Supposed Newlywed Bliss

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Enjoying Work

I love my job! ...but before ya'll hate on me, keep in mind it took 7 years of hard work mostly not loving my writing jobs to get here. I've earned the right to enjoy this!

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Healthy Communication In Marriage

I watched an episode of Living Essentials about Healthy Communication In Marriage. It was rather insightful. I'm sure many people would watch and say "Duh" to many of the things they addressed, but the truth is there was plenty of insight it's just that you have to explain the "Duh" stuff first to build up to the good stuff.

You can read information on the episode here. Or you can go to BYU.TV, move the schedule to Wednesday March 10 and click on "Living Essentials" in the 10pm slot. They usually keep episodes online for a couple of weeks so don't miss it!

What I liked most about the discussion was in the beginning where they made it very clear that ALL marriages have problems and that is it completely NORMAL. That's what we're trying to do here on Supposed Newlywed / Married Bliss, we want everyone to know that marriage is full of ups and downs and plenty of in-betweens. You are no less of a good partner or less of a person for having problems in your marriage. In fact, you're normal. So enough with the facade already! No marriage is "perfect" or "easy" and it's about time that those who claim that their marriage is that way to stop lying.

However, even with having struggles in marriage everyone is capable of having a happy marriage. Happiness does not require perfection or ease (though it seems like it'd be nice to have those.. but this is real life). And hopefully learning more about healthy communication can help gain more happiness in marriage. :-)

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Alice In Wonderland Giveaway

On TotallyHer.com we're giving away an Alice In Wonderland prize pack that contains:

-An O.P.I. mini nail polish set

-Alice In Wonderland Nintendo DS™ game

-Alice In Wonderland soundtrack

-A mini Alice In Wonderland film poster.

Go HERE to enter. Good Luck!

Monday, March 01, 2010

My Job Promotion!

I am officially the EDITOR of TotallyHer.com! I'm absolutely loving my promotion!
:-D

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Job Hunting in Texas

So the world of adult life feels like a never ending parade of resumes, job hunting, and the dream of someday settling down into a career. Maybe it’s not that way for all newlyweds, but it sure is for us (well, I’m starting to get settled into my career, but we’re really hoping that my husband’s big break is around the corner). And perhaps parade is too cheerful of a word. More like swamp.

But we are definitely glad we moved to Texas. Despite the difficulties of my husband finding a teaching job it’s better than what we left in Virginia. Apparently the education system out there is collapsing. They are cutting budgets like crazy and laying off about 25% of the education work force. Can you believe that?! Teachers getting laid off! That’s unheard of! Teaching is supposed to be a secure career (as long as you don’t swear at the kids or something worse to get yourself fired) but not so in Virginia. Their state government is completely messing up their educational system.

Here in Houston they are still building schools because the area is growing so quickly. There’s no word of any budget cuts, in fact, what makes the newspapers are donations to schools, school renovations (with plenty of money to do so), and squabbles about curriculum material (hello, it’s Texas, of course there’s going to be a right wing slant to the educational system, if you don’t like it move to California). The schools are doing great out here and they keep hiring more teachers! So while it can be challenging to get that first teaching position, at least there is a shot of it happening out here. We are so glad we left Virginia when we did. Yay for Texas!!!

Monday, February 08, 2010

Romance Your Man This Valentine's Day

Want to romance your man on February 14th? Simple gestures will win your man’s heart and help to celebrate this Valentine’s Day. Read more here.

Friday, February 05, 2010

Nice Weather Home

I’ve been hearing a lot of complaints about snow from the east coast. Plenty of people saying it’s time to move somewhere warmer! My vote: Houston, Texas of course! I want the people I enjoy most to live closer to me! But I can understand that the interest in other areas can win out, such as looking at San Bruno homes for sale on the west coast. Sun and beach… ahh… nice. But still… we have sun and beach here in Texas! Don’t forgot us! But I will admit, I do understand the appeal of California.

Thursday, February 04, 2010

My Husband Looks like Zack Morris

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

I Look Like Emily Van Camp

It's Celebrity Doppelganger Week. The celebrity that looks most like me is Emily Van Camp (on ABC's "Brothers & Sisters" used to be on the WB's "Everwood"). Don't you agree?

Tuesday, February 02, 2010

Awesome Glee Parody

My husband and I have caught the Glee bug! We're mostly caught up on season 1 (does anyone have episodes 1-9... we've missed most of those, but other than that we're all caught up). It's like High School Musical the Drama and therefore remarkably entertaining.

I just saw the funniest parody of Glee from one of those late night shows. You've got to see it. It's pretty right on. 6-Bee "Glee" Parody

Vote for Hanson!

The Jimmy Fallon Show is asking, "Which band has the best fans?" You know who I voted for: HANSON! You can vote too here.

Monday, February 01, 2010

How to Love Your Introvert

I recently wrote an article on TotallyHer.com called "Introverts vs. Extroverts." It was about the personality differences between the two. While doing research for the article, I found a few references for how to manage a relationship when one person is an introvert and the other is an extrovert. It's really interesting and perhaps even eye opening. So whether it's your husband, your boyfriend, heck, maybe you have friends and family members that are introverts that you're struggling to understand, these will help you understand them better. And if you're the one that is the introvert, hopefully this information will help you understand yourself and why you sometimes butt heads with the extroverts in your life.

Top 5 Things Every Extrovert Should Know About Introverts

The Personality Differences Between Introverts and Extroverts

The Introvert's Perspective

Haiti Donations

If you're interested in donating money to help with Haiti I recommend making donations through the Humanitarian Services of LDS Philanthropies. You can also read about their efforts to help here.

Finding the Humor in Your Twitter Obsession

Obsessed with Twitter? The good thing about Tweet Heads is that they have a sense of humor. And even if you aren't addicted to the 140 characters of mass notification, you're sure to find the many forms of Twitter Mania Roast amusing.

Obsessed with Fashion Dos and Don’ts

Weigh in on the subject, do you think that women are overly obsessed with criticizing fashion? Are the Dos and Don'ts lists all in good fun?

Regardless of where you stand on the issue, if you enjoy fashion you should check out this article and discover some fashion blogs that you may not have heard of before. My favorite on the list? Of course the fashion wreck of GoFugYourself where they celebrate the "don't" list of celebrity fashion.