Author Archives: Renee Michaels
Making Slow Love, Polynesian Style
Slow Love:
A Polynesian
Pillow Book
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One of the quickest things that can destroy a marriage is an unsatisfactory love life, either for one partner, or both husband & wife. Much discontent may come from our Western culture, which emphasizes performance and sexual satisfaction almost above any other human need.
Tired of the incessant TV and online sexual advice ads, let alone go shopping & have 10, 20, 30 or ‘mo better ways to orgasm, look sexier or satisfy your partner shouting for your last-minute impulse buy at the checkout counter? Who wants yet more performance and pressure-driven advice? Pressure, pressure & more pressure—that’s not fun!
1st Wedding Anniversary Gift Ideas
Your first year of wedded bliss—didn’t it go by so quickly? Celebrating your first wedding anniversary is very special—it’s not considered a milestone anniversary, but truly, it is. The first year of marriage is filled with the joy of being with the one you love and continuing your journey in life together.
Now that you’ve settled into your new status, it’s the perfect time to begin creating ways to keep your love fresh. The daily grind of work & family life can easily dampen your romance. So setting the stage now for the years ahead is something to place high on your radar screen.
Valentine’s Day Is For Everyone You Love!
Valentine’s Day is a day to celebrate your love, not only with your husband, wife or partner, but to show love for all those you cherish and value.
Certainly, you don’t have to buy a gift for everyone, but making a phone call to your parents, grandparents, a mentor or single friends to tell them how much you love and appreciate them will make them feel like $1 million. Sending a card with especially thoughtful sentiments shows that you value their love and support. You don’t have to spend a fortune—go to your local dollar store and pick up a package of Valentine’s cards.
The Best 50th Wedding Anniversary Gift
Couples who stayed married through thick and thin for 50 years deserve an especially wonderful 50th anniversary celebration, one that celebrates their journey of love. This is a perfect time to have a family & friends reunion, which can be a more intimate gathering at someone’s home to an all-out bash at a local restaurant or venue.
While folks go nuts thinking about what anniversary gift they can give, from my experience with my parents and friends’ parents milestone anniversaries, hands down—gathering family and friends to share in a joyous celebration is the best 50th wedding anniversary gift you can give to your parents. Commemorate their love with a photo scrapbook, buy a guest book to fill with cherished messages from family and friends. By 50 years together, most couples really don’t want or need more “stuff.”
Family Christmas Tree Ornaments
What better way to celebrate your family this Christmas than with a personalized Christmas tree ornament! From elegant to whimsical, choose from many themes. You’ll find ornaments for Mom, Dad, grandparents, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, new baby…even single parent & expectant parent ornaments.
There family ornaments from 1–9 members (not all ornaments feature larger families but most can be personalized for 2-6 people. Some have couple or family plus a pet or two that can be personalized, so everyone you love can be included.
There are tons more ornaments and you can search for special themes if you don’t see what you want on the page.




