FREE Penny Lane Gifts magnet with every poster purchase!

This rose poster is approx. 24” x 36”

Price:

Read More

Can one imagine the condition of one who has lost his Valentine? Whose Valentine has left him to some unknown place? Whose Valentine has left him alone to shed tears of loneliness? What thoughts will come in such a lover’s mind. This poem is one such cry from a lover whose valentine has left him.

My Ideas For The Valentine’s Day.

Valentine’s What ideas can I think of? This Valentine’s Day? To make you happy. To make you feel more of my love. For I don’t know, where are you?
What gift can I give you? Chocolates, a jewelry piece, or a cute teddy bear? On the Valentine’s Day. For I don’t know, where are you? What can I talk with you? What shall I hear from you? On the Valentine’s Day. For I don’t know, where are you? Who shall I tell about my worries? With who do I share my thoughts? With who shall I share my goals? On the Valentine’s Day. For I don’t know, where are you?

Where have you gone? Why did you go away? Where do I search for you? When will you return to me? My Valentine. Where ever you are. Know this much, that I am mad in love with you.

My heart cries for you. My eyes search for you. My soul is empty without you. For I love you. When I shall watch, other lovers. Meeting on The Valentine’s Day. I will cry over my fate. I will cry over your absence. I will cry all alone. For there shall be no one, except God to hear my cries.

I am waiting for you. Please come back. Oh, God, let her read this. Let her know that I am waiting.

Here are some meaningful but inexpensive ideas for a Valentine’s Day gift that is sure to win the heart of your sweetie for the rest of the year.

Hand Written Love Letter
Write each other a hand written love letter letting each other know all the reasons why you love each other. Warning! You will need a tissue when reading the one that will be written for you. This is one of those gifts that will be cherished for a lifetime.

Valentine’s Day Once A Month For A Year
Think of twelve nice things to do or acts of service gifts you can give to your valentine. Write these twelve ideas on decorated paper or 3X5 cards. Buy a nice basket or pretty box at a craft store or decorate a box you have around the house. Put all twelve cards in the box or basket and each month starting with February 14th of course, have your sweetheart pick one the acts of service cards and do what is on the card. You will both begin to look forward the the 14th of every month and will stretch Valentine’s Day out throughout the whole year.

Start Your Day With Love
On the morning of Valentine’s Day, wake up before your valentine and make a breakfast with all his/her favorite fixings. If you are making pancakes, make then heart shaped (practice this before the big day) and add a drop or two of red food coloring in the pancake batter.

Candle Light Dinner At Home
This is similar to the morning idea in the fact that you will be cooking. Make your valentine’s favorite dinner and serve it to him or her by candlelight. (Even if this means that you wait to eat until the munchkins have gone to bed. It can be difficult to prepare a large meal after a long day but you both have to eat, right?

Valentine’s Day gifts do not have to ruin your budget in order for them to be meaningful. These are just a few ways in which you can let that special someone know just how special he/she is to you.
Here’s to a wonderful Valentine’s Day!

I am sure that you have encountered loads of people who both professionally and personally tend to put the needs of others before themselves. For many people it is an integral aspect of their work whereas some people learn that way of being during their younger years.

The variety of carers in our society learn how to minimise taking notice of their own  feelings in order to take care of their clients and patients. People that tend to drive themselves into fatigue, depression or even illness include individuals such as hospital doctors working ridiculously long hours, high ranking city executives responding to their bosses, mothers to their young children, teachers within schools and colleges, managers of large companies with lots of employees.

With these kinds of people, because of their beliefs about what their role entails, they have a habit of putting the needs of the company or the client first. There can then come a point where these kind of people do not even notice their own feelings.

Where is the love? It is being expended everywhere else. I would go as far as to say that this is potentially dangerous.

This kind of attitude to oneself produces conscious and unconscious attempts to take care of the self in short term ways or ways that are detrimental to our own well-being, including smoking or drinking alcohol or eating too much or the wrong things. These things then replace the good, direct and long-term ways of taking care of ourselves. People often try to give themselves quick treats, but in a way that can erode your self-esteem or your ability to attract love as you find that you cannot go without it, and also these things do not create natural good feelings most of the time.

So then what happens is that the teacher leaves the profession, the executive gets burnt out early, the nurse goes sick with constant illness, the doctor chooses to work in a private clinic with regular hours and pleasant surroundings. All of these may well be valid, but if they are not the individual’s choice and they are forced decisions, it really does nothing for your sense of self. Without a good sense of self, it is hard to attract love.

So we want to spread some love.

Putting oneself first actually means that we are then of course in a far better position to look after others. If we are fit and well and happy, we have plenty spare for others. We can give generously without minding. Putting time and energy into loving your self is one of the most wonderful investments that you can make. So, we want to start getting you to notice you.

What do you like about you? What is there to love about you?

Is there someone in your life that you truly admire or think a lot of? How about someone that you really love? What is it about them that you like or love so much? Stop and have a think about them for a moment. Really think about the reason you like them so much.

