About Michelle Smiles
Michelle is blissfully wed to Steve. She quit saving the world in order to stay home to raise the 2 most beautiful children a mom has ever been graced with. She recently moved to the south and is hoping to publish her Guide to the South for Northerners (alternative title: My Head Exploded Because Southerns Don't Believe in Slower Traffic Staying Right) as soon as she gets her blood pressure under control.Website: http://www.michellesmiles.com
Posts by Michelle Smiles
Too Connected?
By Michelle Smiles on September 29, 2009
Early in my days as a stay at home mom, I was in touch with my husband through out the day. We would quickly connect via instant messaging, text messaging, email, or quick phone calls. Most communications were just a few minutes. I would tell him something {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on September 29, 2009
Couple Friends
By Michelle Smiles on September 21, 2009
When I was younger, as my friends and I paired off, we worried about liking one another’s partner. It made it more difficult to stay friends and be close if I disliked my best friend’s boyfriend. As we all get older and start families, I {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on September 21, 2009
The Secret Language of Marriage
By Michelle Smiles on March 18, 2009
Most of us will agree that communication ranks pretty high on the list of things that make for a good marriage. Not all communication has to be of the “we need to talk” or “let me tell you what the kids did today” variety. {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on March 18, 2009
Wedded Bliss in the White House
By Michelle Smiles on February 23, 2009
Politics aside, I see something new and hopeful in the White House this year. I see a couple who appear to be deeply in love, who truly like one another, who operate as a partnership, and who genuinely respect each other. President and Mrs. Obama {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on February 23, 2009
February Marriage Resolution
By Michelle Smiles on February 18, 2009
This month, I was going to resolve to work on all of the little habits I have that I know annoy my husband. Then, I realized that February is a short month and perhaps I need to be more realistic. So I chose one. The one that is the main burr under {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on February 18, 2009
January Marriage Resolution Revisited
By Michelle Smiles on February 12, 2009
I don’t normally make resolutions for the new year. This year, I do have some overall goals. One of my goals for 2009 is to be a better wife. I decided to make a mini-resolution each month of 2009 to work toward that goal. January’s {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on February 12, 2009
Giving Him a Valentine’s Day Pass
By Michelle Smiles on February 10, 2009
My husband and I have an agreement. He can completely ignore Valentine’s Day as long as he keeps up his random acts of romance through out the year.
Neither of us were ever big fans of Valentine’s Day. He doesn’t understand why he {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on February 10, 2009
Marriage Resolutions – January
By Michelle Smiles on January 12, 2009
I don’t traditionally make New Year’s resolutions. I do typically end each day telling myself that tomorrow I will try to be a better wife, mother, friend, daughter, and/or citizen because I often feel I’ve failed in or neglected some {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on January 12, 2009
The gift
By Michelle Smiles on December 17, 2008
Ahhh…the gift giving season. Many of us spend much of December (and those of us who are more organized, much of the year) searching for the perfect gift for our dad, our mother-in-law, and dear Aunt Gertrude.
During my first marriage, at a certain {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on December 17, 2008
Talk Nerdy To Me
By Michelle Smiles on December 2, 2008
After reading about the 7 Day Sex Challenge, I started thinking about the best way to go about it. Not the mechanics but the implementation. Should I tell my husband that I wanted to participate in this challenge? Or should I make it more spontaneous {read more}
By Michelle Smiles on December 2, 2008
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