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The February chapter in The Happiness Project is all about marriage and loving well. Basically the overall goal is to be a better wife, which is quite impossible to achieve in one month since it's something I'll be working at every day, all day, for the rest of my life. Needless to say, I've had a hard time coming up with measurable goals for this month. Loving Caleb better means I need to be less selfish, more considerate, less demanding, more understanding, more patient, etc. I don't think putting all of these things in a big list and labeling it goals would be very helpful; I already know I need to work on them. Instead I've thought of a just a couple of practical things to do to keep me focused on being a better wife to Caleb.
1. Read The Excellent Wife. My sister recommended this book to me a while ago and it's been sitting on my bookshelf ever since. I'm going to set aside time each day to go through the book, really thinking about the areas that I need to work on in order to be a better wife to Caleb.
2. Frame and hang our wedding vows. I intended to do this right after we got married, but have never done it. We wrote our own vows, and I think hanging them up where we see them all the time is a great way to be reminded of what we promised each other.
How do you work on loving your significant other better?
Awww this is a great way to start off February! I think we should do this more often in our marriages to help them grow and to be strong.
ReplyDeleteSo many people say that they don't like Valentine's Day but I love it because of this exact reason. Yes, it is commercialized but it can also get you to think about the people in your life that you love!
ReplyDeleteTelling him how much I appreciate and love him. I like to do small gifts for him too. And write him cards. I guess that's my way of showing him how much I love him. I definitely need to buy a copy of The Happiness Project so I can keep re-reading it.
ReplyDeleteThe book sounds interesting, are you going to give a review of it here on your blog? please, please, pretty please!!!
ReplyDeleteSuch a wonderful way to start off february! Happy friday!
ReplyDeleteAwesome idea, I should do that too! Let us know how the book turns out!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sherri, for this wonderful reminder! Loving well is so important yet so hard on a day-to-day basis. Let me know what you think of The Excellent Wife - I may need to read it!
ReplyDeletenumber 2 is a great one. my priest told me that when he counsels couples for marriage he has them put the traditional vows on a piece of paper taped to the bathroom mirror, so a few times a day you're reminded of the commitment you're about to make and thinking about it. I don't see why that should stop once you get married, and framing them and having them out to see is such a great idea. my new kick for my relationship is sending my boyfriend notes. long distance is hard but I've always thought to make it special and fun we could mail each other notes or packages. it would be a nice surprise to come home to at the end of the day since we don't get to see one another at the end of our days. so this year, I'm finally doing it! my goal is one note a month,
ReplyDeleteand I hope to build on it as time goes on.