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Whether you dismiss Valentine’s Day as a made-up greeting card holiday or fundamentally believe that February 14th is the day to pull out all the stops and shower your special someone with gifts and romance, St. Valentine’s Day IS approaching.

Being a creative entrepreneur In a study released by Adobe in 2014, designers and others who work in creative pursuits admitted that their fears included not being up-to-date on current technologies, being unable to reach or maintain financial security, and an inability to keep up with peers. But that's not all we're afraid of.

Who doesn’t love receiving good old snail mail? There’s no better time to make the extra effort and send your loved ones some letters than Valentine’s Day.

Like buying new exercise clothes to get your ass in gear for the gym, buying a new set of notepads, calendars and binders just makes you WANT to write things down and be that organized person you KNOW you can be. 

Whether you are a natural born scheduler, or a free-flowing tornado of cryptic messages on crumpled napkins, there are loads of clever options available to keep you organized (or at least, organized-looking) this year.

[caption id="attachment_11370" align="alignnone" width="620"] Imperfect -- and perfectly ok. [/caption] This Christmas, I gave away more hand-made gifts than I have since I was a child.

There's hardly a day that goes by where we don't find ourselves hopping on Etsy on the hunt for the perfect gift. This maker-friendly site has quickly turned into our go-to source for cutting edge home goods, clothes, office supplies and even furniture, so it's no surprise that Etsy has an estimated 26 million items listed at any given time.

[caption id="attachment_11100" align="aligncenter" width="620"] via Wesley Eller on Flickr.