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 Inspiration

    Woman Wouldn’t Give Up On Her Husband After He Was Left In A Coma

    Remember “The Vow,” with Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams? It’s the Nicholas Sparks book-turned-movie about a woman who was in a car accident with her husband, left comatose for a while only to awaken and not remember her husband at all? Well, it was inspired by a true story and it seems that it’s happened […] More

  • in Budgeting

    Tips for Getting Your House Ready for Summer on a Budget

    Summer is just around the corner (what a lie; it’s here in full force in Florida and has been for five solid weeks. Seriously, it’s 92 right now) and that means it’s time to spring clean. But since that’s not as much fun as enjoying the summer sun, it’s time to get your house summer […] More

  • in Health

    The Best Ways to Deal with Allergies While Traveling

    Allergies are a bona fide nightmare on a good day, and they’re even worse when you are traveling. They are like the thing that makes you want to crawl into the fetal position and go home crying, lie in bed and feel miserable for most of the day. Allergies can make you miserable, and they’re […] More

  • in Food Recipes

    A Killer Banana Bread Recipe For Your Kids

    There is just something about banana bread that makes you just want to eat it all day, every day. It’s that good. It’s so good, in fact, that we cannot get over how good it is. And we love it in our house. With four kids, we like to try and make our meals as […] More

  • in Lifestyle

    Five Things You Should Never Say to Adoptive Parents

    List after list of “What not to say to…” fills the internet with advice for well-meaning individuals simply trying to make small talk – I’ve happily written a few of them myself. One of the comments I receive most from readers is that the long lists of things not to say to X, Y and […] More

  • in Lifestyle

    Five Products That Charge More for “Women’s Versions”

    Let’s all take a quick moment to celebrate a moment of silence on this rare occasion. What, might you ask, are we celebrating? Well, I’ll tell you; my underutilized math skills have made an appearance and I’ve had an epiphany. Many women’s products are more expensive than men’s products. But wait – that is not […] More

  • in Personal Finance

    10 Great Pieces of Financial Advice People Tend to Ignore

    Financial advice is not something that’s few and far between. It’s everywhere; it’s all over the internet and the paper and the news. It’s coming from your parents and your grandparents and your financial advisors and the person sitting next to you on your flight to New York City. Your lawn maintenance guy likes to […] More

  • in News

    Artist Destroys His Work Instead Of Paying $160 To Move It 10 Feet

    There is an old saying that to be a true artist you have to be a little bit crazy, and we think that this story really does put that theory into perspective for us. After working with some Indian artists to create an exhibit called, “Sleeping Through the Night,” to show in India, a famed […] More

  • in Home & Organizing

    Inventive Products that Make Cleaning More Fun

    If I told you that you could make cleaning more fun, would you do it? Stop laughing and just listen; no, cleaning is not fun. There’s nothing fun about cleaning up messes that other people make around the house, but there is something fun about seeing the final result and the finished product and understanding […] More

  • in Parenting

    The Best Sanity Saving Tips for Overwhelmed Mothers

    As the mother of four and one who works from home, I can tell you that maintaining my sanity as a stay-at-home/work-from-home mom is not always easy. As a naturally cheerful person who likes to crack jokes and use sarcasm as a first language – as well as one who does full hair and makeup […] More

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