I know this is a blog for moms and yet this post is written for the dads. I figured that this type of information benefits the moms if the dads get it in their pretty little hands (or on their screens) and into their heads.

So, I am counting on all you moms to make sure this gets into the hands of the dads!

Start note to husbands:

I am amazed all the time by the things I hear from women about how their husbands give them the impression that they don’t care. I know this isn’t true. I know you guys do care. I know most of you husbands out there think your wife is the most amazing thing ever and are so impressed with all she does.  I know you love her and want her to be happy and feel appreciated.

But, to put it simply, some (many) of you guys just aren’t getting it. (And some are. I have to admit that my husband does a pretty good job, which makes it easy for me to write this. If you are guy who gets it, let this serve as a reminder and thank you that these things are so appreciated!)

You husbands are missing out on relatively simple ways to communicate your love and admiration for your wife, as well as ways to help make her life easier, which in turn means a happier more fulfilled wife and mom.

Below are 10 tried and true ways to help make any mom’s (or woman’s, for that matter) life easier, happier and more enjoyable.

1. Tell her how much you appreciate her and all she does (even if you think she already knows).
2. Do something special (even if small) for the holidays (birthdays, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, anniversaries), even if she tells you she doesn’t care or that you don’t need to. At the VERY least, get her a card.
3. Bring her flowers every once in awhile….just because.
4. Tell her she has an entire day (or start with even just an hour) to go do whatever she wants while you handle things at home.
5. If you don’t normally cook dinner, pick one night a week to cook (or handle) dinner on a regular basis.
6. If you don’t normally help with dishes, tell her you will start doing dishes every night she cooks.
7. Give her a foot rub (don’t ask her if she wants one, but tell her you’d like to give her one) without any expectations of getting anything in return.
8. Tell her things that you use to tell her when you were dating or early in the marriage, such as that she looks good, smells good, makes you happy or that you love her.
9. Tell her that you’d like to plan a date night and ask her if she wants to help you plan it or be surprised (and then follow-through).
10. When she is venting to you about something, ask her if she wants you to just listen or provide her with input and feedback.

For all you guys out there reading this, I strongly encourage you to pick even just one or two of these ideas and try them out. And I am not talking about doing it just one time (although you may see the benefits immediately); I am suggesting you incorporate them into your life on a regular basis.

And if you think none of these look good or you are convinced they will not work with your wife; one, I challenge you to prove me wrong and, two, I offer you one extra tip….

Bonus Tip: Ask your wife what you can do to help make her life easier!