Are you a fighter? NEVER say these four things When You Argue with your Spouse. In a perfect marriage and a perfect world, my husband and I would NEVER fight. If we found ourselves in the midst of a disagreement, we'd let cooler heads prevail. We'd take a deep breath, look into one another's blue eyes (yes we both have blue eyes). We'd realize whatever we were fighting about, … [Read more...]
7 Tips for Handling Stress in your Marriage
Why are our spouses such an easy target when we're under stress? It usually just makes our situations even worse. 7 Tips for Handling Stress in your Marriage Even if you're just reacting to stress and don't really mean them, insults and derogatory remarks hurled at your spouse will undermine your relationship often to a devastating conclusion, if left unchecked. Don't let your marriage … [Read more...]
6 Tips to Help Newlywed Couples Survive that First Year of Marriage
If you asked me for some advice about surviving that first year of marriage I would tell you this... all those magically delicious gauzy fairy tales of newlyweds riding off into a sunset are just that; fairy tales. Which is why I am sharing 6 Tips to Help Newlywed Couples Survive that First Year of Marriage because in fact, the first year of marriage is rife with growing pains, as two … [Read more...]
Weight Watchers One Point Chocolate Chip Cake
Marriage is messy and complicated. It's a daily uphill battle of compromise and self-sacrifice, it's not a sprint it's a marathon. ( And I never thought I'd be celebrating my husband's 61st birthday with a Weight Watchers One Point Chocolate Chip Cake - but I digress). When you get married the most important decisions are: what flavor butter cream frosting will I choose to adorn my three-tiered … [Read more...]
3 things I know for sure about love and commitment
When it comes to the 3 things I know for sure about love and commitment what I know for sure is that real love is nothing like the love stories we're spoon fed as little girls prancing around in plastic pink high heels and crinoline princess dresses. Real love is not about vases of flowers, real love is not about a man bending down on his knee and handing you a diamond. (Not that there's … [Read more...]