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Tag Archives: Making marriage work
Making Marriage Work – Get Away!
It was November 2005. It had been quite a while since our family had been away on holiday. I was feeling tired and in need of a break. I had arranged two weeks off over Christmas and New Year, but … Continue reading
Making Marriage Work – Get A Good Map Book
Navigating the curves and ins and outs of marriage can be as complex as finding your way in and out of London. A good map book is always good to have, but have you not discovered that road trips so often … Continue reading
Making Marriage Work – See The Lighter Side of Life
One of the things that attracted me to Mike when we first met was that it was so easy to make him laugh. Nothing has changed He has a great sense of humour and I always appreciate him seeing the … Continue reading
Making Marriage Work – In Sickness & In Health
It was to be a family outing. We headed off to the new ice rink and looked forward to an afternoon of fun and laughter. Mike & I hadn’t done any ice-skating for years. The children aged about 13 and … Continue reading
Making Marriage Work – Unity in Raising Your Children
It was a humdinger of an argument. It centred around a cell phone and me going against Mike’s wishes without first discussing it with him. Stacey was about 13 at the time and was going out for the evening. I … Continue reading
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Bickering Over The Cat
Whenever we go away, Truffles, the cat, gets jittery and on our return she is very clingy and attention seeking, especially towards me. She will be on the bed every night, kneading my stomach or if I’m asleep on my … Continue reading
We All Need Second Chances
Mike & I were on our way to the beach. Suddenly, very quickly, and unpleasantly, the conversation turned negative and we both spewed a whole lot of horrible words. It was ugly. Very. Ugly. I was ticked off. So was … Continue reading
Making Marriage Work – Get Wise About Spending
Well known financial guru Suze Orman said: “ In my years of talking to thousands of people who’ve had no money, some money, and heaps of money, I’ve found that it doesn’t create or sustain happiness. That’s not to say … Continue reading
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Making Marriage Work – Don’t Start A Relationship With The Opposite Sex!
It was Monday, early in August 1998. The day began no different to others that had gone before. Our normal morning routine unfolded with me taking the children to school. Today though would be a first for them. David who … Continue reading
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Making Marriage Work – Make the Important Days Memorable
I’ll say his name was Samuel. He sent a message through to the studio one morning on his way to work to ask me to play a special song for him because it was his birthday. Not many people do … Continue reading
Making Marriage Work – Flirtation & Tenderness
Yesterday Mike arrived home from work and announced we were going to see a plot of land – not for us to buy – but it was a work related land inspection. He handed me a piece of paper with … Continue reading
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Making Marriage Work – Surprise! Surprise!
We are a family of surprises. I love surprises. My family started giving surprises when Stacey and David were 12 & 9. We decided to surprise them with a weekend away. Mike & I had been away for a weekend … Continue reading
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Making Marriage Work – Leave The Weight Alone
I heard a story once of a woman who had been married for many years. Dinner party after dinner party she endured her husband’s referral of her as “heffalump” in criticism of her weight. She was embarrassed every time, but … Continue reading
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Making Marriage Work – Be Nice to Live With
We still call it the tantrum spoon. It’s a large slotted serving spoon with half a yellow handle. The fact that it is only half a yellow handle bears testimony to the fact that late one sunny afternoon I really … Continue reading
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Tagged Be nice to live with, Making marriage work
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