{"id":2027,"date":"2009-02-13T11:33:37","date_gmt":"2009-02-13T16:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145696.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=2027"},"modified":"2009-02-13T11:33:37","modified_gmt":"2009-02-13T16:33:37","slug":"green-divas-guide-to-fresh-style-simple-sustainable-valentines-day-ideas-together-or-solo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/articles\/green-divas-guide-to-fresh-style-simple-sustainable-valentines-day-ideas-together-or-solo\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Diva’s Guide to Fresh Style: Simple, Sustainable Valentine’s Day Ideas – Together or Solo"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HeartHands<\/a><\/p>\n

Roses are Red . . .
\n<\/strong>Are those roses fair trade? How far did they travel? Are they grown organically, sustainably responsibly? If you don\u2019t have a honey to send you flowers (or are unlikely to get them from your own honey),\u00a0send yourself your favorite flowers!
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buy \u2018green\u2019 roses from Colombian Florverde growers<\/a> (not local, but for a good cause).<\/p>\n

Skip the Card . . .
\n<\/strong>Can we get creative electronically? Or write love poems on our bodies or something? Lots of ways to send the message w\/out killing trees. If you don\u2019t have anyone to send a love message to, take some time to imagine you are your own lover and send yourself a wonderful love note and appreciate who you are!
\n\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Care2 has some great FREE eCards<\/a> that also help highlight important causes<\/p>\n

Keep it Local . . .
\n
\n<\/strong>Really. Stay Home. Send the Kids out and stay home and make a romantic candle-lit dinner (soy candles, of course) at home. Visit your local markets and buy some sexy food (whatever that means to you). If you are normally home alone, don\u2019t wallow in self pity, indulge in\u00a0super self-pampering behavior or take yourself out to the movies or to the bookstore.<\/p>\n

Keep it Clean . . .
\n<\/strong>Instead of the power-shower, take a luxurious bath together (or shower if you don\u2019t have a tub). When was the last time you did that? This of course, can be done solo and enjoyed almost as much (don\u2019t forget nice candles)!<\/p>\n

Including the Kids . . .
\n<\/strong>If you have wee ones that are just getting into the game, have fun making cards or little love tokens with them. Don\u2019t forget to tell them (and remind yourself) that love and appreciation for each other shouldn\u2019t be just one day a year!<\/p>\n

Keep Your Memory Green . . .
\n<\/strong>Spend a little time with your loved one(s) and dialog about what you love and appreciate about each other, just focusing on all the things that brought you together in the first place. If you don\u2019t currently have a mate, write in a journal and list all the things you like about yourself.<\/p>\n

Get Outside and Play . . .
\n<\/strong>Nothing like a long walk in nature or in your neighborhood to stimulate healthy conversation and hopefully other stuff. Don\u2019t forget to hold hands!<\/p>\n

Get Creative . . .
\n<\/strong>One Mother\u2019s Day, my daughters and I decided it would be fun to make vision boards together. A vision board is a collage of images, words, artwork, drawings that help to illustrate what you want to manifest. Why not try this with your honey, your family or for yourself this V-day?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Roses are Red . . . Are those roses fair trade? How far did they travel? Are they grown organically, sustainably responsibly? If you don\u2019t have a honey to send you flowers (or are unlikely to get them from your own honey),\u00a0send yourself your favorite flowers! \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Buy \u2018green\u2019 roses from Colombian Florverde growers (not […] More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":2028,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false},"categories":[15,1912],"tags":[3382,114,34,3383,2282,74,3319],"apple_news_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/hearthands.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2027"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2027\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2027"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2027"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feelgoodstyle.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2027"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}