My latest story, “2 Styles 1 Home: Decorate Your Living Space Together—Without a Fight,” for USA TODAY’s American Life: Home magazine is close to my heart because it, ahem, may or may not have been inspired by real-life events. Let’s just put it this way: the “granite or graystone paint” reference I make in the lede? Yeah, that’s an argument that I’ve actually had.

So obviously I wanted to help couples in the midst of combining their personal tastes in one abode — and I hope this story will do just that. Thanks so much to my sources for this story: They outlined exactly what compromising really means.

Read the PDF here and enjoy!

I’m thrilled that I have three (count ’em!) stories in the January/February 2012 issue of Health magazine. Topics range from which muscles to tone for better sex to the little changes docs recommend that will improve your health in big ways.

Here’s one of them!: “Lose Weight and Get Fit with Your Phone.” My real-life women sources were all so inspiring. Enjoy!