Monthly Archives: February 2012
things i love thursday! (february 23, 2012)
Vocationally, this week has been. Uh.
What eez zees werd ju yoos?
Shiteous.
Ahh, da dahling. Zeeeteeeussss.
But I am so thankful for all the blessings around me that make up for it. Here we go! Continue reading
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a shirt a day keeps the drama away.
When I got married, I felt pressured to turn into the perfect wife — one who cooks gourmet meals, keeps a spotless home, and looks damn good 100% of the time, both in body and fashion — even though that’s not at ALL the person my sweet husband married. My new-found Pinterest addiction and my perusal of countless new and trendy fashion/homemakey blogs have done nothing but worsen that pressure. Have you see this? There are about a hundred thousand fashion/homemakey blogs out there touting the idea that You, too, can be a fashionista! And a stay at home mom! And a Crafty McCraftsALot! And be perfect at all of those things! Just look how easily I do it with my $3,000 SLR camera!
I think I’m starting to break under this pressure. I’ve regressed. You’ll notice that I’ve stopped trying to blog about my home or food preparations or fashion choices. I’ve retreated into a dark cave of blog-solitude where I merely write about things that piss me off about society versus the things I’d love to work on about myself. By doing that, I’ve fostered an environment where it’s completely safe for me to fail at all of these things without each and every one of you reading about it. But yep, I’m failing. Here’s how: Continue reading
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things i love thursday! (february 16, 2012)
Happy Thursday, friends! I can’t believe that a week ago, the hubs and I were driving down to Orlando for a romantic (?) getaway at Walt Disney World. Time flies, huh? Anyway, this week has been pretty killer, so on to the list! Continue reading
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tuesday tip — be your own valentine.
Valentine’s Day in schools kind of eased us into reality, didn’t it?
Do you remember it? In elementary school, we’d all come to school outfitted with little cardboard Valentines, one for each of our classmates. No more, no less. Every one of us kids received the same amount of little I Choo-Choo-Choose You! cards stuffed in our paper sack “mailboxes” and, at the end of the day, couldn’t see straight from all the Valentine’s Day candy we’d consume together as a class.
Everyone got the same amount of love. Everyone was special (or no one was special, depending on how you look at it.)
But come high school, things changed. We all graduated from the communist love-fest that was boxed Valentine sets to “Candy-grams,” tokens of love that were purchased from student government. In case you forget what these were, they were carnation flowers with some candy and a sweet Valentine’s Day message attached to them. Adorable, right? Continue reading
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things i love thursday! (february 9, 2012)
Love is in the air, friends! It’s February, which means Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, so what better time to start really focusing on the things in your life that you love? Continue reading
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actually hourglass-shaped.
When I first saw a picture of Romanian model Ioana Spangenberg, I thought to myself, Holy Photoshop, Batman! That has to be the WORST editing job I’ve ever seen!
But uh, I was surprised to find out that this isn’t Photoshop. This is Ioana’s actual body. Continue reading
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things i love thursday! (february 2, 2012)
Happy February! It’s the month of love, after all, so why not start out with a wonderful list of all the things you love in your life! Might as well get in the spirit — all the retail stores have been since Christmas! Continue reading
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self-photo challenge!
I’ve never actually done this before, but Chelsey, The (lovely) Paper Mama, posed a photo challenge to her readers. A self-photo challenge! She challenged her readers to post a photo of themselves and blog about themselves and the photo.
Because I’m a the writer of a self-love blog (and, also maybe because Chelsey will choose a winner who will get a cute family portrait from her) I took the bait. If nothing else, it’ll be a chance for me to write things about me that aren’t, you know, “bloggy,” but are just me-y. Continue reading
tuesday tip — less is more: on lent.
Possibly feeling inspired by Nathan (or inspired by the overwhelming reality that is the amount of space we do not have in our tiny home) I went through my closet and dresser and collected three bags full of clothes (mostly t-shirts, naturally) and shoes I didn’t wear anymore to donate to Goodwill. I was prepared for the lump of old t-shirts I’d give away, but I couldn’t believe I was holding on to so many other obscure items that I knew I’d never wear again. (Plaid booty shorts? Really? A WHITE DENIM MINI SKIRT? Seriously, who am I even kidding anymore? Though, those items do pair nicely with a good t-shirt.)
Last night, I did the same thing with my makeup. I took all four (yes, four) of my makeup bags and dumped all of them out on the floor. I pulled apart the items I desperately “need” (if one can “need” makeup, that is) to get by, and tossed the rest. Here’s what I have left after the great makeup purge of 2012: Continue reading →
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