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...sentiments that hit so hard when you have a child graduating. Living this weird existence between monumentally proud and feeling my heart break a little bit more with each passing day is a feeling I cannot explain using words. It’s meant to be experienced, though I wish I could tell you. ‘The days are long… Continue reading friday four…

Nordstrom – my favorite. I’ll admit I’m not super good at sales. I’m not a planner when it comes to shopping. I’m definitely a “I’ll know it when I see it,” as well as an “I need this now,” kind of shopper, and so I don’t always do myself the favor of saving money during… Continue reading nordstrom beauty savings event must-haves

...positive thoughts about the time change this weekend. A Friday Four that’s a real stretch for me because I feel an intense dislike for this time change. I love the evenings dark as early as possible. I love cozy weather, cozy evenings, cozy vibes. The endless daylight is rough for me. I can’t explain it,… Continue reading friday four

Otherwise, you’re just teaching your kids to be losers. I said what I said. I went on a slight rant on the ‘gram the other night because I heard a grown adult say that “It’s not about winning, it’s about being fair to all the kids and giving them all a chance,” and with all… Continue reading it IS about winning

I don’t. And I'm sure I couldn't if I tried. But I do keep seeing blog posts and videos with the title, “How I do XYZ for under XYZ every week,” and I’m just over here like, okay, good for you, but sure. $150 a week? That doesn’t even cover the items my husband packs… Continue reading how i feed my family of 6 for $150/week

…deep dive moments. This week came in hot in all the wrong ways. A sick baby. An under-the-weather me who wasn’t sick, per se, but also wasn’t feeling 100 percent. An exceptionally busy week for all. Cold weather that I’m over and done with because while I love the cold, I only love the cold… Continue reading friday four…

Life lessons that matter. Today is a day that falls into the bittersweet category for me. It’s a day I’ve thought about for a long time, but also a day that I thought I had a lot more time to prepare for. Spoiler alert: I did have almost 18 years, but those went by pretty… Continue reading what i’m teaching my kids

What’s going on 2026? I turned 42 in September, which means with math and stuff, I’ve lived a lot of Januarys and Februarys. And they’ve all lasted approximately 700 years each. Seriously. Over the course of my entire life, January and February have always felt longer than the entire remainder of the year. Two months… Continue reading it’s okay

...favorite things this week. Let me just preface this by saying that I am having the best time writing The Friday Four. It’s become such a great way to focus on the many good things in my life that I might otherwise overlook. It’s been a real dopamine hit. I like it. This week doesn’t… Continue reading friday four

My rich life. I love seeing these posts on the ‘gram because they’re so sweet and so uplifting. I adore it when people realize that the richest aspects of life are not what’s in your bank account (this is me making it clear I’m not going to tell you that money doesn’t buy happiness, because… Continue reading my rich life

Survival. Or as I like to call it: The current season of our lives. Television shows have seasons. The weather has seasons. The Raifords also have seasons. And right now, we are in survival season. I won’t even mention the fact that graduation parties, planning, college tours, scholarship deadlines, acceptance deposits, grad events, and everything… Continue reading sports season survival guide

…favorite ways to unwind. My favorite thing in the world is relaxing. And I mean relaxing – I think it’s because it’s something we didn’t do for years. Until just a few years ago, if it wasn’t sports and school activities for the kids, we were overscheduling ourselves socially. We wanted to rest, but we… Continue reading friday four

There’s an art to not losing my mind. And I’m not an artist. But that’s all right. I’m also not perfect, so on the rare-ish occasion I do lose my mind, it’s okay. I remind myself that I’m 42, I have four over-achieving academic-athletes and a husband who searched the entire house both upstairs and… Continue reading how i do it all

The luxury of knowing what works for me. It’s a very quiet luxury, and I think it’s one that comes in hot during this particular season I like to call midlife (even though I doubt I’m even close to midlife, considering my grandmother died at 102 and her sisters all died older than she did…good… Continue reading what works for me.

..favorite recent purchases. I do love to shop. Not, like, in person or anything. There are people in public, and you know I don’t like those. But give me my morning coffee and peace and quiet while my husband is taking the three littles to school in the mornings, and my phone and I can… Continue reading friday four…

The mental load of a mom… You know we do this to ourselves, right? Okay, give me a hot second to get to my point, because first I want to point out that right now the internet is absolutely trending with the concept of the mental load of a wife and mom. We have the… Continue reading the mental load.

