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This month is all about celebrating love and friendship: it is the perfect time to shower your family and friends with gifts from the heart and gifts of your time.
Good morning friends.February is the Month of Love & Friendship and tomorrow is Valentine’s Day, the day that people go “all out” to shower their loved one with roses, chocolate, gifts and cards.
Valentine’s Day is not a holiday that everyone enjoys or even celebrates and some even refer to it as a ‘Hallmark Holiday’, perhaps because it is synonymous with romantic love and grand gestures. But I like to think of Valentine’s Day and the month of February as a time to celebrate ALL of the people in my life, including myself.
What about you? Are you a “fan” of Valentine’s Day? Do you think if it as a Hallmark holiday?
February holidays and celebrations that spread love
There is a lot to celebrate this month:
- Valentine’s Day
- National Dark Chocolate Day and National Pizza Day
- International Friendship Day
- Random Acts of Kindness Day
- National Make a Friend Day
- Self-Love Day
- National Donors Day
- National Caregivers Day
- Black History Month
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- National Love Your Pet Day
- World Human Spirit Day, to name just a few things(see more here).
Who Should You Celebrate During the Month of Love and Friendship?
- Yourself
- Family
- Friends
- Strangers
How to Show Love During the Month of February
To Yourself
- Buy Yourself flowers and jewelry, you deserve something beautiful just for you.
- Make time for self-love and self-care not only this month but all year long.
- Be sure to get enough rest, get your vitamin D by getting outside at least 20 minutes a day.
- Eat well and hydrate. Water is good for your skin, hair, organs and mind and during the winter our skin dries out because of the dry air, so we need to replenish it. If you do not think you are drinking enough water here are 5 easy ways to drink more.
- Relax, read, regroup.
- Treat yourself this month to some of the little things that make you happy; a bath with your favorite pampering products and a glass of wine while you soak away the cares of the day.
- A cup of coffee with a friend.
- Day of pampering at the spa.
- Meditate.
- Do yoga or pilates.
- A weekend streaming movies in your jammies and your favorite take-out meal.
- There are so many ways to show ourselves love, we just have to remember that we deserve to be loved and treated as well as we treat others.
- Last but not least, practice gratitude.
Family, Friends, Significant Other
- The most heartfelt gift that you can give your loved ones in your time, it is priceless.
- Go for a drive(this one of my favorite things to do with my mom), visit your old house or neighborhood and reminisce about the past.
- Plan an adventure with your kids, maybe a hike or a scavenger hunt.
- Have family game day or do a puzzle together.
- Bake or cook a favorite dessert or meal. Baking is my “love language” and if you receive a gift from me it is from my heart and from my kitchen. You could make thesecandy favorswith your kids or if you are not a baker how about this fabulouscandy and cookie board?
- Plant a garden or some pots of herbs or bulbs(if it’s too cold)with your kids or create a fairy garden.
- Make or send cards and letters by snail mail.
- Call friends and family, share a Zoom Valentine’s Day party if they are far away.
- Say “I Love You.”
Strangers
- Show love to others by acts of kindness.
- Volunteer for a cause that is close to your heart.
- Donate blood.
- Spring clean and give your gently used things to a shelter, church, or an organization in need.
- Take treats to your neighbors, offer to pick up their groceries, or shovel the snow.
Spread Love
Take some time this month, not just on Valentine’s Day, to spread kindness, love, gratitude and friendship. It makes each and every day of our lives and those we touch so much better.
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas
Gifts from the Heart
Sometimes the best gifts are free.
- Quality Time
- Presence
- Put Away Your Phone
- Listen
- Kindness
- Friendship
- Write a Letter or Make a Card
Gifts from the Store
Here are a few of my favorite gifts to give on Valentine’s Day, many if not all are gifts that pamper and help the recipient slow down and relax.
- Books, coffee table books, the latest bestseller and of course a romance novel.
- Candles
- Perfume
- Bath Salts or Bubble Bath
- Cards
Gifts from the Kitchen
I like to send and give love and gifts all year long, not just on Valentines day to let my friends and family know that although they are far away they are still in my thoughts.
Cookies and muffins are easy treats to make and to share, not to mention they can easily be mailed to your loved ones along with a card or letter.
For friends and family closer to home you could make a cake or some cupcakes.
Remember this friends, in every relationship you get out of it what you put into it. So ask yourself this, are nurturing the relationships in your life that are important to you? If not maybe that is something to work on this year.
What do you typically give or like to receive for Valentine’s Day? Do you prefer to give flowers or chocolates?
I hope that you enjoyed my suggestions for celebrating the month of love and friendship.Have a great day friends, thank you for spending part of it with me.
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