When it comes to Father's Day, do you find yourself devoting all of your attention to helping your kids celebrate dad? Maybe this means supervising the making of homemade cards, grocery shopping and preparing a breakfast in bed, or coming up with Pinteresting gift ideas. To answer the question- YES to all ( minus the bacon as we are vegetarian and vegan). While there's no question that it's … [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 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...]
5 Qualities That Make a Man Rockstar Husband Material
Qualities That Make a Man Rockstar Husband Material When I met my husband in July of 1997, we had one of those intense whirlwind dates one might think would only take place in the pages of a novel. We were smitten with one another at our very first meeting; a blind date that began with rollerblading at 2pm and ended at an Italian restaurant at 12 midnight. On that first date I can … [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...]
5 tips to keep spending from ruining your marriage
5 tips to keep spending from ruining your marriage is a sponsored post My mother had married my dad at the age of 18, and I guess never felt completely at ease with the fact that neither one of them got their college degrees. SO she made it her mission to assure that each and every one of her kids would "marry" better. Looking back now I realize how flawed and misguided her … [Read more...]