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Long time, no see, poodles! Sorry for disappearing...moving and getting back into the groove of living in my hometown took longer than I expected. O.o But I'm back, with a plethora of procrastinatory aids to make up for it. ^_^

♦ A lovely post from Gala Darling about how she grew into the sparkly pink blogging maven she is today.

♦ "I promise to make sure I'm not just hungry before I yell at you." Great wedding vows we should hear more often.

♦ BBC created a site that shows you what summer Olympic sport your body type matches. Accurate? Probably not. But it's fun to play with.

♦ Speaking of Olympics, here is my favoritest couple in the world being royally cute at the events.

♦ Swamped by your inbox? Here, have some help.

♦ I used to dye flowers like this all the time, but I never realized your could make them rainbows! RAINBOW ALL THE THINGS.

♦ This. Yes.

♦ MySkins offers comfortable undergarments in TONS of skintones. Lovely!

♦ METALLIC JEANS, GET IN MY CLOSET.

♦ Medieval lingerie? My inner fashionista and history geeks are all a-flutter.

♦ Nail art taken to a whole new level.

♦ I didn't know that I needed a Walkman flask, but I know now.

♦ Katie shares my love of cafe-alone-time.

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Not sure if that's true. I really love cupcakes, you guys. But the sentiment is sweet.

♦ Want to do what you love, but don't know where to start? Leo at Zenhabits made you a helpful how-to.

♦ During a slightly heated conversation between my mother and sister regarding the latter's upcoming nuptials and lack of get-up-and-go she is exhibiting in getting things arranged, I jokingly told my mom I would elope for her mental health. I was kidding, but these city hall weddings are so cute I'm starting to think that maybe an adorable little quickie ceremony might have something to it...

♦ I am sadly apartment-bound and can't paint my walls, but sometimes I see a color combo and just WANT. But...said color combo is a photo of a tropical bird, not a paint swatch. Never fear! LetsChipIt is a site that lets you upload photos and find the exact Sherwin-Williams paint colors to correspond. So...go paint your inspirations. And show me pictures so I can live vicariously through you.

♦ Are you a freelancer? If so, have you--God forbid--been screwed over by a client? Then check this out: the world's largest invoice, a website in which you can post how much you were stiffed and add to the massive amount shown. This website will then be submitted to lawmakers in order to try and pass a law that will help protect freelancers from this kind of fate.

♦ Laser-cut nori. Pretty? Yes. Necessary? No....except yes.

♦ Shauna wrote an excellent things to learn when you're 25-ish.

♦ I'm not one to not take credit for something impressive I've done. I'm not a braggart, and I don't go out of the way to say "LOOK WHAT I DID," but hey, I'm proud when I achieve something. If I've lost twenty pounds and you say "You look great," I'm not going to oh-p'shaw it. I'm going to tell you I just ate nothing but rabbit food and Jillian Michaels'd it until I passed out every night. Luckily, me and Sarah are on the same page.

♦ Kyla wrote this super-helpful guide to dealing with taxes when you're a self-employed freelancer.

♦ One of my dreams has always been to migrate to New York to become a writer. For now, I'll live vicariously through all of my sisters who have done it before.

♦ Blogger's Block? Joy's got an app for that.

♦ My parents have been visiting Vegas semi-annually for as long as I can remember. I'm not a big gambler, so I've always been lukewarm to the idea of visiting. Naturally, Gala Darling managed to make me want to go pretty hard.

♦ Katie always has the cutest ideas. Anonymous Easter egg hunt? So doing this next year. ^_^

♦ Rainbow parade. Yes.

♦ Random Wants: Dapper Gent Ring. Harley Quinn Leggings. A magic wand to make this coat grown-up-size.

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So, big things happening over here, ya'll! I'm job-hunting, apartment-hunting, applying to go back to school, and starting a new ridiculous workout that'll undoubtedly kick my ass. But I'm certainly not too busy to waste time on the internet, and I'm here to make sure you do the same. ^_^

♦ If you go here and leave a comment with one thing you love about your body, the Huffington Pot Media Group will donate a dollar to Girls Inc, an organization that promotes strength and self-esteem to young girls. How awesome is that?

♦ Orange isn't really my favorite shade, but I can't get over how absolutely stunning this woman looks in her orange wedding dress! I'm all for breaking the mold at weddings, and this must have been show-stopping!

♦ This article about Steve Martin really gets me thinking...it's never too late to start something new!

