When I signed up for Tinder and jumped feet first into the dating pool last spring, I wasn’t really hoping for much more than a rebound fling or two. The wounds from ending my 14 year relationship with my husband were still smarting. I wasn’t sure that I wanted to have actual feelings for another…
Category: Love
Gifts for Him: What to Get the Man in your Life this Valentine’s Day
So it’s that time of year again, Valentine’s Day. And although the gift market is geared more towards women, we can’t leave the men in our life out. If you are anything like me, you’ve given the usual suspects. What are those usual suspects, you might ask? A quick internet search will show the most…
Staying in for Valentine’s Day
Finding time to plan a nice and romantic Valentine’s Day date can be hard with kids. Especially when they are little and rely on you so much. You can get a sitter and hope your child doesn’t cry the whole time you are gone. Luckily, we have a couple of sitters to choose from and…
Learning to Let Go: Cooking My Way Through Grief
My Inspiration Ruby “Evelyn” Burnette was born one of 11 children on May 8, 1930. She married the love of her life on December 24, 1948. During the next 12 years, she and her husband, Clifford Wade, welcomed three beautiful boys. You may be asking why am I rambling on about some old lady. Well…
My Thirty Years With You
Today my family celebrated the life of my Grandma. I haven’t quite figured out how to summarize her life in words, and I don’t know how to thank the woman who deserved the world, but she was the rock to our family and will be sorely missed. While our deeply religious upbringing gives us the…
Self Care that Doesn’t Cost You
Self Care is a buzzword. I mean, after all, it’s a GIF option to add to your Instagram story. You’ll find “treat yo self,” “self care Sunday,” “love yourself,” “self love,” with a simple search of self care. You’ll see people share how they’re putting themselves first by getting a massage or a mani-pedi. Sure,…
Sharing the Love With the Littles: Kid-Friendly Crafts for Valentine’s Day
A great deal has changed in our house during the month of January. The Mister has retired after 28 and a half years in Law Enforcement and I have gone back to work after 8 years of staying home. Going back to work was not what I originally thought it would be. Instead of going…
The Five Love Languages: Do They Really Apply
With Valentine’s Day coming up, all things love and romance are in our faces. That got me thinking about love… what are we going to do for Valentine’s Day, my relationship with my husband (of course I’d think of that relationship first during this season of hearts and cherubs) and, furthermore, how we show love….
What We’re Into this Week Vol. 4
What we’re reading… The Husband’s Secret on Audible I’m loving this read. I’m not finished reading/listening to it yet, but it’s so good so far. There are a few different storylines, but each has a secret they are trying to figure out that their husband is keeping. They need to make it into a movie…
2019’s Top 5 Valentine’s Day Gifts for the Woman in your Life
Hey gals, its Jillian from the Jillian Rosado Blog! It’s almost here. The day of love, Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day – whatever you celebrate. It’ll be here in a couple weeks so I’m rounding up my Top 5 Valentine’s Day Gifts for 2019. Some that I’d love to gift myself or for any gal in…