Although my husband and I are often opposites, one of our major things in common is that we hate yard work. Anyone who has been to our house lately can attest to this. We are waiting for cooler weather to come and then we will hire someone to shape them up for us, hopefully in such a way that I can keep up with them on my own. The other day after coming home from an errand, I thought I would clear away a few weeds from around our AC unit. The unit was recently replaced and I did not want something as preventable as "weed damage" to harm it. Without thinking (remember, I already admitted my … [Read more...]
Stringing Along and Being Strung Along
In addition to the below post, we have created a new miniseries on Being Strung Along. It features: Six Signs He is Stringing Her Along Six Signs She is Stringing Him Along Am I Stringing Someone Along? Check them out! None of us want to be someone's "Plan B." As tempting as it may be to keep someone emotionally strung along just in case someone better doesn't come along, it is hurtful and utterly selfish. We all like to be wanted and desired, but keeping someone guessing as a way of supplying that affirmation is an incredibly self-centered and prideful action… and believe me… … [Read more...]
Managing Conflict in Your Relationship
One of my memories growing up was playing a game next door at my neighbor's house with some neighborhood children. My teammate kept fussing at me because I was not up to par. He was a hot-headed ten-year-old, and I was an angelic eleven-year-old (okay… I was pretty hot-headed too, especially when I was told I was wrong). After he yelled at me three or four times, I threw my racquet to the ground and said, "If you're so good at it, play by yourself," and I went home! My hope was that the game would be over and he'd have to suffer for being so mean to me! Much to my chagrin, less than a minute … [Read more...]
A Lesson from Winnie the Pooh: Argue in Private
You’ve likely experienced it… the awkward feeling of being present for an argument between a dating, engaged, or married couple. Perhaps you are out to dinner with another couple when they turn on each other and start insulting everything from her cooking to his mama's wig. Other than perhaps mentally giggling a bit from watching such a circus, we naturally begin to lose a little respect for them as a couple. And at a later date, when your relationship is going through a rough patch, you may not end up calling the couple that lost it with each other for advice. I was taught as a child that one … [Read more...]
Dealing with Arguments that Arise from a Lack of Rest
It is no coincidence that I am writing this early in the morning. I've been up, taken the dog out twice, fed her, made breakfast for myself and Eric, and packed his lunch. This was all done with an annoying headache. The headache, I'm sure, is due to a lack of sleep. When I don't get proper sleep, it shows all over me. My face has a scowl, I stumble all over the house, and if I'm not careful (and sometimes I'm not), I snap at my family. Preferentially, I am a night person. I could stay up all night and sleep all day; but, that is not a good option with my life’s circumstances. To get enough … [Read more...]
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