♦ Sometimes it's hard to truly measure success. Many people consider you successful when you have a lot of money, but Dawn discusses what she feels makes one successful.

♦ A collection of vintage stewardess uniforms. Love!

♦ Tired of your same old soul-sucking job? Thinking about just quitting without much idea of what's ahead? Here's six tips to make the transition easier.

♦ Time Magazine has released their list of the 100 Greatest Fashion Icons Of All Time. LOVE LOVE LOVE I WANT YOUR LOVE.

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Happy Monday! They exist, I promise! While I don't like going back to work after a weekend, Mondays are my favorite day of the week because all of my friends come over for boneless wings, cheap wine, and RuPaul's Drag Race! Serving up some lazy night realness!

♦ I can't remember the last time I received flowers (ALL THE SINGLE LADIES, ALL THE SINGLE LADIES), but I know my parents have a cupboard full of old vases. Apartment Therapy has made a list of ways to use those vases for something other than...well...being vases.

♦ The Swatchaholic is having a HUGE makeup sale. BUY ALL THE THINGS.

♦ There's nothing worse than the shock you experience when you went to the male to buy ONE THING and then...buy pretty much the entire mall. Here's a way to keep costs down and avoid traps while shopping.

♦ More gold from Apartment Therapy (hands down my favorite interior decorating blog): how to de-stress your bedroom. I need to do this once I'm in my new apartment...I'll be living on my own (for the first time ever!) so I'll be able to keep my office and bedroom separate.

♦ Geekery-based kitchen stuff makes me happy.

♦ I don't know how well this would work, but I'm pretty sure I need this citrus spritzer.

♦ I sometimes worry that my personal style is a bit too "young" or "funky" for a woman in her late twenties. But this article by Sal about age and fashion makes me just think "BRING ON THE SEQUINS, GODDAMMIT."

♦ Oh. Oh, this. Do want.

♦ For those who are looking to spice up their résumés but don't have much (or any!) experience with design, Loft Résumés will take your existing résumé and spruce it up with any of their pre-made templates. Lovely!

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It's been a busy time for me, dolls, what with a recent vacation and a recent new romance (ooh la la!). So I thoroughly apologize for being so absent, but I'm sure with that information, you'll forgive me. ;)

And now, the posts!

♦ NEW MARU VIDEO!

♦ To-do list not quite doing it for you? How about making a gorgeous visual board of your goals? Might be turning a wall of my bedroom into this. LOVE IT.

♦ This mom makes it a point to tell her daughters that she thinks she is beautiful. It's an amazing message, and something I wish my mom would do now.

♦ So, I'm sure every one of you has a Pinterest, so it's not new to you. But I also have one, and I thought I'd share. Follow me and drop a comment here, so I can follow all of my poodles, too!

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I am just so very bad at sticking to a schedule with this bloody blog. To apologize for my persistent flakiness, I present to you not only the most perfect glittery bubble and sparkliness above, but a super-huge link list for your enjoyment and procrastinatory (NEW WORD!) needs!

♦ When my obsession with nail polish and my nostalgic lurve of Ninja Turtles come together, it's beautiful.

♦ So, I've recently noticed that I repost a lot of Sally's articles. Pretty sure you should just follow her blog, because she's stylish, smart, and has great body image articles. Need more convincing? Here are some of her recent articles on thrifting, fancy schmanciness, and a post featuring what has inspired my new dire need for a bright yellow blazer.

♦ Here's a great article regarding body image and fashion/makeup. This kind of sums up my thoughts on the matter quite well; you can be completely in love with your body and appearance while still enjoying the frillier parts of being a woman.

♦ Here's a list of the best times to go shopping, whether you love it or hate it. Keep it stress-free and wallet-friendly!

♦ I need to make a poster of this infographic to help me kick my horrible pop addiction.

♦ I feel like I've posted this before, but the fact that I'm not sure only reiterates that I need to post it again.

♦ 50 Ways To Say "You're Awesome"

♦ "It's not an audition, it's a performance." This article really hit home with me. I need to live life like that.

♦ Everygirl has launched, and will be my new guideline to life.

♦ Oh, the nineties. You were somethin'.

♦ This will either make you feel huge, or insignificant. Either way, it's super cool and geeky. ^_^

♦ This blogger has all kinds of super-cute hairstyle tutorials. Me gusta.

♦ Sarah is another blogger I find myself reposting a lot. I feel like she gets me, and my need to feel like a spoiled rich kind on a broke post-college kid's budget.

