How To Celebrate Valentine's Day In 2021

The days of fighting for a reservation at at jam packed restaurant with a prix fixe menu are long gone -for this year anyway. A romantic night in is very on brand for Valentine’s Day 2021. Here are my top picks for THE date night of the year…for this year.

Set the mood

Nothing creates a feeling quite like music. Make a new playlist with your favorite mood setting tracks (or steal one from someone else). Here are a few good ones:

Pop love songs by Adele, Alicia Keys, Ed Sheeran… click here for the playlist
Old classic love songs by Etta James, Marvin Gaye & Louis Armstrong… click here for the playlist.
The lingerie experts at For Love & Lemons put together a great playlist with music from Billie Eilish, Sza, Daniel Cesar… click here for the playlist.

Create a lighting concept

Get rid of ALL overhead lighting! If you’ve ever been in a. Victoria’s Secret fitting room, you know what I’m talking about. Not angelic at all (harsh shadows are super unflattering. It’s all about the scented candles for V Day. Not only is candlelight the perfect mood setter, but the twinkly low glow makes the skin look luminous and eyes sparkle. The scent you choose should add to the ambience. Here are a few great options:

Heretic Dirty Vanilla get it here
Nest Bamboo get it here
Boy Smells in the scent Lanai here

Pop a bottle

If you and your significant other enjoy a libation, here are my picks to release your inhibitions:

TheWinePartyCo.com is an organic online wine shop that I’ve been obsessed with! Not only can you buy your wines on their site, their wine club subscription would be an amazing gift (make a pact to only sip them together). Wine Party also offers wine classes (some of which are FREE) which would be a super fun activity for your V- Day festivities.
Lifevine is a great option too! Their wines are keto friendly, pesticide free and have zero sugar per serving. At $18 a bottle, you can grab a few to have on hand. I recommend the Pinot Noir!
You could even take it a step further and add a Wine Wand to purify your wine! This cool little gadget doesn’t change the taste of the wine but removes the sulfides and impurities that cause headaches!

Whip up something delicious

A great Valentine’s Day meal is not heavy on the spices (save the garlic breath for another night), goes great with wine (see above), and should be prepared together with love.

I typically make a filet mignon with roasted potatoes or a light pasta and some kind of vegetable. Click here for the recipe I always use that is tried and true.

Don’t forget dessert! I vote something traditional and chocolate. Chocolate dipped strawberries together sounds perfect actually. These are my favorite kind (click here). they also make amazing truffles which would be great as well.

Milk & Dark Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Half Dozen image number null

Luxurious sheets

Nice bedding is a must. There is nothing like sleeping on a fresh set. I don’t believe they need to cost hundreds of dollars. Here are my top picks for really great sheets. I personally own both of these and can vouch that they’re exceptional.

PeachSkinSheets are SOOOO soft. I have a set of these and look forward to hopping into bed just to feel the sheets on my skin. They are “sheet sets for hot sleepers”… Here’s an excerpt from their site:

Keep You Cool – It’s hard to fall asleep when you feel too hot, sweaty or can’t get the temperature right in your room. PeachSkinSheets are made from a SMART fabric that breathes easily. This means you’ll have a comfortable night’s sleep instead of fighting the heat.

Fit Perfectly – Sheets that don’t fit your bed well will make it harder to get comfortable. Plus, imagine if the fitted sheet pops off once you’re already snug in your bed. That’s a huge frustration factor, which is why our sheets are made to fit perfectly no matter if you have a twin, full, queen, king, cali king, or split king mattress.

Soft On Both Sides – Some sheets feel okay on one side, but feel uncomfortable or rough on the other side. Not PeachSkinSheets. You’ll have all the comfort of 1500 thread count sheets on both sides.

Durable – Don’t fret. Our sheets are designed for the long haul. You can depend on a set of our sheets making it safely through the wash many times with no snagging, pulling or pilling.

Wide Range of Color Choices – Don’t underestimate the importance of sheets that feel great, but also look great. We offer an abundance of color choices so your sheets will look amazing too.

Come With Envelope Closure Pillowcases – Each sheet set includes one fitted sheet, one flat sheet and two pillowcases with envelope closures. With the twin set, only one pillowcase is included.
https://www.peachskinsheets.com/collections/sheet-sets

The second must have sheet set is from Sleepletics. These sheets promote great sleep, increase energy after rest, increase stamina, improves strength and has been clinically tested! These sheets get softer every time I wash them. Celliant mineral-infused yarns recycle your body heat and reflect it back to you as therapeutic infrared light while you sleep; naturally increasing blood flow to your muscles and helping to improve local circulation. They also help regulate body temperature.

The result is: Better sleep, faster recovery from physical activity so you wake up energized. The sheets are soft, breathable and silky-smooth. Great sheets for fitness enthusiasts and anyone with an active and healthy lifestyle. Medium-weight down alternative Celliant comforters are also available in a sophisticated diamond-stitch design. Both the sheets and comforters come in Chalk, Blue, Light Grey and Tan. Celliant is a revolutionary, patented and clinically tested technology that harnesses and reuses your body’s natural energy to promote a temporary increase in blood flow and local circulation; delivering wellness benefits that support a healthy and active lifestyle.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that Celliant products are medical devices as defined in section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and are general wellness products. Celliant is also the most established and clinically tested infrared textile technology in the industry; having been evaluated in nine clinical trials conducted by prominent institutions, including the University of California Irvine and University of Calgary.

Celliant mineral-infused yarns absorb the body’s released heat energy, converts it into infrared light and reflects it back to the body in a natural and safe way. Celliant energy penetrates into the muscle and tissue to promote a temporary increase in blood flow and local circulation. An increase in blood flow and local circulation can promote restful sleep, increase energy and stamina, improve strength and aid in faster recovery from physical activity.
http://sleepletics.com