100 Days of Happy Marriage

100 Days of Happy Marriage
100 Days of Happy Marriage

So, I feel like I need to give you a little backstory on how this idea came to fruition. I was chatting with a sweet client of mine, Sarah...(Actually, I think we were probably drinking a glass of wine and talking about food, but...details). We were joking about how all it would take to have a happy marriage is a cookie from Sweet Bella Bakery every day. (It's true. Her cookies not only look amazing, but taste amazing, too!). Of course we thought it was hilarious and only partially true.

But then it made me start thinking. If all it takes is a cookie to make me (and sweet Ms. Sarah) happy, than happy marriages really are sometimes just comprised of the small gestures we often overlook, right?

For example, nothing makes me happier than when my husband makes the bed, or surprises me with a nice bottle of wine, or folds the laundry, or tells me he thinks I look beautiful. Those are such simple gestures that really go a long way. They are also gestures I (and probably you) sometimes take for granted.

Whether your in a committed relationship, engaged, or have been married for 50 years, let's start the movement of #100daysofhappymarriage. Each day, for 100 days (or as often as you can!), on social media (you can find mine on Instagram and Facebook) post a photo or write a sweet, simple moment or gesture your spouse did for you that day and watch those tiny gestures build up in big ways. And once the first 100 days are over, do it again and again! The second-best part (the first being having a happy marriage and recognizing all those tiny gestures, obviously) is that you can get ideas for small, simple gestures your spouse or significant other will appreciate, just by searching the tag #100daysofhappymarriage on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter!

Need more ideas for ways to love on your spouse? This should get your creative lovey dovey juices flowing!