Ahh, sometimes I miss my smug married life. I’d been married for 11 years, to the person I thought was my very best friend. We had similar interests, we laughed together, worked as a team, and had grand plans for our mutual futures. I could never understand how people were sideswiped by divorce … [Read more...]
Dear Friends With An MLM Business: I’m Your Friend, Not Your Mark
Want to read another perspective on MLMs? One mom shares why she never really wanted to sell to you at a party anyways! There was a period of time when I was unemployed. A friend I literally had not heard from since high school but had as a Facebook friend reached out to me and said we should go … [Read more...]
Family Ties: A Photo Essay
Friends may come and go throughout a lifetime, but family remains constant. For the lucky among us with strong and happy families, the relationships are a source of strength, support and happy memories. And even though nobody can infuriate you quite like your siblings can, you know that … [Read more...]
Turning off. Turning on.
With kids around having "cuddle time" is not always so "spur of the moment" anymore. As a parent, one must ensure that the kiddies are in their deepest time of their sleep cycle. But we all know how important it is to make time for your partner, right? I recently had a chance to interview Dr. … [Read more...]
We get wild.
My parents are watching the toddler for the night because we're going out for dinner, and they picked him up this afternoon to take him away which gave us a long stretch of freedom before we had to be where we needed to go. My first order of business was a long, solitary shower. The kind where no … [Read more...]
What’s your status?
Here we are....Valentine's Day. So, what's your status? According to Facebook Relationship Status updates from 2012*, this year is set to be a Blue Valentine's Day with more singles celebrating than couples. In 2012, 40.5% of Facebook users who had a change in their relationship status … [Read more...]
My Story
Last week I asked you what you wanted from this blog. You let me know that you wanted to hear more about how things are working for us, every day. When I first began this blog I talked about swinging and casual encounters, as that's what we had the most experience in in the past. However, this … [Read more...]
The Grandparent Effect
I did not grow up with grandparents as a part of my daily life. Most of my relatives live in Belfast, so we were only able to spend time with my grandparents for the few weeks they came in the summer or the few weeks we went there.I remember when I was little feeling envious of my friends when they … [Read more...]
Warning: Teen Boy Thoughts
Books aimed at teen boys, like books aimed at teen girls, need to talk to their audience and tap into a pretty realistic voice to really work. For a guy, this means antics as well as emotions, and crude humour along with coming of age. don't say I didn't warn you... Carter's Unfocused One-Track … [Read more...]
Being Unreasonable
"Your crazy is showing." It's phrase I use sometimes with myself when I know I'm being unreasonable about something. I'd actually like to choose a different word than crazy, but haven't settled on the right one (suggestions?). What it means to me is that we all have ideas, thoughts, desires, … [Read more...]