by Shadra Bruce | Keeping Marriage Strong, Travel
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Last weekend, Dave and I drove 45 minutes away and spent a night at a hotel near the local mall. It wasn’t the best hotel and it wasn’t the most romantic location. But I had enough points for a free night. The week before, we...
by Shadra Bruce | Frugal Living
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Around here, we’re always saving for something. We’re either just back from a big trip and paying off whatever credit we might have used or we’re planning the next trip and putting away as much cash as possible for it....
by Shadra Bruce | Let's Talk, Stress Management
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce My grandmother worked full time. She had to, as a single mom with four kids ten and under. It wasn’t a choice. My mom hated that her mom always worked, so when she had kids, she stayed home full time. While it was nice having our...
by Shadra Bruce | Home and Hearth, Stress Management
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Do you live your life planning your next move? I do. We move often enough that my friends check to make sure where we are before sending Christmas cards each year. They only pencil in our mailing address because they know it’s...
by Shadra Bruce | Parenting
Getting Real with Shadra Bruce Every generation complains about the younger ones about being entitled, spoiled, or incapable of taking care of themselves. It seems like there are more articles complaining about millennials than ones celebrating them. And now, Gen Z...