Newlywed Advice

Looking for name change advice or some tips for newlywed life? The MissNowMrs experts have created state-specific name change articles and checklists for you. We’ve chronicled our recommendations for how to travel while changing your name AND how to handle voting during the transition.

We’ve also compiled our best guidance for how to handle difficult sister in laws, holidays as newlyweds, the ever-annoying baby questions, and much more. Why? Because, while we are name change experts, we’re also newlywed wives, moms, and sisters.

We hope our name change advice articles help smooth your transition to your new name, and a whole new phase of life. Congratulations and best wishes from the entire MissNowMrs team!

Newlywed Advice for the Holidays: Shop Now!

We have some newlywed advice for the holidays ladies! I realize that it’s still October, but a newlywed can never be too prepared for her first holiday season as a Mrs.. Your first Christmas/Hanukah/Kwanzaa with your mate is a memory you will cherish forever, and planning ahead can allow you so much more time to truly enjoy it. Read on to learn our tips for saving time and money (and quite possibly your sanity) in the coming months!

The pros for shopping ahead of the holiday season are endless:

– You can take time to find just the right gift for each person in both of your families instead of settling on some last minute choices. Oh yes…there are instantly twice as many people to shop for now that you’re married, but the upside is there’s usually twice as many presents to receive!

– Early shopping allows you to take advantage of online private sale sites such as www.HauteLook.com, where you can buy luxury gifts at a fraction of retail prices. These sites usually have a one to two week shipping lag from time of purchase, so they work better for early bird shoppers than procrastinators.

– Starting early can allow you to make personalized gifts for friends and family. This is not only budget friendly, but can be really fun. Some ideas for hand-made holiday goodies include bath balls, flavored olive oils in fancy bottles or infused vodka for festive martinis.

-If you have gifts purchased well ahead of the holidays, you have so much more time to enjoy wrapping them. Imagine listening to carols and sipping mulled wine or eggnog as you leisurely wrap gifts over a few evenings instead of frantically trying to wrap fifty gifts in one evening!

– Extra time around the holidays can be used to decorate your home, go sledding, attend a cocktail party, hang out under the mistletoe with your hubby or to take care of others in need. Here’s a list of the Top 5 Holiday Charities where twenty minutes of your spare time can result in a huge difference in a child’s life.

The list could go on and on, but the main idea is that starting to think about what you’re getting who well before you need to has some definite benefits, especially for newlyweds balancing two families (or more) for the first time this holiday season.

Do you have any tips newlywed advice for the holidays you’d like to share with our readers? Please leave us a comment today!

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5 Secrets to Separate Work From Play

Looking for the secrets to separate work from play? If you look like this during the workday, it’s quite possible that you’re bringing home a great deal of stress with you each evening. This stress can show up as muscle aches, a bad mood, headaches or difficulty sleeping. Nobody wants to come home to a cranky spouse, especially as a newlywed…so here are a few ways to help you separate work from play!

Rock Out On Your Commute – Create a playlist or CD of songs for your ride home from work. The songs should be high energy to help you vent your work emotions.
Write a List – Making a list of tomorrow’s to-do’s before you leave the office can help you stop thinking about work when you’re at home. While you’re writing the list, mentally acknowledge that your work day is done and you cannot do anything on your list until you go into work the next morning. This should allow you to relax and move into enjoying your evening.
Break a Sweat – Schedule a trip to the gym before you go home. Pumping iron or engaging in heart-pounding cardio is a fantastic way to forget about office woes. The bonus: endorphins will automatically make you feel better after a work-out and you’ll go home a happy newlywed!
Breathe Deeply – Give meditation a try. Project-meditation.org is a great resource to get you started. If the idea of trying to meditate just stresses you out, try lighting a lavender scented candle when you get home and let the aroma relax you.
Make Out- The next time you’re having a tough day at work, say hello to your honey at the end of the day with a full blown make-out session. After a few kisses I guarantee that you won’t be worried about the quarterly report that’s due next week!

Can you share any of your secrets to separate work from play? We’d love to hear your solutions, so please leave a comment!