I used to work as a Newborn Nanny, which usually meant that I took of babies anywhere from three weeks up to about 6 months, that interim period where the parent(s) had to go back to work, but didn’t want them in daycare yet. During the two years that I nannied, I took care of seven babies and found it very sad that…

Some people teach themselves and then there are people who like to learn from other people. He was obviously the latter. Me...I would have googled it.

I had a roommate whose first time living away from home was at the age of twenty-two. He did not know how to clean a bathroom. He came to me sheepishly one day to ask if I would show him how. I told him I wouldn’t clean his bathroom for him, but he could watch while I cleaned mine and I would talk him through it. It…

Interesting. In my family it is just the opposite. It is assumed by my parents and particularly my in-laws that I force my husband to clean and so they always praise me for MY clean house. It doesn’t matter how many times I tell them that Mr. Bean actually cleans most of it on Thursdays while he is working from home.

When I asked my Lady Doctor about it, she was very honest about it. She told me that it would hurt to put in, told me the risks, and warned me that there may be pain that lasts for months. I opted to stick with birth control as I don’t really have a problem remembering to take it and have absolutely no side effects.…

This also has something to do with autistic training programs. My youngest brother is autistic and has worked several jobs that he obtained through the local autism center and only the most recent one that he has had for 3 years now, were shit. Some didn’t pay, promising their disabled workers that they were getting…

So worth it. It was a tough time, but I don’t regret it. I now have my dream job and it was that degree and the internship I ended up taking that did that for me. No regrets...although I am a bit sandwich phobic now.

So I should have gone straight from church and spent the only evening I had off in my entire fucking week, to cook for a couple of hours? (which by the by would have had me cooking from 6:30-11:30p. Maybe I shouldn’t have gone to church...or done homework that morning?) Relying heavily on whether or not I still have…

My husband has been married once before and I didn’t realize how little say he had had in his first wedding until we were discussing clothing. “I guess I’ll rent a tux,” he said glumly.

Well, here was my schedule for a week during my poorest time. You tell me where I could have squeezed in 5 hours of cooking:

I grew up very poor and it followed me into early adulthood. Checking my bank account balance was a moment of dread that I repeated almost daily. Although my diet was a little more varied than Ramen and Hot Dogs, it wasn’t by much. Spaghetti, sandwiches, and frozen pizzas were my staples. But I also never ate…

Simple solution....don’t get in line until you know what you want. As a former barista who hates coffee, telling me to to pick my favorite drink would have been stupid because I would have walked over to the drink case and handed you a Kiwi Strawberry Snapple.

My dad repairs inspection machines all over our state and used to take use kids with him in his work van when we weren’t in school. There were four of us so we took turns. Those days, riding around with my dad, essentially going on a road trip, are some of my favorite childhood memories. No one ever said anything to…

That is a very good point. I have known her since she was seven and have seen how she has been treated by her family over the years. I definitely take her word over anyone in her family. She has never shown herself to be a liar, just dramatic, and that is important to remember in these kinds of situations. Thank you.

Yeah. I was actually surprised that she agreed to let her sisters be in her wedding. I would have nixed that from the beginning. Then again, I didn’t have any bridesmaids because I wanted things to be as simple and drama-free as possible.

Even knowing about love languages, sometimes it feels like they are battling one another.

Perhaps it won’t be helpful in your marriage if you are already jiving with one another, but it could be applied to other areas of your life. The thing I took away from reading this book years ago, is that even though you have some “top” scores, you still have to do a little bit of everything and have to be very aware…

Unless you have a 3D television and then it is even better. Seriously, I inherited my 3D television (that my husband won) through marriage and I cannot imagine living without it. It is better than the theater in my opinion.

One of my good friends got married a few weeks ago. When she called me a week later she asked if I liked the wedding and I said yes, other than the obvious hiccups. “What would you say were the hiccups?” she asked coyly. Well, the wedding started twenty minutes late...and it was only then that I learned that her…

I thought the “drama” was her freaking out about the fact that her only means of transportation was being actively destroyed. She ended having to swim out to one of those boats in the background to call for help so she could repair her kayak. Considering the location, I imagine it was a very cold swim. I would…