I often have to get up really early in the morning and it stinks, especially when Anthony gets to stay in bed.

What I wanted to share was that when I get out of bed Anthony rolls over to my side. When asking him why he does that he says its because I'm not there anymore and my pillow smells like me.

Its little things like this that I treasure and makes it all seem better (even though it still sucks that Anthony is in bed ).

Do you have anything to share?

Nicolette, I'm known to do the same thing as Anthony, not as regularly as perhaps he and you, but from time to time with my husband and I. I do it because he's heading off to work and I'm holding onto him. (figuratively speaking) In fact, I don't want to see him leave, would much rather spend that (new day, stress-free, special, uninterrupted) time with just him; before the day begins and all. The times that I don't, I'm simply dead tired asleep still, upon him getting up.

It's hard for me to think in terms of the little things which count. ..for real! I think because, so much of everything, strikes me as big. About the smallest thing I can think of, which I really enjoy too, (and yet feels big to me), is when my husband pokes me in my sides and then tickles me a bit, out of the blue.


Hope

Brent and I work opposite shifs (i work days and he works graveyard) so on his way home in the morning he almost always stops for breakfast and drops it off to me at work. Also I have this big stuffed Bulldog that he bought me. I always come home and find him curled up with it.

Nicolette,

Both my husband and I do the same thing when the other leaves the bed first. Years of sleeping with your lover makes their warmth and their scent a comfort.

Little things do mean a whole lot. My hubby makes coffee in the morning and brings me my first cup. He also brings me a chocolate bar occasionally. It seems to be always when I need the comfort of some chocolate! The best thing, I think, is that whenever he passes by me, he always touches me. A kiss, a hug, a pat on the rear or even just a touch. It has always made me feel a little extra loved that he does this.

Lisa

My husband serves me coffee in bed every morning. We are supposed to get up at the same time, but he usually gets up before the alarm goes off and makes coffee.

Sometimes when I have to get up in the morning before my husband he will get up with me and pack a lunch to take to the hospital with me. I try to get up and make him breakfast when he has to leave first but I fail quite a bit so when I do succeed I try to go all out with something super delicious. Since he gets home later than me, I make up for it by having a snack or dinner waiting for him. Those things really improve my mood!

Its nice to read that a few of us not only thoughtful and loving but we have partners who are the same towards us.

My husband he likes to announce: "Are you ready for an eyedrop?" This drives me nuts, but now stop to think of it, it's something that he does because he cares, that he does not have to do; Not his responsibility!

He pulls out all the snacks come evening and invites me to watch a movie with him. He serves up ice-cream soda's, dishes of icecream, tortilla chips and salsa, peanut butter and jelly saltine sandwhiches, Wasabi green peas, shrimp and cocktail sauce, ......but seldom these in combination.....that would be yuck. Just imagine Wasabi peas and ice-cream soda's.

Honey likes to call me from work days to say Hello.

Also, he likes to offer some suggestions, and some of which that if I followed I'd perhaps fair better at times. For instance he suggests things too, that would decrease my work load, among other things. Sadly, I don't always no how to accept his suggestions, ......stop to think of this though, he is thinking of me alot, and much more than I've previously given him credit for.

One of the small things I like to do is when he's working on a project, a re-organization of things, or a clean-up of sorts, I like to stay aware and alert to anything that I might be able to do, alongside his work, to help make his jobs more simpler, convenient and efficient for him. Generally, this works pretty well and though I'm not certain whether or not he notices this, I help him get jobs done with far greater ease.

Hope