+ links + cats (in the meantime)

since a full blanks + insta + links post seems a little far off (i have 80 things on my to do list tonight & friday.) here are some links from a few weeks ago.

a lovely idea, could be very sweet for an anniversary.
flower seeds in the mail.
ha, ha maddie. there are some great shots this weekalways.
matt loves sandwiches, i'll be following this project closely.

catstagrams from last night. 

windows open. 

looking for a little zen as our biggest decision creeps up on us.

three venues to choose from.

i think i know.

but we're going to break down the numbers

do a pro/con list

and hash it out TOGETHER.

the wheatfield. her prints shine.

it makes my eyes pop open.

new desktop. no question.

kinfolk

I stumbled onto Kinfolk through Amanda Jane at the end of June when I posted about Hooray.

I had just 21 days to wait for the release of their magazine.

It was released today and it is quite beautiful.

I can't wait to read every word.

go read it.

starred

new curlygirl

i'm starting a new feature, starred posts. (the posts i starred in my google reader this week.) so you'll probably see a lot of the same blogs but it'll be fun. obviously i'll work on a name.

this photo of gaga is BEAUTIFUL. notice the freckles?

 have you seen pyrex like this? i love it. i hope i win! 

 

Leigh of Curly Girl discovering and growing in her truth.
Jeremy Larson's remembering to realize his dreams are coming true.

Locally Grown 

via homemade by monica

 yummm : Spiked Mac & Cheese, Warm Winter Salad

you can never go wrong with a fort

is it summer yet?! i could live in this image.

she quit. she wrote a book.

"sweet anniversary notes by angela hardison

(via say yes to hoboken)"

via oh, hello friend.

you've got to see these colors!

funk

Do you ever feel like you're just in a FUNK? I do. Right now. The thing that stinks the most is I'm completely aware of it and not sure how to get out of it.

What kinds of things do you do when you're in a funk and want to shake it? I just ate a bag of Grandma's Mini Sandwich Cremes, sooo yummy! I texted Matt, hope you're having a better day than me, subtext fix all my problems!, which in reality probably only succeeded in making him worry about me. I read a couple of blog posts. And admired these beautiful photos:

from Alec Vanderbloom. I want him to shoot my wedding, one day.

Publish Post

 

love this JUST MARRIED text, I'm inspired to add words to Valentine's Day garland. 

Maybe I'll finish that tonight or soon.

Ok. 

I feel better. Yay! Now to stay positive and out of my funk for the rest of the day/week/month. I've got things to look forward to, my second tri training workout, a Pure Romance party, more tri training (endorphins, right?!), bowling, a weekend with no plans other than to snuggle up with Matt and visit the grandparents at some point and time to clean. LIFE IS GOOD. Remember.

inspiration. overload.

This is my first post of the new year. Welcome to 2010 baby blog! :) I thought I'd be blogging more than this, but I guess not, and I guess it's a good thing I didn't make blogging regularly one of my goals for the new year. Not that I've been doing any of them consistently.... but 8 and 2 are going well. rambling.

So I was moving some of my blog links into google reader - probably a good thing I didn't embrace this tool sooner. addiction. - and discovered the blog of one Kelly Rae Roberts, painter of the piece of art I bought for my new house. So exciting, inspiring, lovely. She and curly headed designs (http://www.curlygirldesign.com/) really were the start of this creative inspiration (even if I haven't started creating yet). Nice to find her personal blog sponsoring another blog I follow. and to read of her beginning, whispering inspirations. love.

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beautiful trouble as i got sucked into reading her posts. its a wonderful world full of creativity and i'm excited to be exploring it now. i think i'm going to sit down and figure out what it is i want to learn from all of this. i haven't started working on any of my resolutions yet and getting focused will really help that.

I just absolutely fell in love with flickr and finally understand it. Sometimes it takes me to long to catch on. Now that I have... well my inspiration file has grown by 15 photos. Thanks Jodi McKee! Project: I need to make a case for my camera, so I can always have it with me!

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