Shhhh don't say anything!

WARNING: This one is for the male or female significant other... more the male but it couldn't hurt to remind the female counterparts as well.

(image -http://www.johnlund.com/cafepress/Dragon-Images.asp)

If you see your significant other coming at you spitting fire and you realise that the fire is not being directed at you, then please be sure to keep quiet, nod at the appropriate places and throw in a couple of yes dears. Now is also a good time to remember that clause where if your significant other is female that YES She is ALWAYS RIGHT. ( You can go back later and point out that she may have been wrong but now with her spitting fire no not a good time.)

Never never butt in unless it is to agree and please please don't suggest that maybe she is being oversensitive (this works for men too) or gasp ask if it is that time of the month.
Because if the fire wasn't directed at you before expect that now dear friend that heat would be very easily transferred to you. And that will not be a good thing for you.

First and foremost it is best to remember this that sometimes some situations are simply:

Thanks for sharing in my mini vent.

Have a great weekend!

Teamwork

Goodness so I haven't updated this blog in what 2 weeks and they change up the format!! I almost didn't know what to do to get this blog up. LOL
Well Easter holidays had me at once kinda busy and very lazy. The children were on break so I felt bad sitting in front of a computer. On top of me fighting the flu and my old age asthma see what we did here.


Recently I have been thinking about teamwork.
and how being in a relationship like a marriage requires teamwork.
Being a part of a team.
What does that mean exactly?

 according to Wikipedia

A team comprises a group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. Teams are especially appropriate for conducting tasks that are high in complexity and have many interdependent subtasks.

A group in itself does not necessarily constitute a team. Teams normally have members with complementary skills and generate synergy through a coordinated effort which allows each member to maximize his/her strengths and minimize his/her weaknesses. Team members need to learn how to help one another, help other team members realize their true potential, and create an environment that allows everyone to go beyond their limitations. 

I think everybody has an idea of what a team is and being in one.
I believe I have said this before, the hubster and I don't make a good team for the most part. We are both bossy, opinionated persons who are always right and both like being the leader. We are working on this though.

Looking at this definition however there is no leader or follower, just members. hmmm.
I especially like this part -Team members need to learn how to help one another, help other team members realize their true potential, and create an environment that allows everyone to go beyond their limitations.

What is your definition of team? Does it look anything like Wikipedia's?
Food for thought.


Have a great weekend.

10 ways to Love

( Image from Pinterest)

 

I know I haven't been by in awhile ...sorry.

Saw this on Pinterest (yes I pin)  and I thought I would share this with you though.

Happy Easter

A Co-Committed Relationship from goop

I want to thank again my Guest bloggers- Kelly Pugliano from MomGotBlog.com  and Andrea from multiplemama.com who so kindly allowed us to peek into their lives as their share their sweet A~Ha moments.  They surely made the month of love even sweeter over here :-D

I subscribe to Gwyneth Paltrow blog- Goop. It is one of the few blogs that I do subscribe to.

And I usually enjoy her newsletters.
She is actually one of my favourite female idols.
Working mom who in her 'middle age' added two new careers (singing and authoring)  to her portfolio how cool is that.
So why am I sharing this you must be wondering.. well this week's post is so interesting and relevant to what I think and say here that I had to share it.
Here is an excerpt from the post that intrigued me- 

 Commitment and re-commitment: "Lasting relationships use whole-hearted commitment as a place to come home to and to steer the relationship. Commitment locates you on your relationship map so you can move from where you are to where you want to be. Recommitting when you mess up is the key, and recommitting to reveal your true self and your true feelings is the crux of it. For example, committing to reveal gains real traction when, in the moment of noticing that you’re concealing anger, you take a breath, recommit to revealing, and share the experience of being angry. What doesn’t work is concealing, noticing the concealing, blaming yourself for concealing, feeling like a failure, noticing that your partner conceals too and jumping on the blame merry-go-round."

I also am partial to this

 "A conscious relationship is one in which people are awake to themselves, their feelings and thoughts, and are open to the flow of love and attention with one another. In a conscious relationship you can be completely yourself and completely connected. In a co-dependent relationship you have two halves trying to become whole: one person who doesn't love him/herself trying to get the other person to love them anyway. In a conscious relationship, both people know they're whole in themselves; they know they don't 'need' the other person to complete them. In a conscious relationship, it’s about two people celebrating together, not trying to get something from the other."

 Click here to read the entire post/interview on goop

Hope you enjoy it and you gain some insight.
I know I did.
Have a great weekend!