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...]
Four surefire ways to get your romantic date night on AT HOME and a Recipe for Weight Watchers Cheesecake- 1 FREESTYLE point per serving
In honor of this month of love I am here to share Four surefire ways to get your romantic date night on AT HOME and a Recipe for Weight Watchers Cheesecake- 1 freestyle point per serving in the real world- such lofty goals like date nights can and do get wrecked when Mother Nature is on a mission to bring unprecedented and copious amounts of snow to your neck of the woods which make … [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...]
Tips to keep your Marriage’s Romantic Embers Burning (which doesn’t include going gaga over an infommercial product that can grind down your respective callouses)
After 22 years of marriage, my husband and I have fallen into a major relationship rut. As Sex and the City character Carrie Bradshaw would say, "We've become Mr. and Mrs. Married." More than ever we need Tips to keep your Marriage's Romantic Embers Burning. That undeniable magnetism that drew us together, has not necessarily disappeared but after two kids, a mortgage and insurance payments its … [Read more...]
The secret to a happy 40 year marriage- apparently it is all about friendship (who knew?)
The secret to a happy 40 year marriage I'm at the pool, watching my son do his quadruple flip when I can't help noticing this really great looking older couple sitting a few feet away from me. They are both silver haired, in fairly athletic shape and I notice they are holding hands and gazing into each others eyes. I felt compelled to ask them if they were married. They proceeded … [Read more...]