Hi Friends on Facebook and Friends in Life, 

Did anyone say that the recession was over?  No, I didn’t think so.  Unless you enjoy being a Sugar Daddy or Sugar Mama there’s no reason for you to break the bank in order to show your love for someone. 

I’ve created an itinerary a low cost Valentines.  Although Valentine’s Day isn’t considered a statutory holiday I made it so that the itinerary begins at 9:00am since some people may be celebrating over the weekend.

Here’s an itinerary for a cheap date this Valentines:

The day before, prepare a draft text message and that says something sweet and cheesy like, “Good morning – don’t worry about replying back to this, you’ve already done enough just by entering my life.”

9:00am:  Every person has a favorite childhood breakfast cereal that they were forbidden to eat because they were told that it was bad for them.  When I was a kid I used to beg and plead my parents to buy Kellogs Corn Pop cereal ($5.99).  Back then if I spotted Corn Pops at my friends house I had to no shame in asking for a hit…I mean bowl before heading back to my house that was filled with no sugar added, Kellogs Corn FLAKE cereal.  Once you serve the cereal to your loved one, pop in their favorite Romcom (Romantic Comedy) movie.  Here are some suggestions: “I Love You Man”, “Knocked Up”, “When Harry Met Sally”, “Manhattan”, “Annie Hall”, “Wedding Crashers”, “Hitch”, “The Proposal”, “40 Year Old Virgin”…anything but the movie “Valentines Day” uuuck that movie was horrible!  (If your lover doesn’t own their favorite Romcom you could rent it.  A seven day rental is only $5.99).

While your lovers eating cereal make a little light breakfast tray to get your day going.  Toast with butter and honey and a plate of fruit or eggs and bacon.  No need to go all out on breakfast unless it’s REALLY the only meal that your good at cooking in which case go nuts and don’t forget to buy syrup.

10:30am: By now you both probably reek.  A shower is the only solution to keep you close to one another for the rest of the day.  This is the part where you turn the bathroom into a spa.  Light some tea light candles ($1.99 for a huge ass bag at Ikea or any dollar store), keep the bathroom fan OFF (its only one day) and play your lovers favorite music.  I won’t recommend that you shower with the other person because fighting for water isn’t the best way to start off Valentines Day or any day for that matter.  Unless you have a fat ass shower with multiple showerheads, no one should have to stand in the cold while waiting for their turn in the hot water.

12:00pm: Go to the library and make out between the book aisles…try not to get caught by the kiddies or else they’ll think you have cooties.  The library is the most romantic abandoned place on earth.  If you’re not into PDA (Public Displays of Affection) then play guess the year this book was published.  One person grabs a book, looks at the year it was published and then acts out significant things from that era while the other person tries to guess the year.  For instance if a book came out in 2011, you may want to imitate Prince kicking Kim Kardashian off the stage at his Madison Square Garden concert.  (Sorry but for some reason it feels like the biggest moment in Pop Culture this year, thus far…probably because Keeping Up the With Kardashians is on every caught damn second).

12:30pm: Time to have a picnic at home.  Grab a bottle of wine ($11) and make toasted sandwiches using the ingredients in your fridge. 

1:30pm: Time to get active.  Go biking, hiking, Play Twister, Connect Four, Poker…jut stay away from getting chased for he wrong reasons.

3:00pm:  Create a piece of art together.  You have a canvas already so now all you have to do is body paint or black colors and call it was you see it.

6:00pm Teach your partner how to make a family recipe.

6:45pm When it comes to dinner, stay away from the traditional way of eating and blindfold your lover so that they could both really taste the food.

9:00pm Did someone say romantic genre music, karaoke?!  Get your favorite slow songs and sing them badly.

11:00pm cover the bed with pedals and read a card from your heart and not a store.

12:00am I don’t wan to know what your up to just sleep.

P.S. I was really tired while writing this so if my dreams are in between sentences please ignore them.  I have plenty of ideas for a cheap Valentines so if your looking for solid ideas to suit your taste hit me up at justdistracted@gmail.com and I’ll share some really budget ideas with you.  

Woo its been a long day…happy Wednesday!

Extras: Go to Costco and eat samples.

Lils

JUST Distracted

The Perfect Lunchtime Read is a writing series that began on January 7th, 2011.  Every weekday I write a new Perfect Lunchtime Read for you to enjoy while eating your lunch at work or taking a break from your hectic life.  Every weekday new Perfect Lunchtime Read is posted on justdistracted.com.  A notice of its arrival on the website is sent via Facebook & twitter.com/justdistracted

Every writing piece is light and easy to read, I like to leave the serious topics with the New York Times. Warning: My writing style is no holds bar but don’t worry you won’t be seeing any NSFW photos posted anytime soon.