At a recent MOPS meeting I had the pleasure of listening to the wonderful speaker, Kathi Lipp. Kathi is a writer and speaker on topics related to motherhood, marriage and women in general. She has written several books, I am currently enjoying one of them called “The Me Project.” The subject of Kathi’s talk at MOPS was “How To Be The Wife Your Husband Wants To Come Home To.” No this is not a throwback to the 1950’s where you are in an apron and heels with dinner on the table and a martini ready. This is about finding happiness in yourself and what brings happiness to your spouse. This is also what prompted me to consider what to give my husband for Valentine’s Day. Not the traditional tie, tech gadget or something else he’ll never use. More about what “non-gift” I can give and by “non-gift” I mean nothing tangible. That gift, for my husband at least, is time. The gift of time. Give this man some time. Time to sleep in. Time to surf. Time to be with friends. Time at the house alone. Time to work on his computer. Time to watch sports. Time to clean out the garage (hehe). Time to simply be. Another non-gift item? Food. A healthy meal at the ready for when he wants it. Fresh chips and salsa in the pantry. A babysitter on tap and a restaurant reserved. A way he can enjoy something delicious and ideally kid-free! Clean laundry. Yep, I said it. I actually want to give my man clean laundry. I do laundry daily. Its a chore and a hassle. However I tend to take care of my sons’ laundry needs first, sheets/towels and finally my husband and I until oops! No clean underwear. Having neat stacks of clean clothes available and nothing in his dirty clothes hamper for a week would be a gift he wouldn’t ask for but would be thrilled to have. Now that’s the best kind of gift of all. Happy Valentine’s Day!
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