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Marriage and the Single Mentality

One of the things that being married involves is instead of just pleasing yourself and thinking,‘what do I want to do or need to do,’ there is another person to consider. It becomes what do we want to do or need to do. This means that you may not always get to do what you want, because there are other considerations. Sadly, while some people have a piece of paper saying they are married and a wedding ring on their finger, they have not changed their mentality. They still think like a single person. Their plans and schemes still revolve … Continue reading →

Goal Setting and Marriage

It’s always interesting to hear or read about other people and what works in their marriages. We can often pick up tips and ideas we can incorporate to improve our own. Yesterday I read a blog by the wife of a footballer, talking about goals, not the goals scored in football although that did come into it a little, but setting goals in your life. Goal setting is something she said she learned from her husband who is big on the idea of goal setting. It gave me something to think about. Often when we get married we set goals … Continue reading →

Wives Who Work From Home – Working for the Weekend

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We’ve been working for the weekend all week long in our wives who work from home series and we’ve talked about planning your schedule, getting respect for your work and keeping your husband from steamrolling your business. Today, we’re going to focus on a subject that is actually the hardest one in the world for me: the weekend. A weekend is defined as the end of the week; it typically falls on Saturday and Sunday. If you work in an office, you usually have the weekends off. When you work from home, however, there is no real such thing as … Continue reading →

What About all Those Dreams?

I hope you’re married to your dream guy or gal, but the dreams I’m referencing here are those that you and your spouse had early in your relationship. Maybe you dreamed of buying a home together or having children or starting a business. Do you remember all the dreams you shared? I have to stop and think about it sometimes, because so much has happened in our lives since those days. I do remember quite a few of the things we hoped for and there are several of those dreams that never materialized. That may be true for many couples … Continue reading →

Top Ten Pre-Wedding Tips

The following wedding tips are designed to help you make your perfect day more perfect. Planning a wedding is a lot of work and whether you use a wedding planner, do it yourself with wedding planning software or coordinate it with your parents – these tips are designed to help. Order Extra – Order extra invitations, envelopes and more. It may add a little bit of cost at the beginning of your planning, but it’s better to have a handful too many than need to put in another minimum order later Save Wedding Cake – Your first anniversary is a … Continue reading →