Expressing the magic words

Often in the daily grind, we may forget to show our significant other how much we love them. Make sure to find creative ways to keep love alive - not just for your sweetheart, but these ideas can work for kids and friends as well! Using a little imagination will take the routine out of the words “I Love You” and make your loved one feel extra special. Don’t wait until Valentine’s Day! Spread the love all year long. Here’s a few things I have done that got a great response.

For the first anniversary, I looked up a calendar that showed how many weeks, days, hours, and seconds and minutes we had been dating. I listed those in his card, and then found “I Love You” in 52 languages and wrote those inside the card (one for each week). This was a budget friendly gift that showed my love by the time spent and thought.

Purchased gifts have always been hard for me to find - so I try to do something unique. For a birthday gift, I designed a candy bouquet. On each piece of candy, I put a ribbon with a note that incorporated the name of the candy. For example, “I love you to (Reece’s) pieces!”. Some candy lends itself to more suggestive notes, or you could easily do this for a child.

Thoughtful acts are always appreciated. Put a towel in the dryer when your love is in the shower, and replace it with the cold one before they get out. Anticipate other needs and make sure things are in place.

Notes left all over the house for a miniature scavenger hunt make a great game. One day I left clues all around the house before I left. He had to find them all for the prize. I left one inside his towel, hanging on the door, inside his cereal box, under his windshield and other places I knew he would go in the morning. He was most surprised with the cereal box, and almost didn’t’ see the one on the car. Post it notes are perfect for this game.

Buy tickets or make arrangements for your other half to go do something fun with his friends that doesn’t interest you. For mine, it’s going to ride the motorcycle. He seldom takes the initiative to make the arrangements, so sometimes I have to secretly modify his schedule so he can go have a day with the boys.

Make a “dinner in” to avoid the long wait at a restaurant. Get rid of the kids for overnight. If you don’t cook, have a caterer prepare dinner. Dress up like you were going somewhere formal, dim the lights, unplug the TV and get some soft music ready. Celebrate just because you can.

Create a scrapbook of your life together, complete with trinkets from special occasions. Make the last section “to be continued….”

My favorite part of doing something special is the element of surprise. I hate having to get a present for someone just because the holidays calls for it. While roses on Valentine’s Day are nice, I much prefer something a little unexpected. Spending a little time reading up on ideas has inspired me to personalize holidays and make ordinary days something special. Try some of these ideas today - little acts of kindness will yield huge returns!

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