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During our thirty years plus together we have come across many, many couples as you can imagine. Some get it right, others well… time always tells. There’s a particular warning sign pertaining to change that we’d like to explore this week that all couples should be aware of. We call it the “Salsa Syndrome”! Let’s get it straight here peeps, There is absolutely nothing wrong with Salsa itself or any other activity you choose to spend your time on. The “Salsa Syndrome” has beco

Bad days… you’ve had them, we’ve had them, everyone has had them! We try to avoid them like 14th century plague; we try to ignore the signs although even before they happen we get that ugly little feeling of dread and then… Bang! Damn! A bad day! Often they don’t need a specific reason to poke their sharp annoyances at our existence. Sometimes they’re a result of an accumulation of little things left unchecked. Sometimes they’re a direct influence of our environment, (Hello r

We’ve recently acquired our second selfie stick! And now that we’ve realized it is really a magical wand capable of spreading joy and happiness and filling Sunday afternoons with fun in the sun, it will surely not be our last! Yes, we too have sneered and looked down upon selfie stick wielding common folk. Especially with us being in the image making industry, handling thousands of dollars worth of sophisticated serious cameras for a living, we respectively declined any prio

How do we measure our sexual global footprint? We carefully recycle our bits and pieces of metal and plastic, we up-cycle our old stuff for our pinterest inspired DIY’S, we reuse and repurpose conscientiously out of growing respect for our planet, we resale and buy used so that we can consume more responsibly, we lovingly display reclaimed wood in our homes and small businesses as a badge of our new awareness. We are becoming model green citizens! But what are doing when it c

Today, we were out running errands in our hipster filled neighborhood, passing along the way various organic, grain fed, tattooed, fancy espresso fueled specimens of modern urban life such as ourselves, and as we usually do in these outings, we struck up a conversation with yet another friendly stranger. As the convo got a bit more personal and we went on to reveal our ages and various little things about ourselves, she became enthusiastically curious about how we ‘ve sustai

Well the short answer is : of course not. But if we look more closely… Well, yeah it can. So we all recognize that a lot of what is happening in the world today totally sucks. Yes, the birds are still amazingly flying around up there and the bees are still… (well let’s not discuss those right now, ok?), but for the most part the wonders of nature can still lift our spirits high and if we look around us there are no shortages of the many mind-blowing earth dwelling things tha

Want to know how to have the best relationship ever? We truly believe that we have figured it out and want to share with you our 30 year seven day a week formula that we have been constantly beta testing on ourselves from the beginning of our awesome relationship.In the video you get to meet us and hear some of our points of views. Every Monday we put up a new picture and article-or video on what we consider to be the perfect easy advice for building the perfect relationshi

Ok, so we sort of made up that saying to express something that is rarely addressed when talking about successful long-term relationships. Hey, we’re all mature right? We can discuss these things can’t we? Okeydokey! Let’s proceed. In every long-term relationship between consenting adults, things will happen that need no specific explanation here. You know… Naturally amazing lovely things that require doors to be closed and drapes to be pulled (and sometimes wine is involved)

Did you know what you say and think about the other person when their back is turned could deeply affect your relationship? Ok we ‘re not talking about the occasional “bitch” mumbled under your breath or the “asshole” you might think to yourself after an unfortunate bicker fest. No, we are referring to the thoughts and words you feed your brain about your loved one. Especially recurring ones. And yep, you guessed it: positive thoughts can affect your relationship positively a

Have you ever loved someone but wanted them to change, oh… just a little bit? You know you loved them soooooooo muuuuuch and you would love them soooo muuuuch more if only they would just change this or that thing about themselves. Well, that would work if people were projects and although many of us see a relationship as a work in progress it is pretty much the kiss of death to impose your vision on someone else that way. You may not realize it at first but trying to change