How a book of 50 scratch-off date cards gave Rosalind and Walt the anniversary they didn't know they needed.
I bought The Adventure Challenge for our 36th anniversary. Six months and 14 scratch-off dates later, here's what it actually did for a marriage that thought it had run out of new things to do.
I used both and compared them for anniversary gifting. One is a year-long gift. The other is a quick prompt.
A 50-card book of scratch-off date nights turned one anniversary gift into a whole year of evenings for me and Walt. Here is why it keeps working.
How a book of 50 scratch-off date cards gave Rosalind and Walt the anniversary they didn't know they needed.
A warm, practical guide to turning an ordinary evening into a memorable anniversary celebration, using The Adventure Challenge Couples Edition as your starting point.
An honest, long-term review of The Adventure Challenge Couples Edition, after three months of Friday night scratch-off dates with my husband of 36 years.
A year of daily use, a lot of washing, and one very particular reading chair.
Two cozy throws, one anniversary gift decision. Here is how the Bedsure Sherpa throw stacks up against a classic fleece blanket, and which one I would buy for the reader in my life.
Why the most thoughtful anniversary gift might be the one they wrap around themselves every night.
For our 36th anniversary, I gave Walt a Bedsure Sherpa throw. It turned out to be the most personal gift I have ever picked out, and it cost a fraction of what the jewelry did.
A retired librarian shares the five steps she used to turn a forgotten corner into her favorite seat in the house, with the Bedsure Sherpa throw as the anchor piece and a gift idea for anyone shopping for an anniversary.
An honest, long-term look at the Bedsure GentleSoft sherpa throw, including what the listing does not tell you about shedding, spills, and polyester.
Six months of daily wear on the Desimtion Eternal Rose heart necklace, and whether it really works as an anniversary gift.
A 36-year anniversary shopper's honest look at the Desimtion sterling silver heart necklace versus the pendant necklaces she almost bought instead.
A warm, practical look at why a Desimtion sterling silver heart necklace makes a thoughtful anniversary gift, from someone who has been married long enough to know.
A quiet sterling silver heart, a fifty-year marriage, and the anniversary gift that made a neighbor go still.
A step-by-step guide to choosing an anniversary necklace she will actually wear, with notes on the Desimtion sterling silver heart necklace.
Six months of wearing the Desimtion Eternal Rose heart necklace every single day, including what the listing photos don't tell you.
A retired librarian's long-term test of the Gritin 9 LED Rechargeable Book Light: how it holds up, what it does for bedtime reading, and who should buy one.
Two ways to light a page. One of them became the permanent resident of my armchair.
Why a small, rechargeable reading light keeps landing as my favorite anniversary gift for the readers I love.
A 36th-anniversary story about the gift that almost wasn't, and the small clip-on book light that ended up on every nightstand we know.
Five quiet, considerate steps for reading in bed while your partner sleeps, built around the Gritin 9 LED Rechargeable Book Light.
An honest, nothing-to-hide look at the Gritin 9 LED book light after months of nightly reading, including what the listing does not tell you.
After six months on our living room credenza, here is how the Calibron Then & Now frame held up as an anniversary gift.
A side by side look at why a two-opening Then and Now frame earns its spot on the mantel, and when a standard frame is still the right call.
Why a simple two-opening frame became the most thoughtful anniversary gift we have ever received, and the ten reasons it belongs on your list.
A 50th anniversary, a wall of ordinary frames, and one Calibron Then & Now frame that changed how our family tells its story.
A warm, practical, step-by-step plan for building a Then & Now anniversary gift your parents will actually keep out, from a retired librarian who has made a few of these.
After 36 years of marriage and a lifetime of gift-giving, I tested the Calibron Then & Now frame the way a real buyer would. Here is what nobody tells you before you order one.
I bought The Adventure Challenge for our 36th anniversary. Six months and 14 scratch-off dates later, here's what it actually did for a marriage that thought it had run out of new things to do.
An honest, long-term review of The Adventure Challenge Couples Edition, after three months of Friday night scratch-off dates with my husband of 36 years.
A year of daily use, a lot of washing, and one very particular reading chair.
An honest, long-term look at the Bedsure GentleSoft sherpa throw, including what the listing does not tell you about shedding, spills, and polyester.
Six months of daily wear on the Desimtion Eternal Rose heart necklace, and whether it really works as an anniversary gift.
Six months of wearing the Desimtion Eternal Rose heart necklace every single day, including what the listing photos don't tell you.
A retired librarian's long-term test of the Gritin 9 LED Rechargeable Book Light: how it holds up, what it does for bedtime reading, and who should buy one.
An honest, nothing-to-hide look at the Gritin 9 LED book light after months of nightly reading, including what the listing does not tell you.
After six months on our living room credenza, here is how the Calibron Then & Now frame held up as an anniversary gift.
After 36 years of marriage and a lifetime of gift-giving, I tested the Calibron Then & Now frame the way a real buyer would. Here is what nobody tells you before you order one.
