MICHELLE, THE RELATIONSHIP NURSE

52 Naughty Nights

2009-04-22T03:01:00.003-05:00

One of my clients sent me an Email last week to tell me about her adventures with Naughty Nights card game. She and her husband had been struggling to keep the romance alive in their marriage with four kids under 5 and him working overtime to make ends meet.

There just never seemed to be enough time or energy for "Our Time."

She, I'll call her Janice, bought the card game Naughty Nights at a recent party to help with creating time and setting the mood for the two of them as a couple. Janice wanted what we all want, just a little romance and fun to balance the efforts of life.

They each choose a card and then surprised the other one night a week. This left them with two nights a week for Our Time and a little love.

This particular week Janice's card was to create a romantic evening on the living room floor. She had decided on a night time picnic. There were candles, flowers scattered around, his favorite mood music, a soft blanket on the floor with the furniture moved out of the way. The kids were at her mother's house for the night. She had wine, cheeses, exotic breads, crackers and fruit along with other delectable eatables. A lovely evening that both enjoyed tremendously. This was on Tuesday night.

And Then!!! She believed he let her down and forgot his night.

They choose new cards each week on Sunday nights and had a week to carry out the directions.
Friday night came and went and her husband, Johnny, had not mentioned a thing.

How could he forget.

Saturday morning and Johnny got up early to clean the garage out. He worked all day out in the garage. Janice became angrier as the day went on and Johnny remained in the garage. At lunch, she asked what he was doing and his answer was "just cleaning up a little."

Saturday night she was finishing the kitchen, the kids were in bed and Johnny called to her to come look at the garage. She took off her gloves, threw them down and stormed to the garage door to give Johnny a little piece of her mind.

And Then.............She opened the door to the garage......

She opened the door and inside the garage were rose petals on the floor, romantic music playing, candles lit, champagne on the car, etc. He turned and looked at her and said;

"I drew a card that said to make love in the car.

I struggled all week to find a babysitter, the girls up the street are sick, your mom is out-of-town. I am so sorry but this is all I could do."

Now, I know the premise of that card was to drive on a dirt road and make out, but he did with that card what he could. And what he did was better than the card.

She said it was a moment when she KNEW that he was committed to working things out in their relationship and trying to find that spark once again.

These cards provide some naughty and nice ideas to spice up your relationship.

Don't we all need some ideas from time to time?

Plus, it’s the perfect inexpensive gift, and they will thank you 52 weeks a year!

Introduction by Michelle, the Relationship Nurse

2009-04-22T02:16:00.007-05:00

Hi, My name is Michelle and some of my friends call me the Relationship Nurse. After years of marriage and raising two boys who are teenagers now I was bored with my marriage. You know, there was no excitement or romance left. I went to a Slumber Time party looking for "something" and found help with the issues in my relationship.

I joined Slumber Time and have been helping others with their Relationship Issues. The good people at Slumber Time provided teaching on how to host their Slumber Time parties but I felt I needed something more. I added my own touch, laughter and humor.

So, if you have Relationship Issues and would like a little help, contact or email me. We will work together, enjoy ourselves and find some solutions together.

Email Michelle the Relationship Nurse at relationshipnurse@gmail.com

I look forward to visiting with you.

Who is Michelle and why is she called The Relationship Nurse?

2009-04-21T11:21:00.007-05:00

Hello, I am Richard, RN, a nurse who works with Michelle,and I am the person who coined the phrase, The Relationship Nurse for Michelle.

I noticed the other nurses speaking quietly with her on a frequent basis and there would be a sudden silence when I approached. OK, I'm the charge nurse and this happens, but I also knew about Michelle's joining an origination called Slumber Time Parties about a year ago.

I did not connect the sudden silences with her out of the hospital activities until last week when one of our coworkers complained about the loss of excitement in her 4 year old marriage and Michelle responded, "I have an idea that could help. Let's chat." When I allowed the two of them to withdraw into a quiet area without shadowing or teasing I became "an OK" guy to talk with about something that had been for "women only" until that moment.

We don't share the nitty gritty details, but Michelle did begin to share her journey with me. She had discovered a way to help others in a compassionate, caring manner that was supportive, non judgmental and just perfectly described the Art of Nursing. Below is the post I placed on my blog, Richard, RN about Michelle when she asked me to write the introduction to this, her blog.

I hope you all laugh, enjoy and learn from her as I have. She is a fabulous lady and a natural nurse.

MICHELLE, The Relationship Nurse
by Richard, RN

Some nurses find a way to help others when away from work. Extra income, something they enjoy or just because they feel better when then give emotionally to others are some of the reasons they find secondary occupations. (Occupation means jobs to me, but the long word sounds better in the sentence. Ha!! Take that 4th grade English teacher)

The stories they share should be sold to TV. I laugh until I cry or cry until I laugh at some of their stories. One of our Nurses, Michelle, has started working with Slumber Parties. She likes to solve "Relationship Issues" for her clients and she enjoys working with other women to improve the quality of their relationships. (yes, sometimes the men, but the men usually just follow the woman's lead. Yep, that's true for me.)

Michelle was sharing with us the other night and I laughed until I cried. As I listened I believed others would enjoy her stories as well. I am going to help her start a blog about her stories. The names and enough details will be changed to protect privacy, but the stories will all be based on real life stories. I hope you find them worthwhile.

A little about Michelle. Michelle is an excellent bedside nurse. Intelligent, compassionate, skilled and hard working.

She is a tiny little bundle of energy. She says she's five feet tall, but I think she's closer to 4 ft 10. She is small enough to still fit in her high school jeans even after 2 boys who are now in high school. (I just want to scream with envy over that, don't you?...)

She is still married to the father of her boys. He is over 6 feet tall and they look like an "odd couple" indeed. She started to work with Slumber Parties while trying to bring new life into her own relationship and has enjoyed the results and working with others so much she now spends as much time with her fun job (Slumber Time Parties) as she does on her "real job." I have watched her personality change and improve over the last year while she worked on her relationship and helped others.

I recall what I thought when I first heard her describe Slumber Time Parties. I thought "OOOOKK, a bunch of women sitting around laughing about sex toys while they bashed their men and got bashed on margaritas."

I did not want any part of that scene and felt that it was an example of dysfunctional relationships.

I was wrong.

OK I'll repeat that: I was wrong.

Michelle has used the information and tactics to repair her damaged marriage and is now teaching others to do the same. I did not have expected this type of behavior from her and I have been astounded.

Michelle has expanded her nursing. She now provides excellent nursing for those who need a medical nurse and for those who need a relationship nurse.