If you are moving in together or you just got hitched, brace yourself for a few surprising, or hugely annoying things about your mate that will drive you nuts. I am still struggling to understand how does one simply walk out of their clothes, leaving them strewn along the floor like the breadcrumbs of Hansen and Gretel? Why...
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The Help
For the last few weeks we have been unable to find our helper. We have been calling her phone but to no avail. It doesn’t even go to voicemail anymore. Since I’m on a break, and I have nothing productive to do (except writing these blogs) I decided to take on the chores. This morning...
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Five things you realise after getting married
I am married. My name is Mrs Taylor. I have a husband. It still feels so surreal, not only because it has only been 48 days since our wedding (No, I’m not actually counting, my wedding website announces it every time I log on), but largely because having a husband, changing my name and being...
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Could you be one of many wives?
As you all know by now I am a reality series junkie, so after getting my daily dose of Bravo’s Real Housewives, I was flipping through the channels. Showtime caught my attention with its new reality series Polyamory. In case you haven’t figured it out, Polyamory is a “provocative reality series that takes an inside look...
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My Big Fat Unconventional Wedding
Many persons are afraid to think outside the box when planning their weddings, not only because it’s one of the most important days of their lives, but who wants to experiment on such an occasion. A wedding doesn’t have to be conventional: white dress, church ceremony, toast, blah, blah, blah. You are allowed to have...
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Growing up without a father (or why I love my husband)
Yes, I do know my father. I used to spend all my summers, well most of my summers visiting him. I would hang out with my two brothers (I have three, all by my father's side), but two that lived with my father. Those were fun summers. Back in those days whenever my mom would scold...
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Seven reasons I SUCK as a wife!
Gotcha! You’re so naughty, tsk tsk. No, this is not a post on how to perform mind-blowing fellatio (although that would make for very exciting reading). It is really as the heading says, Seven reasons I suck (or why I'm terrible) at being a wife. Nobody is perfect, so I was undaunted when I started to...
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Olympics epiphany: yes I can!
Lusting at these male eye candies at the Olympics (see yesterday’s blog post) got me thinking about fitness, and my personal struggle -- well, our personal struggle as a couple -- with keeping fit, losing weight and looking good. We all know that fitness plays a major role in being healthy but let’s be real: a big part of fitness...
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My Olympic confession: crushing after marriage
We all watch Olympics because we are highly patriotic. If like me, you are Jamaican, then you are no doubt extremely proud of the spectacular performances of our star athletes. Like the man in Half Way Tree today, we are "overlated" (a combination of overjoyed and elated. I think) by the outstanding performances of Alia Atkinson...
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Of exes and the past… leave the baggage behind
It is only natural that as you make plans to embark on a new journey with the man who you have selected as your life partner that your mind will stroll down memory lane. Yes, you are sure this is the man who you want to marry, but “What if...” While it is OK to...
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