The difference is...

OK. So yesterday I guess I lied. I never got to write that love letter before 2pm. Instead I went old school. I wrote a love letter including the top 25 reasons for my affections, and then sent it, letter style. Like before there were e-mails people wrote LETTERS. Yeah, and even better? I mailed it to him at his work. So tomorrow, as my husband is in the middle of working a double shift- he will get a big surprise. Ah, but I have more up my sleeve. Tomorrow also calls for unexpected breakfast, and Friday calls for a special delivery.

Keeping positive is the hardest part of this challenge and I felt myself falling back into negative routines this morning. But, suddenly I came out of my funk. I started making plans on how to fix my situations, I started thinking no "everything is going to be fine, etc." This is a process that normally takes more time for me to get to. I have to continue to remind myself to be positive and to do super sweet things (it's not that I am not sweet I just get frustrated too fast and then neglect my husband of anything nice).

Which I have to say by the way is amazing. I really don't know how my husband is taking the sweet gestures- since like I said- he is a male and they rarely speak "feeling." But today I saw him for a few quick minutes and he seemed more excited to see me then he had in the past. Also I cannot even believe how much better I feel. At first this started out as a challenge- gosh that sounds bad when I think about it, even when I write it. ("Hey this girls challenge is to be nice to her husband for a whole week!") But really it is ending up as something I am enjoying and it is making ME feel better in the process! I guess despite all the problems relationships have it is ALWAYS important to let your significant other know how much you love and appreciate them by showing them sometimes. Another important thing here is to not focus on the negative. As I am learning in Men are from Mars......is that as much as it seems he is avoiding you or not listening there are reasons. Men are really problem solvers and need to work silently in their "cave" to try to find solutions to their problems. Wow does this make sense. By taking the time and giving him the benefit of the doubt I am not jumping down his throat every five minutes, I understand he isn't avoiding me, he is working, he is thinking, he concerned in his own ways about his own things and just deals with them differently.
Women need to talk about their issues, which separates us from the men. I am starting to wonder if more women are bloggers, and/or if more women are blogging about feelings vs. stats and sports.

I am feeling better already. It's Wednesday and I feel like this week there is some accomplishment, at least on a personal level. I am hoping it can only get better from here.