Last night my husband and I went out to eat to celebrate my birthday and our anniversary five days late. (Yes, I got married on my birthday). And he must have read the post I wrote about what women want for their birthday, because when we got home, there was a gift bag waiting […]
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Need a cute date night outfit? Look no further!
Last night I went on a date with my husband. And I wore my most recent purchase (and absolute favorite new shirt ) from Betsy Boos’ Boutique. It came as this set with a scarf and red/orange tank. I wore the scarf and the tank about a week ago to a baseball game (and all […]
Sexless in Seattle
A while back a woman who referred to herself as Sexless in Seattle wrote to me and asked me a question about sex. Or more specifically, the absence of it in her marriage. She is a mom, has a young kid, has been dealing with depressions and taking antidepressants for a while now, and over the […]
Manifest Destiny
Exactly one year ago today my husband had a serious boogie boarding accident while we were on vacation in North Carolina. It was another bullet item on the list of significant setbacks we had experienced in the last four years. There was the bankruptcy. Total knee replacement surgery. Which put my husband out of work. […]
Vacation Goals
We are officially settled into our vacation place. It’s a three bedroom condo about 1/2 mile from the beach in North Carolina, the same town I’ve been coming to every August since the summer before my senior year in high school. Every year, that is, except for the last five years when we couldn’t afford […]
What I learned in therapy yesterday (and 52 things you can do to improve the quality of your marriage)
Last night my husband and I went to see a new marriage therapist. Or couples counselor. Or whatever you want to call it. We are approaching twelve years of marriage, and this is the fourth therapist we have seen. Our first therapist was a super nice lady. We liked her. But we both liked her […]