Its that time of year where couples show their love by grand gestures of buying bunches of crimson red roses, heart shaped chocolates, an oversized teddybear then finish it off with a meal at a fancy top notch restaurant. If your after something a little bit different this year, have a think about these meaningful gestures that wont cost you anything (but time & organizing) & will make your special someone feel valued.
*Looking for a
BIG gesture? Write a love note & place it in your local newspaper. West Australians you can place a love note ad in
The West Australian newspaper & go in the draw to win a TV. Obviously your placing an ad for your loved one not just to win the tv...
*Looking for a smaller but still just as meaningful gesture? Write a love letter. Write down all the many things that you adore about your partner but never get a chance to say. Stuck on words? Maybe you can borrow out (or google) some letters from the book
"Love letters of great men" for
inspiration.
Plagiarising them & passing them off as your own will get you in the sh1thouse...
*Handmade cards are the cutest things ever. If you have kids then even better to get them to do a little scribble which you can glue onto a piece of coloured paper to make a card. (Or I quite like the scrunched up coloured pieces of tissue paper which is glued to make a heart, cards). Then all that is left is to write something sweet inside the card & your done. Kobe & I did this for Luke & also my sister last year.
*And borrowing an idea from my younger days. Why not go old school & make a mix cd of all your corny but super awesome love songs that define all your special moments shared. I would have to include "Come on Eileen" (by the Dexys Midnight Runners) on mine as it use to come on the radio in the car on most of Luke & my dates in the early days of dating. Oh memories.
*A sleep in. This is quite possibly the biggest WISH any parent would cherish!!! Now to choose which parent who gets it...
*A picnic. The weather in Perth over the weekend is sunshine (with partly cloudy on Saturday) which means perfect picnic weather. Plus the majority of Perth people will be watching
The Giants which should clear up some space at the local parks. Throw down a rug, bring a packed picnic hamper & talk about your future wishes & plans together.
*Give a break to the cook of the house (like me!!!). Cook a meal, anything, seriously us cooks aren't choosy whatever gets us out of the kitchen. For extra brownie points, cook all the meals for one day!!! You wont hear me whinging
that day:) If your in a baking mood, you cant go past these
cookies with a heartfelt message on it. Who wouldn't want those? I would also enjoy these
truffles! For those with a partner on a health kick, try making these
coconut bliss balls.
Enjoy!
Happy Thursday friends!
Grace
Sidenote; If you don't have craft supplies to make a card, or you need more ingredients to bake/make something special or you don't have a blank cd to make a mix cd why not ask/borrow from family/friends/neighbours?