I am sure that some of you may have responded with that old chestnut “I just do.” Now whether you are consciously aware of it or not, there are more reasons than that. I am positive that you could come up with lists and lists of amazing qualities that you find likeable in others. Liking someone involves identifying and enjoying certain qualities that you appreciate and think highly of.

This is why we end up liking people that we are unlikely to actually meet but are in the public eye. You can of course respect someone without liking them; liking them is to enjoy them.

This is very similar to the process of liking and loving oneself. Liking and loving comes from having a true sense of self-acceptance; we do not have to be perfect model citizens. Your liking for yourself will increase once you know more about how you function and learning to accept yourself as you are, even if you do have issues or foibles every now and then.

Now have a think about popular public figures. Very often one of the things that continues to draw people to them is not their accomplishments but the fact that they have frailties and foibles. This is what so many of the popular glossy magazines focus on, showing the regular lives and problems of the famous and one of the reasons that people seem to be so drawn to reality television programmes such as “Big Brother.” It is as if the message is “look, they are just like us.” We see how human other people really are.

Therefore, it is as if this process of being drawn to what makes us human and real shows us to be fallible at times. If this works between us and other people, surely it can also work inside of ourselves. Actually, it can be a relief to allow ourselves to accept any limitations that we may think we have and even become fond of them, even proud, as long as they are not interfering too much with our lives.

Enjoying being your self this Valentines day:

That’s right, as of this very Valentines day, you are starting to enjoy being your self, this is where the love is. What are the things that you do enjoy about the way you are? At the end of the day, when taking stock of your day, you can also take some time to ask your self what you most loved most about you today.

Do include everything, even if it was a small, supposedly non-important thing. Perhaps you wore a certain handkerchief (you must have been bought one that is in a drawer somewhere that your great auntie bought you several Christmas’s ago!) because it matched a new shirt. Perhaps it was something that you did, an enjoyable or beneficial interaction you had, or perhaps it was even something that you chose not to do or something that you thought. There are so many things to love about the way you have been today.

To really get your love for your self flowing  this Valentines day, go ahead and make an official list on a piece of paper that has the heading ‘I love myself because…’ Then make another list that begins ‘I love … about myself.’ Of course, you then have to add to those lists. Make a long loving list of things that can show you all the wonderful things you love about your self.

So think of the people you like and love the most, and the people who like and love you the most. If they like you or love you, dare to trust that you are actually well worth liking and well worth loving and of course you are worth giving some love to, and then dare to like and love your self as they do. Go on, I dare you! By the way, you do not have to only allow that love on your self on Valentines day, do it all the time and notice what an amazingly loving Valentines day you have next year.

At this moment find the right gift can be very difficult, especially when you are running short of time or budget limitations. Especially when you are working as sr.executive in a Company and you are busy during the working days.

Now, it is essential to do your planning for any event that takes place especially on the occasion of a Valentine day.

Come February, on first Sunday morning you must have to ring-up your sweetheart to meet at one place, because, it is essential to know from your dearest one’s choice about the celebration of valentine day then you come to know that your dearest one would like to go outside in the coming days.

Accordingly you can plan to enjoy valentine at outskirt city. It is crucial to take the decision mutually, because your spouse or sweetheart must enjoy the place of her choice with you. To enjoy valentine day outskirts city with your dearest one these are the basic tips, which may help you to find the perfect valentine for your sweetheart.

1. Take the tourist guidebook, note down the places where you find good location alongwth the motels or lake resort or favorite beach where you can find natural pond, mountain or seashore. Fixedup the location and book your hotel or motel according to your budget in the motels or lake resort. It will be advisable to book your place in advance.

2. Before, buying any gift, you must be aware about the choice of your dear one. Spare one day (preferably one week ago) in the market to purchase gift of your choice, which makes the difference for your dearest one and she really enjoys. You must be aware, from where you have to purchase special gift for your spouse? Select your gift shop or perfect place to purchase some antique gift, which his spouse first choice.

3. Spend at least half hour to look at all gift items (Add some sponsor gift shop link here) of your choice, select one or two items of your choices.

4. Next day, prepare a list of your luggage like shaving kit, perfumes, clothes, walkman, cassettes, toothbrush etc. and put it in a separate place. Pack picnic luggage in the previous night, don’t forget any thing, also bring camera, binocular hat also. If you are planning to go by your own car than it will be prefer to give it for proper service. To enjoy favorite music is an added advantage, especially when you go long drive along with your spouse.

5. Imagine your tour and valentine day romance and plan out accordingly and go for a long drive with your dearest one and have a lunch at good restaurant located near by highway side. While taking lunch at noon, use some very special words to express your love for your partner. Prefer to go at hilly area where you can enjoy Sunset too. This will be going to be one of the memorable events for you. If you are alone on that spot, you can express your love by many ways that you know better…

6. When you are on the way to your motel or hotel, discuss about the selection of the restaurant along with the shopping or prepare your self to give surprises to your spouse. Select the best restaurant and menu of her choice with candlelights. On the dinner table, offer roses along with so much candy. Once dinner get completed offer ice cream of her choice.

