Amp up the love, romance, and beauty in your life! Rest assured this is not a book about how to buy your way to a more romantic life. Money stress is anti-romance. Instead, we are here to help you create a more romantic life and make the most of what you already have. The ideas and suggestions collected here are not always about dewy-eyed rom


Celebrate the dads in your life!

After all they've done for us, dads everywhere deserve to be appreciated on a daily basis, rather than waiting all year for a card and tie (or some power tools). Though the holiday has morphed over the years into more of a commercial event, it's high time we got back to the idea of making Dad feel treasured and appreciated all the time.

Think back on the many things, big and small, your father has done for you over the years—isn’t it time you started making those same gestures in the other direction? We think so! It is never too early, or for that matter, too late, to make a parent feel special.

In these pages, you’ll find idea after idea that will encompass a wide variety of activities to get you thinking about how to make your dad feel special, even if you don’t live close by. Also included are quotes, and special stories and memories from numerous people about what makes fatherhood, or their own father, special. Go ahead and remember to buy that card and bring over some treats on the actual Father's Day, but in the meantime, here are some ways to make every day count . . .
 

Celebrate the moms in your life (and perhaps yourself as well)!

After all they've done for us, moms everywhere deserve to be appreciated on a daily basis, rather than waiting all year to get a card and some flowers.

Think back on the many things, big and small, your mother has done for you over the years...from baking cookies or sometimes letting you choose the radio station on a car trip, to hemming your dress in time for the prom. Isn't it time you started making those same gestures in the other direction? We think so! It is never too early, or for that matter, too late, to make a parent feel special.

Mother's Day has a long and storied history, stretching back to its earliest roots in the post-Civil War era. What began as one woman's attempt to help heal the grief of mothers who'd lost sons on both sides of the fight and then became another woman's attempt to honour her own mother, has morphed over the years into more of a commercial event. Isn't it time we got back to the idea of making moms feel treasured and appreciated?

In these pages, you'll find idea after idea that will encompass a wide variety of activities to get you thinking about how to make your mom feel special, even if you don't live close by. Go ahead and remember to buy that card and bring over some flowers on the actual Mother's Day, but in the meantime, here are some ways to make every day count...