Never Say Never: Invest in Renters Insurance

Renters insurance is the easiest way to make the most out of your comfortable Cordova living. It protects your belongings against unforeseen disasters, and gives you a great peace of mind when they occur. If you haven’t thought about renters insurance for your apartment before, now is definitely the time.

If you have wisely invested in renters insurance, you don’t have much to worry about. Many people don’t take advantage of renters insurance because of a common myth: the cost. Renters insurance is surprisingly inexpensive. For a small fee a month, normally between $10 and $20, you can save thousands of dollars in case you have to replace your belongings. In all honesty, I’d much rather pay about $10 a month than to pay over $200 to replace a lost television or over $500 for a new laptop.

Renters insurance also covers liability for anything you’re found negligent to have caused an accident or a fire. Basic renters insurance may run you as little as $100 a year. In my opinion, that’s a small price to pay for piece of mind and the reassurance of securing your precious belongings. This video shows what happens when people choose not to invest.

How do you get renters insurance? National insurance sites like State Farm and All State all carry policies. You can also visit the Country Squire Apartments leasing office, and they’ll be happy to get you on your way to a higher piece of mind in no time.

Meet the Browns!

You can meet the Browns and a ton of other people too! This weekend, June 5th and 6th at the Cook Convention Center, Memphis hosts the 15th Annual Sisterhood Showcase. And people, when I tell you that this will be a definite treat, trust me, you won’t want to miss out.

Just look at who’s on the line up: Tank, CeCe Winans, J. Holiday, Lyfe Jennings, Jagged Edge, David and Tamala Mann, and so many more. The showcase will have hundreds of vendors, cooking with celebrity chefs, book-signings and free health screenings. Crowd favorites, The Men Who Define Fine fashion show returns, along with Macy’s Fashion Show. Sunday will begin with a worship service by Brown Baptist pastor Bartholomew Orr.

Tickets are still available now and are $15 from any participating Schnucks. They are $20 at the door.

So if you can, make the drive out to the convention center, it’s sure to be a treat, and with Mr. Brown getting down, you never know what to expect!

Turn an Old Book Into a Secret Hiding Place

Have you ever seen movies where the main character had their valuable stashed away in a cool looking secret hiding place such as hollowed out books or soda can safes? Well, this video teaches you how to make your own secret hiding place!

Looking for the latest DVD release? Hit up redbox!

What do you mean you haven’t rented a movie with redbox before? At only $1 a night, you really couldn’t ask for a better deal. Unless it’s free, buy come on, what’s really free these days?

How does it work (for those of you that don’t know)? It’s simple. Just go to your nearest redbox, select a movie, swipe your credit card, and get your movie. Watch it, and return it to any redbox location. Easy, right?

For you convienience, I’ve found the closet redbox near you Country Squire:

• Walmart
  577 N Germantown
  Cordova, TN

What’s new in releases?

• Avatar
• Extraordinary Measures
• The Messenger
• The Spy Next Door
• Daybreakers
• Legion
• Nine

And many more! Pick up your movie today!

Red Wine, or White?

Imagine being in the Napa Valley at dinner party, where there are so many types of food and all the wine you can drink. However, you have no idea what wine goes with what food. Yikes! Well here is what I think are the best tips for food & wine matching!

To get the full experience of great food, I think it should have a nice wine to compliment it.  Lighter foods = lighter wines, heavier foods = heavier wines. Think a nice Riesling for a seafood meal and a room temperature red wine with steak and potatoes.

Another thing to consider is geography. Got Japanese food? Dare to be different and grab some Japanese wine! They’re both from the same place, so why wouldn’t they be great together? The last thing I’ll share is that only YOU know what wine you favor, no matter what the food. These rules won’t mean a thing if you happen to hate red wine. Make up your own food & wine matches for your tastes.

What food & wine match do you like?

Who loves cream soda? YOU love cream soda

Well, a lot of people like cream soda. But after one taste of the great ice cream sodas at Wiles-Smith Drugs, you’re sure to be hooked.

Whenever I think about buying a cream soda from a drugstore, I instantly think red floors, jukeboxes, poodle skirts, and saddle shoes. Which is kind of what you can get from Wiles-Smith’s. If you don’t drink your ice cream soda at the soda fountain while sitting on the swivel stools, then you’re not getting the full effect.

So what goes into a cream soda,  you ask?Well, owner Dr. Charles N. Smith puts a lot of love into each one. First you add syrup, then ice cream and seltzer, whipped cream, and a cherry on top. You HAVE to add the cherry on top. It’s the most important ingredient.

The sodas sell for $3.25 a glass, but when it’s served to you in those heavy fluted, ribbed soda glasses on a white china plate trimmed with green, you know it’s well deserved. Now, I know Wiles and Smith is a good 20 min away, but why not step outside the box (or Cordova) for a while?

Do you like cream soda?

Photo credit: Photo by Michael DonahueMIchael Donahue/The Commercial Appeal

If You Could Marry Any Movie Character, Who Would It Be?

Who hasn’t dreamed of marrying their celebrity crush? Growing up, I know that I’ve had more than a few fantasy marriages in my head. From Tevin Campell, to Will Smith, to Orlando Bloom, the list goes on. I can’t even begin to narrow it down to only one. So guys and girls, who’s your number one fantasy love?

Let’s go to the movies!

As many of  you know, ‘Iron Man 2′ comes out this weekend. I’m slightly excited! Critics are already slating it to be a higher grossing movie than ‘Dark Knight’. I don’t know about better as in quality, but we’ll see.

Are you going to see it this at the Malco this weekend?

Best Mexican Restaurants Around Cordova?

Hey Country Squire! Since it’s Cinco de Mayo, everyone seems to be getting into the ‘Mexican Spirit’. So I thought I’d pose a question for you: Where do you go to find the best Mexican food. I’ve listed a few here, let me know if any of these are some of your favorite hang outs!

• Los Tortugas Deli Mexicana
• Abuelos Mexican Food Embassy
• La Hacienda Mexican Restaurant
• El Patron

Where do you like to go?

Healthy Snacks to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth

I’ll be the first to admit that I have a super sweet tooth. This gets me into trouble many, many times, usually around the summer months and I’m itching to wear my bikini. Luckily, I’ve come across this lovely article from fitsugar, that lists healthy snacks that’ll satisfy any sweet tooth. They are:

• Fruit smoothies
• Breakfast anytime – when craving a little sweet, why not eat oatmeal (I recommend cinnamon roll), pancakes, or waffles?
• Yogurt
• Peanut Butter sandwiches (I know, it’s a throwback! But its good and healthy for you)
• Need something warm to satisfy that craving? Try baking some fruit, and topping it with nuts and a little bit of cinnamon or granola. That way you’ll get the crunch without the buttery crust.

Hopefully these will work for you. Granted, some may not be quick, but hey, it’s a start!

What’s your favorite tasty, yet healthy snack?

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