Hmmm, usually I would use this as a cue to launch into the many reasons why Valentine's Day is a bane of my existence, pity lil' ol' me and all that. Cry cry etc. I've done that in the past, and ranting about it has never actually made things better, instead it just leaves a bitter taste in my mouth and gets a lot of "scrooge hag" kind of comments
But this year will be different. Valentine's Day is just so often associated with couples and seems to exploit the poor single people who aren't supposed to join in all the fun. But why not join in the fun, even as a permanent single? Valentine's Day should be about making someone you care about feel loved and happy, and even without a partner I still have people I can show that to, mostly my little Jonny of course. Also, I want to take the time to pay attention to myself- it might sound vain and narcissistic, but I spend so much of my time in scruffy clothes running around after a toddler that it's about time I got myself some attention. Sod couples, I'm going to start a new tradition of loving myself for a change!!!
And I have plenty of things I can do- I can buy myself some flowers, cook myself and Jonny a nice meal, and there's so many spa products that I got at Christmas that are just waiting for me to use them. This year I'm gonna be as cheerful and selfish as I possibly can, it has to beat feeling sorry for myself anyway.
As a plus, February is the month for the Spring Festivals such as Chinese New Year and Imbolc. So hopefully the atmosphere will be quite exciting as winter finally draws to a close
Hmmm, better stop now before I launch into a rendition of Independant Woman *zips mouth*