What are you doing February fourteenth? If your answer is “nothing”, here are some fun things you can do by yourself. You can have a spa day, cook your favorite dish, have a movie marathon, stat a new book, or hang out with friends.

“Usually on Valentine’s Day, I like to spend the whole day pampering myself with a spa day,” said sophomore, Jaila Hardaway. For people who like to pamper themselves, a spa day would be great. A spa day can differ from everyday self care to making DIY skin care. One thing that is common to do on a ‘at home spa day’ is a face mask. Face masks can be found at stores like Target and Walmart, or made out of skin friendly culinary ingredients. Other things you can do on a spa day are light candles, take a bath with a bath bomb or bath salt, or get a massage. But, while some may love the idea of a spa day, it may not be everyone’s ideal Valentine’s Day.

For the food lovers, you can cook your favorite dish, try a new recipe, have a picnic, or bake a heart shaped cake. If your family has special recipes that have been passed down, Valentine’s Day is a perfect time to cook your favorite one. If you are someone who cooks on the regular, you may have a favorite dish; make it for yourself. You can also try a new recipe. Look up a fun recipe on Google, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, or Pinterest. A picnic can also be a really fun thing to do, if there is an open park or you have a big backyard, you can host a picnic for your friends, family, or just yourself. Popular foods people have made for picnics are charcuterie boards, fruit platters, and mini cakes. Fun Valentine’s Day cakes can be heart shaped, red and pink colored cake or frosting, or heart shaped candy toppings. Logan Leonard said, “While I was scrolling through my ‘For You’ page on TikTok, I saw a girl making a cute heart shaped cake. I will definitely be making this cake for myself this Valentine’s Day!” If cooking and baking is not your thing, hanging out with friends is a great idea.

Instead of staying home alone, try hanging out with other friends that will also be by themselves. With friends, you can have a movie marathon, volunteer, go to an arcade, or have a karaoke night. Hanging out with friends is always a good idea. With other people, you may not feel as lonely or bored as you would by yourself. Of course, you can do everything already mentioned with your friends too. The company of others is can be comforting; ask your friends to hang out this Valentine’s Day!

If all of your friends have a date, other plans, or you just don’t have friends, here are simple things you can do by yourself. You can start a new book or a puzzle. Puzzles and books are good for your mind and will keep you sharp over the holiday. Something sweet you can do for yourself is buy yourself flowers. Even if the idea of not having a Valentine sounds depressing, you can have the best time doing various activities for yourself.