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I may be one of the worst procrastinators ever. I literally had all of these links sitting in my inbox for myself to put up yesterday...you know, Monday? Lundi?

All I had to do was copy-pasta them into a blog entry, pretty it up with a picture (PS, I'm oddly in love with the above one despite not being an orange fan...the color OR the fruit), and post.

Aaaaaaand I didn't. Fail, Emerie. Fail.

BUT YOU CAN HAS THEM NOW.

♦ "She doesn't answer the phone." A super-cute letter from famed author E.B. White to the ASPCA in regards to his "unlicensed dog."

♦ The more I see products like Glossybox, the more I want to spend money on things like Glossybox. Pretty presents on my doorstop monthly? Yes, please.

♦ Tips for cleaning your keyboard, which is something I also procrastinate on. The list is long, people.

♦ I feel like I've probably posted this somewhere around here before, but that's mostly because it's basically my dream cake.

♦ Pfizer made a recall on a BUNCH of birth control pills. Make sure yours is okay!

♦ Books. Books. Books. <3

♦ Your Body, Your Friend. Another beautiful piece by Sally.

♦ Organizing tips from the pros. I heart organization. You would never guess that based on my house.

♦ Have I told you how much I adore macarons? So much that I want every single one of these.

♦ Chocolate liqueur in a chocolate-covered strawberry. Well, that's one way to get me to eat fruit.

♦ A couple gems from Marc and Angel Hack Life: 12 Steps To Making A Dream A Reality and 20 Things Life Is Too Short To Tolerate. Here, here!

BONUS! TUMBLRS OF AWESOME

♦ ugly nineties fashion ♦

♦ feminist ryan gosling ♦

♦ ocd ♦

♦ calories flavor points ♦

♦ celebs just chillin' ♦

♦ animals being dicks ♦

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Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Unfortunately, I'm not one of those lucky folks who have this particular holiday off (or any holiday, thanks international labor laws), so I spent my day finding links for you on my employer's time! YAY!

♦ I love sushi. I love jewelry. And when they come together, it's the happiest food-accessory marriage EVER.

♦ "Splurge" and "responsibility" kind of clash in my mental dictionary, but Sally shows us how to spend like a smart person.

♦ Yes. Yes. A thousand times yes.

♦ This shoe = mind blown.

♦ Things every single person does when they fall in love. So true. So creepy.

♦ How to say no without being an asshole. This might be my life guideline for the upcoming year.

♦ Paris. Writing. Workshop. Be still, my heart!

♦ Post-breakup blog post titles. *kersnicker*

♦ Tips for a newly single woman. Just in time.

♦ This girl has found herself in a tough financial situation. Luckily, she's awesome and creative, and has begun a project to raise money for college by illustrating your description of your first kiss! It's all commission-based, and think of the great karma you'll accrue, not to mention an adorable piece of one-of-a-kind art!

♦ Dating tips for women from 1938. HIGH-larious.

♦ Okay, so I sort of have an immature aversion to knitting due to a particular knitter from my past that I'd like to punch in the face, but I don't think I could resist Knitted Nessie.

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HAPPY FREAKING NEW YEAR!!!!!

Here, have some linkies. ^_^

♦ Start 2012 with a new outlook on life. Gala has provided some tips to make a personal mission statement. It's my project for tomorrow. ^_^

♦ Like me, you're probably vowing to live a healthier life this year. It seems to be a pretty universal new-year promise we tend to make. Kandee is sweet enough to provide some tips!

♦ My organizing role model Jennifer has posted a breakdown of her major monthly projects from the past year. Honestly, there's not a post on that blog that doesn't make me want to revamp my entire life. XD

♦ Zoya, one of my favorite all-time nail polish companies, is coming out with a flakie glitter collection! LOVE! And there's some beautiful swatches of them to preview here!

♦ Need a jumpstart on those resolutions? Sarah's got yo back.

♦ Gala wants to help you start 2012 on the right stiletto'ed foot, too!

♦ Kate wrote an article about friend break-ups that hit really close to home, considering my break-up with my best friend from high school this past year. Good to know that I'm not alone.

♦ I was an art minor for ten minutes my freshman year, so I dig this stuff.

♦ I don't know about you, but I'd love to see VLG get some more lovin'. Do you feel the same way about your blog? Here's 65 tips to bring in traffic.

♦ Here's a post showing a list of New Year's Resolutions a man wrote in 1942 that still holds a lot of ground today. Love this sort of thing.

And now, I'm off to catch up on a massive pile of work from a week of being sick. Boooooo.

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LINKIE DINKIE!

