Tips to Help Unpack & Move-in
Your new move is a great time to get organized and clutter-free. Organizing your new home will help you find things quickly. Purging items you don’t really need can be quite freeing. Clutter causes stress whether you realize it or not. Clutter creates frustration and stress. The number one thing for having an organized, less stressful life is getting rid of the “junk.” 1. Always,...
Read MoreRiver Region Traditions
Barefoot children at church & school French handsewn dresses and clothing for kids Beautiful bows and ribbons on the door after having a baby Mystic ball season All day tailgating at the Auburn & Alabama games Swim Lessons at the YMCA Easter pictures in front of the Flower Cross at First United Methodist Candlelight Christmas Eve services Monogrammed household items, monogrammed...
Read MoreHealthy Lifestyle Tips
Healthy Lifestyle Tips for Newcomers to the River Region Eat local raw honey to build up an immunity to area allergens Stay off dairy & wheat if your allergies to do flair up. Check out homeopathic remedies to prevent future symptoms Use sunscreen every day to protect your skin. Try Aubrey Organics Natural Sun or Burt Bee’s Chemical Free Sunscreen. Avoid mosquito and ant bites. Try...
Read MoreTransform your new home
What Design Trends are you seeing? Neutral colors with accent pieces to add a “pop” of color is still popular. We are seeing smaller furniture coming back in vogue. People are simplifying and reducing their home size. A standard size sofa was 100”, it’s now back to 84”. A mixture of fabrics and styles is still popular. What is the biggest key in decorating a room? Lighting, without...
Read MoreA Family Affair
What does family mean to you? For Montgomery’s Portis clan, the word represents much more than a group of people tied together by mere blood relations. Parents Cole and Joy Portis are raising eight kids in a happy home and proving that love really has no boundaries. Sarah Kathryn, age 16, is Cole’s daughter by his first wife, who died shortly after giving birth; Zoe, age 12 was adopted from...
Read MoreThe 411 from a fellow Newcomer
Elena Victoria is a newcomer to the Montgomery area. AirWar College brought her and her husband, Colonel Christopher Brunner, to the River Region in June of 2010. Originally from Long Island, New York, she has lived and worked overseas, in Washington DC and in Texas. The Brunner family resides in Millbrook. Their eleven-year-old daughter, Emma, attends St James School in Montgomery. What has...
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