Open When.... Letters

♫ It's Friday, Friday gotta get down on Friday! Everybody's looking forward to the weekend, weekend. ♫

Happy Friday Everyone! Today's post is going to to revolve around Open When... Letters.  I originally got the idea while searching through Pinterest for cute crafts to make for your significant other and I wanted to share my Open When...Letters and what I put in each of them.  

All together I ended up with 20 letters in total,.  Originally I had wanted there to be 24 {one for each month we've been married} but it realized too late that I ended up repeating a few options so I had to remove some.  Honestly, coming up with 20 options is a lot harder than you would think, so I was psyched I ended up with that many.

The List of My Letters:

1. You are Upset/Angry (but not at me)

2. You Need a Laugh

3. You're Bored

4. You're Having a Bad Day 

5. You Need to Feel My Love

6. You're Feeling Down

7. You Want to Look Forward to the Future

8. You Need a Pep Talk

9. You Miss Me

10. You're Stressed Out

11. You Can't Sleep

12. You Need a Lift

13. You Need Motivation 

14. You Don't Feel Handsome

15. You Need to Know How Much I Love You

16. We Have a Fight

17. I'm Being Grumpy

19. I'm Mad at You

19. You're Mad at Me

20. You're Sick

Each envelop contained a handwritten note from me explaining that particular envelop which was a nice touch because it gives him something from me when he opens the letter.  Below are pictures of the contents of each envelop with some explanation of the contents.

Open When... You're Upset/Angry (but not at me)

Inside this envelope is a bunch of pictures of quotes relating to being angry.  The goal was to remind him that holding onto anger only hurts him and no one else.  This envelop also included an article titles: "A Funny Email About Anger Management".  If you need a good laugh, I would recommend reading it.

Open When...You Need a Laugh

This envelop included some funny pictures that we've shared with each other, along with a few inside jokes between the two of us.  

Open When...You're Bored

This envelop included a bunch of coloring pages as well as a Sudoku and a word search.

Open When...You're Having a Bad Day 

This envelop included two books: How to Be Totally Miserable and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day.  The first book is designed to be bitterly sarcastic so it makes for a funny read when you've had a bad day.  I included the Alexander book because it is one from our childhood and it always puts everything into perspective for me.  I also included "31 Ways to Stop Having a Bad Day".

Open When...You Need to Feel My Love

This envelop was pretty basic and included a bunch of pictures and a CD with all the love songs that remind me of him.  Music can speak more than words so I thought this was the best way to share my love with him.

Open When...You're Feeling Down

This envelop included a picture of Eeyore (because he is the epitome of sad) and a list of "16 Things to Do When You're Feeling Sad" and "25 Ways to Feel Better When You're Feeling Sad"

Open When...You Want to Look Forward to the Future

This envelop contained pictures of things that we are looking forward to as a couple and things that we dream of having some day.

Open When...You Need a Pep Talk 

This envelop has some quote pictures that remind him how wonderful of a person he is and to keep his chin up because I believe in him.

Open When...You Miss Me

This letter has a few pictures of us in it for him to have until I see him again.  The idea is to feel close even though we are far apart.

Open When...You're Stressed Out

This letter had a few pictures that I thought would make him laugh.  I also included a link to the Stress Relief Pig.  For whatever reason, if I am stressed out and need relief, watching this pig always does exactly that.

Open When...You Can't Sleep 

This envelop included some cute pictures and comic strips along with some funny pictures about things we do to help us fall asleep.  I also included the article: "10 Reasons You Can't Sleep and How to Fix Them" 

Open When...You Need a Lift

This one just had some fun pictures with words of encouragement and a letter that I wrote to him.

Open When...You Need Motivation 

This envelop has some pictures that are truly motivational while some of them are funny motivation.  I also included a letter.

Open When...You Don't Feel Handsome

This letter included a letter and some cute pictures.  If you noticed that that top right image is blank, that is because that is something very private that I only share with Justin.  

Open When...You Need to Know How Much I Love You

This one included some fun pictures as well as some Madlibs that I got from The Dating Divas.

Open When...We Have a Fight

This letter included a letter and some fun pictures.  I also included in the letter some things we should do so we can communicate effectively.

Open When...I'm Being Grumpy

This letter has some funny pictures along with a box of nerds.  Typically when I am grumpy that means one of two things: I'm tired or I'm hungry.  This shows him what to do when I'm being grumpy. 

Open When... I'm Mad at You/ You're Mad at Me

These are two almost identical envelops, except for I placed an apology picture in the one where he is mad at me.  They both included two articles: "Upset Spouse? Here's What to Say and What Not to Do" and "How to Communicate When You Are Angry".  In the "I'm mad at you" letter, I instructed Justin to give me the second article and to read the first one for himself.  For when he is mad at me, I instructed him to do the reverse.  It gives us the time that we need to cool off while reading the articles and it gives us a reminder of how to express what we need from the other person.

Open When...You're Sick

This letter just included a few cute pictures and some tea to help him feel better.  

That's all of my Open When Letters! I hope you found this post helpful and feel free to ask any questions if you have them!