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Metamorphopsia* Monday

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Art:
♦Amazing painting/sculptures."Airplane" is my favorite
♦Scotland's Secret Sculpture Strikes Again (Love the alliteration!!) .
♦Portraits made in ink coffee and tea
♦Amazing distorted sculptures, and more here (its difficult to describe...just go look.

*metamorphopsia: a defect of vision in which objects appear to be distorted; usually due to a defect in the retina. (It seemed to be a fitting title due to the distorted sculptures.)

Awesome:
♦X-men make up artist: Gordon Smith
♦Sea creature cakes...so cool!

DIY:
♦Make a photo wallpaper
♦Paper marbling
♦Everything you need to know about soap making

Feminism:
♦School tells victim of bullying: Get a breast reduction (Makes me so ill!)
♦Two grown women bullied into having breast reductions (Choosing a reduction is one thing, but being bullied into it is sad.)
♦Is plastic surgery becoming the norm in Korea?
♦Yesss! Actresses strike back to sexist interview questions.
♦This image really spells out societies judgement

Health/wellness:
♦What happened to downtime?

Helpful Hints:
♦Tips for writing stellar thank-yous
♦Shoes to tight: Freeze them!

LOL:
♦This sounds like me...
♦I am not a fan of Valentine's Day either...

Noms:
♦5 things to do with cauliflower
♦Mini cheese balls (great party idea)
♦Coffee and Orange Chocolate truffles

Positivity:
♦A great analogy: keep growing

Mulled Cider Monday

Photo source.   Peanut is a cutie pie he has his own Tumblr.  These are my favorites.

Awesome:
♦Google Poetics Funny stuff! (The Batman one is my favorite!)
♦Fans of Kubrick/The Shinning rejoice! There is a website dedicated to it.
♦How David Lynch spent Thanksgiving Ha ha ha! (I know this is a bit late..but still funny!)
♦The Useless Web (A button that takes you to random sites. Fun but a huge time-suck!)
♦Cake #7 is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G!
♦Soap that looks like germ-y petri dishes

DIY:
It is Christmas season again…so it harder to find fun projects that aren’t all red and green. ♦Marbled glassware
♦Cute snails and mushrooms (Bonus, they are edible!)
♦Cute ruffled scarf


Feminism:
♦Getting a lecture from the gynecologist? WTF!
♦"Dressing Modestly Changed My Body Image for the Better" Very interesting.


Noms:
♦Spinach salad with bacon vinaigrette
♦Adorable snowman marshmallows
♦Apple cider cookies with caramel filling
♦Pecan caramels (Scroll down the recipe is there, I promise!)
♦Waffle iron fries (Crispy hash browns, yum!)

Positivity:
♦Words are powerful. 5 Words to STOP Saying to Create a Better Life

WTF:
♦I love bacon, but bacon candy canes...eh not so much. There are also pickle flavored candy canes.
♦Cereal characters re-imagined...very creepy.
♦This wins the award for most disturbing/inappropriate doll ever.
♦Fetus soap...eww.

Magic Eye Monday

Found here

Activism:
♦Insensitive news reporting
♦People are starving in the aftermath of the hurricane, and we are judging women that eat burgers? WTF!
♦I am so glad that foot binding is outlawed. (The description of the process made me cry!) Content warning, graphic detail, read with caution!

Awesome:
♦A spooky story that ends, “…and from that night to this, the radio of that black ’82 Camaro would never play anything…but Danzig.” (I also love the Cthulhu/Massachusetts quote!)
♦Live fast and die young...?
♦Dog blue print (You knew it would be a corgi..)[Full list here]
♦Real life Daria and Jane
♦This dad has a great sense of humor

Book Love:
♦There is still time to get a free copy of Truth's Evil Light (Available every Tuesday in November.)

DIY:
♦Make a super colorful & awesome book cover
♦Beautiful floral crown
♦Make your own computer with  Raspberry-Pi


Hair-to's:
♦Halo braid instructions (I always wondered how this was done.)

