By Holly Lemoine-Raymond Buying a home is one of the biggest investment decisions you will ever make, and it can be very stressful. Here are some quick tips to help you navigate the purchase process: • Make sure you have enough cash available for earnest money, a home inspection, an appraisal and a down payment. […]
By Robin Killeen I was in the staffing industry for 24 years and always had dreamed of remodeling houses once I retired. This dream was fueled by my love of decorating and home improvement television series like Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Trading Spaces and so on. In 2010, my place of employment was sold, and […]
By Sharon Ladner Chalk paint has a plaster-of-Paris medium mixed in the paint to make a self-grabbing product. This allows for less prep work in the beginning. Vintage Flamingo in Gulfport sells Dixie Bell products exclusively at the store for your start-to-finish project. Visit a yard sale, church sale or your favorite resale shop. Find […]
By Bridget Suire As our loved ones age, we will witness many changes. Some of these are expected for people of a certain age, and some are surprising. Some may be subtle and occur over time; others come on very quickly. The changes that can be most concerning are those dealing with mental health. Some […]
By Sheila Gray Sheila Gray of Vancleave has been creating the ornate costumes for the Gulf Coast Carnival Association court since 1980. She shared with us the process of creating a perfect carnival gown. FIRST STOP: NEW YORK We try to go to New York to look for fabrics because there is such a variety […]
By Andi Oustalet Mardi Gras is one of the most wonderful times on the Coast. Thousands of revelers line parade routes and dress extravagantly for balls, but most of them likely don’t completely understand what goes into the development and execution of Mardi Gras. I have been involved with Mardi Gras for more than 20 […]
Ginger Duease is grateful to be alive. On April 8, 2018, the teacher, coach and Gulfport resident was walking out the door, bound for the gym, when she felt dizzy and her eyesight went blurry. She assumed she simply was tired after returning from vacation the night before — until she fell to the floor. […]
By Jocelyn Gavin-Lane It’s a new year full of new goals, plans and affirmations. But how do you nail down and, most importantly, work your plan? There are several steps to creating an optimal vision for the new year. Vision boards are a wonderful tool, but do you actually know what they are? If you […]
BEFORE MY TRANSFORMATION I was always a “big girl,” but I vividly remember the day I KNEW I had to make a change. It was the day of my college freshman formal, and my friend had a hard time zipping up the formal gown I had rented four months ago. Granted, this dress was the […]
