Happy Valentine's Day! Here are thirteen ways to say 'I love you' after the flowers and heart-shaped chocolates: 1 – Call your honey from work, then say, "I'm going to keep calling you every half hour to say 'I love you.'" Then make sure you call in a half hour.
2 – Try new things together. Remember when you first met, and everything was fresh and exciting? Change it up and you'll feel that breath of fresh air. 3 – Does your partner love Japanese horror flicks? Do you love Russian historical costume dramas? Take turns watching one another's tastes in flicks. You'll probably be pleasantly surprised. 4 – If you're really keen on doing something but you can feel your sweetheart is really forcing participation, maybe it's best to fly solo. Just enjoy what you love and don't rain on both of your parades. 5 – When you're so cranky you could spit, but you can see your honey's nerves are just as frayed, just back away slowly. Why get into things when the only problem is that you're both too hungry/tired/frustrated/not feeling well? 6 – If backing away is already too late, force yourself to listen. Don't insist that your partner hear your side of it. You may be amazed by what you learn, when you really listen. And most people quickly feel soothed by the feeling of being heard. 7 – Interrupt your sweetie by planting an unexpected big ole kiss. Generally leads to wide grins. 8 – Turn grocery shopping into a date. Dancing to favorite piped-in music while in the pasta aisle recommended. 9 – Use favorite in-jokes liberally. Especially the really old ones. They're usually attached to good times. 10 - Foot and leg rubs. No explanation necessary. 11 – When your honey feels sick or needs pain reliever, if you get the cold remedy or Tylenol, it works better than if he or she has to get it. 50 % more powerful. 12 – Give your sweetheart the last cookie/chocolate/french fry. Then melt a little at the look of pure delight as he or she enjoys it. When your honey then gives you the last cookie/chocolate/french fry, don't protest. Just enjoy. 13– Hold hands. So simple. So intimate.
Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.
That's my anniversary rose bush which is currently dormant beneath the snow at the edge of the woodland garden. Brad gave it to me instead of a bouquet of roses for one of our anniversaries, knowing how much joy it would give me. Can't wait to see the first buds in a few months!
As Valentine's Day approaches, this is for all of you lovers out there - especially you, Brad.
1 - Vechnaya Lyubov (Eternal Love) - Anton Makarsky
This is a favorite from one of my Russian playlists on You Tube. The clips are from Admiral, a favorite film about the Russian Revolution. The song is a Russian version of Une vie d'amour by Charles Aznavour, sung here in Russian by Anton Markovsky, whom I discovered as an actor in the Russian historical series Bednaya Nastya which I feel in love with last spring.
2 -The Wonder of You - Elvis Presley
3 - Love Cats - The Cure
4 -All Through the Night - Cyndi Lauper
5 - Pretty World- Sergio Mendes and Brasil 66
I have to end this set with Brad's and my song. It's just how we roll.
This milestone crept up on me as I date stamped 'Feb. 5th, Feb. 5th' on documents at my day job. I kept thinking, what's with Feb. 5th? OH YEAH Six years ago I stepped up to the podium and added my voice to the Blogosphere. A Piece of My Mind quickly became one of the most joyous parts of my life. Thank you to everyone who stops here for awhile, reads, posts comments and has become a long-distance friend of mine over the years. Six years ago, I was still dreaming about the sort of column in which I was profiled today: Romance writers spice it up I did dream. I also wrote blog posts, wrote manuscripts, reached out around the world, discovered kindred spirits, spun my Friday tunes, posted photography, shared poetry, made lists and lists and lists of thirteen things, took up challenges, profiled the arts, interviewed authors, shared my journey to publication, hosted guest bloggers, went on blog tours, reviewed books and made A Piece of My Mind a 2nd place winner of Creative Writing Blogs. *blowing kisses* My thanks to all of you. Can't wait to see what this year will bring!
Travis at Trav's Thoughts invites everyone to lay down a short set of music that takes their fancies for his 5 on Friday meme.
Today's tunes set the scene for SPEAK OF THE DEVIL, a Young Adult paranormal romance by brainstorming buddy Shawna Romkey. It releases on March 15th. I'll be reviewing her book on March 14th - 13 Reasons to Read SPEAK OF THE DEVIL.
Today marks the cover reveal for her debut novel - a pretty exciting moment for an author!
Champion of the Arts - I write historical and paranormal fiction, as well as poetry. I love to showcase creative works by artists of all stripes. Blogging from Nova Scotia, Canada
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