It’s not about you. Unless…it is? But it’s not. Is it? I am exceptional at taking things personally. I’ve made an art of it almost my entire life, and trust me when I say it was not easy to unlearn to take things personally. But do trust me when I say it was, perhaps, the… Continue reading it’s not personal.

…things I loved about January. Spoiler alert – I actually detest January. It’s long, boring, and empty thanks to Christmas ending and being exhausted from like 10 months of constant go, go, go. January and February are not my favorite months. They’re my least favorite. January is not in a hurry. January isn’t worried about… Continue reading friday four…

Easy. In a year when nothing feels easy (hello, saying goodbye to our firstborn as she becomes an adult and leaves home for college), I’ve decided – literally just this morning sitting on the couch with my hot coffee, the doors open, and the sound of the rain falling into the pool – that this… Continue reading easy.

Forty-three. First and foremost: Happy, Happy, Happy, Happy Birthday to my favorite person in the world – my husband. He’s 43 today, and it’s the 25th year I’ve had the pleasure of wishing him a happy birthday on his day. Second…let’s talk about date night. Craig and I had date night on Friday night. It… Continue reading date night non-negotiables.

…feelings I loved this week. To preface where I’m going with this, Fridays are all about fun and fabulousness and festivities (and Craig’s famous homemade pizzas and a family movie). Fridays are naturally gorgeous. The week is over. Responsibility feels less important because it’s coming to an end (car lines and homework and school events… Continue reading friday four.

The little things… Size matters, my friend. And I mean it matters in a way that the absolute best things are often the smallest. Especially as it pertains to elevating your everyday life to make it just a little bit ‘more’. More luxe. More relaxed. More enjoyable. More of whatever it is you want in… Continue reading elevated.

Mondays…ew. There was a time when I fucking LOVED a Monday. Like, love love loved a Monday. When the kids were little, the weekends felt long and exhausting because there were double them as us. Yeah, I loved Monday. When they went back to school, I felt I could actually accomplish things around the house.… Continue reading monday.

No. It’s my second-favorite word after “fuck”. Which is absolutely hilarious because there was a time in my not-so-distant past in which the word ‘no’ felt hard. I had a difficult time saying no because I was afraid of offending people, hurting their feelings, and being perceived as the ‘bad guy’. It took me a… Continue reading what i am saying no to.

Fashion + 42 + 4 Kids = Effortless And I do mean effortless, as in I want to look fabulous without making an ounce of effort. It’s my own personal double entendre. Darlings, I’m 42 years old with four kids and a hectic schedule that doesn’t leave a lot of free time, so I certainly… Continue reading fashion at 42

Parenting is such a mind fuck. Pregnancy Infant Toddler Kid Teen Adult Yeah…okay. Maybe if you have one child. But I have four children. Which means the chapters of parenting are nowhere near neat and orderly. It’s like pregnant, infant, toddler, pregnant, infant, kid, pregnant with TWO HUMANS AT ONE TIME, toddler, kid, TWO infants,… Continue reading the four seasons

Go ahead and ask me how I’m doing. Oh, you didn’t think I was going to hit you with the generic, “Good, busy, taking it all in!” did you? Because I’m doing no such thing. How am I doing? Amazing, depressed, fabulous, and no longer wearing mascara because I cry a lot. Well. You asked.… Continue reading 2026…the year everything changes

Dear 2025 Tiffany, My friend, you did it. You did what you set out to do, what you said you wanted to accomplish, and what you felt was most important. You learned to slow down You learned to sit inside moments and appreciate them You learned to rest You were present You were unapologetic You… Continue reading dear 2025 tiffany…

That’s the way the cookie 'Crumbls" And no one enjoys a warm, gooey, fresh-baked cookie quite like myself. My grandmother taught me to bake her famous chocolate chip cookies, and there’s nothing I love more than the scent of those cookies baking…I’m instantly transported to my childhood standing in my grandmother’s beautiful kitchen. I miss… Continue reading the way the cookie ‘crumbls’

So, what’s the plan? The four words I have come to loathe more than any other, and the fastest way to earn an immediate no from me. I’m tired of making all the plans. I’m tired of organizing everything. I’m tired of always being the go-to for planning all the things in life. Every holiday,… Continue reading so…what’s the plan?

