Wooing the Man #1

   I have been thinking about this for a while: What can I do to make things really great between hubby and I? Lately we have been in a bit of a slump. We barely see each other- he works days and I have been working nights. We don't seem to share a common interest any more. We used to play card games or video games or have a show that we both loved but those have seemed to have gone to the wayside, especially since our quality time seems to be when he is going to sleep and I am just getting home and making myself some dinner. All to often any more it seems as though we are living our own separate lives instead of sharing one. This isn't all that bad, there is a feeling of freedom involved, but if I wanted to have a relationship like that, I think I would have just opted for a roommate instead of a husband. I miss us. I miss our passion. I miss laying my cheek on his shoulder and feeling his skin against mine and knowing that for just that one moment, all is right in the world.  So I have decided to take the reins in the relationship department and start wooing him. I think that maybe it hasn't occurred to him that this needs to be done. Or maybe he feels like he is being taken for granted (I know I do). At any rate, something's got to give. So I decided why not give it a go? That is how project Wooing the Man has begun. Fortunately he never reads my blog (I am not sure he even knows that I have one) so I can post my attempts here.
   The challenges I face are these:
              1) It must be something from the heart.
              2) Low budget.
              3) Something that will get us talking about the positive things in our relationship.
              4) Big impact, small time.
This is what I came up with:
     Wooing the Man#1
    Every day for the next seven days, I am going to wrap him a gift. The gift cannot be anything purchased. It has to be from around the house. I am gong to wrap them as though there were something very expensive inside and put them on the fireplace mantle with a sign that says: Do not open til Thursday. No peeking! Or something like that. Next Thursday, once the kids have gone to bed, I am going to have a pile of seven presents all wrapped and tagged with his name on them. They are going to be in a pile around the fireplace and maybe even have the fire on. I am going to light some candles, and have him unwrap his gifts one by one. As he unwraps them, I am going to tell him the reason I chose to wrap that particular item up as a gift. The first item I am going to wrap for him today is a wrench (and cross my fingers that he wont need it for a week lol). The reason I chose the wrench is because there are so many times that he has saved the family time and money by working on my car (and his) and it is appreciated. I am not even sure if I thanked him the last time he worked on one of the vehicles. It could be because I helped him, well he let me feel like I was helping hehe. But really even if I did, usually little automobile repairs like that are appreciated at the time and then completely forgotten about. I want to spot light those efforts and let him know that I still appreciate him for it.
I am not sure what I am going to do for the other days, but I will keep you posted and let you know how it turns out. Wish me luck!

My Manifesto

  The title of my blog, to me is about being brave. I am living a life that is not the one I thought I would have. That is not to say that it has no meaning, it does; I can see where it can be so much more. I have a great job that is, unfortunately one that I do not have my heart into. I have a good marriage but I want it to be a great one. I have awesome kids (3) and those are not something that I want to change but I would love to change my interactions with them.
   I see things in the world that I would love to be a part of if only I were brave enough. With this blog, I would like to kind of document this growth but also have some fun stuff in it too. One of the things that I have been wanting to change is my lack of creativity. I was such a creative person but as my need for a better job increased so did my creativity decrease. Isn't it crazy how that happens? So, some of the things I will be posting on is my struggle to transform my life from the one that I am living into the one that I am loving, and the journey to figuring out what that means exactly. I also am going to be posting on crafts that I am making for various charities or loved ones and also my love of thrift store refashions with maybe some fun with fake hair thrown in.
  My Bff recently gave me a sewing machine (I haven't sewn in about 7 years) and I will be attempting to make some fun and fashionable things on it. My inspiration will mostly be coming from Mod Cloth, and Apostrophe (and any others that people turn me on to). I also follow Gros Grain because she has some amazing ideas and is far more crafty than I am. Coming soon: Photos from my first Toy Society Toy drop, My first back in the Saddle sewing project, and details on bracelets that I will be crocheting for Craft Hope. All I am really waiting on is  figuring the correct cord for my camera so I can post pics!!. Keep coming back there is some great stuff lined up!