Your February Appointments

Because the art of romanticizing your life deserves a place in your calendar.

If January is about structure, February is about warmth — about softening the edges without losing your standards. It asks for devotion, but not necessarily the romantic kind. Devotion to your home. Devotion to your body in winter. Devotion to small pleasures that make the cold feel ember-lit and romantic instead of bleak.

Think: flickering light, red wine lips, well-tended friendships, and meals that take just a little longer on purpose.

Here are your 28 appointments for the month, sure to keep you warm in every sense of the word.

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Your February Appointments

1). Write a handwritten Valentine to a loved one and actually mail it.

2). Deep clean one small, ignored space — a drawer, a handbag, your makeup collection.

3). Buy fresh flowers — even if they’re from the grocery store! — and trim them properly.

4). Delete five apps on your phone that don’t deserve your attention (at least for the month!).

5). Take yourself on a solo date and bring a real book. Sip coffee or wine and keep your devices tucked away.

• If you’re in Atlanta, may I recommend Le Bon Nosh?

6). Declutter your car and restock it with tissues, hand sanitizer, and a good pen.

7). Try a bold lip color you usually save for special occasions.

8). Organize your closet by color and prioritize reaching for red and pink this month.

9). Invite a girlfriend over for champagne and dessert served on your china. Wear femme pajamas.

10). Audit your winter skincare and add one deeply hydrating product.

11). Watch a comfort movie while you scroll Pinterest.

• May I recommend About Time or Little Women (2019)?

12). Write down five things you’ve been tolerating — and eliminate one.

13). Buy good French butter and hearty bread from a specialty market.

• If you’re in Atlanta, may I recommend Alon’s?

14). Select your “cold weather uniform” — the outfit you can default to on chilly days at home.

15). Read poetry!!!

16). Make a list in your Notes app of ten things you love about yourself.

17). Elevate the most indulgent tomato soup and grilled cheese — bacon, arugula, fig jam, Gruyère.

18). Add one special luxury appointment to your calendar: a blowout, a massage, a sound bath.

• If you’re in Atlanta, may I recommend The Daily Pilates Reformer Stretch and Soundbath?

19). Get a library card.

20). Host a screen-free game night — music in the background, mahjong or cards on the table, phones in a basket at the door.

21). Iron your pillowcases.

22). Look up your horoscope!

23). Wash your sheets midweek and climb into them early.

24). Start a tiny herb pot in your kitchen or refresh an existing one.

25). Place dark chocolate in your nightstand.

26). Try a new craft. The important part is starting — painting, needlepoint, something Valentine’s-themed!

• May I recommend exploring Penny Linn’s Needlepoint 101 and Beginner Canvases?

27). Make a playlist titled “February” and play it while getting ready.

28). Buy a heated blanket or pad. Your furry friend(s) will thank you — and promptly commandeer it.