Raising Self blog
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Father and Son on Sunday
A decade ago, I had only one and now there are two of them, father and son making a holiday like Easter so full that I am bursting at the seams.
3 Steps Toward Really Liking Your Husband Again
Last year my marital problems were at its height. I really disliked my husband, the conversations he would try to have with me. The way he showed me affection. His expectations of me. I felt like nothing I did was enough and that he didn’t “GET” me. But that all changed.
I Read More Than 30 Books During the 1st Three Months of 2017
I’ve exceeded my Goodreads challenge goal and read more than 30 books with only 3 months of 2017 under my belt. Among this list are some of the best and worst books I have ever read.
I took a personality test and it described my whole mutha–effing life
I took a personality test and it described my whole mutha–effing life and it made me rethink some things.
I am, and have always been, a unicorn
I was born a girl, trained to be a mule, but made into a unicorn. Mythical in nature.
Now that we’re having sex regularly, I’m totally okay with just cuddling
This is what the husband called me at work to tell me. Why? I think it was his endearing way of indicating he wasn’t mad that I rebuffed his attempt at morning sex.