Mommie Moments – Getting Your Partner to Help

Written by Heather J. Tait


It is very easy for a Mom to take on a large part ofrepparttar responsibilities of raising a child even when she has a loyal and dedicated partner. There are several things you manage, nursing, cleaning, laundry, cooking, and caring and playing with your little ones. Not to mention any other miscellaneous tasks that may come up. Between naps may berepparttar 130486 only private time a mother receives during a busy day. Allowing your partner to assist and asking for their help can really help alleviate any exhaustion.

A common misconception is assuming your partner knows that you need help. Often as long asrepparttar 130487 tasks and responsibilities are taken care of, your partner assumes that everything is under control. They may even assume that you are not experiencing any form of exhaustion at all. The key here is to communicate with your partner some of your daily tasks. This allows them to get a better idea of what your typical day is like.

Seven Tips for Choosing a Maid of Honor

Written by Blake Kritzberg


Choosing your Maid of Honor is more complicated than it looks. Nowhere else in your wedding planning is it easier for vexing problems to turn up! Why? Becauserepparttar Maid of Honor’s duties are often vaguely defined, and worse, poorly communicated.

In fact, every bride has her own unique idea of what a Maid of Honor should be. Which is fine –repparttar 130483 trick is in communicating those ideas!

So what does a Maid of Honor do? On one end ofrepparttar 130484 spectrum, she’s a ceremonial figure who steps offrepparttar 130485 plane and walks downrepparttar 130486 aisle beforerepparttar 130487 other bridesmaids.

Onrepparttar 130488 other, she’s a master of precognition who soothes your nerves before you know you’re frazzled, helps you send out your invites, “manages”repparttar 130489 bridesmaids, spreadsrepparttar 130490 word on your registry, and offers up her thoughts on everything fromrepparttar 130491 venue torepparttar 130492 dress.

Most often,repparttar 130493 Maid of Honor is somewhere inrepparttar 130494 middle. She leadsrepparttar 130495 bachelorette party and/or bridal shower, and tries to "be there" forrepparttar 130496 bride duringrepparttar 130497 planning process, andrepparttar 130498 ceremony itself.

All this flexibility leaves a lot of room for misunderstandings. And they happen a lot. The world is full of brides who feel hurt and let down by close friends asrepparttar 130499 big day draws near. Do you want to be one of them? Of course not!

So here are some tips on choosing – and communicating with – your Maid of Honor for minimum stress, and maximum happiness.

1) Define what you really want. Are you a do-it-yourself bride, or do you want your Maid of Honor to be your right hand allrepparttar 130500 way through?

If you're high-maintenance, accept and acknowledge it. Pick someone who can truly be there for you, and let them know exactly what you want. If you don’t know anyone with that much time or energy to give, think about finding help elsewhere. Is your fiancé an active participant? Can your mother do more? Maids of Honor are not supposed to be wedding co-planners ... unless they really, really want to be!

2) Tell her what you really want. More than one bride has shed tears because a Maid of Honor couldn’t read her mind. For example: many brides wish their Maids of Honor could give a little speech atrepparttar 130501 reception, but never get around to asking them. If it’s important to you, talk about it!

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