love note to myself.

It is that time of year, Valentine's Day is just around the corner.  Love notes, hearts, words, glue, glitter aplenty.  As a mom of three, it is a fun time.  Picking the perfect valentines, cutting out paper hearts, helping my kindergartner spell all the names of his very first school friends as he carefully writes them on his cards.  A time of spreading love to special friends, family, and teachers, but when was the last time you wrote a love note to yourself?  Don't you deserve some love from you?  The great thing is you can write it anywhere you like, no glitter required.  Perhaps on your bathroom mirror (my little tip: dry erase markers work great on mirrors), on your own skin, or in your journal.  Maybe send yourself a memo, or cut yourself a paper heart of your very own, or simply scribble something down on a scrap of paper or a post it note.  Who knows, you may want to save your love note somewhere special and pull it out from time to time.

So in the spirit of love, write something nice to you today, take a photo of whatever it may be, then please share it here with us.   

"You yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection."-Buddha

Comments

[Elizabeth Harper]

While it's not about the love today for me ... it is about giving myself some credit and recognizing the significance of my contributions ... even the small ones.

http://giftsofthejourney.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/we-won/

I love how your post takes me back to a sweet childhood memory.

[georgia]

yay!
fun!
creative!
inspiring!
imaginative!
LOVEly!

i had written myself a little post-it reminder not long ago... to remind myself that i will make it through these difficult days i am in. i added the heart today to make it a little more "lovey". : )

http://itsjusthowiseethings.blogspot.com/2010/02/post-it-to-myself.html

love your shot!

[camerashymomma ~ meredith winn]

oh kristin! wonderful post, sentiment, photo!
xo

[andie]

Love this.

[amy]

love it- did this last year too
http://doobleh-vay.blogspot.com/2009/02/you-can-never-replace-anyone-because.html
so important for us xo

[mharper]

i struggled with this one today. why is this so hard?
this is what i came up with.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37719283@N04/4348334863/
now i just need to memorize it.
xo

[Laura]

Love this Kristin...could not have come at a better time!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/35374947@N04/4349144286/

[leslie]

thanks for including me AND reminding me, sweets :)

[Amy]

my love note to myself is a photo i took this morning. no words. just taking a few moments to take care of myself. some earrings. more than 10 seconds with the hair. a pretty sweater. not the usual morning routine around here. it felt kind of nice and a little familiar.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/acommonplacelife/4348431539/

[Suki]

Thank you for this post. And something I need to remember every day.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/suki_fotografiert/4348520981/

[SJ]

I did this yesterday, only I crocheted my own little treat: http://scuddy.blogspot.com/

[Jessica]

Thanks for this! It was challenging to think of a love note for myself...here's what I came up with:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27982366@N06/4348474469/?edited=1

[LaundryGirlPhotog ~ Heidi Herrera]

This was a fun challenge for this morning. I could think of so many little love notes to write to myself, but this one just felt right...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/wantuhere/4349297848/

[Kylie]

It was just yesterday that I wrote a note to myself (and one to hubby) on our bathroom mirror - I haven't uploaded any photos yet ... but a few other notes to myself -

http://www.flickr.com/photos/madelynsmum/4256525464/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/madelynsmum/4322994123/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/madelynsmum/3932530850/in/set-72157621837288713/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/madelynsmum/4104426593/in/set-72157621837288713/

[Erin]

Here is mine :)

http://www.flickr.com/photos/46362400@N06/4349234552/

[jakki]

I love that quote...

[traceyclark]

this is such a great idea. i love it.
i wrote a little love note to my mom today. it's her bday.
without her, there would be no me. so, it kind of fits.
and yes, you are beautiful kristin! through and through.

[traceyclark]

whoops. here it it. happy bday mom.
http://traceyclark.squarespace.com/blog/2010/2/11/today-is-special.html

[elk]

oh how i enjoy this challenge today Kristen..yours is creative and so true!

I took mine as I arrived at work this morning...what can I say..I am a preschool music teacher and it is Thursday!!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sammymom/4348885403

[lucy]

just this week, i embraced my inner hotness:

http://eleganceofwords.blogspot.com/2010/02/day-42-of-365.html

[gonzomama]

inspiring as always!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/59735955@N00/4349799952/?edited=1

[Amy]

Wow, this is a theme in my life this week. I read this first thing this morning and finally had the courage to do it and write myself a little love note-or more of a letter-and actually put it out there.....for others to see. This is a huge thing for me....thank you so much for the inspiration, this is something I really needed to do.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/amy_lucky_number_13/4349011159/

[everyday us]

love this post and your prompt today.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/everydayus/4349109829/

[Jill DiMassimo]

Two tries. I'm laughing that my love letters were really commands and that your image about being beautiful does not show your pretty face! Great exercise.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/23113159@N03/4349901210/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/23113159@N03/4349922124/in/photostream/

[Jakki]

thanks for a huge reminder turn the love BACK to ourselves...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/valeenwashington/4349211259/sizes/o/

[Sandra]

Love this idea Kristin! We are often are worst critics. Here's mine:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/artfullife/4349945410/

[JoLyn]

Sing it....
"and I say, it's all right...."

http://www.ayearofhappy.com/2010/02/here-comesthesun.html

[Amy]

Thanks for the inspiration:
http://www.acommonplacelife.com/a-commonplace-life/2010/02/11/love-thyself/

[stacy a]

Thanks for a great idea!

http://weeonespov.wordpress.com/2010/02/11/42365-2010/

[damiec]

I'm a bit late to post, but I loved this idea and took a minute to write myself a little note today.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/22487105@N06/4350567846/?edited=1

[Bostongaljm]

I've loved reading these...

Mine is something I've been working on for a while now.

http://bostongirlontheverge.blogspot.com/2010/02/no-more-looking-back.html

[Carmen]

I'm a bit late, but I'm here. Thanks for the inspiration, K!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63409538@N00/4350614129/

[joy]

simple & powerful! thank you for this! It's just Maggie & me - no mom, no dad, no siblings, kids or sig other - just Maggie! And while she lets me know I'm loved, sometimes I don't feel so important or loved. I'm doing a note to me today, because I love me, God loves me & that is enough!! I might have to blog this!

Love ya!
xxx

[claudia]

always good stuff from Kristin!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/laurohunt/4350506600/

[Michelle]

Love this. Here's a link to my letter.
http://oneordinaryday.wordpress.com/2010/02/13/love-note/

[Kate]

Great post, Kristin! It's about time we ladies all gave ourselves some lovin!

My lovenote:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/katealbright/4356904996/

[Mary]

I wrote a little love note to my mom today. it's her bday. without her, there would be no me. so, it kind of fits.
http://www.club-penguin.org/

[pirates 4]

Love this Kristin...could not have come at a better time!

[ebook download]

A great post, thanks for taking the time to share, continued success to your site in the future! GOOD Work!!

[Camarad]

The interesting information, the tonic on a note! without her, there would be no me. so, it kind of fits.
and yes, you are beautiful kristin! through and through.

[Karl Urban]

Rather actually! As a mom of three, it is a fun time. Picking the perfect valentines, cutting out paper hearts, helping my kindergartner spell all the names of his very first school friends as he carefully writes them on his cards. A time of spreading love to special friends, family, and teachers, but when was the last time you wrote a love note to yourself?