Simple, Funny, & Adorable Valentine’s Day Cards

Valentine’s Day is officially less than a week away now. If you’re like most men, myself included, you probably haven’t picked out a Valentine’s Card yet. If you have then bravo to you, you are the minority.

A recent online poll from PR NewsWire says 70% of men are waiting to the last-minute to make Valentine’s Day plans. I don’t understand why we do this, and yet I am still one of the culprits. We know this is the most important day of the year for many wives, girlfriends and significant others. Part of it may be human nature, waiting to the last-minute. Part of it may be that to many it is very daunting to get the right gift or card for Valentine’s Day.

Depending on what stage of your relationship you are in, whether you’re married or not, or how serious of a relationship you’re in impacts the gift you will buy or plan. How much do you spend? Do you go big or small? Subtle or over the top? There are so many decisions to make, it can be very frustrating. They say you can’t go wrong with chocolates and flowers but I find that hard to believe. Surely, it cannot be that easy. Can it?

Here’s one thing that will never change. YOU HAVE TO GET A CARD! There’s no way around it. You could have planned a luxurious stay and the best hotel and spa in the world, had chocolates and flowers delivered by a knight on a white horse, bought the largest diamond that has ever been made. No matter what you do, none of that means anything without a card. A card means everything to a woman. A gift without the card just doesn’t make sense.

One of my favorite comedians Kevin James, you may remember him from The King of Queens, does a bit in his stand-up routine showing just how serious women take their greeting cards. Check it out below.

If you’re having a hard time finding the right card, cute and adorable is always a safe move. Here are some simple but one-of-a-kind greeting cards available at SBM.

Sticky Notes – Full of Heart!

I don’t know about you but my desk is littered with sticky notes, even as we speak. There is not a spot in my work area that is safe from these sticky little guys. As a matter of fact, even the notes I have for this blog post can be found sitting next to my keyboard. See pic below.

Sure, no one else can read my rushed and frazzled chicken scratch. Nor can anyone understand the method at which I make out my notes. Sounds pretty unorganized right? Not to me! I honestly don’t think I would make it through the day without the use of my sticky little friends.

As much as we use the sticky note or post-it note (call it what you want), the invention of the post-it note was actually a mistake. A man named Spencer Silver, a scientist from 3M created the adhesive backing by mistake in 1970. He was actually trying to develop a stronger adhesive but instead created a repositionable adhesive much weaker than what 3M was already manufacturing at the time. Not being able to use his newly developed adhesive, the product went on the shelf. Luckily for us he did not discard it.

Now, fast forward six years later. Another 3M scientist, Arthur Fry,  was singing in his local church choir and had a difficult time keeping his place in his hymn book. He tried using markers but they kept falling out of the book.  Frustrated, he wished he had something sticky that would stay put without ripping the pages in his book. He soon remembered his colleague’s invention a few years earlier and coated his marker’s with the light adhesive that Spencer Silver had created. The new adhesive worked wonderfully and the rest is history. 3M began distributing the Post-It note in 1980.

With 32 years under its belly, the Post-It note has become somewhat of an icon. For years people have been finding creative and unique ways to use one of the most trusted office supplies. The shapes and colors have evolved as well with hundreds of different shapes, sizes, colors and more.

This Valentine’s Day show your office co-workers some love with a fun heart-shaped Post-It note dispenser and pink post it notes. You won’t go un-noticed!