According to video game designer, and two-time Ted speaker, Jane McGonigal, Playing Video Games Can Extend Your Life by 10 Years and they most certainly do. And not only does playing increase your life in the end, but in the mean time, playing improves your health, and increases your personal resilience, keeping you motivated, curious, …
Sometimes I’m in “do” mode… and sometimes I’m in “consume” mode… and sometimes when I’m in one mode I wonder if I’ll ever be in the other again… and then seemingly from nowhere, I’m smack in the middle of the other. I haven’t “pinned” for a while, and then last night, I pinned one million …
I’m just loving these deep rich pretty berry hues and am seeing them everywhere lately. Suffice it to say the look is trending. Here are some photos I’ve been collecting for a while and I thought I’d share my mood board of sorts that’s been inspiring me, with you. Photos grabbed from At My Table: …
Live What You Love letterpress print in vintage frame | DIY Coral Sculptures | DIY Petal Louboutins What would you like your life to be like? What do you want your days to look like; your weeks, months, years? If you’re not honest with yourself, you’ll never get what you want. If every idea you …
I thought I’d complete my nature-inspired week of posting {except for the one inside my closet} with what I think are GORGEOUS photos of tree bark and tree stumps. I took them the other day on one of our walks and couldn’t get over the color and richness of each of them in person and …
Sometimes my own thoughts spin out of control. And sometimes my conscious self wants to punch my subconscious self in the mouth when it finally pays attention to its constant badgering. I found myself finally at my wits’ end yesterday and yelled STOP WORRYING ABOUT FAILING, YOU ARE ALREADY A SUCCESS at my subconscious ALOUD …
I am CONSTANTLY in awe, moved, brought to tears, inspired, and motivated by Ted Talks. I can’t even begin to describe the feeling I get when I see people doing amazing things… things I never would have thought of or better yet, things I would have never thought possible. I continue to be amazed and …
I randomly stumbled upon this stunning Fall collection by Ellery a few months ago and fell instantly in love. I was unfamiliar with the brand so I saved the link which has been residing on my desktop ever since. I open it at least once a week, forgetting why it’s sitting on my desktop and …
I randomly stumbled upon this stunning Fall collection by Ellery a few months ago and fell instantly in love. I was unfamiliar with the brand so I saved the link which has been residing on my desktop ever since. I open it at least once a week, forgetting why it’s sitting on my desktop and …
Before Pinterest, there was Tumblr. And while many people use Tumblr as a blogging platform, I use{d} it as an inspiration board of sorts… and to upload images that were too risque or just didn’t make sense to post here at the time. Though now it mainly collects dust with my Instagram shots – – …
After venting a little bit in last Thursday’s outfit post about being so overwhelmed by work and finishing my manuscript at the moment – – then, through writing it, coming to the realization that what I’m doing is actually thrilling and that I need to enjoy the journey a little bit more, I had a …
Eavesdropping on a random tweet conversation via Holly of Decor8 & Anna of Doorsixteen, I followed a link about a new copycat site called Pinspire. By the name I immediately knew it was a clone of Pinterest and while I’ve seen this happening all over the internet on various different levels, I wondered if it …
Loving the feeling of relaxation and adventure I get when I look at this image from Hermes. I imagine walking barefoot from a breezy patio to check for lettres overlooking this fabulous view & breathing in life. Love the off-the-shoulder striped sweatshirts, bikini bottoms & heels from the WHAM! Club Tropicana video. Love this IOSSELLIANI …
I wonder if Karl Lagerfeld’s inspiration for Chanel’s temporary tattoos a few seasons ago came from this man I mean, you just never know where inspiration lies …or when it may slap you in the face. 🙂 * Chanel Temporary Skin art still available here $75 Tweet
I call it Watermelon. Pantone calls it Honeysuckle. No matter the name given, with a hint of peachy redness, it’s one of my favorite hues of pink. It just so happens to be 2011 Pantone’s Color of the Year. And if your computer monitor is set to the same color settings as mine is, you’ll …
