Dahlia Breeze

Let’s just say you’re single, and you have no Valentine’s Day prospects at the moment. What can you do to make the holiday a great one, aside from eating a 2 pound box of chocolate by yourself while watching When Harry Met Sally? There’s nothing wrong with that of course, but let’s think about other options.

1. Take a bath, with lots of bubbles, candles and your favorite CD- stay in there until you are pruney and don’t answer the phone!
2. Go to a coffee shop, order the coolest, whipped-creamiest drink, find the best couch in the house and read your favorite book or write in you journal for at least an hour.
3. Learn to knit. Do you know people who knit? They are obsessed; there must be a good reason. Find out why.
4. Be a local tourist. Pretend like you are visiting your home town and do that touristy thing you always wanted to do but never made time for.
5. Buy new underwear. Okay, weird right? But doesn’t it feel great to have brand new underwear, not those stretched out old ones? Do it for yourself, not because anyone else will see them.
6. Make a list of all of your accomplishments, and post it on your refrigerator. Include everything: being voted Best Smile in 6th grade, college graduation, last week when you avoided the hot Krispy Kremes at work, everything.
7. Make bread by hand. It’s easy, yet not, time consuming, yet not, and kneading bread dough is very therapeutic. And the end result is fantastic.
8. Take a trash hike. Go to your favorite trail with a garbage bag and clear all the trash you can find. You’ll feel great every time you go back and visit that spot.
9. Purge your stuff. You won’t believe how relaxing it feels to clear some stuff and create uncluttered physical space.
10. Start reading an epic. Roots, East of Eden, Gone with the Wind, the Thorn Birds; pick the longest book you can find and dive in. Reading an epic novel is like being invited to a huge family reunion; the characters let you in and each one tells you their story one by one, and in someone’s story you always find your own.

This Valentine’s Day, be kind to yourself. Find a way a way to treat yourself and appreciate how great you are. You don’t need someone else to do that for you.

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