In no specific order…

1) DIY your Valentine’s card by cutting out a heart from a map of the city where you met your boyfriend/girlfriend. *Star* the exact spot you two first crossed paths.

2) Have some self love while giving it to others this year. They’ll respect you more if you do.

3) Or lay it out on the line and let them know they’re all you’ve got. It works.

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4) Be up front with what matters most and why they make the cut.

5) Test their observational skills with this fake-out Valentine. 6) Or keep it simple, keep it real.

7) Give this one to your parents. They’ll love it.

8) Or if you don’t want your Valentine to get a big head, this will send the right message.

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9) For the undying love(r):

10) And for anyone else I’ve missed, this ought to cover it. Check off the pet name you see fit. How many of you marked Cover Stealer?

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Next week I’ll let you know what’s in the cards for me. [HINT: I’ll hopefully be seeing some of your lovely faces in person very soon].

TTYW,

Lisi

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Roses are red,
Violets are blue,
Is it me?
Or does Valentine’s Day suck?

If you are one of the few people who enjoy this Hallmark holiday, forgive me. It’s just that I don’t like being told how to feel or when to feel it. My stubborn heart has nothing to do with the fact that February 14th marks the anniversary of the day I got dumped, disappointed, stood-up, bored, food poisoned, acne infested, dateless, depressed …forget it. I won’t saddle you with my sob stories. I will say that every other day of the year except when there’s a full moon or I’m PMSing I sweat glitter and sneeze love. I just don’t perform well under pressure unless it’s deadline related.  I am not a fan of any holiday that expects me to behave a certain way. Don’t tell me to have fun on New Year’s Eve. Don’t pinch me if I wear black on St. Patrick’s Day. And please, don’t hate me if I’m not bootiful on Halloween.

But that’s just me. There are many ways to feel about VD Valentine’s Day and so, with the help of my office elf cupid, I have lifted some cool things from other websites gathered some spirit enhancers to help get you in the mood… whatever that may be.

#1) –FOR LOVERS: What Would Cupid Do?

Listen to love songs. Here’s Little Mix’s Valentine’s Day playlist.

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Give your Valentine cheesy love notes.

Gift your love cute and personal keepsakes.

Read YA fiction. Here’s a list for when you are in love and excited for Valentine’s Day.

• How My Summer Went Up in Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
• The Distance Between Us by Kasie West
• My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
• Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
• Anna And The French Kiss by Stephanie Perkins

Wear these.

#2–FOR HOPEFULS-Hey Cupid, there’s still time. Work your magic or I will hunt you down.

Watch the Royal Tenenbaums.

Hang  a “Hey Girl” Ryan Gosling poster on your wall, for manifestation purposes. 

Invest in love necklaces and save them for that special someone. (He’d have to be pretty special to wear this.)

Eat candy that reminds you to stop kissing frogs.

No More Kissing Frogs Candy

#3– FOR DARK HEARTS- Cupid Wears a Diaper and it Smells Like Heartache.

Listen to anti-love songs. Here’s an inspiring playlist below.

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Give your single friends (or your single self) awkward or inappropriate Valentine’s day cards.

YA fiction to read when you think love stinks.

• An Abundance Of Katherines by John Green
• Paper Towns by John Green
• The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart
• The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart
• Dumping Princes by Tyne O’Connell

Use this.

Break-Up Kit

Wear this.

And these.

You’re welcome.

I love you all!!! Happy Valentine’s Day! See how nice I can be when no one is telling me what to do?

TTYW,
Lisi

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I’d like to begin today’s Blah-g with a poem…

Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

I hate Valentines Day,

How about you?

If you are one of the few people who enjoy this Hallmark holiday, forgive me. But I have been  dumped, disappointed, stood-up, bored, food poisoned, acne infested, dateless, depressed through decades of them and the novelty has worn off. But hey, if you’re into it, enjoy if you possibly can.

For those of you who are staying home like me because you have nothing else to do would rather read, check out my new Tumblr.

If you are totally clueless unfamiliar with this photo and information-sharing site, don’t beat yourself up. Only 93.7 million blogs and 43 billion posts a few fashionistas, bands, news channels, business owners people are using it. And now I am too.
Pintrest is for my characters, Facebook is for my fans, Twitter is for my finds, and Tumblr is going to be for all things pretentious literary. This is where I’ll share the things I love about reading, online shopping, writing, books, and quotes, most of which I will have written or plagiarized.

Follow me now I invite you to take a look. Follow me, I said!

Http://lisiharrison.tumblr.com

And please, have a very happy Valentine’s Day. Cupid still wears a diaper and it smells like heartache!

TTYW,

Lisi

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