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Disrupt Aging and Change Your Perception as a Parent

July 11, 2018 by Alisha 8 Comments

This post is made possible with support from AARP’s Disrupt Aging. All opinions are my own.

Twenty years ago if you asked me if I wanted to have kids the obnoxiously loud answer would have been **** no! Which is why it’s so crazy to think that now at the age of 45 I’m the mother of two daughters. Having children was something I never set my sights on. I never baby sat kids and the thought of having any meant “there goes all the fun”. Even when my husband and I met I wasn’t thinking about kids either then when I hit 28 the baby bug hit me bad! It was like some sort alien creature entered my body…and the rest is history! haha

Today my daughters are 16 and almost 9. I have no idea where in the heck the time went but I would seriously like for it to slow the heck down. My husband and I always joke about how it was a lot easier having our first daughter because we were younger. That 7 year difference ain’t no joke! We recently started talking about how our oldest daughter is going to be heading off to college soon and that being in our late 40s is so different from how we viewed 40s when it came to our parents and even thinking about our grandparents!

There used to be a time where you worked “for the man”, retired at 65 and then just sat around the house doing nothing. Well times have definitely changed and now I work for a non-profit, blog on the side and my husband is self-employed! Now when I look at getting older I look at the endless possibilities of living life to the fullest and enjoying that time with family and friends.

These are 2 people that refuse to be the old, fuddy duddy parents LOL

AARP’s initiative is to disrupt the beliefs that a lot of us have about aging. The mindset should not be about what you haven’t done or what you’re too old to do but encouraging others you to shift your attitude about growing old into a positive one. Had a chat with the hubby about the following questions to see how he feels about how things have changed over the last 16 years as parents. And parenting our 2 girls will keep anyone young! [Read more…]

Kick Off Summer with Oliver Winery’s Cherry Cobbler Wine

June 5, 2018 by Alisha 1 Comment

The beginning of each summer brings so many new changes. It means that my girls are done with school and moving on to the next grade. This year is no exception. My oldest daughter turned 16 yesterday and became a licensed driver today! To say that I’m bombarded with a range emotions is an understatement. And not only will she be driving on her own but she starts a new job next week…lawd!

Since I work from home I decided that we would just fly by the seat of our pants and not really have any set summer plans. We plan to do a lot of day and weekend trips. Tennessee has so many amazing things to do and since we’re centrally located in Middle Tennessee it less than a 3 hour drive to either hit Memphis, Chattanooga or Knoxville! Heck Atlanta is less than 4 hours too! [Read more…]

Traveling Central Florida in the 2018 Mazda CX-3 #DriveMazda

May 11, 2018 by Alisha 2 Comments

First off…can you believe that this school year is almost over?!?! Just a few weeks ago my girls and I spent a week in the Orlando area at my mom’s. My moved there about 3 years and we’ve taken full advantage of having somewhere to stay that feels just like home because it is! LOL And she can only tolerate us in small doses so a week or (4) here and there is enough for her! [Read more…]

Our Day at Legoland Park in Florida

April 17, 2018 by Alisha 3 Comments

Every year when we go to visit my mom in the Orlando area the first question people ask is “Are you all going to Disneyworld?” And my answer is always, nope! LOL I sometimes feel like people that there’s only one theme park in Florida. There are so many amazing things to do in the Orlando area. Legoland is a newer park aimed at kids up to 12 years old and their families. But if you’re not much of a thrill seeker but LOVE LEGO® than this park is great for us big kids too!

Legoland is typically open 7 days a week and their hours fluctuate between 10a-5p, 10a-6p and 10a-7p. Be sure to check out their website before you plan your trip! The day Morgan and I went we got there around 11a. I figured that would be a good time and boy was I wrong! We ended up spending almost 30 minutes in traffic just to enter the parking lot. Parking is $17 for cars so keep that in mind too!

Once we entered the park the first thing we wanted to get on was the Great LEGO® Race. The ride to get on was going to be almost 2 hours! Lawd…so yea we decided to check back before we would leave for the day. Luckily there were a lot of other rides that she wanted to get on. While we were there we ran into one of my good friend Michelle of Divas with a Purpose. You have no idea what a lifesaver that was for my sanity! Going to a place like this is always more fun when your child has other kids to hang with and get on the rides. [Read more…]

**This post is made possible with support from AARP’s Disrupt Aging. All opinions are my own.**

This post is made possible with support from AARP’s Disrupt Aging. All opinions are my own.