Every once in a while, one of my clients innocently asks, “Are you married?” This always stops me in my tracks. Even if I see it coming, it forces me to pause, to think about how to answer. Image: ish called wanda via Flickr Read more >
Simple – that is really how I try to live, especially when it comes to different holidays. I don’t like to give into the mainstream celebrating and commercialism that surrounds them. Valentine’s day is really no different. Image: AlexanderY via Flickr Read more >
I think we all have our own visions of what we consider to be the ultimate death by chocolate experience, and well, this is mine.
I love chocolate in all forms, most especially dark chocolate. It's rich, smooth and just amazingly good. Even better it's high in antioxidants, which is how I justify in my mind eating it daily! Read more >
He and I don't feel cherished because of the flowers he sends, the meals he makes or the little gifts that I get him. It's about the time we spend arranging those flowers in a vase, sharing those meals, and playing with those little gifts. Valentine's Day isn't about stuff and it shouldn't be. It should be about reminding ourselves that our relationships matter.
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Valentine's Day is nearly upon us. How will you celebrate?
Dinner with your sweetie? Candles and wine? Romantic cards? Here are five festive ways to use red without feeling Christmas-y.
1. Throw on an adorable little RED dress from JCrew. Read more >
Valentine's Day, while full of good intention, was created by companies who stood to gain a lot from people who purchased their products to show one another their love. Relationships author Michael Webb worried that the emphasis had a tendency to be placed on things as opposed to the relationships themselves, and on 1995, he decided to begin campaigning for a seven-day celebration six months after Valentine’s that shifted the focus back to where it should be: the people in the relationship. Welcome to Resurrect Romance Week.
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The holiday is approaching so I thought I would write about Valentine's Day because to me, it seems so very commercialized. I decided I would come up with a list of ten ways for couples and single folks alike to celebrate a day that is supposed to be about loving one another, not about buying stuff for one another and eating out at some expensive restaurant. So, here is to a green, healthy valentine's day this year.
On Valentine's Day:
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