Emotions can negatively affect your health Trust me, I’ve been there. Anger and bitterness are emotions that can knock you off your feet and put you in bed with a chronic illness. Loneliness can increase cortisol levels (the stress hormone), affect sleep quality, and increases blood pressure. Isolation and solitude can likewise weaken your immune system. …
Habit #3 Stop Working When You Should Be Resting
If you are reading this it means you’ve made it to Day 3 of the #31habits series! Good for you! I hope you are smiling today because that’s going to make you feel better if you keep doing it! Habit #3 is something that I think many of us need to practice. I am guilty of this …
Is Your Marriage a “Fixer Upper”…
Not taking care of your marriage is like living in a home you never repair.. Let me paint a picture for you…. A young couple got married and together they purchased their first home. Everything was new and fresh, with no blemishes in the walls, no dings in the door frames, not even a smudge on the window …
How to Pack Lunch for Your Man
Money and sex are two things couples fight about most. Pack your husband a manly lunch and you’ll not only save money, but you might just improve your sex life. If you really want to pack a lunch that your man will appreciate, take some time to choose your ingredients wisely. I think we all want …
The Stubborn Wife by Chris Phillips
This poem was written for me on my birthday in 1996 by my husband at the time, Christopher Benton Phillips as response to my poem. Ode of a Housewife and Mother. The Stubborn Wife Nobody wants a stubborn wife, I’ve heard that phrase most all my life. My dad, my friends all tell me so: …