Being An Encouraging / Praising Spouse

As I have mentioned before, my blog is not only about the beauty world but anything and everything, with that said, I feel like sharing an important topic and that is being an encouraging spouse to your man!  Men, whether they like to admit it or not, want to feel needed and loved by YOU!  There are so many lessons I have learned over the years of being with my husband and I want to share some of what I've learned with you.  Don't get me wrong, I don't have everything figured out but I know this works.

• Acknowledge the role(s) your spouse plays and thank him for that.  If your man doesn't help around the house but he is the money maker in the family, take a moment, look him in the eye and sincerely thank him for supporting you and/or your family.  If he helps take care of other things like changing the oil, changing diapers, taking trash out, ANYTHING...acknowledge that and give him words of affirmation and thanks.  

• Leave him random love notes.  My husband travels a lot so sometimes I leave a note in between his shirts in his luggage or in his toiletry bag.  I have also left love notes on his laptop, on his side of the mirror, etc.  It doesn't have to be anything deep but can be simple.  Many times my words are: "I love you so much"  "Thank you for working so hard for us" or "I can't wait to see you tonight!".  No need to be super creative, sometimes simple works.

• One of the MOST important piece of advice that I cannot stress enough is:  PRAISE YOUR SPOUSE IN FRONT OF OTHERS.  I always try to verbally love on my man.  Is my husband perfect? Absolutely not.  But he is in all honesty, very helpful, caring, a wonderful provider, a great listener, among many other qualities.  I usually just pick one to mention.  I notice that when I point out one of his best qualities, he always has a certain look on his face.  Now of course, you wouldn't just blurb this out of nowhere but if there's an opportunity to give him a moment of praise--take it!

I honestly and wholeheartedly believe that doing one or all of the above during random moments can improve your relationship.  So many times we focus on what's wrong with the other person and how we can fix them.  Have an attitude of gratitude and share that with them!  With that said, go love on your man!  :)

Let me know if you try something new or feel free to share your thoughts. 

<3, P

Update / Additions To My Blog

I feel that if I can be completely honest with my viewers / friends on You Tube then I can certainly be honest here.

Recently, I've struggled with whether or not to write about topics other than beauty related - EVEN THOUGH my blog description is about beauty, brains, fitness and fun.  At one point, I wanted to dedicated this blog primarily for beauty discussion such as skincare, makeup, nail polish, etc.  However there's SO much more I want to share with you, and more so on a personal level. After many weeks of debate, this morning I made my decision.  There are so many things I have learned so far in my life (I know there's way more coming) whether it's about relationships with friends, family, marriage as well as finances, food, recipes, not taking life for granted, etc. that I just need to share with you.  I've always thought that if I can help one person then my my goal was accomplished.  So that's what we're going to do - dive in on a little bit of more personal, real life topics.  NOW WAIT...that does NOT mean that I'm no longer going to be posting beauty topics but I want sprinkles of other conversations as well.  I hope that this is okay with you.

With that said, I am really excited about these changes and I hope you are too! I feel like this is the consistency boost I need on my blog instead of always debating as to what to post on here versus on my You Tube channel! What a struggle that can be!

I think I've rambled enough so that will be all for this post but look out because I will have another coming either later today or tomorrow.

Have a great day and thanks for spending time with me today!

XX, P