For Women Only

While cruising one of my favorite social media networks, I came across a picture of a book that a friend of mine was reading.  I like to think that I don't base the books I read solely on reader ratings, but when it is a book I have never heard of, I will do my research and see what other people say.  I noticed that the post had a couple comments all praising the book, so I decided to check it out. "For Women Only" by Shaunti Feldhahn was to become my next read.  Basically, this woman has set out to help the sexes understand each other.  It is a look into what your husband, boyfriend, partner is thinking and why they sometimes do the things they do.

I think us women would all love to know what our husbands are thinking sometimes, at least I know I would.  Sometimes I find myself wondering why my husband reacts the way he does or what he could possibly be thinking.  In this book, the author attempts to reveal the inner workings of the male mind using interviews and surveys with strangers and friends.  I must admit that reading this book certainly has me intrigued because as I read, I find myself noticing things that I do mentioned in the book and the way she says men react is generally how Justin reacts.  It is very interesting to have the male sources she interviews explain things and have them make perfect sense.

I don't know about you, but sometimes I think men must be missing a vital part of their brain that is necessary for common sense thought, but in reading this book it seems that their brains just work differently than ours.  I am really looking forward to seeing what else I can learn from this woman and the knowledge she has gleaned from males all over America.  I even bought my husband the male version "For Men Only".  He started reading and said that it is making me a little clearer to him. 

Who knows?  Perhaps we will come out understanding each other better!  Stay tuned for more information on how these books are enlightening Justin and myself on the mysterious ways of the opposite sex.
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Always Something

As I'm sure anyone reading this blog (if any such person exists) knows, I am a student and working full-time just to make ends meet.  Luckily for me, my wonderful husband works several jobs so that we can continue to live our normal life, but I must admit that things still get a little tight.  Recently, we were doing so well with keeping our finances under control, but lately it seems like we just can't catch a break.  We both went to the dentist for a routine cleaning after what I'm sure was entirely too long and come to find out, we both have cavities that need filling (hence the reason you don't wait so long).  We finally took a well-deserved vacation to the beach and when we returned home and tried to mow the yard following a week of rain, the mower locked down and we had to drop a couple hundred dollars on a new mower.

My phone needed replacing, school tuition needed paying, and then there were those fillings we would need to be paying for.  It seems like just when we get in a good place things just seem to add up.  We can't seem to get ahead without there always being something else that needs paying for.  I understand that we aren't doing too bad at all for the position we are in and for our age and newlywed status, but it is often quite frustrating to have to keep such a tight budget.

Good news is that I am getting ready to start a new job and even though it is still not my ideal job (because I have to get out of school first for that), I am getting a slight pay increase and will only be working three days a week instead of five.  I guess now all we can do is pray and put all of the trials in our lives in God's hands.  Lately, I find that I praying more and more for financial stability and for God's plan to be fulfilled as far as my education goes.  I am trying to transfer to a different nursing program that will allow me to get my BSN more quickly.  We shall see I reckon.  I have given this and our finances up to the Lord and I will probably have to do this repeatedly, but I will continue to turn these over to Him until I see what happens.

More to follow!