Enjoy Valentine's Day When You're Single

So the day is approaching. The day single ladies hate. Valentine’s Day. Just another Hallmark holiday to remind you how much it sucks being single, right?

WRONG!

It’s a day for you to love yourself unconditionally and remind your best friends and sisters how much you love them! Not sure how to spend the day when everybody else in the world is getting all goo-goo eyed with their Googly Bear? (a la Monsters, Inc.) Try some of these ideas to make your Valentine’s Day the best yet:

TREAT YO’SELF!

1. Get a mani/pedi in funky colors.

2. Get that cool new haircut you’ve been wanting, but been too afraid to have done.

3. Go to the mall and buy yourselves a few cute new outfits (bonus points if you’re a bargain hunter or a thrifter! See what you can get for $25!)

4. Make a nice meal for yourself or have your favorite food delivered.

5. You know those large heart-shaped boxes of chocolate? Go get one. You deserve it.

TAKE YOURSELF ON A DATE

6. Go see a movie by yourself (there is NO shame in that!) or with your sisters. Some movie theatres have tickets for as low as $2. Go on a quest to find your local budget theatre!

7. Visit a museum and ponder the lives of your cultural ancestors.

8. Get the girls together and go out to a fancy restaurant

9. Hit the club (or the bar) and dance your worries away. Maybe flirt with that cute bartender ;-)

10. Cozy up in your favorite chair and get lost in your favorite fantasy world. 

11. Watch some sappy rom-coms with the sisters. Or alone. With your dog. In bed. On Netflix. With a pan of brownies. Because you deserve it.

12. On that note, go for a shameless Netflix binge. You need the break from the real world. One more episode can’t hurt, right?

13. Lose your mind on the internet. Tumblr, Reddit, StumbleUpon

MAKE SOMEONE ELSE’S DAY

14. Crafting! Need I say more? Make presents for people you love.

15. Make homemade valentines and send them to your loved ones. On campus? Give them out to random strangers.

16. Get out there and do some random acts of kindness. Buy lunch for a homeless person and listen to his life story!

17. Tip your baristas when you get your morning caffeine fix. Trust me, they’ll appreciate it.

18. Call your mom. Just do it, okay? Actually, Call your grandma, too. Call family members and tell them you love them. Even your annoying little brother. 

19. Go to the local animal shelter and volunteer or adopt a kitty if you can. Who wouldn’t love an afternoon playing with fluffy furry friends?

LOVE YOURSELF

20. Write a list of 100 reasons you love yourself. Put them on slips of paper in a pretty decorated jar and pull a few out whenever you’re feeling down.

21. Are you religious? Go to a service. That will certainly make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

22. Go rock climbing, take a Zumba class, or just go to the gym with your favorite jams on your iPod. Love your body in the best way possible.

23. Try meditating! Challenge yourself to find that inner peace.

24. Remember that no matter what, even if it seems like everyone has a significant other but you, people love you. More people love and cherish you than you can ever know in your lifetime. So cheer up if you’re feeling down!

So now you’ve got a ton of things to do this Valentine’s Day, you feisty single lady, you.

I guess at the end of the day, just remember – it’s not the worst thing in the world not to have a valentine. Some people don’t have mothers on Mothers’ Day and some people don’t have fathers on Father’s day. So be happy! Feel the love.