Slightly Irreverent Valentine's Day Cards {Free Printables}

Something you should know about me: my love language is Words of Affirmation. I'm a sucker for handwritten notes, out-of-the-blue I-love-yous, and impassioned declarations of friendship. I dish it, I take it. I'm all about letting people know that they are adored. 

Another thing you should probably know about me is that I am chronically twelve-years-old. I love to make jokes about butts and, as my husband often says of me, I've never met a fart sound I did not like. This is the sad, yet wonderful truth about me. Take it or leave it.

That being said, I've decided to combine these two qualities -- my zest for affirmation and my love of irreverent humor -- by creating some affirming, yet not-so-cheesy Valentine's Day cards! If you are looking for just the right thing to say to someone you love, I'm pretty sure I've got you covered with at least one of these. 

A few things to note about these cards: 

-All of these cards were handwritten by me and then dressed up in Photoshop. Technically, you could tell the recipient that these are handwritten notes, and you wouldn't be lying, so that's cool.

-Below each image, you can click the link to get the printable version. They are sized to print as cards (not giant wall posters). 

-Feel free to save them to your phone and just text them instead. That's what I'll be doing on February 14th.

-Cards 1 & 2 can pretty much be given to any loved one. 

-Cards 3 & 4 are intended for someone with whom you are romantically involved. 

-Card 5 is for anyone, friend or lover, who you think has a nice butt.

Here you go!

Print this!

Print this! 

Print this!

Print this!

Print this!

Hope these cards help you share some sweet, sweet love this Valentine's Day! 

Speaking of sharing love, 

if you like this post, 

you're welcome to share it/tweet it/Pin it/whatever! 

That would be a very cool thing to do.

Quick Fix: Super Cute Cards

Recently I wrote about the fact that I've been infusing carafes of water with fruit to help give me a sense of ownership during times when life feels a little nutburgers. At the time that I wrote it, I was like, This is probably weird, and no one will know what I'm talking about, buuuuuut who cares.

But you did know what I was talking about! You're weird (and possibly a little OCD) too!

According your comments, (which I always read obsessively and wait for like they are Santa) when life gets you down, you guys use "quick fixes" such as:

cleaning
buying flowers

making smoothies

& painting your toenails red

YES. YES. YES. AND YES! 

These are all great examples of things we can do to brighten our days without becoming maddened control freaks. And you know what? After reading your suggestions, I did ALL of those things this last week. And it was awesome. 

I think these small gifts to ourselves kind of encapsulate the Avoiding Atrophy spirit, so I'd like to do more posts dedicated to them. That way, we can generate an even better list of "quick fixes" for the inevitable suckiness of our days to come.

This week, my Quick Fix was the purchase of these fabulous cards, 

created by the good people at Sugarboo Designs:

I bought these on a quick trip to the American Folk Art Museum and when I stumbled upon them, I had an instant reaction to their just over-the-top super cuteness! They are just little itty bitty pieces of joy.

Here's some close-ups:

(Just a warning, my cat, Frasier, makes some pretty baller appearances in a couple of these.)

Quote by: Ian Burgham

"Words of Affirmation" is my Love Language, so I am always down for receiving cards. I am also a big fan of giving people cards and letters...but I think I will just keep these for myself. Is that sad?

Probably. 

Anyway, if you want to get your hands on some of these cuties, you can visit Sugarboo's site to order all 112 of them!

If you're selfish like me, you can keep them all and pretend they've been sent to you by all of your life's heroes. If you're a good person or whatever, I guess you can give them to a friend. They are a surefire way to lift your spirit when life feels a little bit like this:

Via

And, hey readers, if I was going to give you a card, 

(and remember I'm not because I'm selfish), 

it would be this one:

Seriously, y'all are great.

What are your latest Quick Fixes? 

What are the little things you do to avoid atrophy? 

(See what I did there?)