Any plans for Valentines?
Not for me I’m afraid. I was stood up for the Internet date. I was there and waited 1/2 hour, had a drink and left–what a waste of my Sunday. Maybe I’m too old for romance?!

So we’ll do romance for the rest of you this week. Let’s look at how we developed the present ubiquitous shape for the heart. There’s lots of theories:

From an African Plant: The silphium, now extinct, with a heart-shaped seed. It was used for birth control in the 7th century BC.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/explainer/2006/02/the_shape_of_my_heart.html

From a Saint: In the 17th century when Saint Margaret Mary Alocoque had a vision of the shape surrounded by thorns.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/recycled/2007/02/the_shape_of_my_heart.html

“The color of hearts is generally red colored. Red traditionally represents passion and strong emotions in many cultures.” – See more at: http://www.romancestuck.com/articles/general/history-of-heart-shape.htm#sthash.L8gF2dcT.dpuf

It’s anybody’s guess: “…some people are guessing (and it is funny!) that the Valentine heart-shape as we know it today was done by a doodler to represent the human female buttocks or a female torso with well-endowed breasts or the imprint of lips (wearing lipstick) made upon a piece of paper.” http://www.brownielocks.com/valentinehistory.html

My google search found the following heart shaped collectible items.
M&M’s candy box
Star Wars box (My vote for weirdest)
Trinket boxes
Porcelain Tea Set (very interesting)
Jewelry box
Frames
A Poo (as in Winnie) watch (right up there with the Star Wars one)
Ceramic mugs(red on the outside, white on the inside)
Perfume bottles
Vases
and the most expensive (almost $60) a heart shaped music box.
Do you have any heart items laying around your house that might be a valuable (money not love) item to make a few bucks on?

So what are you doing on Valentines?
If your unattached like me you could
PLAN A GIRLS’ NIGHT IN
One of the first things to do on Valentine’s Day if you are single other than go to a romantic dinner is to plan a girls’ night in. Call all your single ladies over, cook up a great dinner and pour some wine – for each other! Valentine’s Day is about having a good time with your supporters, and your girlfriends are definitely it. Kick back and watch your favorite movie, chit chat like old times or plan a craft you’ve all been dying to make. You’ll soon forget what day it even was! http://love.allwomenstalk.com/things-to-do-on-valentines-day-if-you-are-single

Remember he (or she) who has hope has everything.