Until this year, I had never purchased a desk for myself. They always were dumpy, particle board hand-me-downs. When I met Tom Monaco of The Fourth Wall a couple of years ago and saw the magnificent work that he does, I...

April Mullins and her husband Jeff have a problem. It’s their daughter. Their unborn daughter. Oh, it isn’t a physical problem. She’s perfectly healthy. She just doesn’t have a given name. She’s...

Did you get engaged over the holidays or think you might on Valentine’s Day? The Lakeland Center can make your dream wedding a reality. They are giving away a wedding a reception package, valued at more than $12,000!!!...

by Lynn Hollis During the 12 years that I have been a Doula I have been asked again and again what exactly that means. I thought it was time to answer some questions in a more public forum and hopefully make “Doula” a...

Never let it be said that I’m not willing to try new things. While at a recent event, my friends encouraged me to enter a drawing to receive a free fitness class. The winner got to invite five friends. “You have to...

Perhaps for the first time in my life, I believe I know how drug addicts feel. I’ve had out-of-control urges. There’s been an ongoing battle in my mind on whether to give in. I’ve obsessed at times about...

I have no idea why, but I often get this overwhelming urge to pick certain objects and roll them around in my hands. I have had this issue for as long as I can remember. The objects that started it all as a child were the...

It’s easy to get lost in the social media rabbit hole these days, and now there’s yet another one to suck up more of your time. But I love it. It’s called Foodspotting, and I hope to see Polk County...

Maybe it’s because I live in a 1925 bungalow, but lately I’ve been thinking about southern stuff I love from “the good ol’ days.” Since I bought “Porch Parties for Outdoor...

On Sunday a package I wrote about couponing appeared in The Ledger. It included some tips from experts and some information about a handful of Polk County coupon queens. It was an idea I had pitched to The Ledger after I...

Do you follow Sunny Central Florida on their blog, FB or Twitter? Well if you do you should already know what I am talking about. If not, the Central Florida Visitors and Convention Bureau (Polk County Tourism and Sports...

The first time I made this was back in 2005 from a church cook book. Not sure who gets the credit, but I did not create this recipe. When you go shopping be sure to take your green bags! Happy Cooking. 1 (10 3/4 oz) Can of...

See if you can follow this. The Verizon store is now a T-mobile and the Alltell sign has now changed over to a Verizon sign. The Verizon store that was in Lakeland Commons (across from the Imperial Swan hotel), as of...

I’ve been working diligently lately to help promote Hair for Hope for Michael Rose Hair Designs. That, combined with writing a couple of articles recently for Breast Cancer Awareness month, has put me in touch with...