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Some Valentine Tips That Will Not Break You Get creative when it comes to dinner. You really don't have to spend $85 to $250 on a romantic dinner at a restaurant. Why not have a nice candlelit dinner at home? You could even get all dressed up for it. If you know you're going to be too tired to cook after work on Valentine's Day, which falls on a Wed this year, order a special meal ahead of time and pick it up on your way home. Enjoy a little ambiance. If you both really want to go out on the town together, you could have coffee or a drink and dessert at an expensive café or restaurant or a dark, romantic bistro. This is a way to savor the atmosphere and your date without emptying your wallet. Play hooky. OK, do NOT follow this tip if your job or your partner's job is hanging in the balance. But if you've racked up some vacation time, or if your employer allows you to take personal days from time to time, why not see if you can take the day off together on Wed? Depending on where you live, the two of you could stroll through a park, walk on a beach, go snow-shoeing, take a rowboat or paddleboat out on a lake, or catch a matinee movie. You also could drive to a small town near your home or through neighborhoods you've never visited before and search for small, out- of-the-way places to eat or find public parks and open spaces for walks. See some live music. Check to see whether a university or college in your area is offering any potentially enjoyable concerts on Feb. 14. Performances by the college music department would likely be free or cost a fraction of the price charged by professional orchestras and opera houses. Seek out some silence. Here's a potential date idea if you've both been stressed out lately: You could wander through libraries and bookstores with coffee shops that encourage browsing. Rediscover passages you love from your favorite books, and enjoy the quiet. (Cautionary note: Be careful not to go nuts buying $25 paperbacks! That could defeat the whole purpose of this tip!) Have low-cost fun with food on Feb. 14. You can pull out the cookie cutters and make heart-shaped cookies and even cut your lunch sandwiches into hearts. You also can make heart-shaped cupcakes by placing a marble inside each muffin tin on the outside of the paper cupcake cup. Give thoughtful gifts. Most people stick to the same general gift themes on Valentine's Day: flowers, chocolates, cards, maybe a piece of jewelry. Can you think of something different that might mean a whole lot more and maybe even cost a whole lot less? Last November I wrote a 10 Tips column about how to avoid overspending during the holiday season, and that column included a tip about making your own gifts. Such gifts could include cakes, cookies or gift certificates for your services. The gift certificate idea might be just the ticket for you if you're short on cash but high on love this Valentine's Day. You could offer to run errands for your loved one, make a nice dinner, clean the house, repair the car or give a massage. Reflect on that flower purchase. If you're sure your special someone will be devastated without the gift of flowers, then you probably should get some. But once again, you don't have to follow the herd. Everyone opts for roses at this time of year, but there are plenty of other gorgeous and neglected (i.e., less expensive) flower varieties to choose from. And red isn't your only option, either. You also could choose peach, pink or yellow. Another tidbit: Does your partner love to garden and work in the yard? If so a beautiful outdoor plant that will keep on living might be more appropriate than cut flowers that will quickly fade. Write down how you feel. Using a package of inexpensive Valentines from the drug store or grocery store or for that matter, any kind of paper you could write out dozens of reasons why you love your mate. Leave the messages all over the house in both noticeable and hidden-away places.This is a gift that could keep on giving for weeks or months to come. Plan ahead for next year. If Valentine's Day is a holiday that matters to you and your significant other make a mental note of how quickly it can sneak up on you after the big winter holidays in Dec. Think about realistic ways you can cut back on your spending so you'll be able to use cash to cover all of the 2007-08 holidays without relying on credit cards and going into debt. Can you cut back on costly coffee drinks, snacks and sodas during your work day? Or maybe put off some discretionary purchases you've been thinking about making? May the Lord bless you and keep you |
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1/21/2008 1:14 am |
hmmmmmmm!    PENELOPE "For I know the Plans I have for you, declares the Lord" Jer 29:11
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hello 4everinHim, thanks for stopping by, so happy that you enjoyed it, cheers May the Lord bless you and keep you
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penelope, if you were mine, i would give you the red carpet treatment my dear, hahahaha, cheers May the Lord bless you and keep you
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hello marilyn, i will pray for that valentine for you dear, cheers May the Lord bless you and keep you
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you are so right mom, thanks for stopping by and sharing, cheers May the Lord bless you and keep you
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1/21/2008 11:25 am |
Great advice, All I need is a sweetheart. Hahaha!!! Thanks for sharing my brother......GBY.....Rosie 
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well then lets pray that you get a sweetheart rosie, i can't believe somebody would not be after you dear, you are such a beautiful person inside and out, cheers May the Lord bless you and keep you
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I hope you practice all these with Charie!!!! Everyday should be Valentines Day. Not just one specific one for marketing and sales! * Sin is sin. Careful what comes across your lips & out your finger tips!!! * We are all the Body of Christ. Let's treat each other as such, with the same respect we give to HIM!! * Relationship advice: DO NOT make someone a PRIORITY, when they ONLY make you an OPTION!! * A woman's heart should be so lost in God, that a man has to seek HIM in order to find her!!
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i agree with you ginny, i try my best but you will have to ask charie whether i am doing well or not, hahahaha, cheers May the Lord bless you and keep you
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