The Sink That Saved Us

You’d think I’d notice sooner.
But it took a clean sink — and nothing more — for me to realize how far we’d drifted.
She’d done it. Quietly.
Because she knew I hated waking up to a mess.
And I almost said nothing. Again.

But that morning, I paused.
Found her still in bed.
And I said, “Thank you.”

She blinked.
“It’s just dishes.”
But it wasn’t.
It was effort. Thought. Care.

We started noticing more.
Little things.
She walked the dog when it wasn’t her turn.
I fixed the light she’d been asking about.

And suddenly… we felt seen again.

That’s what “quiet effort” is about.
A simple app that helps you log what you do at home —
So others can notice. And say thank you in real life.

Because love isn’t loud.
It’s in the quiet things.
Like a clean sink.
And the words you choose to say after.