Amber Chandler
Amber is a native Texan who moved to Summerville with her family in June 2015. The transition from career banker of fifteen years to a stay at home mom and moving halfway across the country where they knew no one was a challenge, but totally worth it. Now settled, Amber has become a paint brush wielding interior decorator who loves to build new things through her business, Chandler by Design, www.chandlerbydesign.com. But her most important job is to be an example to her kiddos, Lily (8) and Luke (5). Amber’s newest hobby is running and now that she has completed her first individual 5k she is headed towards a half marathon.
Steps for Dealing with Disappointment
I was listening to the radio the other day and the hosts were talking about what they wished they could still get away with as adults that they could as kids. One host responded...
Missing Respect
Every now and then I see the smile. You know the one that you get from another parent when your kid is being good, I mean really good, and having a respectful conversation in...
How to Take on Life
Listen, we have all done it. I mean, we are all moms here, right? You look at that fancy mom, you know the one...hair fixed, makeup on, perfectly dressed children who would never dare...
How To Say “No”
I'm a people pleaser. It's true...
It started as early as when I was a kid, I always wanted to please everyone. Help PawPaw wash the car, help dad tie his shoes, help mom clean,...
Volunteering in Your Own Backyard
When we moved to Summerville over a year ago, I was lost, literally and figuratively. We moved 1000 miles away from the place we lived most of our lives, a small town in Texas...
Make This Day Count
Everyday I wake up planning to go for a run. Having just completed my first half-marathon a few weeks ago, I am now considered a runner. I know my body needs exercise, but my...
Resolutions Revolution
Every year I create a list of resolutions for myself and every year I'm disappointed by February. Since we are now a few weeks into 2017, I wonder, how are you faring? Me...I'm doing...
Redecorating 101
We all do it. We walk into our friend's homes for holiday parties and we start stressing. Their house is full of Christmas cheer and beautiful furnishings and our house.... just isn't. They have...
I Won’t Buy My Daughter A Scale!
I won't do it, I just can't. I will not buy my daughter a scale. I will buy her more things than I should, but a scale is a firm NO. Why? That's a...
Poke”Mom” Go
Finding ourselves on the back end of a 1,000 mile move to Charleston, where the only person that we knew was our realtor, was a bit overwhelming. The thing is, people do that everyday....