait so long for and then wonder daily why you even bothered. In all seriousness, I love my four littles. They are some of the sweetest kids you’ll ever meet (they get that from daddy) and they are sometimes utterly annoying and embarrassing, and […] More
in Inspiration

WWII Veteran Goes Skydiving For his 95th Birthday

Look forward a few years to your 95th birthday; what do you think you want to do to celebrate? Most of us just hope we are still here and able to care for ourselves at that point, and we aren’t worried about how we will celebrate another year of our lives (waking up seems to […] More
in Parenting

The Benefits of Rough Housing for Young Boys

Boys are not the children with whom I feel most comfortable. As a mother, it’s all about the girls for me. I’ve had girls for going on 7 years. I have three of them, and one of them is the twin to my only little boy and they only just turned one, so the rough […] More
in Food and Drink

Five Edible Plants that are Very Easy and Very Cheap to Grow

Laziness aside, we could all save a bundle on growing our own edible plants at home. Additionally, it would probably be a lot healthier if we did just that. But most of us say we haven’t the time, we haven’t the skill and we haven’t the knowledge to do anything of this nature, and that […] More
in Health

Five Reasons You Should be Eating more Kale

Kale has become this giant hit across the country, and for good reason, too. Not only is it totally healthy, it’s also quite good. You can put it in just about anything and make a good meal. You can make it in a smoothie in the morning for the utmost in good health. You can […] More
in Personal Finance

Fears It’s Perfectly OK to Have After Going to Contract on a House

You found the house of your dreams, you put in an offer and your offer is accepted; the fear and the stress is over. Just kidding! The fears and the stress is really just beginning. Once you sign that contract, you have about a thousand additional things to fear, and most of the fears you’re […] More
in Inspiration

Chinese Billionaire Takes 6,400 staff on Vacation to Paris and Cote d’Azur

A good boss is one that makes the workplace a place you’d like to be. A great boss is one that shows his or her appreciation of your hard work, offers constructive criticism and understands that perfection is not attainable, but does encourage you to be the best version of yourself. A great boss is […] More
in Bath & Beauty

Tell Your Man to Shave Because Fecal Matter is Growing in His Beard

Women and men have vastly different tastes, and facial hair is one of those things you either love or you hate. For some men, the idea of having a beard seems manly and appealing, and there are some women that love the bearded look. Not all women, however, are down with this one, and I’m […] More
in Pregnancy

Here’s What the World Would be Like if Men Could be Pregnant

Imagine sitting back with your ice cold beer in the middle of a hot August afternoon enjoying the weather and a good time with your friends and family while your pregnant spouse, a week overdue and huge, sits miserably all hot and tired and OVER IT. Now, imagine that you are the woman and your […] More

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