Tiffany Raiford

You try hard to keep your social calendar full. You work hard, play hard, and spend as much time as possible with your friends and family. You do this because you want to live your life and enjoy your time on earth. However, most of us do too much and plan too much and spend […] More

Negativity is everywhere. People have a way of making even the most wonderful things turn negative. I don’t know how they do it, or why they do it, just that they do it. Negative people are not my favorite, and I’m sure they aren’t yours either. When someone insists on shoving their negativity in my […] More

Have you ever wondered how other people always seem so happy? Take me for example. I’ve always known I’m happy; I have nothing to be unhappy about. However, I had no idea it was so obvious to others. I am asked regularly by people why I’m always so happy (and people have their private opinions…) […] More

Everyone makes mistakes, which is part of life. Sometimes, however, we make mistakes we don’t even know we are making. Or, we know we’re making them but we forget that we are not supposed to. Once you stop making these mistakes, you will be happier and much more relaxed. Don’t beat yourself up about making […] More

My husband always jokes that a happy wife is a happy life. He’s not all that wrong, however. When I’m happy with me, my happiness rubs off on other aspects of my life. Basically, when my husband says that, he’s right. However, that is a rule that apply to just me, it applies to everyone […] More

Over the years I’ve come across many quotes that inspire me. Some of them I memorize and repeat to myself daily so that I can teach them to my daughters. Others I merely jot down to glance at in the future when the time calls for it. Sometimes it helps to have a little reminder […] More

There have been times in all of our lives where we’ve looked back and wished that we would have made changes a long time ago because they would benefit us now. You can’t change what you did or did not do in the past, but you can change what you do in the future. Think […] More

Everyone has bad habits. I bite my nails, and now both my daughters bite theirs. It’s a nasty habit, but I cannot seem to stop. Other people have other bad habits. Some of the bad habits people have aren’t simply making their fingernails ugly, they’re ruining their lives. It’s difficult to live up to your […] More

There are couples who are just so happy they make everyone sick. You might think those couples have been together for about five minutes because they haven’t had time to get sick of one another, but that’s not always true. My husband and I have been together for 11 years and we are happier now […] More

Sometimes the most innocuous conversations lead to the biggest revelations. This morning, while driving my four-year-old daughter to her Pre-K class, we were talking about school. She told me she loves her job. I asked her what her job was, and she told me school. I asked her why she considers school her job and […] More