Preparing For My Worst Nightmare (in a good way)

January 13, 2012 13 comments

You may not have noticed, but I’ve been on a “2012″ kick this week, sharing our Year of Dating project and the “intentional living “resolutions Hubby and I made for the year. And on Facebook, for the past few weeks, I’ve been talking about my organizational goals for the new year.  In 2012, I want [...]

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2012: A Year Of Intentional Living

January 12, 2012 8 comments

Here’s the thing: I’m finished being a second-rate mommy, a second-rate wife, and a second-rate woman. Whew. The past 5 months have honestly been the hardest, most brutal, most ugly months in my years as a wife and a mommy. Ugly, folks. I can blame new-baby syndrome, sleep deprivation, hormones, but the truth is I [...]

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When You Want Proof You Went On A Date …

January 10, 2012 7 comments

Tips for Taking a “Date Night” (or date breakfast) Photo (1) Don’t bring your dslr — take a point and shoot for the ease of the stranger you ask to take a picture of you and your date. (2) Don’t choose a location that caters to the elderly (i.e. Cracker Barrel in the morning) …. [...]

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Hubby’s Gift: A Year of Date Nights

January 10, 2012 14 comments

So, I hinted a few times before Christmas that I had come up with the BEST gift for my husband.  And, I wasn’t exaggerating.  It was, absolutely, the most perfect present for Hubby. I gave that boy a year of pre-planned dates. It’s a simple scrapbook but inside there is one 12×12 page for each [...]

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A Face-Lift. Because I’m Bored and Sleep Deprived.

January 5, 2012 11 comments

If you haven’t noticed, you NEED to look at Following In My Shoes. ‘Cause it’s pretty and new and stuff. And, finally, Mr. Boy and Barney Kneeknuckles are represented in the ol’ blog logo. Why the change?  Well, I think we all know (those who have been around awhile) that I’m addicted to tweaking my [...]

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I Defy Gravity . . . And NOT In A Good Way

January 5, 2012 8 comments

Oy ve, and again I say Oy VE! With great effort, I have worked these past two days to embrace my little two week challenge of knocking out some pounds with the end-goal of feeling better about myself. Little did I know when I took on this task that I would discover something absolutely shocking [...]

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