Now that I have clocked 19 years of marriage under my belt, along with two kids and three dogs, (Gd rest My Mellie's soul) I know one thing for sure- if I didn’t love my husband truly, madly, deeply I would’ve exited this marriage a LONG TIME AGO. Raising kids is hard work, it’s lonely, its frustrating and if I didn’t have a husband to share it all with I’m not sure I’d have gotten this far. We’re … [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 individuals … [Read more...]
Qualities a GREAT Spouse MUST Possess
I have many neuroses. Too many to jot down in this blog post- most unfounded but so steeped in guilt and so much a part of my character that I'd need years of out-patient behavior modification under the supervision of a trained professional to rid myself of them. And even then- after doing all that work- I still think I'd cling to many of my neuroses because wile I abhor them and how they … [Read more...]
10 Cheap Date Ideas That Won’t Break The Bank Which Include Baking a Weight Watchers Banana Bread Recipe
Why do you need these 10 Cheap Date Ideas That Won't Break The Bank which include Baking a Weight Watchers Banana Bread Recipe? Because the alternative -ROUTINE- can be lethal to your marriage. You know what I'm referring to- those incessant questions,"Did you remember to put the laundry in the dryer? Did you move the dog's water so that she doesn't step in it and then traipse it all over the … [Read more...]
Tips to Deal with a Difficult Mother In Law
* Tips to Deal with Difficult Mother In Law written in Partnership with Loyes Diamonds* Ever since both of my parents passed my husband has been the recipient, willing or not, of every thought, feeling, question, observation and fear I've had regarding my parents. Death, even the mere mention of it is such a loaded topic- for me, mostly it's the finality of it and the uncertainty of what really … [Read more...]
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