Valentine's Day on a budget...

This subject has recently come up a few times, in part due to my second job and the constant bombardment of Valentine's day there, and also that of a guy friend requesting advice for said holiday...

i was originally intending this blog to target what a guy could get a girl, but *some* of this could be used for what a girl could get a guy... that being said, i will still be saying what to get her, etc from here on out...

Here are some things to think about with Valentine's day...

More expensive isn't always better...

If you have agreed to attack this holiday with a budget of a certain amount...all the better...

Some simple ideas... (some of which can be found at my secondary place of employment, hehe)

a preserved rose or a single rose and an inexpensive vase. (be careful to research the color of roses online if your gal is particular on that sort of thing... certain colors denote different things)

candles (nice candles can actually start out pretty inexpensive.

a candy dish with her favorite candy

a special treat she doesn't get a great deal of (it could be a bottle of wine she likes or a juice she doesnt buy often, or sparkling grape juice, etc), cadbury eggs (i speak from personal experience on this one -- i get at least one of these for my bday every year... oh and diet drinks too... ) i actually think the practical gifts are awesome... it's something i like, and i'm so appreciative...

herbal tea along with a little mug

fuzzy socks and that could be paired with some nice foot lotion.

an eye mask -- again these can be found inexpensively at different places and you could even get her a bottle of her favorite lotion, an eye mask, etc and make it a litte beauty kit for less than $20

coupons -- such as one free back-rub, one free 'i'll fix dinner' night, one free "i'll do the dishes night", one free "i'll rub your feet " night, one free "i'll go to the store and pick up something we forgot" night. for people with kids, the youngens can get in on this too, and help decorate them, etc.

put hershey's kisses on the floor between her side of the bed and the bathroom (**NOT if you have a dog**)) and rose petals in the bathtub -- and you could put on a note, "I wanted to kiss the ground you walk on and shower you with rose petals"

you can cook dinner(if you can cook). If you don't know how, i wouldn't choose this night to try, please 80)

getting a heart-shaped dish and putting it only half full of candy -- and putting a note saying, "my heart is only half full without you'


quoting songs is another thing that i'm notorius for, so a cd of romantic favorites would be good. If you don't know each other as well, you can give her a cd of some of your faves (try to use taste though, hehe).

a book from her favorite author is also good...

So this should get one's creative juices flowing. I hope this helps someone 80)

I wanted to say one closing note regarding Valentine's day.Is it over-commercialized? It might be, but anything that promotes love can't be all bad. It's just imperative to remember the ones we love on the other 364 days that we live throughout the year 80)

Sincerely,
Holly