Thursday, February 14, 2013

You Beautiful Thing You


Happy Valentine’s Day Dolls and Gents!!! In all honesty, we have been stalling writing this post for the last couple of days. Not because we dread Valentine’s Day or love, or being single ON Valentine’s Day….it’s just that we honestly don’t think it’s that big of a deal!!! We wrote the couples post because it was requested, but if it hadn’t been requested we probably wouldn’t have done anything. We’ve watched our dad love our mums every day of our lives and he treats her like it’s Valentine’s Day, everyday. And Valentine’s shouldn’t just be the love shown between lovers, it should be lived out to our brothers, sisters, parents, grandparents and friends...to the people found in our everyday lives. In our family, it’s not about showy gestures this one day of the year…love is in the everyday actions.

Love should be found in the common place, in the routine and the boring. If a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates is enough to erase the memory of not being shown “commonplace” love throughout the rest of the year then we don’t want it!! Please, if you are single and “alone” on Valentines, don’t be bitter, or sad or feel like you’re missing out on something your friends in relationships are!!!!

You’re not!! If you’re single, decide to give yourself the most beautiful gift, worth way more than all the roses, chocolates and diamonds in the world combined. Fall in love with yourself. Yup, we know that sounds cliché, BUT….until you treat yourself like the most precious, worthwhile person you know, no one else will treat you that way either.

Assess yourself and your life. Are you where you want to be with your education, your career and your other relationships? What are your strengths and weaknesses? Share your strengths and talents with the world around you and work on your weak spots. Don’t fret and fuss how you don’t have a boyfriend and no one to go to the movies with…you should be so comfortable in your own skin that if you want to go see a movie, then you take your sweet a$$ to go see a movie and don’t feel sorry for yourself at all!!

When you fall in love with you and your life and focus your attention on reaching your goals and making your dreams come true, the right kind of people will eventually find you.

We promise.

So we’re not going to tell you to pamper yourself, although by all means do!! And we’re not going to tell you to curl up watching Jerry McGuire with a vat of ice cream and cry about the idea of “completing” someone….you’re enough and you matter and you shouldn’t have to go get a hot-oil massage to feel special today…today should be a great day because you’re going to focus on YOU and making your life the most exciting, barrier breaking and passion filled life that you can.

Hugs!!!



xo xo Liz and Adrian


16 comments:

  1. Valentine's Day is about love, and love is about more than just romance! It's about all of the people in your life that you love; friends & family, and like you so beautiful state here - SELF.

    I'm single. I love Valentine's Day! To me, it's not about making up for not treating people with love the rest of the year. To me, it's a reminder to stop what you're doing on this day and say a special "I love you" to those who deserve it. The reality is that life is crazy and time flies by us faster than we realize. Reminders can be a good thing!

    I wanted to do something special for myself tonight, so I'm going to go home, cook up some delicious grub, get cozy with my jams and my pup, and spend the whole evening watching Lonesome Dove. Best love story ever, right? ;-)

    Thanks for a great post as always dolls!

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  2. This totally ties in whith what I just wrote on my blog!! I recieved a very special gift from my Aunt and It got me to thinking how I shouldn't feel sad or bitter about being single on Valentine's day becasue I do have several people who love me and that I should appriciate what I have!! I hope you have a wonderful day!!

    Erin
    http://diariesfromthedirtroad.blogspot.com/2013/02/happy-valentines-day.html

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    1. Oh Erin that's awesome!! Going to read your blog right now! :) Thank you so much for the commet and hope you have an awesome day too! :)

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  3. I so agree with you Amy!! Thank you for this awesome comment!! HUGS!!! :)

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  4. I love Valentine's Day. I really do. I'm a sucker for all.holidays actually.
    I just.posted my views on Valentines's today..

    http://choresandchandeliers.blogspot.com/2013/02/what-do-you-do-for-valentines-day.html

    I love the fact that their is a day set aside to make us slow down and remember to tell the people we love, appreciate, care about just how special they are to us. I agree we should show it all year long but unfortunately life is busy and sometimes too much time goes by between our acts of kindness towards our loved one's.

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    1. Suzi, I loved your post! Yesterday Adrian and I were talking about Valentines when we were kids and making cards with our mums was the best!!! Your day looked amazing and your little girls are SO CUTE!!! Loved your purple/pink cinnamon rolls too!! :)

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  5. Hmmm as usual from my phone I will try this again!

    I loved this. Valentines Day has never been my favorite, even when I'm not single. But the years I am I feel like a total loser, and I shouldn't feel that way at all! I'm right where I'm 90% sure I should be right now. I have a lot of things I'm working on right now. If I was concentrating on someone else, like I have for so many years I wouldn't be able to perfect my own fabulous self! So Thank You ladies for not making myself feel like less than I am :)

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    1. YOU ARE NOT A LOSER!!! EVER!! :) You sound to me like you're kicking ass and taking numbers.....well done!!! Hugs!!!! <3

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  6. This was such a positive post, great outlook on how there are so many more things to be thankful for on Vday.

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  7. You two are so fun to keep up with! I have nominated you for the Liebster award! Check out my blog for allll of the deatails (:

    http://thunderbasinriches.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-liebster-award.html

    Have a fabulous day!
    -J

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    1. Thank you so much!!! You're the third person to nominate us, I can't wait to fill it out! :)

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  8. I love this Liz! I just barely got to catching up on my blogging today, but this is exactly the point in my life that I am at right now, exactly what I have been thinking! I especially loved this quote from you "When you fall in love with you and your life and focus your attention on reaching your goals and making your dreams come true, the right kind of people will eventually find you." So true! That is like my motto! But you put it to words for me!
    -Kricket

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    1. Loved reading this Kricket!!! You go girl!! You're going to go so far in life, keep up that attitude and work ethic and you'll just plain blow us all away!! :) Hugs!

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