Yesterday my boyfriend (the best in the world) bought me a bouquet of flowers with yellow and purple blossoms, and a few green accent ferns.

The flowers brought some insta-cheer into the living room, making the place even more colorful and lively. (Plus, they were a nice distraction from our slowly-dying rosemary tree whose loss I am already mourning.)

And now you won’t pay the retail price on the most beautiful floral arrangements from Martha Stewart Flowers. Simply use the free coupon until February 1 to get 15% off your purchase!

(And I just read on the website that if you place your order by 3 pm eastern on February 13, it’s guaranteed to be delivered by Valentine’s Day! Of course, the coupon offer will expire before then, so plan ahead.)

Here are just a few of the natural beauties in stock:

• Pink & White Daisy Bouquet – 20 stems of gerbera daisies make you feel like you’re walkin’ on sunshine
• Bright Germini Bouquet - Orange & pink punctuate the bushy blossoms
• Red Roses - How deep is your love & how deep is that gorgeous shade of red?
• Red & Pink Gerbera Daisies - A ball of soft, pretty petals

Whether you’re decorating a room in your home or you’re instilling hope in someone suffering from an illness, arrangements from Martha Stewart Flowers say it best.

Don’t look now, but Cupid is making his way over, and he’s got the heart-shaped arrows in hand. Maybe this year you won’t be checking into Heartbreak Hotel again. Or maybe he’ll strike you with the Independent & Single arrow because hey, this ain’t Noah’s Ark.

Although many greeting-card companies push the mushy lovey-dovey make-me-barf message that Valentine’s Day is just for couples, it isn’t. It’s a reminder for everyone to appreciate the loved ones in their lives – parents, friends, siblings, your better half, etc.

So if you’re flying solo or if you’re half of a dynamic duo, you can take advantage of the Zazzle coupons. Click it to get 30% off all cards and calendars until February 14!

Send a cheeky card to someone today to poke fun of the holiday, or pour your heart out with deep poetry. Here are some cutesy and not-so cutesy cards I like:

• Snails In Love - Escargot anyone?
• Voodoo Valentine - Creepy meets cutesy
• Anti-Valentine Cupid - Just say no & snub the holiday
  

And here are some calendars to keep you organized, amused, and/or inspired:

• Why Women Live Longer Than Men - Filled with laugh-worthy images of men putting themselves in not-so-bright situations
• Hope Calendar - Cancer PET scan fractals reminding us of our mortality as something of beauty

You can also create your own cards and calendars from provided templates or completely from scratch!

Shop today at Zazzle where originality and self-expression are always the main focus.

There’s No Business Like Show Business Day – What’s that? I get to talk about my all-time favorite musical, Phantom? You’ve made my day! Kidding. No one wants to hear that. Or me singing out of key – unless I sing the praise of Viator, that is! Book discount tickets for Broadway and other show tickets through Viator and save 10%! Use this offer to save on Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, The Producers, Avenue Q and other awesome shows.

Book Publishers’ Day - I’ll apologize right off the bat: I don’t have gift ideas for book publishers, I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to mislead you at all. Book Publishers’ Day really only made me think of the deals you can get at AbeBooks and other FabulousSavings merchants. Free shipping on select books doesn’t sound so bad, does it?

Other January 16 Holidays -

• Appreciate a Dragon Day
• Nothing Day
• Religious Freedom Day
• National Fig Newton Day
• National Work at Home with your Spouse Day