Will you be my Valentine?

Calling all hopeless romantics!!  The most famous Hallmark holiday is right around the corner!  I'm ALL for the celebration of L.O.V.E. but this ridiculous "holiday" has the power to send even the most confidant woman head first into a tub of Ben & Jerry's.  Gross.  Instead of waiting around for chocolates and roses this year I'm going to become my own Valentine for the month of February!  After reading some of your messages asking "How can I get a date by Valentines?" or " How can I hint to my boyfriend to not forget the flowers?".  It's all a bunch of silly crap if you ask me. So,  I'm dedicating this months posts to Self Love and Self Indulgent goodies.  Ladies, stop putting so much pressure on one day.  Flowers and being courted by a man should happen organically and not just in Mid-February.  Reclaim the power and start romancing yourself!  I don't see anything wrong with patting myself on the back for being so totally awesome!  Aaah yes, I think I'm going to really really enjoy this.  Some things to look forward to this month ~

• Homemade Hot Chocolate Face Masks and Body Scrubs! yummm
• How to pick the perfect shade of RED lipstick for your skin tone
• My top 10 favorite movies with a strong female lead (no mushy shit)
• Recipe for my infamous chocolate martinis 
• Lingerie to die for
• How to make homemade Rose & Lavender potpourri
•  How to pick and arrange the perfect bouquet of flowers
• Little ways to add more self love and appreciation into your life! :)
• Homemade strawberries & champagne face polish
• How to create the Seductive Bedroom Eye look
• How to splurge on yourself while on a budget
• Sexy aphrodisiac bath oils and candles
• GODIVA (need I say more)
• Reviews of my favorite female authors, artists and entrepreneurs 
• Sexiest perfumes 

Here are some of my favorite women who've taken a  firm stand behind their declarations of Self Love:

I am so beautiful, sometimes people weep when they see me. And it has nothing to do with what I look like really, it is just that I gave myself the power to say that I am beautiful, and if I could do that, maybe there is hope for them too. And the great divide between the beautiful and the ugly will cease to be. Because we are all what we choose.
 Margaret Cho

                                              " I don't like myself, I'm crazy about myself."
                                                                                             Mae West

    People often say that "beauty is in the eye of the beholder," and I say that the most liberating  thing about beauty is realizing that you are the beholder. This empowers us to find beauty in  places where others have not dared to look, including inside ourselves.
                                                                                     Salma Hayek

Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world.
Lucille Ball

Let's be clear on one thing though, I'm not bitter or bashing men all over the world.  I love the concept of an unselfish passionate love and I adore a drool worthy man.  I just REALLY want to stress the importance of knowing your own self worth.  So what if you're single or your boyfriend forgot to get you roses!!  It's really not the end of the world.  Celebrating and appreciating your inner beauty should start right there... INSIDE OF YOU.  So instead of hating, dreading or despising Feb 14th  I'm just suggesting we embrace it with open arms.  Stop looking for approval and love outside of ourselves.  You're fabulous and undeniably beautiful! 

XO~ SJ