Last weekend I was EXHAUSTED. I came home from the gym and had plans to jump in the shower put on my jammies and Get in bed. Really it sounded like the most divine way to spend the weekend. Unfortunately- unbeknowst to me- my husband had other plans (and inspired this 10 date ideas just for parents--NO KIDS ALLOWED ). In fact he was waiting for me on the couch all dressed up in his sports … [Read more...]
Celebrate FriendsGiving Netflix Style With These Bingeworthy Series
Celebrate FriendsGiving Netflix Style With These Bingeworthy Series is a sponsored post "A friend is a connection to life; A tie to the past, a road to the future; a key to sanity in a totally insane world." ~unknown I know it sounds all kinds of cliche and even slightly vomit-inducing, and even as I'm about to type it up I think I might have just vomited a bit in my mouth but the truth of … [Read more...]
5 reasons why a good relationship is like a reliable car
Today is a bittersweet day we are bidding adieu to a trusty, practical friend who has been there, alongside my husband and I as we've journeyed on the better part of our almost 19 years of mostly wedded bliss. It's my husband's Flip Phone that he's been NOT ANSWERING well, for 15 years. Her departure inspired me to write this blog post 5 reasons why a good relationship is like a reliable … [Read more...]
Does your spouse fish through the laundry for clothes to wear? yeah mine too but who cares I have an iLife V8s ROBOT VACUUM
Does your spouse fish through the laundry for clothes to wear? yeah mine too but who cares I have an iLife V8s ROBOT VACUUM is a sponsored post Ask my husband why he gets so angry with me over my "laundry practices" and he'll say, "Because my wife has a cleaning problem." Dig a little deeper and he might expound on the fact that he and I have very different versions of the term clean. Does … [Read more...]
If You Want to Stay Married Happily You Must Hate The Same People
I recently looked at my husband after we watched the intense drama, Captain Phillips, and asked him, " Why do we hate Tom Hanks?" That seems like a crazy question right? I mean the man has been in beloved films like Castaway and Big and even headlined the campy classic TV comedy Bosom Buddies. And yet- my husband and I both have this mutual understanding that we hate him. I'm not even sure how or … [Read more...]