Life of a Wife

An Actual 1955 Good Housekeeping article. (Just a note, I copied all of this and typed it out myself. Someone let me know that when I copied and pasted it, it wasn't showing up.....) Have dinner ready. Plan ahead, even the night before, to have a delicious meal ready, on time for his return. This is a way of letting him know that you have been thinking about him and are concerned about his needs. Most men are hungry when they come home and the prospect of a good... Read Full Story

You know the saying, "Every cloud has a silver lining"? Well I think I found a brief silver lining in my mess of a life. I was in the hospital one morning a few weeks ago, I know, I know, you're all probably saying, "I think I've heard this one." But seriously, this is a new hospital visit. I was throwing up blood in the middle of the night one night and by the time I went to the hospital around six in the morning, I was totally dehydrated. The nurses couldn't even get a vein for the IV... Read Full Story

As I had mentioned in another post entitled "Sarah Coventry", I am a style consultant for this in-home jewelry business. I am not new to the in-home sales industry. I worked as a representative for Partylite candles for over a year and while I loved their product (and still do), it became harder and harder not only to transport all of the items for shows but to keep up with the minimum sales amount each month. There were really slow months when I found myself ordering from myself just to... Read Full Story

I have to admit that for the past six months (at least), I've dreaded taking Dare Devil anywhere that he wouldn't be confined to a stroller. He will be two next month but he takes off running, won't listen, won't hold my hand, etc. It has become increasingly difficult with the bigger I get (I'm in my eighth month now). I've even stayed home and missed some of Big Brother's baseball games because I just can't keep up with DD. When BB was only about eighteen months old, he would gladly... Read Full Story

Here is a definition of Murphy's Law from Wikipedia : "It is most often cited as "Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong" (or, alternately, "Whatever can go wrong will go wrong, and at the worst possible time, in the worst possible way" I can honestly attest to this statement as how this past week played out for me and my family. The week started out with my husband trapping a squirrel in our roof. He didn't do it on purpose, in fact, he took a good look into the roof from the point of... Read Full Story