Going Green on Valentine’s Day

With cupid’s day just around the corner, many would still not have finalized their plans wondering whether to show their affection through flowers, candies, cards or other ways. How about making this Valentine’s Day based on an eco-friendly or green theme.

• All those preferring to tread through the conventional course of chocolate or flower gifts going for the organic selection would definitely spruce up the gift. In chocolates, organic varieties for instance the vastly recommend Equal Exchange brand have an array of choices to pick from like organic forms of chocolate bar, dried berry, nut, hot cocoa, coffee gift bag (presently selling like hot cakes till V-day) are all fabulous eco-paly and scrumptious options to gift your loved one. Organic Floral choices like California Organic flowers are a lovely selection of wide-ranging forms with fine choices available at below fifty dollars. One could even DIY a custom-made bouquet by looking at their video that offers useful pointers.
• All those wishing on getting far away to make this V-day and the weekend special, then Vegas Sin City’s Aria Resort-Casino is the best bet. Having garnered Gold-certification and featuring smokeless pathways, base-to-ceiling airflows for ensuring removal of all traces of smoke from the casino area, energy-saving illuminating options, bi-cycle valet options and several other green facilities in the offing. Its spa has amazing options of heated-stone massages or simply unwinding and breathing in salt-infused air. In case tropical getaways like rainforests are the preferred retreat then one could go in for any of the Eco lodges and spas, particularly Daintree located in Australia. This Eco-lodge and spa with just fifteen green-themed guest rooms is spread across a lush thirty-acre tropical forest vale in Daintree National Park.
• Those who could not afford that much time visiting far-away places or would prefer staying nearer to base, could make most of the locally run green-themed spas. Several spas do offer discounted rates to first-timers. Even simply whipping up an invigorating bath adding in some aroma oils, rose petals or other options at home, one could effortlessly transform V-day into a spa day without leaving the comforts of one’s dwelling.
• Those deciding on staying at home, cooking up a meal for each other is not only a very romantic option but one could also keep tabs on the constituents that go into it, like including fruits, veggies, herbs that are freshly or locally cultivated, picking out some organic/vegan wines and designing the perfect, wholesome and eco-friendly meal for you and your noteworthy other.
• Those couples with their kiddie brigade could simply spend time outdoors – a great way to soak in Mother Nature’s glories. With weather withstanding, even picnic meals could be carried along for a fun mealtime in nature’s bounty or talking long strolls, revelling in fine sceneries, doing some bird-gazing, clicking some pictures as memoirs for the day or picking up some pretty fallen foliage – all-in-all reconnect with mother nature is a wondrous thing to do on V-day.
• Instead of shelling out one to five dollars on a V-day card, how about making one yourself that would give it a more personal touch. Using whatever’s available like old glossies, scrap mails, even fallen foliage that one gathered could be used to make some ingenious folio rubbing or pressing the folio or flower onto a votive chalice for making an attractive candle-holder.

So, cheers to a happy, Green and a much cherished Valentine Day.

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