Remember your routine in kindergarten? Our schedules have changed a lot since then, but there may be significant advantages to reverting to a time where a hearty breakfast, a scheduled nap, and recess periods helped us maintain peak intellectual performance. Kindergarten Schedule Let's review a typical seven-hour kindergarten schedule: Wake up: 6:00 - 6:30 a.m. Breakfast: 6:30 [...]
The college football national championship game is in the books, so it's a fantastic time to catch some beach tunes. To break the winter routine, head to South Walton's white-sand beaches along the Florida Panhandle for this year's 30A Songwriters Festival. Headline acts include Jason Isbell, Rosanne Cash, and Brandi Carlile. Ladies ham it up at the [...]
Pressures at work, home and between friends can leave men drained so here are six traits that "happy" people tend to exhibit. If you want a healthier and happy southern lifestyle, then follow these 6 tips. HAPPY PEOPLE DON’T CHECK FACEBOOK CONSTANTLY At red lights, in waiting rooms, before bed: It’s a slippery slope into addictive [...]
Two years ago, I stayed at the Graduate Hotel, then a relatively new property in Oxford, Mississippi, and just a couple of blocks from the town’s famous downtown square. This picturesque town of around 23,000 had proliferated over the past few years and deserved a hotel that contributed to the square’s Southern charm while providing [...]
Dear Son, Happy 18th birthday, son! I know you thought this day would never come. While it seemed like an eternity, it went by in a flash. I remember your birth as if it were happening this morning (around 11 a.m. if I'm not mistaken). Tim McGraw's "Something Like That," was playing on the radio [...]