Self-Care. The concept brings to mind images of spa days, champagne flutes and fully white robes, facials, massages, and quiet. Lovely as all of those are, and as much as I do enjoy a quality spa day with all of the above, this is not the kind of self-care I want to talk about today.… Continue reading self-care

Dear Husband and Children, I love you. I picked you. My sweet husband, I chose to spend my life with you when I was 18 years old, and I chose to have these babies with you because I never doubted you are the most amazing husband and father imaginable. From day one, you made it… Continue reading dear husband,

Summer The season of doing all the things, doing nothing, and making a lot of last second plans. It’s also the season in which I find myself ordering last-minute outfits I need on my doorstep…yesterday. That means ordering from Amazon because nothing else will get here fast enough. Let’s be honest, it’s not like we… Continue reading Amazon Summer Fashion Must-Haves Under $40

Grief It’s such a complex emotion, and it’s one no two people handle in the same manner. I’m not even convinced the same person handles grief in the same manner on different occasions. When I lost my grandmother last year, my grief was profound. It also turns out that it’s prolonged. Even after almost a… Continue reading Grief

I struggle with anxiety. I think I have struggled with it my entire life, but I didn’t know I struggled with it until a few years ago. I thought I was obsessive-compulsive (how many people do you know who get out of their car and immediately vacuum the car after every drive and how many… Continue reading anxiety.

Moments There are moments in life that are just a little more special than others, and spring break 2022 was one filled with moments. We may travel often, but we rarely travel as just a family of six. We often have our friends and their kids with us. We have our extended family with us.… Continue reading moments.

Simplicity Maybe it’s because in six months I celebrate my last birthday in my 30s. Maybe it’s because I live such a busy life between four kids, a husband, my business, home, travel, and everyone’s activities that I crave something the simple. Maybe I miss my grandmother so much that I find myself channeling her… Continue reading simplicity.

Traveling with kids. My husband and I travel often, and we take the kids with us on 90% of our trips. We have four kids (and we’ve had four kids for 8 years now, so I will go say we are pretty good at knowing how to travel well as a family of six). I… Continue reading favorite florida family hotels

Priorities “That one simple word holds the key to either chaos or calm,” is a quote I came across on social media recently, and it resonated strongly. I don’t deal well with chaos – though it’s easy to assume that my life might closely resemble that being the mother of four kids, wife, and business… Continue reading priorities

There are no experts when it pertains to parenting, but there are many who have been there, done that, and who certainly have plenty to say about it. Being parents is the most fun my husband and I have ever had, but it’s also challenging. Oddly enough, it’s not been challenging in the way ‘everyone’… Continue reading for my kids.

Love It’s such a lovely thing to be in love. To love someone so much who loves you back. To be blessed with a forever kind of love is a beautiful thing, and it is always my hope that those who have it don’t take it for granted. Because February is the month of love… Continue reading love.

39. Tomorrow, the man I love turns 39. For eight entire months, I’ll be married to an older man, and I certainly won’t let him forget how fortunate he is to have a young wife. And, after my own birthday later this year, I won’t mention his young wife again until he turns 40. It’s… Continue reading thirty-nine.

 Choices. Everyone has choices. Everyone makes decisions. Some are good, some are bad, some are boring, some are exciting; some are not the choices we want to make so much as those we need to make for the greater good. Let’s take a moment to flashback to this past weekend. My husband and I made… Continue reading choices.

Perspective. Patience. One thing I have an abundance of, and one thing I would adore having an ounce of. If you know me in real life, you know my patience level is below sea level. It’s below the grandest depths of the deepest oceans in the world’s most remote areas where life may or may… Continue reading patience

Happy Thursday! Or, as I like to call today, happy day the kids go back to school after 16 days of Christmas break. If you’re wondering what I’m doing this morning, just know I’ll be hitting snooze too many times, showering, dragging myself into the office in my robe with a mug of hot coffee… Continue reading no introductions necessary