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It's the week leading up to Valentine's Day and for most single people it's the week we dread the most (before weddings and Christmas where nosy aunts ask us when we're getting married). Otherwise couples are fretting over what they should be doing to spoil their significant others to their expectations - chocolates, dates, overpriced roses, sexy underwear, wedding proposals, etc. While gradually catching up on all the articles that i've missed over my vacation, i came across the article on body image and i realised that despite all of the fretting, i haven't really spent a lot of time loving and fretting over myself. I'm running around getting to gym or preparing lists for groceries or meals for the week or something and balancing my new relationship and i'm not slowing down to actually spend a moment on me that doesn't involve changing my body in a way that i think others want to see. Do i even love the body i'm in (even if i'm trying to change it)? Perhaps others are doing the same thing? Are they forgetting to love themselves and their bodies? Are they putting others' needs ahead of their own? For these reasons, I have decided on this week's mini quest. Your task for this week is two fold. 1. To love yourself; to do something that is especially for you. Whether it is something small like drawing a hot bubble bath, pouring a glass of wine, locking the bathroom door and spending just 20 minutes with a book or daydreaming in the tub. Or getting a manicure/pedicure/massage/facial. 2. Find three things in your life or about yourself that you love. Think of three things about your life, your body, your personality, your job or your home that you are grateful for, that you value and that you love. The catch: it has to be something you've had an indirect or direct influence in (not something that is completely out of your control - like something someone else did for you). It's all about you. After completing this task, you will earn +1 CHA (if you're into the RPG thing) and a heart of self love (to be used at another point when you need it).