• Give her Bourbon with a twist. If your honey is a Bourbon lover, surprise her with a bottle of Jim Beam® that includes a bracelet around the bottle’s neck, or buy her a set of vintage Jim Beam glasses.

• Build a gift basket around her passions. If she likes gardening, create a gift basket full of gardening goodies. If she likes snowboarding, include a few things that will keep her riding in style. Even if you end up spending a small amount of money, she’ll be impressed that you were so thoughtful.

• Create an at-home spa. Greet her at the door with a glass of her favorite beverage and offer massages, candles and a bubble bath. Bonus points for putting rose petals in the tub!

• Go simple and sentimental. Create a DVD with photos and songs that will make her melt; give her a keychain with an uncut key to symbolize “the key to your heart;” arrange a bouquet of flowers for her and hand dip strawberries in chocolate; or write something sentimental on blank pieces of paper and frame photographs of you with the words.

• Plan a romantic dinner in. Bring a bouquet of flowers and some dinner fixings and have a picnic in the living room, or cook her favorite meal. Put on her favorite music and chick flick.

• Clean the house. Hire a cleaning service for a week or offer to do the cleaning yourself.

• Spend an evening alone. Book a hotel room for the night and set it up with your own beverages and flowers before she gets there. Have an evening alone and make it all about her.

• Do some planning. Plan a surprise such as a treasure hunt to a well-hidden, beautifully wrapped gift, or buy tickets to a show, but hide them in a less expensive gift (like a book or DVD).

Preferably: all of the above. Spread it out over the course of a year. Guaranteed pay-off or your money back