The other day on Facebook I was chatting back and forth with an old friend of mine. He was talking about how Valentines Day is nothing but companies trying to get people to spend a small fortune on gifts, flowers and chocolates to show their love of their significant other. I wrote back to him that I totally agree with him, adding that you shouldn’t need a specific day of the year to show someone that you love them. Love is something that should be expressed year round, not just once a year.
My husband and I don’t put much emphasis on Valentines Day. We do something special for one another on our anniversary of our first date and our first marriage (we eloped the first time and re-married in a church a year later). We feel that it should be Valentines Day year round.
You can show someone you love them with just simple gestures. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on a big gift. Some of the ways my husband and I show each other how much we love one another include unsolicited back or foot rubs, breakfast in bed, cooking a favorite meal, going for a stroll in the park and staying up late just talking to each other in bed.
Something else that my husband and I do is leave notes for one another around our home. I often tuck notes in my husband’s lunch box when he’s not looking and my husband will hide notes in the bathroom closet or tucked inside my coat pocket. These notes don’t always say a lot. Mostly they read “I love you”, “Have a great day”, “I’ll miss you when I”m gone today” and sweet sentiments like that.
We leave notes on the dry erase board on the fridge, on scrap paper and on Post It notes. I like using Post It notes because I can stick a note anywhere without having to worry about tape. I’ve even posted notes on my husband’s dashboard in his car.
Sadly, many couples these days don’t spend enough time talking and communicating with one another. That is one of the reasons why many marriages fall apart. Communication is essential to a healthy relationship. My husband and I talk all the time. We also talk once a day on the phone while my husband is at work. Usually he calls on his lunch break. We also send e-mail messages back and forth to one another during the day just to check in and see how one another is doing.
Leaving little messages of love for your sweetheart to find is also a way of communication. For me it makes my heart smile when I find a message from my husband that reads “You looked so pretty in that outfit yesterday” or “Thank you for making baked ziti for dinner last night. It was great!”. It shows that my husband appreciates the little things. I leave similar messages for my husband, thanking him for making dinner or stopping by the store for me.
In honor of Valentines Day Post It has a beautiful Post It note dispenser that is shaped like a heart. It’s acutally a lot bigger then it looks. It holds a regular size package of Post It notes.
I love this dispenser. It makes picking off a note quick and easy. The way the pad is set up, when you pull one Post It note paper out of the dispenser another one pops out in its place so there is always a fresh, new Post It paper at your disposal whenever you need one.
The dispenser is heavy too! It makes a great paperweight.
Refilling the dispenser is easy. There is a button you need to push up in the back which opens up the heart. Then you simply insert the new Post It paper note pad, making sure that the first one sticks out of the dispenser, close it up and you are done.
I keep the Post It heart dispenser on my desk. Since I’ve had it I’ve noticed that even my kids are leaving little notes around the place for me and my husband and for each other. The other day my son left a note for my daughter on her hair brush that read “Thank you for my new pencil” (my daughter gave him a pencil that has a wobbly head on top).
The heart is a constant reminder that we should take the time to give one another little love notes and messages showing one another just how much we appreciate them and how much they mean to us. The Post It note paper doesn’t allow for you to write a mini-novel but it does give you enough room for sweet little messages.
If you really want to pick up a Valentines Day gift for someone you should give them the Heart shaped Post It note dispenser. I know that Amazon has it for only $7.62! It normally sells for around $10.00. That is a small price to pay for something that will encourage you and your loved one to take the time to leave one another love notes around your home.
The Heart shaped dispenser would also make for a great anniversary gift or “just because I love you” gift.
February is also Heart Health month.
The Heart shaped Post It note dispenser is available at office supply stores nationwide.
To learn more about Post It products please visit www.Post-It.com.
Kimberly
*I received a free product sample in order to do this review. There was no compensation. The opinions expressed are my own.
Amethyst Moon says
Great review! I also love post-it notes, it’s almost an addiction, really. They are so much fun!
Flo says
Im not a huge fan behind the meaning of valentine…dosnt mean Im not a romantic though! 😀