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Dec 20, 20172 min read
DIY His and Her Christmas Eve Box
When my husband and I spent our first Christmas as man and wife, we adopted my family’s long standing tradition of each opening one...
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Dec 6, 20174 min read
DIY Advent Calendar for Couples
Each and every year, I look forward to Christmas time and for some reason, this year, it feels extra special. I’m not sure if it’s...
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Nov 29, 20173 min read
The Gift of Gratitude
As much as I love Christmas and New Years and everything that comes along with the holiday season, I enjoy Thanksgiving just as much, not...
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Nov 15, 20175 min read
3 Things Being Apart From My Husband Taught Me
Flashback to this time last year: My husband had already been in France for 3 months while I was interning at a counseling center in...
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Nov 8, 20175 min read
Benefits of Doing an Escape Room as a Couple
A few months ago, my husband and I celebrated our third wedding anniversary. For our anniversary last year, we were thousands of miles...
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Oct 4, 20173 min read
A Letter to My Husband During NBA Training Camp
To My Loving Husband, I talk a lot about how so many aspects of our life revolve around you due to your basketball career. While where we...
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Sep 20, 20175 min read
3 Things I’m Focussing on During the Last 3 Years of My 20s
Today (August 26th – I’ll likely be publishing this a few weeks later) is my 27th birthday. 27. That’s 70% through my 20s. As my sister...
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Jun 6, 20173 min read
A Day in the Life of a Basketball Wife – Part 7
It’s hard to believe that this is my seventh A Day in the Life of a Basketball Wife segment. I recently took a little break from the...
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May 9, 20174 min read
Wives Who WERK: Ms. Tollie Johnson
I’m passionate about love and marriage and even more passionate about helping other wives to discover their passions and chase their...
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Apr 18, 20175 min read
Wives Who WERK: Mrs. Cynthessia Nelson
I’m passionate about love and marriage and even more passionate about helping other wives to discover their passions and chase their...
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Mar 30, 20174 min read
3 Ways to Improve Communication in Your Relationship
Flashback to 2012. My (then) boyfriend (now husband) and I had been together for 4 years and graduated college. We had weathered the...
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Mar 28, 20173 min read
10 Outdoor Atlanta Date Ideas for Spring
Spring is FINALLY here! While I’m all about fall and winter fashion (because who doesn’t love oversized sweaters and booties), spring and...
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Feb 23, 20174 min read
3 Relationship Topics to Keep Private
My husband and I consider ourselves to be very open people. We’re both active on social media (me, more so than him) and since I...
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Feb 21, 20175 min read
Wives Who WERK: Mrs. Ivelisse Estes
I’m passionate about love and marriage and even more passionate about helping other wives to discover their passions and chase their...
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Feb 2, 20173 min read
3 Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for Long Distance Relationships
My husband and I have celebrated Valentine’s Day together every year since 2009. Even if he’s had to travel for a basketball game on the...
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Jan 11, 20174 min read
Wives Who WERK: Mrs. Toiia Rukuni
I’m passionate about love and marriage and even more passionate about helping other wives to discover their passions and chase their...
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Jan 10, 20173 min read
How to Get Your Hubby on Board with Your New Year’s Resolutions
Whether your New Year’s resolutions involve living a healthier lifestyle, saving money and establishing financial freedom, expanding your...
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Jan 5, 20173 min read
3 Ways to Make Hard Goodbyes Easier
I hate saying goodbye to my husband. After almost a month together, my husband is on his way back to France for the second half of his...
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Jan 3, 20172 min read
New Year, New Marriage: Letting Go of Lingering Issues
January 1, 2017 marked the first page of a brand new 365-page book. This means that it was a fresh start and a clean slate for many....
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Dec 8, 20163 min read
3 Single Friends You’ll Discover After You Say I Do
It’s easy to say that getting married won’t change things, but the truth is, in some ways, it does.  While a lot and wives may lie and...
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