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My cafeteria here at work had milk chocolate covered strawberries. I am so feeling the love.
Reminders of love can be painful when you are not in a relationship but desperately want to be. I know I'm not watching any sappy movies tonight, stuck in divorce hell as I currently am. Just... there's got to be something better to do with that energy. Be your own valentine. Buy yourself the flowers and candy -- it'll make your place look better, and you could probably stand the treat. Fix yourself a fab dinner tonight or order in from your favorite place. Watch movies of over-the-top death and destruction.
I do not want to feel down. I want other people to be happy, not miserable, so that I can remember that misery is not the sum of life. I cannot change my feelings. I cannot change my situation. I cannot change that he does not love me anymore. I can decide in advance how to get through without letting this kill me, and stick to that plan as much as possible. I can do for myself what I would do for my best friend, and offer myself something distracting. I can get through this without letting it consume me.
It's a day about love, and any love you have... your family, your kids, your dog, your xbox, yourself... celebrate that. It's a gift.
*general purpose hugs*
Reminders of love can be painful when you are not in a relationship but desperately want to be. I know I'm not watching any sappy movies tonight, stuck in divorce hell as I currently am. Just... there's got to be something better to do with that energy. Be your own valentine. Buy yourself the flowers and candy -- it'll make your place look better, and you could probably stand the treat. Fix yourself a fab dinner tonight or order in from your favorite place. Watch movies of over-the-top death and destruction.
I do not want to feel down. I want other people to be happy, not miserable, so that I can remember that misery is not the sum of life. I cannot change my feelings. I cannot change my situation. I cannot change that he does not love me anymore. I can decide in advance how to get through without letting this kill me, and stick to that plan as much as possible. I can do for myself what I would do for my best friend, and offer myself something distracting. I can get through this without letting it consume me.
It's a day about love, and any love you have... your family, your kids, your dog, your xbox, yourself... celebrate that. It's a gift.
*general purpose hugs*
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Date: 2006-02-15 02:54 am (UTC)From:Okay, so I'm either kidding or planning way WAY in advance. But we love you lots 'round these parts, lady.
If you're inclined to drown sorrows in ice cream - did you know that Dove makes pints of ice cream that they top with a layer of chocolate ganache? *swoon!*
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Date: 2006-02-15 04:20 am (UTC)From:Fix yourself a fab dinner tonight or order in from your favorite place. Watch movies of over-the-top death and destruction.
Heck, do that stuff all the time! Screw Valentine's Day. It's a trumped up reason to make everyone's lives miserable. If you're in a relationship it's this huge pressure to "do something special" but how special should it be? and what does she want? and if I get the wrong thing will she think I'm a moron? But if you're not in a relationship you get to feel like crap too! No waiting!
I don't need Hallmark and Whitman's and FTD to tell me when to express my love.
Again I say, Screw Valentines Day :-)