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Quelling Irrational Romantic Expectations

I have a secret shame: sometimes I expect or want traditional fluffy romance from Jonathan. Yes, it’s a shocker, given how often I soap box against it. The thing is I shouldn’t be ashamed of these occasional urges. The mature response would be that, although most of the time it’s not something I consider necessary or even want, if I believe it’s valid for other people (which I do) I should have no problem accepting that it’s O.K. when I want it, too. I would feel that way if it wasn’t for the form in which these desires for traditional … Continue reading →

Home Week in Review: January 14 – 20

Mary Ann has been busy this week, both on the Home Blog and at home. Be sure to check out her continuing series on Do it Yourself projects she is engaged in, starting next week. I haven’t been as active here lately, having had some “interesting” developments. Please bear with me as I work to get things back to normal, and I promise to have more articles to offer soon. I appreciate your readership, and as always, your feedback. Here are this week’s articles: Warm Up a Room You can warm up your home even in the middle of a … Continue reading →

Six Gifts for Both Your Valentine and Endangered, Neglected, and Homeless Animals

Are you planning on buying your sweetheart a Valentine’s Day present this year? Having trouble finding just the right gift that says how much you love her (or him)? Why not consider one of the following then? Not only with your sweetie get a special gift, so will animals in need of help. Flowers • PetsMart Charities Flower Club: If you’re a traditionalist who expresses your love with a bouquet, this is for you. Choose from a variety of professional, florist-delivered, arrangements. And have the satisfaction of knowing part of the profits goes to saving a pet’s life! Chocolate • … Continue reading →

Front Door Décor: Valentine’s Welcome

Dressing up your front door is one of the simplest ways to create a cheerful entrance. At the same time that you greet guests, you can also greet a particular season, holiday, or special occasion. The really cool part is that you can re-use many decorative items in different ways for different occasions. For example, a grapevine wreath can easily be decked out for any occasion with picks, flowers, ribbons, bows, or other festive items. Use wire to attach your decorative pieces instead of hot glue, so you can remove them easily when you’re ready to replace them with decorations … Continue reading →

5 Romantic Ideas for a Frugal Valentine’s Day

With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be a nice touch to add some romantic ideas for that special day. These are mostly ways to show your partner that you love them. However, keeping with my constant frugality, I have only included ten extremely inexpensive or cheap ideas. Idea #1 Fill the car trunk with helium filled with balloons. Tape a piece of poster board to the inside of the trunk lid that says “I love you” in huge letters. When you are at a park or trail to walk, hand your partner the keys and … Continue reading →

Using Valentine Products in New Ways

With so many fun Valentine scrapbooking products available right now, it’s hard to resist picking up a few things to play with. But if you are like me, you don’t really do a lot of Valentine’s Day layouts. I might do 1 layout to celebrate what we did that day and make a few cards to give to my kids and husband, but other than that, I thought I didn’t have much use for these love themed products. Once I started brainstorming ways to use these products on layouts other than a Valentine’s Day layout, I came up with a … Continue reading →