The Marriage Flippers: I GET To!
by JAVIER & SHANNAN LABRADOR, The Marriage Flippers The earth was scorched the first five years of our marriage! If my wife and I were to choose elements to describe […]
Cleaning Up Control
by LESLIE SPEAS Does anyone else enjoy the feeling of being in control? I sure do. I MAY be a bit of a control freak. I love to have my […]
Lake Norman Sports Report: Lake Norman YMCA, Building Strength and Confidence!
Like many of us, 17-year-old Sunshine Hughett tried a lot of new hobbies in 2020, to balance being stuck inside during the months of the pandemic. “I got bored and […]
Turmeric: Delicious and Nutritious with Health-Boosting Curcumin
by SUSAN BOYOUNG BAILEY SCHABACKER Like ginger, turmeric is another super spice prized for its health benefits with a long history of use in traditional medicine. Like Indian curry? If […]
ONE MAN’S PERSPECTIVE: CROSSING THE STREAM
by CHARLIE SCHULER I’m not talking just any stream here, I’m talking about the GULF STREAM. It is the granddaddy of all streams. I’ll bet you didn’t know that the Gulf […]
Sustaining Your Relationship Once You’re Retired
You’ve arrived in the promised land of retirement with your significant other and, to your utter dismay…it’s not exactly smooth sailing. You think, “It’s me.” Or, “It’s not my fault.” […]
Napping is Good for You
For the longest time, I was an adamant anti-napper. In my naïve arrogance, I thought “Who has time for such a thing? Napping is for babies, preschoolers and seriously old […]
Last Word from the Lake: Winter at the Lake
Just about everywhere I’ve been in this country a local resident will at some point say something to me along the lines of, “Don’t like the weather? Wait 5 minutes.” […]
New Year, New Me – Making Tiny Changes
PHOTOS BY KAT STANAS When the holiday sparkle fades away and we slide into another calendar year with endless possibilities, I faithfully launch into my ‘new year, new me’ mode […]
The Ripple Effects of an Organized Home
by SARAH DEGRIM When I started my home organizing business in 2018, I was emerging out of the fog of having two children just 16 months apart. My life had […]
