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Kim is a Family, Lifestyle and Parenting #RVA Mom Blogger focusing on home and family, product reviews and giveaways, food and travel. Kim is raising two teenage sons and has an adult daughter and loves weekend getaways and spur-of-the-moment road trips. She loves cooking, reading, walks on the beach, sunsets and wine. Her dream is to retire to a little cottage on the beach and spend her days collecting shells and talking to the seagulls.

Use Frosted Glass Barn Doors to Make a Modern Home Interior

Thursday, March 4, 2021 by Kimberly Miller Leave a Comment

Use Frosted Glass Barn Doors to Make a Modern Home Interior

One of the most distinctive structures in most homes and offices today is the barn door. It is an alternative to swing or pocket doors, and they are useful in creating more space in the room. It doesn’t matter if your house has a traditional or modern look, Barn doors will elevate your room to an entirely different look.  Barn doors take up wall space, making a place look larger and better. For instance, it could be used to separate bathrooms from hallways. The whole design is quite attractive. They are two different kinds of barn … [Read more...] about Use Frosted Glass Barn Doors to Make a Modern Home Interior

5 Tips to Help You Adjust to Your Hearing Aid

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 by Kimberly Miller Leave a Comment

adjust to your hearing loss

Hearing aids have come a long way. They are now even smaller, smarter, and with advanced settings. Hearing aids can greatly improve the way of life of someone with hearing loss. Adjusting to them can take a little while at first, but this is normal. If you’ve recently had a hearing aid fitted you’ll already be noticing new and amplified sounds. Your own voice may even seem a little different. Hearing aids are custom-made so you shouldn’t have an issue with the way they fit. The improvement in your hearing is the main thing to get used to. Here … [Read more...] about 5 Tips to Help You Adjust to Your Hearing Aid

9 Most Essential Factors for Buying Your Dream Home

Wednesday, March 3, 2021 by Kimberly Miller Leave a Comment

9 Most Essential Factors for Buying Your Dream Home

Buying a home is one of the significant accomplishments in someone's life. Whether you prefer a modernized urban attic or a sprawling residential home surrounded by a white picket fence, everybody hopes to buy a house that feels like it was built specifically for their family. Nevertheless, searching for your dream house comes with different aspects than any other property purchase. Since you aim to live in the house for the foreseeable future, you should consider purchasing a home that will host you and your family for the long … [Read more...] about 9 Most Essential Factors for Buying Your Dream Home

How Savvy Homeowners Cut Long-Term Maintenance Costs

Tuesday, March 2, 2021 by Kimberly Miller Leave a Comment

How Savvy Homeowners Cut Long-Term Maintenance Costs

The amount of money that people spend on home upkeep is staggering. Owners often part with thousands of dollars every year to fix all sorts of things like the roof of their appliances.  The amounts aren’t trivial. Usually, people spend around 1 to 2 percent of the value of their home per year just on upkeep. So that after thirty years of living in a property, 30 to 60 percent of its selling price went into fixing it.  Savvy homeowners know this. And so they take steps to prevent costs from rising too high. Here’s what they … [Read more...] about How Savvy Homeowners Cut Long-Term Maintenance Costs

4 Tips to Establish Open Communication with Seniors

Monday, March 1, 2021 by Kimberly Miller Leave a Comment

4 Tips to Establish Open Communication with Seniors

Communication is everything when it comes to our loved ones. It’s how we share information with each other and how we convey what’s important to us. We all want to have better contact with those special to each of us in our own lives. When it comes to older adults, communication may sometimes seem difficult based on our perspective. However, remember that emotions and familial responsibilities can sometimes come into play with these conversations, which may add stress to the dialogue. Instead, open and empathetic dialogue with older adults … [Read more...] about 4 Tips to Establish Open Communication with Seniors

Activewear For Those Stay-At-Home Days

Friday, February 26, 2021 by Kimberly Miller Leave a Comment

Activewear For Those Stay-At-Home Days

We're in for a wet, wet, weekend my friends. I have no problem going out and about when it's snowing or sleeting but straight up rain? Not my bag. There is a system bringing huge amounts of rain to the area - a perfect time to hunker down in the house with the ones you love and make the best of it. While we have a few above-normal temps for this time of the year, the mornings and evenings are still going to require a layer or two for warmth. Men's Activewear Women's Activewear No matter what you decide to do when … [Read more...] about Activewear For Those Stay-At-Home Days

Different Ways To Fund Your Retirement

Friday, February 26, 2021 by Kimberly Miller Leave a Comment

Different Ways To Fund Your Retirement

What do you want to do when you retire? Are you planning to travel around the world? Maybe you want to buy the house of your dreams. Perhaps you finally want to enjoy a hobby that you just don’t have time for at the moment. Or could it be that going back to school to obtain a qualification in something you’re aiming for?  No matter what you want to do, you’re going to need to have the funds to do it, and planning for your retirement ahead of time is the ideal thing to do. In that way, you can relax, knowing that you are going to be able … [Read more...] about Different Ways To Fund Your Retirement

Are You Ready to Buy Your Dream Home?

Thursday, February 25, 2021 by Kimberly Miller Leave a Comment

Are You Ready to Buy Your Dream Home

Owning a home of your own is the American dream. How do you know if you can afford the home you've fallen in love with though? There are many homes that I've found that I would love to own, but understanding just how much you need to earn, what the interest rate would be based on your credit, etc. isn't always an easy thing to calculate on your own. There are many factors that go into considering what you can afford. My husband and I have rented for the past 25 plus years. While there are pros and cons to renting vs. buying, we are getting … [Read more...] about Are You Ready to Buy Your Dream Home?

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