What Happens After Dinner? | Happily Even After: Married w/ Kids Seeks Work-Life-Love Balance – Seattle Post-Intelligencer. My friend Victoria shared this on the Imperfect Happiness Facebook page, and I … Continue reading What Happens After Dinner? Marriage-related Re-post
This week’s been nice. Calm. Even battling a self-diagnosed sinus infection, I had a pleasant week. I’ve been looking my husband in the eye, touching him, keeping my criticisms to … Continue reading Week 30 Review: I Don’t Want to Toot my Own Horn, But…
Normally, I think of emotions, especially strong ones, as “bad.” They lead to yelling and crying and children learning new swear words. My usual method for dealing with strong emotions … Continue reading Emotional Awareness: I Think it’s Working
A quote from Teachings on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh: When we try to grow flowers, if the flowers do not grow well, we do not blame or argue with … Continue reading Love and Gardening
Last weekend was rough (I was in an awful mood), but this past week has been considerably better. I’ve picked up some more books about happiness in marriage (John Gottman’s … Continue reading Week 29 Review: Feel the Love
This probably doesn’t come as any surprise to those who’ve been reading my last several posts about “happy marriage” books I’ve encountered recently, but I’m finding I get very defensive … Continue reading Defensive Parenting
What Happy Parents Do: Ninety-Three Cents and a Little Humpty Dumpty–The Loving Little Ritual of a Child-Proof Marriage by Carol J. Bruess My rating: 2 of 5 stars Yes, I … Continue reading Review: What Happy Parents Do: Ninety-Three Cents and a Little Humpty Dumpty–The Loving Little Ritual of a Child-Proof Marriage
Happiness for Two: 75 Secrets for Finding More Joy Together by Alexandra Stoddard My rating: 3 of 5 stars I found many of the tips useful, but I also found … Continue reading Review: Happiness for Two: 75 Secrets for Finding More Joy Together
It’s always bad news when a friend prefaces a statement with, “I have a friend who’s a therapist, and she says…” No good can come of an exchange that begins … Continue reading Shutting up the Experts
It’s two weeks into month seven of my Happiness Project. By this point, it should come as no surprise that I’m a) having trouble with my resolutions, and b) getting … Continue reading Déjà vu All Over Again
When I declared myself a Valentine’s Day Humbug on my Imperfect Happiness Facebook Page, Victoria suggested that since it’s Marriage Month, I might consider celebrating Valentine’s Day this year. I … Continue reading Week 28: Valentine, Schmalentine
Last night, my husband and I got a taste of what it might be like if we lived nearer the kids’ grandparents. It was the first time we’ve seen live … Continue reading Play Some Skynyrd!: Avoiding Embarrassing my Cousin at his Gig
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