valentines day

Having fun is just as, or maybe even more, important as looking good.

Be yourself, be confident with who you are, and love the skin you are in. Whether your on a date or just with your friends, always remember that they love you for who you are, so never try to be different or someone else. Friendship, family and love means a lot more then looks.

While cooking together might be something you do every day, theres no reason it cant be special. The twist: Devise a unique menu that you will mak together every year on Valentines Day . Start the tradition now and you will never have to worry about making last minute plans in the future.

Buy yourself three new lingerie outfits in totally different styles over the top, cutesy, and subtly sexy and use your shopping spree as an excuse to suggest a predinner fashion show.Cause what guy wont love his very own Victorias Secret fashion show and what girl wont be touched that her man ventured into a lingerie shop to surprise her?

If your boyfriend is the one planning your special night, channel your inner domestic and help your man out. Do some laundry, make his bed or wake him up with breakfast. It may seem old-fashioned but hey, housewives can be hot and he

I know, we can all get a little carried away with a Valentines Day fantasy. But even if you spent the past three weeks dreaming of sailing on a yacht with your boyfriend or opening a Tiffanys box, be appreciative if he gives you a teddy bear. Im not talking being understanding if he forgets the day altogether, but V day can be a little stressful for everyone, so make sure to acknowledge the effort he makes you will have more fun and he will be thankful to have such an appreciative girlfriend

Get down and dirty in a different way this Valentines Day with a Love is Art Kit. Using your bodies only , you and your man can fashion your very own abstract expressionistic painting, and hang it in your house as a constant reminder of the special bond you share. The kit comes complete with everything you need (a plastic tarp, white cotton canvas, washable paint, disposable slippers and a soft mesh body scrubber) to DIY. Not to mention, Love is Art will be donating 20% of all proceeds to the World Food Program this Valentines season, so basically, its a win-win.

In exchange for a couple bottles of wine and dinner, PR girl Kelli Hartsock managed to talk her good photographer friend into holding a photo shoot for her.I intend on doing a few yoga poses in my yoga gear and putting a sign next to me saying, See, yoga is fun, she says. I will also do a normal photo of me cooking, another one of me in a corset reading his favorite book, another sitting at my laptop working in his shirt and so forth.

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Nothing says, I love you quite like a picture postcard trail, right? Grace Pamer, author of RomanceNeverDies.com, suggests printing out photos that hold a special meaning to you both. Then, on the back of each, write what made that moment or memory so dear and anecdotes from the time. Have the postcards lead as a trail, either to the bedroom, where you will be waiting in your favorite lingerie, or to the dining room table where a candle lit dinner will be waiting for him.