It's a pain in the xxx sometimes and I'm a little bossy

Happy New Year!
I'm so happy you found this blog, I can help you with your marriage.

I'm a wife and author of Happily Wed and Happily Fed. I am not "Dr. Know It All!" And, I never want to be. I am just a wife who speaks to you as a friend - talking wife to wife- and I've been married for 22 years. It's a pain in the xxx sometimes, but oh so worth it to stay married long term. Take heart, I've got lots of tips for you and stories to ease your wedded days.

For example, did you know that there are moments in just about every day that my husband drives me nuts! Yes, it's true. Please don't think that I'm lucky or that I married a good guy and that's why we've lasted 22 years. Yes, he is a good guy, but not perfect! We've both have worked at our marriage and we still work at it daily.

At the grocery store this afternoon, for example, I got that "arrrrgggg" feeling because Glenn, my hubby, was putting fatty foods, the "wrong" kind of catfood and miscellaneous random items (that don't make a complete meal) into the grocery cart. He hadn't even touched a fruit or vegetable and then he forgot which Chardonnay was my favorite. Arrrrgggg... Then he grabbed a jar of chopped olives (the same one he didn't like several months ago). I curtly said, "honey, we don't need that olive tapenade and you don't like it" (control statement). I winced when I saw another man glance over at me and frown. I guess I sounded a little bossy.

Much to my chagrin, I must admit I did. Who cares what he puts into the grocery cart. Good grief, what if a jar of $3.99 olive tapenade sits in our pantry for a year? So what!

I shut up, took a breath and smiled. I thought to myself, lets just have a nice afternoon.
And, we did.