March, for me, is to be a month of completion.
So far, I have:
-Finished the drawing of the female flamingo for the bathroom
-Completed the first run through of the novel (Still gotta enter changes into the computer)
- Made some headway on a letter to myself I've been working on
- Wrapped up the entry for February
- Put a post out to start getting the Crested Geckos sold
- Written some spoken word pieces
- Now, I will have blogged about my intent for March
- Gained some more closure with an incident that occurred a few years ago; this took the form of writing, reading, and recording a spoken word piece - you can view it below:
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
So it was really 16 days...
February 8th - A short love note, including a list of things I love about him (I think I got to 60 before my lunch break was over).
Materials: Pen, Paper
Cost: $0.00
Rating: A
He actually hasn't read the note yet; it's still sitting in his pocket, to the best of my knowledge. I, however, enjoyed writing it - it helped me re-presence myself to all of the things that I love about my husband. It's sweet, and he can keep it in his wallet for future reference, in case he (like myself) has a bad day and ever wonders what the other person sees in them. In that sense, it's useful. While lacking in 'dramatic visual impact', this one has a subtler pull, and one that you can carry quietly in your mind.
February 9th - Boxes full of 'Kiss' coupons
Materials: Two small gift boxes (the kind you'd receive jewelry in), and two bags of Hershey's Kisses
Cost: $5.00
Rating: A
This took a little bit of time, but not too long; I had to /carefully/ remove the little strips of paper that come sticking out of the Kisses, and then (because I can't eat sugar), I had to re-wrap the Kisses. For those less diet restricted, eating them would probably save some time. Then, I took all the little strips of paper and filled the gift boxes with them, and let him know that each paper was 'redeemable for a kiss'. Cute, visually appealing (while not dramatic), and not too time or energy consuming - plus, now we have candy in the house.
February 10th - Home Made 'Love Coupons'
Materials: Pen and a pad of paper
Cost: $0.00
Rating: A
Quick, easy, and he's already redeemed one of them (a coupon redeemable for a full day of me wearing an article of pink clothing). Lacking in visual impact, but they have practical application, are VERY easy to personalize, and you can make them as complex or simple as you like, fun, flirty, sexy - anything goes!
February 11th - K<3 W Fuse Bead Decoration
Materials: Fuse beads and an iron
Cost: $0.00
Rating: B-
Already had the supplies from a project at work; this took forever and broke within 24 hours. Lot of potential, but too time consuming and not useful enough for my tastes, hence the B-.
February 12th - Brought Cookies To His Work
Materials: Cookie mix, eggs, margarine, stove, some kitchen supplies (bowl, spoons, paper plates, saran-wrap), red curling ribbon - plus someone to drive me down and back
Cost: Approximately $6.00
Rating: A+
Again, this really played to Wolf's love of overly obvious shows of affection - everyone at work gets to enjoy the cookies (Who doesn't love cookies?!?), he gets to receive them in front of his whole crew of coworkers, and I get to be the 'cool wife'. Additionally, Wolf (secretly) loves when I do domestic stuff, especially since its so unlike me, and since this involved baking...Again, quick, easy, and highly visible. Definitely a keeper.
February 13th - Tea, a Couple More Cookies, and a Card
Materials: Tea, kettle, card, pen, saran-wrap, red curling ribbon, and some 'extra' cookies from a batch I made for my dad
Cost: $0.00
Rating: A
Technically, this cost a couple dollars for the cookies I made for my dad, but since I was making those for someone else anyway, I'm not counting that into the cost. Wolf was sick (had been for a while, actually, and I was getting to be pretty disease-ridden myself), so I made him some tea I'd found that was really good, wrapped up a couple more cookies, and gave him a card I'd got for free with a purchase from Frederick's
February 14th - Shirt, DVD, and Letters
Materials: Computer, printer, envelopes, wrapping paper, shirt, DVD, and some more of that red curling ribbon
Cost: $25
Rating: A+
I knew that Wolf had been wanting a black dress shirt for a while, so I went to the store and found one of those. We both loved the movie Death At A Funeral, so I picked that up for him as well (on sale!). Then, I went through and printed up a bunch of little journal entries that I had written throughout the course of our dating/engagement career, and folded them up inside envelopes, titled them with whatever the topic was ('First time my mom complimented you', etc.) Happy Valentines Day!