♦ Seven debunked fitness myths. Some of these I knew, but I was unaware of how bad running can be for women if they aren't already in shape. Granted, I'm on doctor's orders not to run (oh, poor me!), but still...

♦ "Hey, wanna learn how to add glitter to yet another part of your home?" Why yes, yes I do.

♦ While I first didn't bother with this because I assumed it was Madonna-owned (and I really dislike that woman), I'm glad I clicked through, because the Madonna Inn is pretty rad.

♦ Will these seven questions help you figure out the meaning of your life? Maybe not. But they still will get you thinking about what you're doing with yourself and what you COULD be doing with yourself.

♦ Unicorn name generator. My is Lily Celestial Filly. Silly? Yes. But it's also awesome. Because unicorns.

♦ Got an awkardly-shaped apartment and aren't sure how to go about setting it up? Apartment Therapy has you covered.

♦ I love wine. I drink it out of a Captain Morgan-themed rocks glass because we don't have wine glasses. Jo will teach you how to be classier than me.

Got any links I should check out? Email them to me at vivalagenesis@gmail.com!

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Not going to lie, kids. I make it a point to make sure I at LEAST get the Lundi Links post up every week to give you stuff to look at and distract you from what a horribly neglectful blogger I become during the holidays. So, allons-y!

♦ I need this chair for my Blue Lake campfire chair. Absolutely necessary.

♦ I will be very happy to have enough here at VLG to be able to reach into the archives and post older entries during the busy holidays like Sarah does and still have it be relevant and awesome: Fifteen things every woman MUST own.

♦ There's something about badass women in history that catches my interest. And if those women are princesses? Say no more.

♦ My desire for a tiny garden to go with my tiny amount of nature (aka my porch) didn't die with the fall leaves. Which makes this tiny little garden particularly endearing.

♦ Yes. That's all I'm going to say.

♦ I'm not normally big on sweets. I'm more of a demolish-a-cannister-of-Pringles-in-ten-minutes kind of girl. But around Christmas? Get out of here. Cookies all the way. Here, have a hundred of 'em.

♦ I had honestly never seen A Christmas Story until a few years ago when I was engaged and watched it with my fiancé's family. And ever since then, I've wanted a leg lamp. But I'll settle for a string of 'em.

♦ I will never stop being fascinated by creepy stuff like this.

♦ My goal? To have everything in my kitchen look like cupcakes. I'll start with these salt and pepper shakers.

♦ Y'know, if case the boys don't get it.

♦ Really cool article about how a generous scholarship for bikes raised school enrollment for young women in India.

So loves, did any of you find some interesting reads lately? Or write one yourself that you think the VLG family would like? Send it to me at vivalagenesis@gmail.com!

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Sorry I've been so absent as of lately. December is rarely a good month for me...I get so busy at work with all kinds of overtime, and to be honest...my depression tends to get rather rough during the holidays with all of the added stress. So, please accept my apologies and ogle the following linkie links. ^_^

♦ Shanna wrote an article full of tips for staying healthy and balanced during the holidays. I don't know about you, but I could use the help! ^_^

♦ A whole gift guide of nothing but Etsy options? Love!

♦ This skirt is complete and utter perfection in my eyes. Excuse me while I go find one for myself and pretend to be a mermaid EVERY DAY FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

♦ These prison inmates have been taught to knit, and spend their time creating "comfort dolls" for children taken from their negligent/abusive parents. Now THAT'S the sort of thing I like having my tax dollars go to.

♦ I just want to keep this foodie survival kit in my purse for emergencies of the culinary sort. Also, storage for future homemade beauty product endeavors? That's just resourceful, you guys.

♦ Joy the Baker combines pickles and breading, because she knows my soul.

♦ Naomi introduced me to the idea of the 15 Friends Project, and while this particular project already has its 15 bloggers spoken for, I'm kind of super tempted to start something like this with a new set? Anyone down? XD

♦ I'm a list person. My family has poked fun at me for it for decades. And by decades, I mean two, because I'm only 26 (I WILL NOT SAY ALMOST 27 GORRAMIT). So, a list of must-read books of this magnitude makes my Virgoesque-yet-not-really-Virgo heart go pitter-patter.

♦ I don't know about ya'll, but by the end of December, my bank account looks pretty small. Like, Lara Flynn Boyle small. So I LOVE sites like this that have tons of frugal, everyday tips.

