Bad Day Box
I live in Boston and my boyfriend goes to school in North Carolina, so I wanted to send him a little something that he'd never think of getting from me. I went to a craft store and bought a small wooden box ($1) that looked like a little treasure chest. I painted it his favorite color and wrote on top "Jonathan's Bad Day Box". Inside I put a Hershey's hug and a Kiss and a note that said when you're having a bad day or just feeling blue open up your bad day box and there will always be a hug and kiss for you. I also sent a bag of "refills".
--submitted by Emily
Bad Day Mood Booster
My boyfriend and I live about 7 hours apart; we're both in university and see each other for about one weekend every two months. I came up with an idea to make him a "Bad Day Box." I just took a cardboard box, filled it with a new, comfy t-shirt, a favorite book, a movie I knew he wanted, some treats, and a couple of pictures of us. I wrapped it all up and taped instructions to the top: "Open ONLY when you have a whole lot of time to yourself, you're lonely, you miss me, and you just want the world to go away." He ended up opening it when he had had a really stressful day at work, and just wished I was there to make him feel better ... and the box sure worked. I was there in spirit!
--submitted by Meg
