What do women really want? I have heard that the answer is complex. I disagree. We actually tellyou all the time. We want to be noticed. To be heard. To be cherished. Like Gabriel Garcia Marquez so eloquently put: ”To him she seemed so seductive, so different from ordinary people, that he could not understand [...]
Husband and I got married three days after Hurricane Katrina hit in 2005. I was aware of what was going down. But, I also was in my “enchanted bubble” by then. So, the full weight of the tragedy did not hit me until much later. Now on our 5th wedding anniversary we encountered yet another [...]
As most of you know by now, Husband and I are on a quest to make our townhouse – once considered our “temporary abode” but which has evolved into just our “long-time abode” thanks to Wall Street’s recent shenanigans– liveable. Well, the saga continues. We’ve installed a new patio with new outdoor furniture, completed major [...]
The Luvem or Leavem site published a terrific blog post recently on the fine line between the optimism love brings and having an unrealistic perspective. I believe we LBBs struggle with this one from time to time. I know I do. In fact, I’m going through something like this right now, which will require a [...]
Repeat after me: The movies are a terrible place to gain insight around relationships. Over the weekend, Husband and I saw the movie, Sex and the City 2 (SaTC). I wanted to see it mainly for the fashion and a dose of glamour. Husband went because I wanted to go. Neither of us were quite [...]