♦ This will be my gospel in 2012. Goal: To work exclusively from home by the time I'm thirty. :)

Do you have any articles in mind that would be perfect for Lundi Links? Or maybe you even write one, you clever little minx, you? Email me at vivalagenesis at gmail dot com!

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You're getting kind of a little one this week, kiddos. Between Thanksgiving festivities and gearing up for the Christmas rush that is December, I haven't had much time for idle web surfing. But, I didn't want to leave you all empty-handed, of course. ;)

♦ Having trouble trying to find the fabulousness that is you in fashion form? Try these 7 ways to define your style.

♦ "It is the height of irony that women are valued for our looks, encouraged to make ourselves beautiful and ornamental… and are then derided as shallow and vain for doing so."

♦ This article is my LIFESAVER. It's hard to try to be social when your friends want to spend, spend, spend, and you're trying to do the exact opposite. Follow some of these tips. And if your friends are still all judgey after you explain your case? Dump 'em and get some like-minded, responsible buds to hang with. Like me, if you're in the Grand Rapids area. XD

♦ Speaking of saving money, Erika posted a great article full of tips for navigating the labyrinth that is the sale rack.

By the way, if you find an article (or hey, if you WROTE one) that you think is perfect for the VLG readers, please email it to me at vivalagenesis@gmail.com!

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So, our system was down for about an hour at the office this morning, so...you get a lot of links due to my boredom. XD YAY!


♦ Illamasqua, a kick-ass makeup line in its own right, has teamed up with The Sophie Lancaster Foundation to create a small collection of products, the proceeds of which go to the foundation in honor of Sophie, who was brutally murdered because she was different. Not a makeup person and still want to donate? You can do that on the Illamasqua site, too. ^_^

♦ The Support Her Manifesto sums up my view of feminism (or humanism with a feminine theme at the moment) quite nicely. I believe that the key to women being happy and successful is not to come out on top of the men, but to learn to love each other and not let jealousy and pettiness get us down. LOVE.

♦ The Rules of Ladies kind of follows the same line: a Tumblr full of motivational quotes and rules filled with love, strength, and go-get-'em-ness for the ladays. I'm in the process of filling my new Moleskine planner with a quote from this site for each week of the year.

♦ Some illustrations for Alice in Wonderland done by the king of surrealism, Salvador Dali. VERY interesting.

♦ Aneroxia, Recovery, And Walking Without Crutches is a brave piece from a former eating disorder sufferer about the journey to health. Interesting AND inspiring.

♦ My body is my temple. Cliché, but oh so true. So why so much body hate? In My Body Propels Me, Julia writes about the beautiful wonder that is her body, and why she loves it for all that it does for her.

♦ Sloooooowly (and by that, I mean rapidly) becoming obsessed with Daphne Guinness. I love women with such unique, edgy style. And skunk hair. XD

♦ Need a good dose of positivity? Try 1000 Awesome Things and People Are Awesome.

♦ My favorite food blogger, Joy, is starting an awesome gift subscription service. For only $25, you (or a friend) will receive an awesome present on your doorstep every month for three months! And who doesn't love opening the front door to a package in their name?

♦ Polyvore sets inspired by Disney characters? Um, yes, please.

♦ While my wardrobe tends to lean more towards the provocative side (it took me a long time to get these boobs, and I ain't hiding 'em!), this site caters specifically to Mormon and more conservative fashionistas. Style does not mean scandalous, after all. I just personally like it that way. BUT. Cute clothes here, nonetheless.

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♦ amusing map of european stereotypes by yanko tsvetkov. silly racism.

♦ jon crispin has taken it upon himself to start a photography project shooting the contents of the suitcases of the patients of a long-closed mental institution. so interesting...definitely going to be following this one.

♦ i have bouts of "i'm [insert age here] and a complete failure and it's too late to fix it" quite often. next time i have one of those moods, i'm going to look at betty white's life in numbers and michelle woo's post about women who made it big in later years, so i can once again convince myself that sometimes it takes a long time to get what's coming to you.

♦ oh, hello, adorable bedroom. i can has?

♦ nubby on staying motivated. i really love reading the blogs of virgo's...they always seem to have the best advice, all in one perfectly-organized package. XD

♦ brooke from playing grown up wrote a lovely article on teaching, and how sometimes it takes a certain kind of students to make your teaching job your teaching passion.

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♦ gala darling is a treasure trove when it comes to living a fulfilling, happy life, and her article on how to get calm in a world full of crazy is no exception!

♦ body image is pretty much a constant favorite when it comes to blog topics, and this article on one of my favorite singers, kelly clarkson, really shows how it can be a double-edge blade.

