Single Mamas, what are you doing to love YOURSELF this Valentine's week?

[Momtwice]

Treating yourself to a massage or some chocolates?

Or perhaps something free,

or simply saying YES to something you want, putting yourself first for once?

[muse]

definitely focusing on self-love, taking care of my heart so that i may better love others.

meditation, yoga, maybe a sauna, seeing a movie with a mama friend, and going for a hike at the ocean.

[meemee]

i dont believe in VD. i HATE VD. i always have. i find it a ridiculous 'day' - totally money for corporations day. i always have - the reason why i dont say i love you to anyone - not even my child. for me that phrase has lost its meaning. i say and imply it in many other ways.

so for me VD does not exist?!!!! AND i am happy about that.

however i AM doing a lot on VD. it just worked out like that. i am going to the opening of a new museum AND a jewelry making class. i am excited about it - and it IS a way of taking care of myself because i dont have the money for it now, but am borrowing because they are important to me.

and i am not a big chocolate fan. i love gummy bears

however i am TOTALLY excited its chinese new years and am going to a couple of events for the first time. and a feast too :

oooooh today is THE day though!!! dd is being picked up by my friend. i have the day off and my room mate is at work. so i have the house to myself. so all i will be doing together is pampering myself. drinking tea, journaling, meditating, a long hot bath and then taking a hike. looooove it!!!!!

[*MamaJen*]

I am going to do some yoga, hang out with my sister and her baby, and buy myself a small quantity of very good chocolate.

[RollerCoasterMama]

Well, the timing is accidental, so it's more about it being a long weekend from President's Day...but I'm taking my 2nd annual Mom-cation! I tacked on Friday and Tuesday to the long weekend. And STBX has DS tonight through Sunday evening. So for the next couple of days, I'm sewing, napping, reading, visiting with a friend, going through boxes that should be unpacked...staying up late and sleeping late...WHATEVER I WANT TO DO!!

[MsChatsAlot]

Great thread Momtwice!

I detest the holiday too, meemee...but despite my protest, it still appears on my calendars every year! Tee hee

I love what you said, muse. It really is all about loving ourselves and taking care of ourselves so we have so much more to bring to others. I'm going with that too!

I'll probably also make a big breakfast for my kids and I (which rocks my world because I love breakfasts) and take advantage of the 2 hour free family swim in our neighborhood.

Love to all....

[Satori]

umm, nothing? I know what I'd like to do but umm, no chance of that happening. Although last night was fun, maybe I'll consider last night my valentines day

[justmama]

treating myself to a day free from housework and expectations and letting my 3 little valentines dictate the day! PROBABLY end up going to yoga class and picking them up from their dad's and taking them to family swim at the y and indulging in a little clearanced valentine's day candy. that's my guess.

[Bad Mama Jama]

i'm going to take a bath. alone. with candles. no tub toys. not even the mermaid barbie. if i get wild with it, maybe i'll ped egg my feet. then i'm going to lotion up so that i smell good for myself. then i'll read a book to dd, we'll snuggle and fall asleep. that is my golden plan. and i'll thrilled. also, i treated myself to new jewelry for my nostril piercing.

also, i treated myself, dd, and my mother to an organic brownie tin at the local bakery, since they were doing it as a fundraiser for a local AIDS organization. this valentine's will be lavish by my standards.

[Theia]

For me it's totally a day of self love. I'll buy some nice flowers and chocolate, and savor it, I'll probably even give 2yo DD a tiny bit, she is my valentine after all.

This is what I wish V-Day was really about.

Last year 2-14 was my 30th day in the DV shelter. So the meaning of it has changed for me forever. It's a milestone of how far I've came in just the past year.

[meemee]

oooooooooh theia - i am alllllll up for that. Victory Day for theia.

yes that's what VDay should be about. i agree. thank you for posting that. i will spread the word around.

i have a personal reason to hate what Valentines day has become. i come from asia. and i see the teenagers falling for the whole teddy bear cards thing and treating their parents in a way that is totally inappropriate in my culture. it somehow belittles it. esp. since its all show and not really a meaningful way. we have our own way of showing love that is not so shallow. and i see the kids giving that up to show this shallow way. so unfortunately we are doing it by ourselves. trading glitter and show for something that is deep and profound.