Just do it

The Nike swoosh and logo have a special cohesion as I was sharing with a friend recently. The brand voice of ‘just do it” means give it a go. Now this is a romance blog. That’s what I want you to try. Search around this blog for inspiration and promise yourself you will do some little special gesture of love this week. Try for every week from here on out. It may be as simple as a love note with the coffee you make them. A specially focused text message about what is special about them and why you love them.

Yes and the dreaded D word. Organise a date. Take turns with this one then at least one date in out of two you’ll have fun. In reality you’ll have fun who ever organises the date. Reduce the pressure of dating by making them simple affordable and repeatable if you both loved the date. Don’t compete or compare unless that improves the experience for both of you. My husband and I enjoy the outdoors so we sometimes just go for a walk before dinner and hold hands while catching up on the days events. Feels more like a date than catching up during meal preparation.

So here’s where the swoosh comes in. You see I see it as a stylised tick a positive mark. Yes you are doing a great thing. On the road of love we come under many pressures and sometimes forget to affirm and appreciate the effort of our partner makes so try some effusive and over the top positive praise for their romantic efforts keep it genuine of course. You’ll be amazed how quickly your own positivity soars when you give some away.

Bless you today as you share your love.

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dry ice in a cup

Want to jazz up the presentation of a special meal?

Buy a little hunk of dry ice from a local ice house.

Put it in a bowl of water and place it on your serving tray. You’ll create wondrous, billowing white clouds!

Your My Best Friend.

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The Song

 

Your My Best Friend

written by John Deacon of Queen

written for his wife, Veronica Tetzlaff Deacon

I admit I have a soft spot for the music from the band Queen. The musicality and the way words from their songs have stuck with me when most others don’t; proves it.

This song for me essentially sums up a lot of what I consider to be at the heart of romance. So listen to the song and read the words. By the way they  John & Veronica have just celebrated 38 years married.

The Words

Ooh you make me live
Whatever this world can give to me
It’s you you’re all I see
Ooh you make me live now honey
Ooh you make me live

Ooh you’re the best friend that I ever had
I’ve been with you such a long time
You’re my sunshine and I want you to know
That my feelings are true
I really love you

Oh you’re my best friend

Ooh you make me live

Ooh I’ve been wandering round
But I still come back to you
In rain or shine
You’ve stood by me girl
I’m happy at home
You’re my best friend

Ooh you make me live
Whenever this world is cruel to me
I got you to help me forgive
Ooh you make me live now honey
Ooh you make me live

You’re the first one
When things turn out bad
You know I’ll never be lonely
You’re my only one
And I love the things
I really love the things that you do
Ooh you’re my best friend

Ooh you make me live

I’m happy at home
You’re my best friend
Oh you’re my best friend
Ooh you make me live
You’re my best friend

Dont Miss the Romance

This post is inspired by my own being so busy.

I write about organising romantic moments or experiences for our mates.

I even suggest my husband read my blog occasionally to get some hints. He is special and has created some brilliant romantic moments for me.

So the other day I missed (didn’t fully appreciate it) a romantic gesture. He was doing the grocery shopping and stumbled across some rare and expensive fruit that I like. He purchased them and I came home to find the shopping bag on my bed with fruit inside. I thanked him and asked how much. He responded, ‘I didn’t want to know the price!’

This gesture has most of the requirements for a small romantic gesture. He was thinking of me. Has got to know me well enough to get something he knows I will like. He surprised me.

Why did it take me til today to realise it was romantic ( better late than never so they say )? Not sure I was busy, found them just before going to bed,  I was tired. I wish I had responded in a more romantic and appreciative way. I think if he had put a note with them that said. ” Just Because  ……( I love you,       you’re the best,        only the best will do for my Love         etc…… you get the picture) I would have had to of been brain dead to miss the romance in the gesture. I have a sneeking suspicion he didn’t really recognise he was being romantic but just a loving mate.

So is any one curious enough to want to know what the fruit was?

Tamarillos (also known as Tree Tomatoes because they look like tomatoes they don’t taste like tomatoes)               and Feijoas. I love both of these fruit and they both have a very unusual and unique flavour.

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How you Met

How did you meet your partner?

Where were you, why were you there, what were you doing?

Work out the elements that precipitated the beginning of romance.

Identify that one pivotal event that brought the two of you together.

Celebrate that event every year.

The date doesn’t have to be exact and  you can add elements of your meeting into the celebration.

Someone I know met her future husband when he spilled wine on her at wedding.

To reminisce this one. Dress up go somewhere nice a meal perhaps with a bottle of wine. Fill the glasses and entwine your arms and say, ‘Remember when I slipped and this landed in your lap. I’ll never forget how your annoyance turned to laughter when you saw how mortified I was”

I started to notice my future husband on a mission trip. We could get out some of the photos and talk about how we recognised a passion for the same things and then for each other.

Think about this one and maybe the first time you celebrate your first love you can surprise your partner but after that make it a tradition.

