About a365gift
Some moments deserve more than a day.
a365gift began with a simple idea: what if care, attention and thoughtfulness didn’t have to arrive all at once?
Some moments ask to be carried through. Others deserve to be held onto. That’s why a journey gives each one time and attention.
How it started
It started with 365 days.
Hi, I’m Martine.
Years ago, a dear friend was getting married. I wanted to give her something that wouldn’t be opened once and then put away, so I created something for all 365 days that followed — a few words, a small moment of joy, or something for them to do together.
What stayed with me wasn’t the scale of it. It was the idea behind it.
A meaningful moment doesn’t end when the day does.
Sometimes we need something that keeps showing up. Sometimes we want a reason to notice what’s happening while we’re still living it. And sometimes we simply want to hold onto more of what would otherwise quietly pass by.
That idea eventually became a365gift.
Why twelve weeks
Long enough to become part of the moment.
A card is read. Flowers fade. A message gets pushed further down the screen.
There’s nothing wrong with any of those things. I just wanted to create something that stays with you beyond the moment itself.
So each journey unfolds slowly, over twelve weeks.
Three emails a week. A few minutes at a time. Words to read, things to notice, moments to put on paper, messages to listen to and music to return to.
There’s nothing to keep up with and no right way to do it.
The journey simply keeps arriving.
For the hard and the wonderful
Because both are worth making room for.
Life gives us moments we would never choose, and moments we wish we could keep forever.
That’s why a365gift has two kinds of journeys.
To Get Through is for the times you’d rather not go through alone.
To Celebrate is for the moments worth noticing while they’re still happening.
They’re different experiences, but they begin with the same thought: this matters. Don’t let it pass by unnoticed.
Made by one person
I write every journey myself.
Every email, every prompt and every voice message begins here, with me.
I spend a long time thinking about what belongs in a journey, and just as much time thinking about what doesn’t. I want the words to feel human and considered, never like instructions for how someone should feel or what they should do.
The voice messages are in my own voice. The playlists are chosen song by song. The printable pages are there for the things someone wants to put into words and keep.
By the time a journey reaches an inbox, every part of it has already been made with care.
What I want it to leave behind
Something that stays.
When it ends, I don’t want the journey itself to be the most important thing.
I want what someone takes from it to matter more.
A thought that might otherwise have disappeared. A detail noticed for the first time. A small moment that would have slipped by. A memory to return to.
Something of this time in their life, to keep long after it has passed.
That, more than anything, is what a365gift is about.
Beyond the journeys
My ultimate dream.
Lizzie, my dog, is one of the great loves of my life. I’ve always loved animals, but the love I feel for her is something quite special. I can’t imagine my life without her.
I often think about the animals who aren’t as lucky as Lizzie. The ones who don’t have someone looking out for them. Animals don’t have a voice in this world, and that has always mattered deeply to me.
I’ve been supporting animal charities for years, often contributing to urgent projects where animals need immediate help. I’m glad I can do that, but I want to go further.
For a long time, I’ve had a dream of establishing my own foundation, supporting carefully selected animal welfare projects around the world. Not just helping animals through an immediate crisis, but improving their lives in ways that last. Giving more of them the care, safety and dignity they deserve.
As a365gift grows, I want to use part of its profits to help build that foundation and support its work.
The idea that something I create for people could also help animals around the world means a great deal to me.
It’s one of the biggest reasons I want to make a365gift a success.
