As a shopaholic, I have bought my fair share of products both awesome and hideous. Cheap and expensive. Gorgeous and meh. And oh, the rationalizations... "We'll use this 400 million times.""It practically pays for itself.""How innovative!""That sale won't last long." "No doubt this will sell out again." My bad habits are nothing if not predictable. So when Jake and I started seriously discussing putting in a swimming pool at the house back in 2016, only a year after moving back to Augusta, I made my pros & cons list. Pro I will suddenly have time to take up reading...in a serene outdoor settingour kids will spend time outside and away from electronicsI will entertain like a pro, throwing fabulous parties and playdatesour kids will become Olympic swimmers, each ... [Read More]