Between getting sick and running low on ideas, I cut things short and ended on Valentines day. I had fun, and thoroughly recommend trying something like this yourself for your sweetheart!
Total days: 16
Total cost: $51.00
Materials: Pen, Paper
Cost: $0.00
Rating: A
He actually hasn't read the note yet; it's still sitting in his pocket, to the best of my knowledge. I, however, enjoyed writing it - it helped me re-presence myself to all of the things that I love about my husband. It's sweet, and he can keep it in his wallet for future reference, in case he (like myself) has a bad day and ever wonders what the other person sees in them. In that sense, it's useful. While lacking in 'dramatic visual impact', this one has a subtler pull, and one that you can carry quietly in your mind.
February 9th - Boxes full of 'Kiss' coupons
Materials: Two small gift boxes (the kind you'd receive jewelry in), and two bags of Hershey's Kisses
Cost: $5.00
Rating: A
This took a little bit of time, but not too long; I had to /carefully/ remove the little strips of paper that come sticking out of the Kisses, and then (because I can't eat sugar), I had to re-wrap the Kisses. For those less diet restricted, eating them would probably save some time. Then, I took all the little strips of paper and filled the gift boxes with them, and let him know that each paper was 'redeemable for a kiss'. Cute, visually appealing (while not dramatic), and not too time or energy consuming - plus, now we have candy in the house.
February 10th - Home Made 'Love Coupons'
Materials: Pen and a pad of paper
Cost: $0.00
Rating: A
Quick, easy, and he's already redeemed one of them (a coupon redeemable for a full day of me wearing an article of pink clothing). Lacking in visual impact, but they have practical application, are VERY easy to personalize, and you can make them as complex or simple as you like, fun, flirty, sexy - anything goes!
February 11th - K<3 W Fuse Bead Decoration
Materials: Fuse beads and an iron
Cost: $0.00
Rating: B-
Already had the supplies from a project at work; this took forever and broke within 24 hours. Lot of potential, but too time consuming and not useful enough for my tastes, hence the B-.
February 12th - Brought Cookies To His Work
Materials: Cookie mix, eggs, margarine, stove, some kitchen supplies (bowl, spoons, paper plates, saran-wrap), red curling ribbon - plus someone to drive me down and back
Cost: Approximately $6.00
Rating: A+
Again, this really played to Wolf's love of overly obvious shows of affection - everyone at work gets to enjoy the cookies (Who doesn't love cookies?!?), he gets to receive them in front of his whole crew of coworkers, and I get to be the 'cool wife'. Additionally, Wolf (secretly) loves when I do domestic stuff, especially since its so unlike me, and since this involved baking...Again, quick, easy, and highly visible. Definitely a keeper.
February 13th - Tea, a Couple More Cookies, and a Card
Materials: Tea, kettle, card, pen, saran-wrap, red curling ribbon, and some 'extra' cookies from a batch I made for my dad
Cost: $0.00
Rating: A
Technically, this cost a couple dollars for the cookies I made for my dad, but since I was making those for someone else anyway, I'm not counting that into the cost. Wolf was sick (had been for a while, actually, and I was getting to be pretty disease-ridden myself), so I made him some tea I'd found that was really good, wrapped up a couple more cookies, and gave him a card I'd got for free with a purchase from Frederick's
February 14th - Shirt, DVD, and Letters
Materials: Computer, printer, envelopes, wrapping paper, shirt, DVD, and some more of that red curling ribbon
Cost: $25
Rating: A+
I knew that Wolf had been wanting a black dress shirt for a while, so I went to the store and found one of those. We both loved the movie Death At A Funeral, so I picked that up for him as well (on sale!). Then, I went through and printed up a bunch of little journal entries that I had written throughout the course of our dating/engagement career, and folded them up inside envelopes, titled them with whatever the topic was ('First time my mom complimented you', etc.) Happy Valentines Day!
Between getting sick and running low on ideas, I cut things short and ended on Valentines day. I had fun, and thoroughly recommend trying something like this yourself for your sweetheart!
Total days: 16
Total cost: $51.00
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