Wifely Steps

Tweet To make sure your visit to the dentist is a pleasant one, do: 1. Be sure you’re wearing something comfortable. 2. Bring your security blanket. Or stuffed toy. Or stress ball. Don’t be shy! 3. Ask your dentist to take you through what s/he’s doing. That is if you’re the type who likes hearing [...]

Tweet This is my first time to participate in the Thursday Thirteen activity! It’s good fun. Thursday Thirteen is a weekly meme. There is no given theme; you can write about any topic you want to cover, provided they’re not less than and not more than 13 items! Sounds simple enough right? And so I [...]

Tweet I’m not a Mom, but I wouldn’t mind having one of these! Click the pic to enlarge. Available on Wine and Twine. Found via swissmiss. Tweet

Tweet Image by Wazari at stock.xchng You’ve made your lemon water. Now what do you do with those squeezed out lemons? I hate seeing these citrusy goodies go to waste, so here are some ideas that can help you get the most out of those juiced out lemons: 1. Deal with a tea-stained mug. Dump [...]

Tweet Upon waking up, I get myself a glass of warm water and into it, squeeze the juice of half a lemon. I stir the zesty water, wait for it to cool a little bit, and then sit back on our cozy couch while sipping on my lemon water. This is how my mornings begin. [...]

Tweet A Ready-to-Fly Hot Air Balloon. An English Rose Paper Lantern. I never thought I’d want to get these items for myself, but come to think of it, I would love to have them! Here’s a fun and refreshing way to get ideas for gift-shopping. Imagini Gift Finder is a site that creatively helps you [...]

Tweet “…it’s not even always about living small, rather about living “right-sized.”” ~Sarah Susanka interview, via Frugal for Life Such a fresh perspective to not spending more than what you earn, to enjoying the fruits of your labors without sacrificing too much. Sometimes I’m guilty of scrimping too much. I scrimp too much to the [...]

Tweet Positivity isn’t easy. Let’s have a little exercise: Think of five bad things that happened to you yesterday. Then think of five good things that happened to you yesterday as well. Look at the person across you. Spot three negative things about his physical appearance. Then spot three positive ones. Which came more naturally [...]

Tweet Did you know that if you don’t have water chestnuts, you can use singkamas instead? That if you don’t have buttermilk, you can use sweet milk and yogurt instead? That if you don’t have ghee, you can use vegetable oil? I’ve felt frustrated whenever I’d stumble upon a recipe I’d love to try, but [...]

Tweet The Rules: 1. For every impulse buy item that you resisted buying, put a coin into the Lottery Jar. 2. For every household chore completed, put a coin into the Mall Jar. 3. For every bad word spoken, put a coin into the Cussin’ Jar. 4. For every time you deposit into your savings [...]