Happy Friday! We all agreed that January sucked. I never decided on the Salomon Snow Clogs. On Tuesday the Chase Bank app told me my net worth is $1,300. I still have no idea how to use affiliate links. Suddenly my WiFi bill is ninety bucks although I’m never home. And does anyone know what will happen to me when I lose health insurance in 3 months?
Anyway. Tomorrow begins a flirty month: February. Yes, it is almost my Super Bowl: Valentine’s Day.
I became a Valentine’s Day truther in 2019 when my boss at Pretties (the good pointelle that all your favorites duped) bought an eBay lot of gorgeous vintage Valentines. So swooned was I by these precious card stock notes that I swiftly switched my stance on Vday. Suddenly it was clear: Valentine’s Day is adorable.
A holiday I can celebrate however I want? An opportunity to buy my friends cute objects? A reminder to see the love in everything around me? Count me in.
Since converting, I baked Valentine’s treats with my friend Maya, wrote this 2021 ode to Los Angeles as my Valentine, mailed Valentines to my friends from
’s house and ate a pink sprinkle Magnolia Bakery cupcake on my way to work.
This year I will celebrate however I need. For starters, by drinking a strawberry milkshake with genius
to celebrate a Valentine’s Day themed eBay watchlist I’m curating for Thanks It’s From.
But for now, I want to share 19 places that I love and think you might too. From high to low, far to wide, East River to Gowanus these spots have my heart. Maybe they will have yours too….
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