DIY Valentine’s
“DIY Valentine’s”
By: Kayla Denise Thomas
As we enter into the month of February, there is a day that many are looking forward to, Valentine’s Day.
Growing up, I was about as anti-Valentine’s Day as one could possibly be. I went through elementary doing the traditional “buy a box of valentines for the whole class” with the only person getting a real card being my best friend. As I grew up, getting into middle and high school, the school I then attended would sell “candy grams” and flowers for the students. My friends at the time and I would buy candy for each other.
It all felt like the Bachelor to me or more like the scene in Mean Girls where the guy is giving out the candy canes and Gretchen doesn’t get one. I never received that “coveted” flower.
While on the road of self-discovery, I decided that I would do something for myself. I would be my own Valentine.
While many may think this sounds self-absorbed or even just down right crazy, it’s not the wildest of notions. You should love yourself and spoil yourself every once and a while. Just because all the couples are being all lovey-dovey and everything doesn’t mean you can’t be lovey-dovey towards yourself.
Self-love is one of the best feelings you could have about yourself but of course you don’t have to just love yourself on February 14th but why not treat yourself.
Pamper Yourself
V-Day this year falls on a Tuesday, so if you can’t take the day off, you can do something the weekend before! Get your hair and nails done, purchase a spa package, or just do some R&R at home. Throw in a little yoga routine focusing on the heart chakra if that’s something that interests you.
Spoil Yourself
Something that couples and friends do for Valentine’s Day is but their person something. Why not buy yourself something? Whether it’s that pair of booties that’s been sitting in your cart on ASOS forever or maybe the latest sneakers just dropped and you just have to cop them. Go ahead!
Treat Yourself
Some people go out to eat for Valentine’s Day. Why not go on a date with yourself at your favorite restaurant? It’s not a bad thing to go out to eat by yourself and it’s definitely not pathetic (society sometimes thinks that but we don’t conform to society do we?) Hey, think of it this way, you don’t have to share that dessert with anyone and forget having to ask anyone for the last roll, it’s all yours!
“Surprise” Yourself
Who said someone else had to be the one to surprise you with flowers or chocolate. Have some flowers delivered to yourself or buy some from a market for yourself. Yeah, it sounds weird but hey, loving yourself isn’t wrong!
Unplug and Chill
One day of not surfing up and down your various social feeds won’t kill you. It may be a lot of the same stuff anyway! Selfies going out, couples pics, ads, and single awareness day posts. Put your phone on “Do Not Disturb” and binge watch some Netflix or On Demand. I hear there is some good stuff coming to Netflix this month.
All in all, Valentine’s Day doesn’t always have to be about your love for someone else or their love for you. Sometimes you could just use a little you time. Loving you and doing you.