7 Things Married Couples Should Keep Doing Long After The Honeymoon Is Over from thestir.com

1.) Holding hands: Sometimes you should hold hands like you are in middle school. We all know you graduated to sex years ago, but remember a more innocent time when his hand around yours could make you squeal.

2.) Flirting with each other: For some reason, married couples always let this one go and they need to STOP that. Flirting is the way men and women communicate. So bat those eyelashes and brush his knee in a dark theater. Let it send a thrill up your spine.

3.) REALLY listening to his stories: We have heard each other's stories a million times and tend to get bored. Well don't. Really sit and listen to his tales. Hear about his day at work and rediscover the man you married.

4.) Trying new restaurants: The kids shouldn't stop your exploration. Visit news places, eat new foods, and go on adventures. You will be much happier.

5.) Buying little gifts/flowers: When you are dating, these things are part of the package, but they quickly fall away as you get deeper into marriage. Stop that! Make it happen again. Bring home flowers for no reason or small trinkets you saw that he might like.

6.) Dressing up: Change out of those sweatpants once a week and care about what he thinks about you again. I promise it will make many things happen all over again.

7.) Butterflies: Remember how he used to make you feel? Do your best to remember that and get that butterfly feeling again. It's just appreciation, pure and simple. Nothing feels better.

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7 Ways To Turn Your Garage Sale Into A Moneymaker from Consumer Reports

1. Find out whether you need a permit. A few weeks out, contact your municipal offices about the need for a permit. The fee is typically only a few dollars. Also ask about any restrictions on where you can post signs for your sale.

2. Get the word out. If you can post signs, make enough directional signs no bigger than 15x15 inches on hot-pink poster board. They should simply read "Sale" and include your address and an arrow pointing the way to your home. Check them in advance of the day of the garage sale to make sure they haven't blown away, been covered by someone, or damaged. Go through your stuff. There's a good chance you've forgotten about a $20 bill you slipped into a jacket pocket or keepsakes in drawers. Make sure there isn't any vitally important information, say an active credit cards in a purse or private data on a hard drive.

3. If you think an object is valuable, do some research online or get it appraised. If you've ever watched PBS' "Antiques Roadshow," you know that that one person's junk can become another lucky person's loot. Don't let that happen to yourself.

4. Start the sale on Thursday or Friday. And kick things off early—say, 6 a.m. or 7 a.m.—to ensure that you'll get the going-to-work and driving-the-kids-to-school crowd. Continue the sale over the weekend. Be sure to follow any town ordinances on start and stop times, and be sensitive to your neighbors.

5 . Don't put a price tag on merchandise. You'll probably make more money if you just ask customers what they're willing to pay.

6. Be friendly and welcoming. People are less likely to buy from you if you're ignoring them. Greet shoppers to your garage sale and be available to answer questions and negotiate. That means keeping your head out of your e-reader and avoiding yapping on the phone when people stop by to peruse your wares.

7. Think about security. Your house should be locked during the garage sale. Keep your money and a phone with you at all times. (Be sure that your till is stocked with plenty of small bills and change.) People with counterfeit bills sometimes turn up at garage sales, so try not to accept big bills. And don't bother chasing after someone who shoplifts.