(I suppose it’s coming up whether you celebrate it or not, but you know what I mean.)
I’m just popping in really quickly to link you all to my post about how we celebrate Valentine’s Day from February 1st-14th.
Fourteen days of special-ness requires some planning, so if you’re wanting to do it this year, get a move-on!
(Don’t forget to study your special person. It’ll help you figure out what they’d appreciate having 14 days in a row. )
Jo@simplybeingmum
Wednesday 23rd of January 2013
The Hubby and I have never celebrated VD. Last year I went for a run with my buddies then watched Twilight. Very enjoyable however. This year I've decided to surprise him and do something. Just on the night though...maybe a beer at the local pub - nowt fancy but still! I've decided to start celebrating the little things in life more.
Amber
Tuesday 22nd of January 2013
I just love this idea of 14 days of loving! What a wonderful example for your children.
One of the things I have learned from reading your blog Kristen is that frugality is not always what it seems. I think in our "have it all right now!" culture frugality gets a bad rep because its looked at as deprivation. It's becoming evident to me that all you really need to do to be frugal is be thoughtful, patient, and plan ahead. If you do those two things, you will most likely have more time and more money for the things that matter. I think Valentines Day gets a bad rep because most people feel pressure to buy something they have not planned thoughtfully or financially for. I love that you make these sorts of things a priority and that they seem to flow so freely from your heart and mind because you have simplified your life. You inspire me Kristen!
Andrea
Tuesday 22nd of January 2013
I love this idea! We used to be very into Valentines Day, until we got married ;) I'm going to start planing and start a new tradition... I'm going to give it a big effort.
Lili@creativesavv
Tuesday 22nd of January 2013
Celebrating love for one another is such a lovely idea. I like to think that we're doing this every day, regardless of some holiday -- a note slipped into a pocket, to be found later in the day, a phone call during the day just to say "hi", a favorite meal prepared "just because".
Even so, we try to do something special on Valentine's Day for each other. I still have some of the cards that my kids have made for me. And I always try to make the day special for the three of them and my husband.
Marianne
Tuesday 22nd of January 2013
Not sure if I am the only person not able to get to your web site thru your FB links -I am on a Mac and can only see it in Chrome -Safari times out and this is the message I get in Firefox What's wrong? The most likely causes:
The server is down for maintenance There may be a network problem The site may be experiencing excessive load
Retry for a live version of the site What's CloudFlare?
This website uses CloudFlare in order to help keep it online when the server is down by serving cached copies of pages when they are unavailable. Unfortunately, a cached copy of the page you requested is not available, but you may be able to reach other cached pages on the site.
Andrea
Tuesday 22nd of January 2013
I am also on a MAC and get that message when I had Chrome set up as my default browser. My solution was to change my default browser to Firefox, and it worked!
Hope this helps.
Marianne
Tuesday 22nd of January 2013
Well must be my ISP because we use a different one where I work and I can see it fine @work. I use AT&T at home-must be an issue with them.