Valentine's Day Every Day

We took the boys to pick out valentines last night and they chose Fun Dip candy ones.  When I opened  up the box to get them ready to make, that was it, just Fun Dip.  I thought there would be a card or something with each one.  Being the resourceful creature that I am, I took some extra candy and paper bags I had left over from my mom's birthday and made the valentines a little better.

I've seen some pretty fancy DIY valentines online, however I wasn't going to get that crazy knowing the scamps are just going to rip it apart to get to the goods inside.  I think this was a happy medium to fill my ridiculous need to be crafty without ending up with hearts glued to the furniture and being covered in glitter.   I cut the paper bags down a bit, drew some quick hearts and the names with a marker, filled them with the Fun Dip and extra candy and used a hole punch in the top to string ribbon through.  

Valentine's Day is a day of showing your significant other how much you care for them.  I think, however, you should make a habit of showing your love all the time in unexpected ways.  Let's not get a case of the lazies and wait for one day out of the year day to do something special.  As far as flowers go, bring them home more often.  Flowers on Valentin'es Day or when you need to apologize...not so much, they're expecting that.  But if you grab some randomly on the way home every now and then it is so much more special because it lets them know you thought about them.  I'm a total sap and like to do little things to show Craig my love for him.  Here's a few ideas you can use to brighten up Valentine's Day and hopefully continue throughout the year:

Before we moved in together, I wrote notes and hung them all over Craig's ceiling with fishing line for him to find when he came home.  Here are just a few examples, but think of the quirky things about your mate you love or maybe some naughty ones too.  

 Receiving something in the mail is fantastic.  Get them something they've been wanting or just write a love note and drop it by the post office while you're out.  Even if you live together, they will be so surprised and touched you were so thoughtful.  While we were dating I  wrote Craig a list of 101 Reasons You're Amazing and mailed it to him (they were reasons I loved him of course, but could not possibly be the first to confess).  For our anniversary I purchased a little book from Etsy in which I wrote 40 more reasons.  You can get this book or other similar ones here.  You could also make your own book or write them out on sticky notes and put each one in a different place like in their car, the medicine cabinet or sock drawer.  As they're going about their daily routine they'll find these unexpected notes of love, and chances are they will being finding them for days.  

I also like to write sweet messages on mirrors around the house.  

Take your love out to dinner for no reason, browsing at their favorite shop or for a walk on a nice day.  The greatest moments aren't spending a ton of money, it's spending the time together.  I hate staying home, so when Craig has plans for us to go out for the day I'm elated!  Put in a little effort, remember all the wonderful things they do for you and reasons you have chosen them over all others and make them feel special every day.