♦ lady gaga, the mother of the equal rights pop movement, has created the born this way foundation to spread the word on equality, tolerance, and love. i love gaga more and more every day.

♦ i wholeheartedly believe that if everyone everywhere just sat down for a minute and ate a donut-hat-wearing cupcake, the world would be a better place.

♦ conan o'brien, funnyman and red-haired god, officiated the marriage of his costume designer and his partner on live television. conan...you didn't need to impress me more, because i'm already all for having your pale, lanky babies, but kudos.

♦ fifty breakfasts from around the world. you are now ravenous. go eat some bacon.

♦ gamer alignment. for the record, i'm chaotic good.

♦ this is ridiculously accurate.


PS, live by this:

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LINKS. GET IT??? Punny.

♦ Okay, normally these kind of earrings make me go "meh," but a unicorn leaping through my earlobe? Yes, I'll take it.

♦ Sal of Already Pretty wrote a great article regarding friends and body image. Do you have friends who talk about their flaws in an attempt to point out yours? Are you that friend? Cut it out, girls, and realize that every single one of you is beautiful.

♦ Apartment Therapy (LOVE LOVE LOVE) put up an article on organization, which has great baby steps for those who look at budgeting time and space and find themselves overwhelmed just thinking about it.

♦ My dear friend Cristina sent me this link on how to make your own glitter booties. I am currently scouring sales racks and thrift shops for the perfect cute-yet-not-quite-perfect boots to pull a Ke$ha on.

♦ Shoes + Geekery is pretty much a showstopper for me. Check out these Mario Bros. and Star Wars inspired heels! WANT.

♦ Healthy Is The New Skinny is a GREAT movement created by Katie Halchischick, who in an O first appears completely nude in all of her gorgeous glory, wearing nothing but the marks a plastic surgery would use to make her "Barbie perfect." It's an amazing shot, and hopefully one that speaks to women everywhere. Skinny does not equal beautiful. Healthy, however, does.

♦ DeviantArt artist AlexandraDal created this cartoon illustrating the frustration of makeup-wearing women everywhere. It made me giggle, because whenever I go makeup-less, I often get asked if I'm sick, too. *sigh*

♦ Princess Bride Cast Reunion Photo. That is all.

♦ Also, sprinkled donut garnish. Yes. Yes in every way.

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♦ the menacing beaver. why do some people get gems like this on omegle, and i get...well...sometimes i see a beaver, but it's not the same.

♦ an awesome write-up about a girl, her best friends, and how each of them are beautiful in their own ways. love it.

♦ as someone who is in the tourist industry (and deals with hotels, especially) this reddit thread is hilarious! stories from hotel workers.

♦ this shelving is amazing, and I want an entire wall of it.

♦ ryan freitas made a list of 35 things he's learned in 35 years. I might have to keep this in mind when I turn thirty...me likey.

♦ hipster superheroes. pbr iron man is my personal favorite.

♦ 101 ways to have a great day is full of happiness and rainbows and unicorns. figuritively on those last two.

♦ and then dylan's candy bar combined two of my favorite things, the evil bastards.

♦ while sal and i have very different styles (she always looks adorable, however!), i tend to follow her for her honest and up-front personality. this post shares some of the life behind the blog, and i love it.

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So, new tradition! Every Monday I will be posting links to different sites around the web that caught my interest. Lundi Links! Or, Em Helps You Procrastinate. More. PROCRASTINATORS UNITE. Meh. Later.

ONWARD TO LINKS.

While sometimes it's good to be a little selfish (I know, because I tend to be bad at this), there are times when the best way to boost your own self-esteem and happiness is to help others. For realz, yo. It's all heart-warming and Hallmark card-y and such. Alexandra at Unicorns For Socialism created Wild-Child Philanthropy with a list of fabulous do-gooder options. Try it!

Oscar at Freestyle Mind created a great list of habits to start. The good kinds, like eating right and reading regularly. I'm going to start these ASAP!

Awesome art project by George Chamoun. I hope he continues this, so cool!

"You know what makes salad tolerable? Doughnuts. No. Stop that. Caramelized onions." Joy the Baker is my new favorite food blog. Hi. Lar. I. Ous.

Negative Nancy.

Erstwhile Jewelry Co. Can I afford any of it? No. Not without selling my body. But it sure is purdy.

I'm pretty enamored with the gas mask ring, myself.

Excuse me while I become mesmerized by this forever.

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaand bookgasm.