I’ve noticed that exercise occupies a precarious position in the minds of many women I know. Some shun it because they view it as vain, believing it is only a means of losing weight to become more attractive. Others worship it, spending hours each week pushing themselves to extremes to prove they are stronger than their aching muscles. Still … [Read more...] about Getting Exercise as a Busy Homemaker
10 Fun, Frugal Ways to Celebrate Your Anniversary
My husband and I are on a tight budget, but we still want to do something fun to celebrate our wedding anniversary. Thankfully, I’ve thought of a number of fun ways to celebrate without spending a lot of money. Fun and frugal anniversary celebrations Relive your first date. What did you wear on your first date? Where did you go? … [Read more...] about 10 Fun, Frugal Ways to Celebrate Your Anniversary
Getting to Know a New City to Which You’ve Moved
As many of you know, my family just moved from the DC metro area to the outskirts of Houston, TX. We’re slowly settling into life in our new city. We’re somewhat familiar with this area because I lived in Houston while in nursing school, but that was many years ago and I was in a very different part of the city. There’s quite a bit we … [Read more...] about Getting to Know a New City to Which You’ve Moved
Which Documents to Keep and Which to Toss
As we prepared for a move earlier this summer, my husband and I sorted through stacks of paper as part of our attempt to purge our home of stuff we didn’t need. Over and over again we found ourselves debating if we should keep various documents. It’s obvious that we should keep records like birth certificates and our marriage license, but … [Read more...] about Which Documents to Keep and Which to Toss
20 Easy Ways to Flirt with Your Husband
Because we recently looked at how flirting with our husbands can benefit our marriages, I thought it’d be a good idea to consider some ways to flirt. After all, if we start giggling excessively or winking at our husbands all the time they may think something is wrong! Thankfully, there are a lot of easy ways to flirt. My husband has … [Read more...] about 20 Easy Ways to Flirt with Your Husband
How to Have a Genuinely Enjoyable Staycation
A week and a half ago I presented several reasons why staycations aren’t as lame as you might think. Today we’re going to explore some ways to make staycations fun and interesting. I believe that one significant reason staycations have a reputation of being boring is that vacationers often don’t treat them as true vacations. Instead, … [Read more...] about How to Have a Genuinely Enjoyable Staycation
Spicy Lemon Chicken
We eat a lot of chicken. Without a little creativity, it doesn’t take long for this to become monotonous and boring. One of the easiest and most affordable ways to create variety when cooking with chicken is to use different marinades and/or to top it with various sauces. Spicy Lemon Chicken, which involves a marinade and a sauce, is one of … [Read more...] about Spicy Lemon Chicken
Why You Should Flirt With Your Husband
A lot of people don’t typically associate flirting—affectionate behavior that shows your interest in someone—with marriage. After all, you’re married to your husband already. There’s no need to express interest now…right? From an objective viewpoint, we can see the absurdity of this thought. However, many of us get caught up in the … [Read more...] about Why You Should Flirt With Your Husband
