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I don’t know about you but Valentine’s Day is in the air everywhere I go.
A couple of weeks ago I came home one night and this is the window of
the flower shop downstairs from my apartment. This was on the counter
at Urban Outfitters when I was checking out the other day. And I know
Valentine’s Day can be stressful and lonely for a lot of people so I wanted
to put together a video to make this the best Valentine’s Day for you ever,
whether you’re single, in a relationship, or it’s complicated.
Okay I have about four or five tips for you on how to make this the best
Valentine’s Day ever and the first place to start is to get really clear about
what would the best Valentine’s Day ever look like for you. So I want
you to grab a pen and a piece of paper and I want you to write out every
single possible thing you can think of that you would want to be included
in the best Valentine’s Day ever.
So whether it’s that you get to sleep in, you don’t have to go to work that
day, whether it’s a really romantic date, a night out, or a night in with your
significant other; whatever it is, and I don’t care how extravagant it is, go
ahead and put it down on your Best Valentine’s Day Ever List.
The second part to that is if you’re in a relationship, I want you to share
this list with your significant other and here’s the reason why: I know a
lot of women who get really upset when their boyfriend or girlfriend or
whomever doesn’t know what they want. And what’s funny about that is
how the hell are they supposed to know what you want if you haven’t told
them. And in some cases, if you aren’t even clear about what you want
yourself.
So share this list with the person and again, I know some women give me
push-back on this and they’re like, “Well I shouldn’t have to tell him. He
should just know.” Come on, are you really being fair now? Help the guy
out. Give him the list and tell him. He will love you so much because all
he wants to do is make you happy.
So give him the list and let him take it from there and see what he can do
about giving you the best Valentine’s Day ever.
Tip number three is going to be this: Whether you’re in a relationship or
you’re single for Valentine’s Day this year, I want you to treat yourself.
This is one of my new favorite themes of life lately and it’s inspired by
this clip. Go ahead and watch.
Liz DiAlto How to Have the Best Valentine’s Day Ever
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‘Three words for you: Treat Yo-Self. Treat yoself 2011. Once a year
Donna and I spend a day treating ourselves. What do we treat ourselves
to? Clothes: Treat yoself. Fragrances: Treat yoself. Massages: Treat
yoself. Mimosas: Treat yoself. Fine leather goods: Treat yoself. It’s the
best thing day of the year. The best day of the year!’
There are a million ways to do this. Maybe you love a good green juice,
dark chocolate truffles, a nice workout to kick off your Valentine’s Day, a
beautiful walk along the water, or a candlelit bubble bath.
You see, there’s tons of ways to treat yoself so make sure you find at least
one and use Valentine’s Day as the perfect excuse. Treat yourself 2012!
It’s the best day of the year!
Alright, one more tip to go and this one – no treat yoself is definitely my
favorite. So this one might be my second favorite and that is you know
how everyone uses Thanksgiving as an excuse to express their gratitude
and appreciation for everyone and everything in their life? Why not use
Valentine’s Day as an excuse to appreciate your love for everyone and
everything in your life?
So take the time to tell your friends, family members, coworkers,
whomever, how much you love them and why. Write sweet little love
notes, obviously I’m a health person. I’m not a huge advocate of those
little candies but nobody really eats them anyway because they’re not that
good so go ahead and give them the little box of candies if it’s something
cute that you can leave them.
Or do something special for someone. But the point is to spread and share
your love with anyone who needs it on Valentine’s Day. And that’s not to
leave out yourself. I know it might sound really, really, really cheesy, but
if you don’t have a significant other in your life on this Valentine’s Day,
go ahead and write yourself the most amazing, passionate, and beautiful
love note anyone has ever written you before.
I’ve done this before. I have girlfriends who have done this before, and
I’ll tell you something cool. When you start treating yourself, loving
yourself, and expressing that, you’d be surprised at how other people will
start treating you that way and expressing their love for you as well.
So those are my tips. I hope you have the best Valentine’s Day ever. Go
ahead and leave a comment below the video to let me know what you’re
going to do differently this year to make it great. If you’re going to treat
yoself, tell me what you’re going to do and if you like it, click ‘like’, and
definitely feel free to share this. Thanks!