Real Wife Confessions

For all my husband’s talents (hardworking and extremely handy around the house) he has no skills in the fashion department.  The scary part was that I did not know this when we got married.  When my husband and I first met he always looked so nice in his khaki pants and polo shirts little did I know that it was his engineer uniform…no matter what color shirt you have it always goes with khaki pants…which required no fashion ability.  (more…)

As with most young couples we love spending time making our house into a home.  As I have said before, I am very lucky to have a handy hubby (even with all the bruises, cuts, and stitches) and he is willing to help me fulfill my dream of having the perfect home.  While most people were spending the holiday season shopping for gifts we were looking for the perfect color to create a romantic retreat in our bedroom and a comforting living room.  (more…)

I love to sleep.  I have always been one of those people that could go to bed at night, sleep in the next morning, and be ready for a nap by lunchtime.  To meet me in my work or personal life you would not think that I wish I were napping because I am very active and outgoing, but in all actuality I could take a nap at almost anytime.  (more…)

I am very lucky to have such a handy hubby.  He can fix anything and consistently looks for projects to improve our home.  The issues is not in the fixing, but in the injuries that my hubby sustains during his projects.  (more…)

It seems like when you are getting married everyone wants to give advice about how to have a successful marriage, even people who obviously do not have a clue what a successful relationship looks like.  Surprisingly enough I did receive one bit of good advice from an unlikely source, my mother.  She told me that the key to a life-long happy marriage is “never going to bed angry”.  (more…)