Health/Wellness/Positivity:
♦Create a body positive emergency kit

Makeup:
♦What is your eye shape? (Video)

Noms:
♦Pistachio pound cake
♦Chocolate lava cupcakes.(Ooooh!)
♦Slow cooker apple butter
♦Apple cider gelatin
♦Ali's yummy carrot soup
♦Easy way to "boil" eggs

WTF:
♦Scariest shoes I have ever seen!
♦Anti-suffragette propaganda (Good grief!)
♦Homecoming mums...??? I went to two high schools and never heard of this. They apparently wear these monstrosities?
♦OMG I can't stand PETA, they are so sexist.
♦Worst drawing of a woman ever or woman-centipede eek!

 

 

Ps. I was never a fan of Magic Eye posters, they never worked for me. No one told me that they won't work if you have astigmatism!

Thankful for Cute Koalas

I can’t believe that she put-up with that hat on her head! What a patient girl.

♥Fall leaves have blanket our yard.
♥I have be drying and saving  up herbs
♥The cool weather = better sleep.
♥We are going to try green tomatoes.
♥Cici is so dang cute when she is sleeping. (Soft little snore....)
♥Raspi helped me clean up my office, and lay down a new rug. Thanks honey!
♥SpaceManSteve clued me in to an awesome show called Oddities. IMDB for Oddities. Thanks again!!!
♥We let the pups pick dinner. Apparently their noses decided on beef. ; )
♥There are some truly amazing creatures on this planet!
♥There are kind folks out there who love their furry friends.
♥Sometimes you just need a little encouragement. : )
♥I lost my lens-cap, and my sweet husband bought me a replacement one.
♥A cute koala made my day

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

leMon Monday

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ART:
♦Awesome shadows

Awesome:
♦Finally, an award that fits me!
♦Random Crap trinket box

DIY:
♦Make your own facial cleansing pads
♦Cool home-made gift boxes
♦Make a chandelier from a tomato cage

Noms:
♦Delicious lemon bars with shortbread crust
♦Roasted provolone
♦Tomato butter (Sounds interesting) [Link is fixed!]
♦Old-Fashioned Blueberry Coffee Cake

WTF:
♦Ridiculously expensive beauty products
♦F-bomb is now in the dictionary
♦Super realistic python cake
♦Worst shower curtain ever

Melt-a-way Monday

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This is uplifting and positive! (Just ignore the ad part at the very end.)

Awesome:
♦Fantstic quote from Fred Rogers
♦Donate used Ipods, make people feel young again!

DIY:
♦Easy to make laundry soap

LOL:
♦Wedding cake disaster!
♦Contest to make an even worse cake!

Noms:
♦Key Lime Melt-away Cookies
♦Tortilla soup
♦Charred pepper steak sauce
♦How to cook steak in your cooler?

Self care:
♦Sometimes you need to let it be (I can identify with this. I don't have hearing loss, but I do have auditory processing disorder.)
♦Let It Be ~ The Beatles
♦Advice on fashion, with a dose of kindness.

Just Monday

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Activism:

♦How to Be a Fat Activst (of any-size) Or how to kind and stop judging by body size.

Art:

♦Beautiful street art 

♦Whimsical wrapping paper
♦Cool photos from the Holi festival (Info about Holi)

Beauty:
♦27 ways to use coconut oil

DIY:
♦Cool idea: framed scarves
♦Color flowers

Fashion:
♦Jeans shopping sucks! It is annoying and depressing. (The comments are great too)

Lol:
♦Bloggess VS. Lady Gaga
♦Sea mammal home invasion
♦Corgis for the win!
♦The Olympic Security team this year is deadly serious!

Miscellany:
♦Famous cursed gemstones
♦Best Google Doodle Ever!
♦Corgi cam! (live video stream of corgi pups!)