Just Reading

It’s been a while since I posted. Just really busy with life and work.

One of my past times is reading. I have an Ipad these days and download a lot of free books.

You might imagine that I read romance novels but that is not the case. Never have and only time I have read them is when someone gives me one or there is nothing else. I also don’t read woman’s magazines. My fiction of choice is Sci-fi or Fantasy. There’s plenty of romance in those books for me.

Some how I had downloaded an ebook that was definitely a romance. So I will credit this quote to the author. Surprisingly the author is male as they don’t usually create romantic fiction.

When You Went Away

by Michael Baron

“I never stopped trying to show off for Maureen. I mean, when we first started dating, I always wanted to prove to her that there was no other man in the world she could be happy with. The songs , the food, the dates, the back rubs, all of it. But even after I won her I refused to let up. I wanted her to be a hundred percent certain at all times that  she made the right decision.

She got the message

I know she got the message. But I still needed to keep delivering it.”

That in a nutshell is what this blog is all about. Keep delivering the love, don’t let up and never take it for granted.

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21 years and still romancing

I have been so very busy I haven’t had a chance to update lately. Really spending a lot of time helping my husband with our new business.

We have just celebrated our 21st wedding anniversary. We took time out to celebrate. First time ever I booked the secret hotel deal where you get great discount on a quality hotel, but before you book you don’t know which hotel it will be. It adds a bit of fun and mystery to the process. We had 3 nights away. First mystery hotel was 5 star and very nice. Want those hotel sheets they are so smooth.
We had a voucher for a 6 course degustation. I have to say they should think of a nicer sounding word than degustation as it is too close to disgusting. Well the meal was very delicious. A degustation for those who don’t know is small serving samples of the restaurants menu and have become very popular with the top class restaurants.

Second night was all planned a beautiful cabin on Tamborine Mountain Gold coast. It came with a meal at the award winning restaurant which was absolutely the best.

My favourite dish was Squid ink tortellini and scallops warped in parma ham.

Small hiccup in the bush. A couple of leeches latched on to me. I brushed them off and then bleed for a while. Apparently leeches are ok bugs and are used in medicine all the time. Ugg

The next day we were meant to be working, but as one of the cars was still being worked on we had to cancel the drives. We were driving the Lamborghini so it felt very special.

The lambo is part of our business

The last night of the weekend was spent in another mystery hotel 4 1/2 star still very nice.
We did one drive for customers on Sunday so it was a very relaxed day. We got back to the city in time for Sunday evening Church. So all in all a pleasant way to spend an anniversary.

Random Acts of Romance

Well I was preparing dinner tonight and came across a piece of paper with Random Acts O f Romance written on it. I must have been having a creative moment in the kitchen but not about cooking. Well would you believe I promptly lost that list.

So all I remember is the first one on this list. The rest I just made up.

Get a glue stick and write a message on a piece of paper and give your partner a bottle of glitter to shake on it to reveal your romantic message.

One for the guys. Give them some money or your credit card and tell them to buy you some sexy lingerie or clothing. Then you model it for them. (Make sure they’ve got your measurements).

Get a packet of sparklers and right messages with them when it is dark.

I was told recently by one of my readers that for guys romance is mainly about sex and their partners being sexy. Try this one at home. Wear a buttoned up coat with nothing on underneath. Let them discover what you have forgotten.

More random acts of romance coming your way soon.

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Did you know

Approximately 150 million Valentine’s Day cards are exchanged annually, making Valentine’s Day the second most popular card-sending holiday after Christmas.

I made my valentine a card today.

If you don’t want too be to mushy you can steal my lines

Let’s just stop

a while and

take in

something

beautiful.

Here’s  the artwork for the card I made as well.Get a nice piece of card to print it on, add chocolates. I added a massage voucher. Now you have a not too gooey but lovely card.

Happy New Year

2012 has begun.

I welcome the New Year. It has the potential to be many things. Good, bad , ugly. I always hope it will be great. I work at making the best of every challenge and adventure.

Don’t make New Years Resolutions they have a bad reputation, they are usually broken.

If you need to change or change something:  just do it as the Nike slogan says. Stick to it and if you fail , pick yourself up dust yourself off and try again.

In the romantic field start planning the surprises for your loved one now. Now don’t be predictable of course Valentines days is coming  and don’t ignore it.

But beat that date and do something in January. For the Northern hemisphere where it might be cold. Light a fire  ( find one if you don’t have one of your own). Cuddle up (kiss) on a rug and dream together. Tell each what is so great about them. Toast marshmallows and feed them to each other.Give each other a foot massage. Let your imagination take you on from here.

Southerners we are in Summer. Get outdoors follow a mutual passion you have. Go for swim after dark, lots of cuddling is mandatory. Go to an outdoor cinema. Explore somewhere or something you haven’t before.

Fall in love all over again in 2012

With the same person. This my challenge to you.

Deeper, longer stronger.