I noticed something today(Friday 5/28/10). I feel like a woman, a ‘real’ wife. I know this sounds like an odd statement but I never really have. When Mark and I got married I was his wife no doubt, but it was anything but normal. We were 19 both in collage and having a lot of fun. Then right when we would be transitioning into a time of ‘normal’ marriage he got sick. Then I became a wife/_______ caregiver, comforter, nurse, maid, chauffeur, errand runner and so on. I never really had a chance to develop the ‘womanly’ side of me.

It hit me today, I’m a ‘real’ wife now, I feel like a woman….and I like it. I’ve worn 2 skirts this week, because I wanted to. I’ve chosen outfits for home that are not only comfy (my top priority) but look good too.  I’m enjoying something I’ve always seen as work. I like playing with my make-up, and making sure my nails look good.  I’ve even started to pay attention to the beauty products that I use. I want to make sure it is as natural and as eco responsible as it can be w/o going broke.  I’m talking care of my body by working out and I’m watching what I eat (even healthy foods can have a lot of calories.)

Mac has been amazing in the development of this. He hasn’t pushed for me to be more girly or to look nicer. He just encouraged me to take care of myself and as I started to develop and interest he would keep encouraging me. Telling me I looked nice and he liked my make-up or my outfit. It is amazingly wonderful.

I know that looks aren’t the most important thing in life. But to be honest its nice to be able to care about it. I like being a woman. This is more than looks its about feeling like myself and knowing who that person is. I feel good, life is good, God is great!

(I’m the one in the pink.)

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I know I now its one of those sticky subjects but its one of the biggest contention points in a marriage, so it need to be talked about.

I honestly don’t think there is a one size fits all solution here. Budgets work for some people and others it just makes things worse. Overall I think every family should have some sort of agreed upon plan. You need to talk about what your goals are for the future and for the present.

Maybe its as simple as, as long as we put $xxx.xx in savings each month and keep our checking balance above $xxx.xx then we are good. Some need a firm budget. Others use cash envelopes for the ‘extras’ each month. When the cash runs out so do the ‘extras.’

There are lots of ways you  can deal with money just make sure you talk about it.

What works for your family?

Make sure to read the comments there are some great ones!

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They sky in my area has been extremely boring this last week. So I was pretty excited to be able to use my shoes in the picture to give it some color.

However there is only so much you can do with orange heels and a boring sky so I decided to try out a new panorama feature  I’ve been learning about in Photoshop Elements (Amazing!).

The first one turned out good except for the pole the shoes were on

 Here is the view of the back of our house

But really the sky is still boring so I looked through my old photos and here is what I found

Believe it or not the only editing I did on these was some cropping.

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Here are a few easy ways to be green this summer. I know there are many more I’m guessing there will be a part 2 sometime soon.

Grill out or better yet eat raw!  This way your AC doesn’t have to work overtime to get rid of the heat your oven creates.

Shop Green, think garage sales, estate sales, goodwill and the like. This is when people start spring cleaning!

Use a dehumidifier this takes the mugginess out of the air on those in between days and uses less energy than ACs

Close your blinds during the day to keep the heat out! 

Use your programmable thermostat.

Line dry your your clothes if your afraid of fading turn them inside out.

Great a great pair of eco friendly sandles and live in them!  http://www.shoesthatloveyou.com/

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