Noms:
♦Zucchini Bread Pancakes
♦Peanut butter stuffed brownies
♦Peppermint ice cream pie
♦Pulled Pork Stuffed Sweet potatoes (This looks amazing!)
♦Fun breakfast idea

Positivity:
♦Animals are capable of love and have souls
♦Stop second guessing yourself
♦32 lessons on positive body image
♦Nature give you an inspiring message, you can only grow if you are supported, and sheltered.

WTF:
♦"This cake tastes like carboard"

Flowers & Weeds

Quote from Dr. Wayne Dyer


How do you view yourself?

Are you a weed, or a flower?

(Hint: you are all flowers!)

Mwa-Ha-Ha-Monday!

A huge thanks to: Striking Truths!

Awesome:
♦I ♥ Twinkie Chan. Her stuff is so cute! I love the cupcake scarf!
♦Need a smile? Click here!
♦True kindness. Very heartwarming.

DIY:
♦Giant sunflowers. (Aunt Peaches is awesome!)
♦Fortune cookie favors. (Would be fun for a New Years party.)
♦Make your own recipe book.
♦Water-color fabric paint used on a pillow. (Aunt Peaches again!)
♦Do you sew a lot? Make a needle book.

LOL:
♦Marriage agreement

♦Beagle vs. Lemon

♦This job posting made me giggle. (MWA-HA-HA!)
♦The 18 worst things for lefties.
♦The cutest ear-hair I have ever seen. (I promise it's not gross.)

Noms:
♦Chocolate Rolo cookies
♦Candied ginger
♦Coffee S'mores pie
♦Espresso Pound Cake with Maple Bacon Icing.
♦Bacon corn hash.
♦For the broccoli haters: The “Amazing Incredible Broccoli Surprise Sauce”

Psychology, Self Care & Positivity:
♦An emotionally positive way to clean your closet.
♦Random Love Punches.  (Just go check it out!)
♦Or if you need a more disciplined motivation check out: Random Ass Kicks.
♦Manifesto A Day. (See photo at the top of this post.)

doMino Monday

Linus is a cutie! I love his little pink nose.

Awesome:
♦Amazing Steampunk sweets!
♦United Shapes... Fun with the shapes of the states.
♦Hazel the corgi balances things on her head.
♦Starry Night done with dominos!

DIY:
♦Make your own galaxy painting. (Very cool)
♦Wood tree ring coasters
♦Like the look of gauged ears, but don't want the commitment? Here you go!
♦If you followed my tutorial for flower clips, and have leftover flowers...try a crown.
♦Super cute tutorial for a teddy bear heating pad.

Feminism:
♦Drink Like a Lady (Regan of Dances With Fat talks about how ridiculous this is.)

Funny:
♦Photos of dogs sneezing
♦This must be about my dogs!

Noms:
♦Frozen Chocolate Peanut Butter Pie
♦Stuffed french toast

Positivity:
♦Don't like your job, Change it (without quitting)

WTF:
♦Crazy Gary Busey quotes!

“My dark side, my shadow, my lower companion is now in the back room blowing up balloons for kids’ parties.”

♦"Lies My Gym Told Me" ~ Dances With Fat gives you the facts, not commercial hype.

Have a great week!

Mellow Monday

Beware of little dog with big attitude!

This is so darn cute!

Awesome:

♦Alien Marries Predator...the cake?

Diy:

♦Make a rain chain. (I had never heard of a rain chain.)

Noms:

♦Fruit and Berry ice cubes. Fun. : )

♦Homeade Snickers Bars

♦Jalapeno popper dip.

Self-care/Inspiration:
♦You give others VIP treatment, how about yourself?
♦I want a secret reading room!


WTF:
♦Beauty products you don’t need. (I disagree with the lip exfoliater, mine are like sandpaper!)
♦This ad for permanent cosmetics is just ridiculous!
♦Bird poop facial?! Ewww!
♦Goofy new domain names...

