tattoos

My low tolerance for pain and discomfort around the permanence of tattoos will keep me from ever getting one. But if I ever muster up the courage to get one, the one above - which reads "I'm the hero of this story. I don't need to be rescued." could be the one. It is the appropriate message for someone tough enough to get a tattoo. After all, she's likely not the type to be a damsel in distress. I also love the typeface it comes in.

Here are other interesting ones...

... and some funny ones...

Would you get one of these?

Photos from acupofjo and playtimebreak.

Color Obsession: black & white

Black & white patterns & prints have been catching my attention these days. I don't mean the black & white in black & white photos.

Somehow, this 'black & white' doesn't feel lively enough for the festive season at hand. The black & white I am drawn to these days is black & white in full color... Like the stunning black & white striped curtains in the photo above and this striped chair...

Or this woman's elegant combination of black & white checks & polka dots...

Or these black & white chevron prints and shower curtain illustration here...

Or even the Darth Vader wall decal here...

Don't you think these fun & quirky patterns & prints take the austere out of black & white? I just love black & white in full color.

Oh, and I just had to add these season-appropriate, black & white striped gifts!

Photos from fromainsley, sparklesandpretending, streetfsn, anniegirl and designeditor.

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it's Friday!

Just a quick post to celebrate the end of the workweek!

Have a bright & fun Friday!

Photo from i'mjustsaying.

29 Ways to Stay Creative

How many of these have you done this week?

I love how the list starts with "make lists" and ends with "finish something". It does practice what it preaches! I especially like how rule #21 doesn't follow the indentation of the rest (and even the font style), thereby breaking the rules!

So far, I've made a list and sung in the shower. 27 more things to do! Now, what about doing #4 together? Let's?

Photo from fromainsleywithlove.

Noah says...

The hubby was recently out of the country for 3 weeks. While he was away, I emptied two of his hardly-opened drawers into a box for him to sort through and decide whether to keep, donate or throw (as part of my home organization project). The box was labeled with his name and when Noah saw it, he exclaimed, "Look, Mommy! It says JOSH! Maybe Daddy has been in here all this time!"

Josh's box was underneath a box labeled "Photos" and Noah peeked inside it. He continued, "Because o, this says PHOTOS. And there are photos inside. It says JOSH so maybe Daddy's inside!"

Photo from happythings.

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Today, I am loving...

Today, I am loving... my new Matroyshka doll Havaianas.

I have always been drawn to Matroyshka dolls.

I love matroyshka dolls as a print on wrapping paper, notebooks or pouches.

I'd like a set to prettify a bookshelf because I realize I don't own a set of these nesting dolls!



These dolls from Demi Moore's Harper's Bazaar shoot kind of creep me out. I guess I prefer that they're tiny.

Maybe that's why I am loving my Matroyshka doll Havaianas... This tiny Matroyshka doll embellishment was what made purchasing slippers during the -ber months irresistible!

And while I felt I would get more wear out of the navy or the bronze, I chose the sugar coral color because they made my feet look pretty!

Today, I am loving... my sugar coral Matroyshka doll Havaiannas slippers.

Photos from here, here, here, here, jcrewing and happythings.

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some polka dots i spotted...

We've never had outdoor lights for Christmas. Noah wants me to get some and I haven't decided which one to get. A lantern? Santa and his reindeer? Or just a string of outdoor lights?

Our tree is up though! With our favorite Disney characters...

Funny, because Noah is so obsessed with Christmas lights, the lights on our tree are lit even during the day. So as we rush out our front door each morning, I spot our tree from the corner of my eye... dotted with sparkling lights and it somewhat feels like a sprinkling of fairydust... for a heartwarming, fairytale-like day ahead.

Have a happy fairytale of a weekend!

Photos are from here and my own.

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