Six Things Single People Should Do On Valentine's Day...

Valentine's Day is around the corner and while all the adorably cute couples are flaunting major PDA and buying each other plush teddy bears and candy hearts from the dollar store, us single girls are spending yet another February fourteenth, trying to figure out something productive to do with ourselves besides crying on the couch with a bowl of ice cream while watching The Notebook. To help you get through this years Valentine's, I am going to enlighten you with six different ways to spend the utterly romantic and cheesy day. Enjoy...


6   Watch Violent Movies 

 Skip the traditional romantic movies that are only going to make you sad and lonely and surf Netflix for the most gory and action packed films you can find. There's nothing more satisfying than watching cars explode, gun battles and tough macho guys punching the living daylights out of each other. What movie do I recommend? Drive, featuring hottie la mottie Ryan Gosling. This movie gives you the best of both worlds. Instead of crying over Noah and the fact that Allie thought he didn't write her, you can watch Mr. Gosling kick in a guys head and still get to stare at the dreamy stud for two hours..this character is maybe not as sweet as Noah but hey, Ryan Gosling is Ryan Gosling, am I right?

5   Eat Fruit                  

If you've been working hard all year round, watching your diet and working out hard to get that perfect bod, why ruin it by stuffing your face with chocolates, ice cream and candy on this one stupid day? And guess what, when you are sad and down because all your friends are out with their boyfriends so you decide to stuff your face with junk to make the pain go away, research suggests sugar is actually associated with an increased risk of depression. What you think is a comfort food that will make you appear to feel better, will actually contribute to your depressing thoughts and make your body feel crappy the next day. A simple solution is to eat fruit so you still get the taste of sugary goodness and you feel more active and energized. Throw those cinnamon hearts and chocolate cupids out the window and make a yummy fruit salad. Besides, who knows if that dollar store chocolate rose is real chocolate anyways... 

4   Get Active 

 Whether it's actually hitting the gym, going to a yoga class or "horizontal running" on your couch, do something to get your heart rate pumping instead of aching. Get your mind off of being upset, and instead of crying out those tears, sweat out those tears.You'll feel good and look good and you'll waste a good amount of time focusing on something else other than Chris Hemsworth and why you can't be with him. Don't be a couch potato all night. Dress up in your cutest work out clothes and go for a run in the park - and who knows, maybe you'll run into a cute guy who's also spending his single Valentine's day going for a jog as well. Well played cupid, well played.

3   Send Yourself A Gift

Who says you have to have a significant other send you flowers, jewellery or a felt-heart box full of chocolates topped with a big pink ribbon? Is there a Valentine's Day rule book that says you may only receive gifts from someone else? Of course not. Feel free to order twelve dozen bouquets of flowers to your house or treat yourself to a spa day. Consider this a you day. If you want to go on a crazy shopping spree, do it! If you want to send yourself a card in the mail from a mysterious admirer, go for it! Like I said, there's no official rules here, you're free to do what you want. The only thing I would suggest would be to not have company over while you "receive" these gifts, because really, who wants to explain that one to a crowd.. not me. Keep this little plan to yourself. And the next day when someone asks you where you got those gorgeous new earrings, you can say, "I got them for Valentine's Day." What, that's not a lie..

2   Take Tons Of Selfies 

That's right, I said it. When you are scrolling through instagram and all you see is one disgustingly cute and adorable couple selfie after another, don't get angry. Here's a simple solution. Do your hair, make-up, nails, dress up hot and start striking a pose. And don't just post one selfie, post six or seven. What the heck? If they can do it, why can't you? Don't just post those selfies simple and to the point, hashtag ten to twelve random words that have to do with anything anti-valentines. Make sure to use the most obnoxious filter out there, (may I recommend 'nashville'?) and don't forget (this is crucial now) to link these pics to facebook and twitter. Be sure to also incorporate duck faces and peace signs all together in one photo, that should get you tons of likes. Then when it's 11:59pm on February fourteenth, delete all your instagram posts and pretend like nothing happened. If people question you the next day just blame it on the wine...  

1   Hang Out With Your Besties

If you have a bunch of other single friends, then ignore numbers two through six and call your pals up! Don't spend this day alone if you don't have to - take advantage of the situation and use it as an excuse to have a classic sleepover with pizza, magazines, music and movies while you wear comfortable jammies and gossip about anything and everything. Ignore all I said in the previous five numbers and do whatever you want with your girls. Eat junk food, be lazy, watch A Walk To Remember while balling your eyes out and take PLENTY of instagram photos together. Tell each other deep secrets, cry on each other's shoulders, ask each other for advice, just be best friends like you were when you were twelve. They won't judge you for crying over Liam Hemsworth in The Last Song or belting out the words to Wrecking Ball even though you ain't no Miley Cyrus. Don't stress over this day because it's only one day in a year that doesn't mean anything at all. By the next day you won't have to see the colours pink and red or the word "love" anymore. Things will be back to normal, it will all be over and you'll still be single. Ha-ha, just kidding.