Heather @ Not a DIY Life
A Pillow Gift for Your Spouse
A pillow gift is a small gift that is left on someone's pillow at the end of a long, busy day of hosting and or celebrating.
Dating Your Spouse: A Double Date
I have shared before about the importance of continuing to date your spouse. We recently had a fun date that I would love to share with you. It was a double date. It was all about fondue. And it was frugal.
A few years ago, we celebrated my birthday by experiencing a [...]
Make Traveling With Your Spouse Easier
With the holiday season not too far behind us, I would like to share a marriage lesson that I stumbled upon during our travels.
Whether it is just you and your spouse traveling, or if you have the kiddos tagging along, traveling can be stressful on your marriage. You are usually short on sleep or food, [...]
The Way of Compromise
Compromise can seem like a dirty word at times. However, compromise is vital to a healthy and happy marriage. How do your skills of negotiation and compromise stack up?
My Hubby and I recently began a de-cluttering project. Any time we embark on the quest to have less "stuff," I get seriously stressed out. Why? Because [...]
Dating Your Spouse
My Hubby and I recently had a "date night". Before we became parents, we had date nights regularly. Our dates were simple, usually a home-cooked dinner with candles followed by a movie on the couch.
Since our little one arrived (16 months ago – gulp), we have had only a few evenings out without her. Our two [...]
Keeping Wedded Bliss with Christmas Traditions
Christmas is my favorite time of year! So much so that I always dreamed of a Christmas wedding. When my Hubby and I were married at Christmas six years ago, it was also our first Christmas together, since we had met just after the previous New Year.
Merging Christmas Traditions Into Our Own
As we were preparing [...]
The In-Laws or the Out-Laws
There are lots of jokes out there about mothers-in-law. But I don't get them. I have a great relationship with my mother-in-law. I get along with all of the in-laws, although a few of them I'd like to throw out the window occasionally.
I know that is not the case for every wife, however. But [...]
The Love Dare – Day 3
Day 3: Love is not selfish – This is a tough one, because we are all innately selfish. It is part of our human nature to put self above others. However, "loving couples are bent on taking good care of the other flawed human they get to share life with…. When you relinquish your rights [...]

