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I have a wonderful husband and six beautiful children, and I love to write. Beyond that, I love my family, am loyal to my friends, and love to spend time with the people who matter most to me.

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Personal Finance > Smart Spending How to cope with a spouse who spends money like water: 4 of 29
Coping with a spouse who spends money like water is difficult at best, and absolutely impossible at worst. It all comes down to whether or not you and your spouse can come to a workable agreement or solution to the problem. My husband is a self-admitted "free-spender". He often spends and doesn't think about the possible imp... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Parenthood Speak up when you witness child abuse: 4 of 29
Children are innocent and precious, they're also small and defenseless. Adults have the responsibility to protect them. But what happens when the adults in a child's life don't do their job? If the child is being abused or neglected, the consequences of not speaking up are extremely harmful, sometimes fatal. The reason adult... More..
Personal Finance > Smart Spending Holiday shopping tips: How to survive the mall mauling: 5 of 35
The only way to survive and completely avoid the risk of the mall "mauling" that comes along with holiday shopping, is to avoid the mall like the plague during the holiday season! However, we all know that most won't follow this handy bit of advice, because, we human beings are absolute gluttons for punishment! We can't have... More..
Relationships & Family > Successful Dating How to make a man fall in love: 5 of 35
You can't make anyone fall in love with anyone else. When reading this article title, I'm reminded of a scene in Walt Disney's Aladdin. When the Genie lists all his rules of the three wishes, one of the rules was that he couldn't make anyone fall in love with anyone else. Whenever the Genie asks Aladdin about his wishes and ... More..
Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving How to decorate a living room on a budget: 2 of 14
Decorating a living room can be a lot of fun and gives you an opportunity to show off your creativity and ingenuity to anyone who comes into your home, as your living room is usually the first room in the house that a guest sees. Living rooms can be as formal and elaborate as you'd like, or as informal and easy as you'd like... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating & Trust Issues What exactly is considered as cheating: 2 of 14
Cheating is anything that takes away from your relationship, and is given to another person. Whether it be thoughts, words, actions- anything that takes away from your relationship is cheating. If you spend an unreasonable amount of time with a friend of the opposite sex, this could be considered emotional cheating. If you s... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's Why do we make New Year resolutions?: 1 of 7
A New Year is all about the "new" in life, another milestone that we've passed, another year we've survived. The beginning of a New Year is about hope. With hope, we believe that we can have, or make for ourselves, a new beginning. The New Year is all about the hope that we can make positive changes in ourselves and our live... More..
Relationships & Family > Marital Conflicts How much should you tell your husband about past life: 1 of 7
How much should you tell your husband about past life? Well, that's a pretty good question. Especially since most of us have things in our pasts that we aren't proud of or that we would never want anyone knowing. That being said, I haven't hid ANYTHING about my past or myself from my husband. In my opinion, if my husband can... More..
Entertainment > Celebrity Commentary Should Paris Hilton profit from media interest in her jail-time reflections?: 14 of 96
For crying out loud! Paris Hilton broke the law, then attempted to get out of her punishment, AFTER she showed a distinct disregard for the laws and the welfare of other people. Why on earth should she be allowed to profit from her time spent in jail? I see this as another attempt to stay in the spot-light, and unfortunately... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's The best way to stick to your New Years resolutions: 11 of 73
New Year's resolutions are often made, but rarely kept. Often, the majority of people who don't end up keeping their New Year's resolutions aren't sure exactly why they didn't keep them. It isn't because we don't want to change things, it isn't because of an inability to stick with something. The problem most people have wit... More..