Have a great week!

Melty-Monday

Cutie-pie shar pei patrol!

Awesome:
♦Terrible wedding cakes: What they ordered vs. what they got!
♦Super awesome beach cakes
♦I like the Bloggess's take on being child-free.
♦I don't normaly go for mushy stuff, but this proposal is pretty cute!

♦The F***ing Weather (funny, but obviously has swearing)

♦Eye bombing...cracked me up!

Noms:
♦To go along with the beach cakes, starfish cookies.

♦Rice noodles, with peanut lime chicken.
♦Potato chip brownies.

DIY:
♦Photo block art

♦Use an existing item to make a pattern.
♦Website that converts a photo into a cross-stitch pattern.

♦Make your own deodorant. (If anyone tries this let me know how it works!)

Feminism:
♦This is really irritating!

Self Care/Healing:
♦You're not perfect (What!?)Its OK, your human. (Warning: Some coarse language)

♦Another great post on how to choose a therapist.

Rest in peace, Nora Ephron:
♦Her Obituary
♦Aunt Peaches says good bye
♦An assortment of writers write about her
♦IMDB

Have a great week!

Messy Monday

Aww! Pouting kitty is cute! Source

Kitty cuddle pile!

Advocacy:
♦The truth about sweatshop products. (Long, but very informative post.)

Awesome:
♦Margaret Hamilton was a seriously underrated actress. She was awesome! She was a kindergarten teacher before acting, and was a huge animal rights supporter. Her Wiki and IMDB.
♦She did it: "I Paid Off $12,000 Of Debt In 14 Months." Hang in there, it is possible.
♦"Slice" of tea. (Weird, or cool...?)
♦10 fruits to try before you die.

DIY:
♦Repair your rain boots. (The secret is: duct tape)
♦Give tacky things a new life...with a faux pewter finish.
♦Make a Masquerade mask. (So beautiful!)
♦Chandelier pendant necklace (I may have shared this one before.)
♦Fabric luggage tags.
♦Recycled lid magnets

Self-care/Health:
♦How to make waking up suck less

Noms:
♦Chocolate Swirl Buns
♦Whoa! Double Stuffed Brownies
♦Recipe bonanza....frostings, fillings, and fun!
♦Vanilla Chai Tea Latte Cupcakes
♦Vanilla-Almond Iced Coffee **
♦A mug cake that actually tastes good.
♦OMG! Raspberry Cheesecake Popsicles!

WTF:
♦"Slave shackle" shoes
♦Camo-toilet paper cover. Creepy and weird!
♦Two writers takes on 50 Shades Of Grey. "Bad writing, plot holes," "Prince Charming is kinda a jerk" *Warning: may contain adult content, or coarse language.*

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**On a personal note: I have been having stomach issues. Coffee seems to be too hard on my stomach. I have pain, and nausea after having my morning coffee. *Sigh*

I quit drinking my cup of Joe, and I feel much better. I switched to decaffeinated chai tea. Yum!This may be a temporary issue, I hope! I love coffee and will miss it.

Apparently I am not the only one! If you have the same problem there is more info here.

Thankful Thursday

In an effort to bring more positivity into my life, I am following in the footsteps of bloggers that I admire.

I will post Thankful posts on Thursday.

Please feel free to join in, leave comments on what you are thankful for this week.


~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~♥~

♥Spending time with Rasputin, and our fur babies
♥Getting a nice camera, and capturing cute moments.
♥Finally seeing Milk
♥Awesome raspberry cream-cheese pie
♥Finding a replacement for my morning coffee, De-cafe Chai is great.
♥Finding beautiful clip art!
♥Cold pasta salad on a hot day
♥Naps with my pups
♥A cousin of mine sharing this awesome post!
♥Ice tea!!

