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February 14 us International Quirkyalone Day, not Valentine’s Day - Hallmark has it all wrong! To read more about it, check out the Quirkyalone page. Sasha Cagen, the woman who wrote the book about quirkyalone and started the movement, gives these tips for the celebration:

Ten Ways to Celebrate IQD

International Quirkyalone Day is rapidly approaching. Here are ten ways to celebrate.

1. Explore a new part of town—be a tourist in your own city.
2. Get yourself a lovely aqua Singelringen—Swedish for “the Single Ring”—as a visible reminder that you’re complete whether you’re in a relationship or not.
3. Buy yourself new underwear (throw out all the old ones from the 90s.)
4. Rearrange your furniture.
5. Be creative, doing whatever it is you like to do (write, paint, sew, upholster furniture, surf, make art of out dryer lint).
6. Be creative with friends. Have an arts and crafts party or cook a meal together.
7. Buy yourself or a friend a bunch of daisies. Daisies are the official flower of the quirkyalone movement.
9. Volunteer for a cause you believe in.
9. Get cozy in bed with a book. Quirkyalone: A Manifesto for Uncompromising Romantics would of course be a good choice.
10. Come to or host a quirkyalone party!

I would add:

• Buy yourself some yellow roses (after the daisies)
• Make some truffles and share them with friends
• Send a love note to yourself - this is the most traditional way of celebrating this day.

Any other ideas?