The other day my friend Jade sent me a link to a Huffington Post article called “Is It Time To Retire The Word ‘Wife’?” I was appalled and offended, and, not for the first time in my life, disappointed in fellow females who have ever found the word “wife” objectionable. (Or, worse, something to...
Today I saw a troubling article in USA Today called “Sites that cater to ‘discreet’ encounters thriving.” I posted the link on SAHW’s Facebook page and joked, “Good grief. I already can hear the joke jingles: ‘Match.com: Not just for singles anymore.’ ” Seriously, though, the article was discussing a site I’ve written about...
Awww…I thought Wayne and I had agreed there’d be no gifts, just cards, this year. He decided to stop at the store on his way home and get me some Valentine’s Day Eve flowers and chocolates. (And they’re not the potentially icky chocolates that come in some boxes. They’re yummy solid Dove chocolate hearts....
My husband has big feet. He doesn’t have many shoes, but the few he does seem to always end up in our foyer. You’d think I’d have no trouble seeing, and therefor avoiding, his size 13s, but, nope. I’m constantly tripping over them. I saw a boot tray in a catalog years ago. I...
You know the 10, 000 step challenge? It’s been around a while. Back sometime around 2002 or 2003, I started using a pedometer so I could take the challenge. I walked a lot back in those days. A minimum of three miles four times a week. That was also the days we swam two...
I’ve never actually cared very much about jewelry, but more and more in the last year I find myself bookmarking pieces in catalogs I get. Black diamonds, smoky quartz, green amethyst, citrine, and marcasite….ah, marcasite. I do believe that’s where it all started. I don’t remember what catalog it was in, and I honestly...
Lesson Learned: How to destroy a friendship: Right before Christmas, I had an unfortunate situation ... 
A few lessons learned after 25 years together:
I saw the following status update on my friend Rach... What’s your definition of a wife?: I asked the question in my last post "What's wrong with... 