10 Things to do Now to have a Less-Stressed Thanksgiving
I know - we aren't even past Halloween yet. (I'm as bad as Target and Macy's...) But hear me out. I want you to me the least stressed hostess on the block. I want you to give thanks that a bunch of this stuff is already done. I want you to enjoy that piece of pumpkin...
If You’re Here from Time Warp Wife – Welcome! Here are a Bunch of Free Things for You (And my Old Friends as Well!)
Thanks for visiting (And even if you're not here from Time Warp Wife, there are still free goodies for you! So keep reading!) Let me give you the lay of the land. Just like at Time Warp Wife, we are all about the husband love. We show that in a variety of ways: but...
An Open Letter to my Friends who Talk Bad About Their Husbands: Why I Love You, But Can’t Hang Out with You Anymore
Dear Friend, This is really, really hard for me to do, but I have to tell you why I can't hang out with you anymore. I get that marriage is hard. I do. I've fought with my husband (remember, when we got married, we had four teenagers, so we had plenty to "discuss"...
How to be “The New Girl”
I've packed and repacked my same black suitcase about five times. Usually, packing is a snap for me (I go on about fifty trips a year, so if I don't want to dedicate a large portion of my free time to packing. a girl learns to keep it simple.) I would like to...
If You are here from MOPS – Awesome! Imperfect Moms Welcome. (And free goodies…)
Thanks for visiting me here. If you are an imperfect mom like me, you have found a home. (Or at least a place to have a lukewarm cup of coffee.) For those of us who know it's better to do things as a tribe than alone (cause what's the fun in that?) Check out my...
Why I Didn’t Feel Close to One of My Kids… And What I Did About It
I know - it's the worst thing a mom can admit (well that and admitting that sitting through hours of sporting events really isn't that fun...) but there have been times in my parenting that I didn't feel close to one of my kids. Justen is a bright, smart, funny kid...
How to be Married to a Super Awesome (!!!) Expressive Like Me
How to be Married to a Super Awesome (!!!) Expressive Like Me by Kathi Lipp (Check out our guide to finding out your personality type !) When figuring out which of the four personality types (analytic, driver, amiable, expressive) you are, most of the time you will be...
Who Knows Where You Are?
Roger and I were sitting around the dinner table with our next door neighbor, a recently retired teacher who has a fondness for cats and is happy to babysit our kitten while we travel. We, in exchange, make sure she has plants that are watered on a regular basis. She...
How to be Married to an Analytic by Roger Lipp
How to be Married to an Analytic by Roger Lipp (Check out our guide to finding out your personality type !) For those of you who have met Kathi, it will not be much of a surprise when I tell you that she is an “expressive”. Of the four personality types (analytic,...