7. During the dinner or in the night, if you want to offer ring as surprise valentine gift to your love one, write a special love note on it before offering her.

8. After dinner, go for a walk in or around the motel or hotel’s garden or if time permits go to the market and discuss about the future plan.

9. When your partner going to take a bath, offer new lingerie’s to her. Also write a message ‘I love you’ on the front mirror. If your partner permits use bath in the bathtub with her. It gives extra ordinary enjoyment at the end of the day.

10. Spray your favorite perfume on the bed with leaves of red rose; stick a happy Valentine’s Day hangers on wall, light with heart shaped candles with preferable music. Touch you spouse lips and ears, kiss on her lips with emotions.

At the end of the day, you and your spouse have enjoyed a great day because of advance planning and get closer with emotional touches.

Now, shopping on the internet can be as daunting as the mall, especially for the shopping challenged like me. Unless you have a specific idea what you want, roaming malls can actually be easier than browsing an online store. Even with high speed download clicking from page to page looking for gift ideas just doesn’t work.

So what do you do? You need to get a plan and stick to it…

Let’s face it. Our typical problem is the lack of thought and preparation when it comes to Valentines Day. Flowers, chocolate, dinner out at the usual restaurant just doesn’t cut it after the first couple of years. (I will say that jewelry usually does work, but that does get expensive .

So, the plan… Here’s what I do. Typically, after the holidays my wife and I start talking about where we might be interested in going for our vacation in the summer. We will talk about cruises or getting a beach house, or taking the kids to Disney World. Sometimes, we might even consider a drive to __________ (wherever) to see the sights. The thing I’ve found is that no matter where you plan to visit, you can find hundreds of products and information online pertaining to your trip.

Go to Amazon.com

Just search for your destination or your topic. If you are considering a cruise for the first time, there are several books outlining the do’s and don’ts when booking a cruise. The same is true for air travel, or travel outside the country. You will find paperbacks for under $15.

No matter where you plan to go, search for your destination in Google. You will find free information on travel to just about ANY state in the union, and travel agents will gladly send you more information on more exotic locations.

Now, bundle your new books, videos and brochures together with the traditional card along with flowers or chocolate and you have a gift that she’ll remember all year. Typically, you can do all this for as little as fifty dollars. It’s a winner.

That was long, long ago! At that time, Rome was ruled by an emperor named Claudius. I didn’t like Emperor Claudius, and I wasn’t the only one! A lot of people shared my feelings.

Claudius wanted to have a big army. He expected men to volunteer to join. Many men just did not want to fight in wars. They did not want to leave their wives and families.

As you might have guessed, not many men signed up. This made Claudius furious. So what happened?

He had a crazy idea. He thought that if men were not married, they would not mind joining the army. So Claudius decided not to allow any more marriages. Young people thought his new law was cruel. I thought it was preposterous! I certainly wasn’t going to support that law!

Did I mention that I was a priest?

One of my favourite activities was to marry couples. Even after Emperor Claudius passed his law, I kept on performing marriage ceremonies — secretly, of course. It was really quite exciting. Imagine a small candlelit room with only the bride and groom and myself. We would whisper the words of the ceremony, listening all the while for the steps of soldiers.

One night, we did hear footsteps. It was scary!

Thank goodness the couple I was marrying escaped in time. I was caught. (Not quite as light on my feet as I used to be, I guess.) I was thrown in jail and told that my punishment was death.

I tried to stay cheerful. And do you know what? Wonderful things happened. Many young people came to the jail to visit me. They threw flowers and notes up to my window. They wanted me to know that they, too, believed in love.

One of these young people was the daughter of the prison guard. Her father allowed her to visit me in the cell. Sometimes we would sit and talk for hours. She helped me to keep my spirits up.

She agreed that I did the right thing by ignoring the Emperor and going ahead with the secret marriages. On the day I was to die, I left my friend a little note thanking her for her friendship and loyalty. I signed it, “Love from your Valentine”.

I believe that note started the custom of exchanging love messages on Valentine’s Day. It was written on the day I died, February 14, 269 A.D.

Now, every year on this day, people remember. But most importantly, they think about love and friendship.

And when they think of Emperor Claudius, they remember how he tried to stand in the way of love, and they laugh — because they know that love can’t be beaten!

This Year Give Your Valentine A Day That They Will Never Forget With These Memorable Valentine Ideas!

Price:$6.99

Read More

Exclusive for Valentine’s Day, a 10″ frog with embroidered details and red and white trim. A great addition to our popular Cheery Cheeks line. Smiling faces, bold, bright colors and super soft fabrics make Little Cheery Cheeks the perfect pals!

Price:

Read More

Let them know that you are wild about them with our incredibly gorgeous ”Wild About You” gift basket! This gift basket makes a stunning presentation and offers exquisite gifts and gourmet snacks guaranteed to drive them wild!

Price:$80.60

Read More