　



　

Marshmallow Monday

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Awesome:
♦Derpy cats.
♦Two words: Rock lobster!
♦The bride didn't wear white. (gallery of colored wedding dresses.)
♦Body positivity: Gallery of confident lovely ladies in swimwear.
DIY:
♦Teacup sculpture/organizer
♦Cool bracelet
♦Wire wrapped sea-glass pendant
♦Make a rainbow petticoat
♦Make custom pencils

Lol:
♦Bug memorials.
♦Urban Plant Tags.
♦T-Rex trying to do things.
♦Bad wedding monograms. Yikes!

Noms:
♦Raspberry marshmallows.
♦What is a snacking cake? Click here to find out!
♦Smitten Kitchen...loves rhubarb! (320 entries!!!)
♦Chocolate pecan tart
♦Strawbetties and cream biscuit

WTF:
♦Disturbing clown art. *Not safe for work-warning, cannot be unseen!!!*
♦Honor Student with two jobs arrested for truancy. Yeah…zero tolerance policies really work.

Have a great week!

♥

Mash-up Monday

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Art/Culture:

♦Broccoli House! (We all know that I had some weird ideas as a kid, but I also thought that broccoli plants were baby trees.)

♦Crazy mash-up of old Better Homes and Gardens magazine photos, and men's magazine photos.(SpaceMan Steve, I thought of you when I found these!)

♦AMAZING art deco cakes!!!

♦Bathroom portraits...

♦Details of the intricate process of making up Persian bride.

DIY:

♦Cool hair clip holder.

♦Mod Podge your bike!

♦Add some Zen...with mandala- rocks.

Feminism:

♦Breif history of hair removal, and a discussion on its impact. 

Fun:
♦“Disapproving Social Network Guy" Comic

♦Have dessert for breakfast!

♦Pintester tries out things from Pinterest...and makes a mess of things...in a fun way. Her test of strawberries and cream mug cake had me in tears laughing! (Caution, she swears a bit.)

♦More Pintester: the "cat anus bag"

♦I ♥ Calaveras. This site sells really cool ones for cake toppers.

Mental Health/Recovery:

♦Self-image and breast size. One girls experience.

♦How to enjoy eating again.

♦A young woman's account of being stalked.(Get help, don’t keep it to yourself!)

♦Gala Darling wrote an extensive piece about cutting and self harm. She talks about her battle with cutting, and proves that you can make it out of the darkness. (Please read with caution, this may trigger some folks.)

Gala gave a TED talk!!!!!

♥♥♥♥She is amazing!♥♥♥♥

Noms:

♦Super drool! Sweet Lime Tartlets. I HAVE to make these!!!

♦Chocolate cookies...nom nom nom!!!

WTF:

♦Mt. Dew Doritos cupcakes. Ewww!

♦Creepy cakes.

Don't Leave, Don't Give Up! You Are Important!

This video From The Bloggess has been making rounds on the internet.
You may have seen it already, but it is important and worth sharing!

Jenny AKA: The Bloggess talks very candidly about depression, anxiety, and self harm.

Mental Illness can be scary, overwhelming, challenging, and frustrating.

There are solutions! There are people who can help! I can’t emphasize this enough: you are not alone!

Suicide prevention hotline: Lifeline

Mental Health & Psychology resources. (Psych Central is great! They have fantastic blogs too.)

Info/Help for:
♦Anxiety
♦Bi-Polar
♦Depression
♦Eating Disorders
♦OCD
♦PTSD
♦Self Harm
♦Sexual assaultThis is by all means not a comprehensive list. If you need help don’t give up, tell someone!

♥Love, and strength to you!

Apologies…Dear Readers…

Sorry folks,

I have no Monday Miscellany post today.

I had a rough week at work. I ended up having a panic attack yesterday.

I am better today, but exhausted.

So please enjoy the cute critter and happy song:

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Puffy Ami Yumi~ Your Love Is a Drug.

Yes, this is Japanese pop, I have every eclectic taste in music.

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