{"id":12683,"date":"2011-02-14T13:00:29","date_gmt":"2011-02-14T21:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=12683"},"modified":"2011-02-14T10:50:50","modified_gmt":"2011-02-14T18:50:50","slug":"love-is-a-grave-mental-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.110pounds.com\/?p=12683","title":{"rendered":"Here is My Heart, Guard it Well"},"content":{"rendered":"

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…And so is baking. But I’ll get to that complication shortly.



\nI’ve never been a big fan of Valentine’s Day. Call me the Scrooge of Love but I always felt like it was a commercial holiday that was pointless. As a single girl I hated the holiday even more. I felt left out and like I was missing out on something. Actually it was a similar emotion I felt whenever I saw a skinny girl. That longing…if ONLY…”then I’d be happy<\/a>…”<\/p>\n

This year I didn’t want to be a Scrooge though.<\/p>\n

This year for Valentine’s Day I’m giving myself a valentine: No More Negative Self-Talk. <\/strong>You know the voice: “I look so fat in these pants” “If only I weighed XX pounds less” and “I’ll never be a fast runner like So-And-So.” That voice has been in my head for too long and it’s been too prominent. It needs to be banished! If I can do it for just one day (February 14th) then maybe I can do it for a week…a month…forever?<\/p>\n

I think it’s the best gift I can give myself. Who’s in?<\/p>\n

It’s funny that I always hated Valentine’s Day because I am a total<\/strong> romantic. A total sap. I love romantic comedies (chick flicks) and a happy ending where the girl gets the guy.
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Grow old with me!\u00a0 The best is yet to be.\u00a0 ~Robert Browning<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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In the spirit of not being a Valentine’s Scrooge I made brownies on Sunday for Valentine’s Day. I slaved<\/em> for hours making brownies out of a box (I know, it was so hard–I mean 3 ingredients? Sheesh!). Okay maybe it took five minutes. I had an idea in my head for how I wanted the brownies to work. I didn’t want the thick brownies but I didn’t want thin brownies either and that’s what I got. I used a baking dish that was too big.<\/p>\n

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I flipped the baked brownies upside down to get it out of the pan. Then I used my heart shaped cookie cutter to make heart shaped brownies. Aw. How cute, right?<\/p>\n

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Would have worked even better if the brownies were a tad thicker.<\/p>\n

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And maybe it would have worked better if the brownie hadn’t fallen apart too. Oh well…the fragments tasted good. And I saved them to put on top of the vanilla ice cream I have. (Waste not!)<\/p>\n

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Sort of heart shaped brownies…Hmmm. But at least they aren’t broken<\/em> hearts. Michael ate one and said they tasted good. So at least they are edible Valentine’s brownies. Thank goodness I had the foresight to make a few cupcakes out of the batter to try out my new cupcake tin.<\/p>\n

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Just a little bit of store bought cream cheese frosting and red sprinkles to make them festive. Those are for dessert tonight. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Besides learning to love myself for Valentine’s Day, I want to give a big virtual hug to my readers, friends and family. I love my kitties:<\/p>\n

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And I love you, Michael. Thanks for everything you do. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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QUESTION: Do you like Valentine’s Day? And what gift are you giving yourself today?<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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