*Mirren Monday

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Advocacy:
♦3 common eating disorder myths

Awesome:

♦Are you wearing that necklace? NOPE

♦This gif is cool

♦I am the same height as Scarlet Johanssan

♦I ♥Julie Andrews!!!!! (I swear she doesn't age)
♦Dancing pony!
♦Corgi hug

 

DIY:
♦Cool hair chains (A much nicer version of my necklace/headband)
♦Wax resist dyed scarf

Feminism:
♦2" heels for preschool children?
♦"...women should not be made to feel that there is something wrong with them if they don’t have children." ~Helen Mirren*
♦"Things I have Learned From Writing Under A Gender Neutral Name."

Film:
♦Joyce Carol Vincent died, and no one noticed for three years! (A heart-breaking documentary)
♦(Not film but related to the above^) Woman lives in with the remaims of her 3 siblings for 30 years!

Free:
♦Download of magnetic or paper doll

Noms:
♦Gluten-free bread that doesn't suck!
♦Date,walnut and blue-cheese log (I would do pecans, craisins, and blue cheese)

Masquerade Monday (Bonus!!!)

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Awesome:
♦New test lessens the need to test on animals. Yay, step in the right direction.
♦A love story in 22 pictures. (I am not normally sappy, but this is great.)

DIY:
♦Fun and happy lights
♦Cool info for dying paper
♦Cool organization tips from Aunt Peaches
♦Make soda bottle bell jars

Feminism:
♦It is not ok to be mean because someone is thin...
♦Discussion of the famous kiss; The Times Square Kiss,The sailor and the Nurse
♦The discussion continues: Debunking Misconceptions

LOL:
♦I think I have posted "How to pose like a fashion blogger" before...but now there is a part 2.
♦"How to pose like a fashion blogger part 2"


WTF:
♦Goat gets a pedicure
♦Meaningless cosmetic terms  I found this out the hard way. I ended up getting chemical burns from make remover wipes marked “hypo-allergenic”


Special offer:
I am excited to tell you that an aquantance of mine Michaela McGregor is offering her new book for FREE every Tuesday throught the month of November. Check out Truth's Evil Light on Amazon. 

Maple Monday

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Autum Overload:
♦Autumn to do list
♦Ali's awesome fall post

Art:
♦Charlie Brown drawn as horror charachters
♦World flags made in food
♦Cut paper art. So cool!

Awesome:
♦Fun serving platter
♦What a cool job! (Makes me want to join the circus!)

DIY:
♦Amazing paper mache site (His dragons are incredible!!!)
♦Aunt Peaches lists 50 home remedies

Femminism:
♦Vintage pagent photos. (Its interesting to see how the ideal body has changed.)
♦What Is Real: Art, or Beauty?
♦Subversive Knitting

Freebies:
♦A beautiful Mess has a bunch of give-aways
♦Free hi-res photos for art use: postal images, old books, paper textures, note pads & notebooks.

Noms:
♦Pumpkin snickerdoodles
♦Pretzle bites
♦Lemon lime cupcakes
♦Microwave popcorn with no bag, or oil

Mosaic Monday

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Art:
♦Amazing mosaics made of cast resin, and candy
♦Unbelievable drawing made with ball point pens!

Awesome:
♦Gorgeous flower cakes!
♦When Geeks Wed (A wedding idea site for the geeky-minded.)
♦Vintage cooking tips
♦Awesome, but wierd jewelry
♦Cool hair ideas

DIY:
♦Make a dyed fabric necklace
♦Beautiful flowers made from fabric scraps

Freebies:
♦Gift cards, hand bags, glasses, jewelry and a photography coarse.
♦Cross-stich contest
♦Win a cannon camera!

LOL:
♦Dog Shaming (This one is my favorite...Bud does this ALL THE TIME!)
♦Ideas for orphaned socks. (The lonley single ones)

Dancing duck

Noms:
♦Make your own fudgesicles!
♦Espresso Cream Puffs with Caramel
♦Kool-Aid Truffles
♦Rhubarb strudel

Mischievous Monday

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Doggie sli-iiiiide.

Art:

♦Cultivate creativity! Make an art journal. Some tips, and more tips, for journaling. Some image inspiration for you. : )
♦The skull of Cthulhu? Awesome. (I also love the dancing fox!)
♦Very cool modern ceramics. (Allison these made me think of you!)
♦Crazy-realistic drawings!
♦Food Landscapes...as art!

DIY:

♦Great idea! A head wrap with a wire in it so it holds it's shape. Very cool.

♦Giant framed picture. Would be great for prints of personal art.

♦Preserving painted eggs.

♦Pretty blue egg cookies.
♦Cute spring project. A flower pot pin cushion.
♦Distressing photo albums. The transformation is incredible!
♦Make a book safe.
♦Re-vamp a bracelet.
♦Aunt Peaches takes egg dyeing very seriously!
♦Make giant star party favors.

Fun:
♦Cat Scientists. (This one is my favorite.)
♦Cake Central is hosting a Octopuss Cake Contest. Check out the photos.
♦History of paisley.
♦Pizza cookies for April Fool's Day.She also has links to other “fake-out” cookies.
 (If I hear one more “I’m pregnant” on April 1^st…I will scream!)
♦How to dance goth...very funny.

Freebies:
♦A Beautiful Mess found tons of free stuff! Check out their blog for how to enter. 16 different opportunities!!!

Recovery/Psychology:
♦5 tips for better body image.
♦Post-cry recovery.
♦Tips for teaching your daughters, (or nieces) positive body image and helping them develop a healthy relationship with food.
♦I ♥ this so much! 50 things to do instead of reading womens mags, and worring about your weight.

WTF:
♦This makes me so incredibly sad. A mother forces her daughter to diet.
♦Jenny Breeden nails it: Double Standard.

Colors:
9   ~ Ivory
10 ~ Maroon
11 ~ Brown
12 ~ Purple
13 ~ Pink
14 ~ Indigo*
15 ~ Gold


*To the Indigo Children out their: Enjoy your day!

Memento Monday

Source   I feel like the 2012 end of the world drama is just a rehashing of Y2K. 

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I am still recovering from the sleep depravation that is New Years. Blarg. So I handpicked some fun and uplifting articles.

I found some great articles to help with self love and positive body image:

Thanks to Mama Marchand for the image.

♦I hate being photographed. I am going to take some tips from this article to get over it!

♦On the same topic Kate, of Eat The Damn Cake talks about her relationship with the camera.

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♦My sister Allison offers a practical guide to new years revolutions. (Bonus: the photos are awesome.)

♦Free printable 2012 calendars courtesy of Dollar Store Crafts.

♦Rookie offers a fun blog, Winter Sweaters: a Taxonomy.

♦A bunch of adorable corgis wish you a happy new year!!!!

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We Will Become Silhouettes ~ The Postal Service

Have a great week, and a fantastic 2012.

Color of the day:
9th   ~ Lavender
10th ~ Red
11th ~ Yellow
12th ~ Green
13th ~ Rose
14th ~ Black
15th ~ Yellow

Chances to win!

As you may be aware…I have a huge blog subscription list. To find quality content…you have to read a lot. (It is sort of my part-time job)

One of my favorite bloggers, Miss Gala Darling is sponsoring a few give aways!

Free stuff= awesome!

Photo from galadarling.com Thanks Gala!!!!

(Sorry fellas…its mostly girly stuff.)

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Don't forget to check back, she has a new one everyday!