It's less than two weeks away!

So here's my take on Valentine's Day.
Although my mom is more often than not the only person who gets me anything, I love the day. I love love! It's a gift I think I have, because even after I've endured a few heartbreaks, I still look forward to the day.
That said, I have a few bones to pick with the tradition.

1. Stop filling stores I often go to - like Hobby Lobby and Dollar Tree, with seas of red and pink swirls raging underneath piles of chocolate roses, stuffed bears and all tacky heart shit- with Valentine's Day things until AT LEAST Feb. 1st. Nobody should need to be reminded of Valentine's Day early. Not even men. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE love. I'm a bittersweet romantic little 20 (almost 21) year old.  I just don't see the point in dragging it on so long! Even I get annoyed by the end of the romance season, and that's a difficult task to complete. 

2. Is there any chance I could sit down with Hallmark to refresh the assortment of Valentine's Day cards, just a little? I understand that some people are SO in love that their cards just need to be extremely flamboyant and spilling with heart confetti. I understand the cards that are just plain, and simple, the ones that just simple say "I love you.". What I don't understand is why Hallmark hasn't banked on the concept of "I (almost) love you, " or "I love you (but not really)" cards. I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of twenty-something year old girls would go ape shit over cards like that. The ones that go about it in a nicer way than " I like you very much and want to appreciate you as being my valentine, but I'm not ready to say those very intimidating three words". All's I'ms Sayins is that I think there should be more of a variety of phrases between "I like you" and "I love you", especially around this time of year.

3. My final argument: Keep it simple. Please. Don't go out and buy your loves chocolates, roses, stuffed bunnies and a card. It's too much. It's overwhelming! Show your love in other ways, everyday and keep the Valentine's Day stuff simple. That's what we, as women, want.

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It all comes down to the benjamins.
I'll know I'm accomplished when;
I can remodel my kitchen IKEA style
I can shop without looking at pricetags
I can buy anything for full price without feeling guilty
I can give actual gifts that I didn't just make with things I had at home
I can ask for refills at the bar