My dad said he didn't need anything for Father's Day.

Ten minutes later, I found him in the garage, 'just finishing up' a project he started back when I was in elementary school.

My dad isn't the type to give big speeches or shower you with compliments.

But this Father's Day, when he saw I was having a rough week, he just quietly made my favorite breakfast and then left a perfectly organized, handwritten list of all the chores he'd already done around my apartment. That's how I know I'm loved.

I asked my dad what his secret to a happy retirement was on Father's Day

and he said it's having a to-do list that's longer than his bucket list

I got my dad a smart thermostat for Father's Day so he wouldn't have to keep getting up to adjust the temperature.

Now he just stands in front of it, explaining why his 'gut feeling' about the room's temperature is more accurate.