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grilling in the snow!
this blog getting nominated by RVANews as a “Best Kept Secret”! Go VOTE!
Beautiful little terrariums by Lítill (via). I have got to get going on making one! Using all air plants would make it maintenance free.

Sunday brunch!
I loved this article demystifying the virginal façade that is Taylor Swift.
Purging my closet for the millionth time and realizing most of the stuff would be perfect for a friend in FL, packing those items up, being motivated and actually making it to the post office, and making her super happy!
Getting together with girlfriends at Balliceaux on the 25th of this month! I can’t wait! We haven’t had a girls’ night in forever and since I live 2 blocks away, they’re coming over for drinks at my place first! Yay!
Okay, this is so disgustingly cute, I could stare at it all day! A baby African pygmy dormouse! (via)

Stuff My Girlfriend Says is exactly that. This guy is dating a comic genius and my favorite quote of all time is when he “asked her if she thought she’d be good at writing an advice column.” Her answer:

“No fucking way. I only have two pieces of advice. If you’re under 25 –- shut the fuck up, junior. If you’re over 25 — grow the fuck up, loser.”

Scrapbooking. I get it. I really do. What I don’t get is how expensive the supplies are. If you really want to go all out, you could end up spending a fortune just to do one page with maybe 3 pictures on it! I saw a tiny paper punch in the shape of an airplane for $15 this week. $15 for one obscure shape because you couldn’t simply draw an outline and cut it out with a cheap exacto knife. (Don’t get me started on the money pit that is the Cricut.) I don’t like how the craft stores are so scrapbook-centric these days either, and let’s face it – things go out of style. Things fade and age and what you thought was so cutting edge and adorable today is going to look dated and stupid 10 years from now. It also smells of pre-fabricated creativity for bored housewives, if you ask me. You know what I think is nice if you want to take a little time? A big scrapbook with black acid-free pages, a white gel pen and those sweet old-fashioned photo mounting corners, à la your grandparents’ time.

Potholes! My god the potholes in this city from all the snow! It’s like driving through an obstacle course to avoid bending a rim!
The bf and I made an adorable little punky snowman and someone stole it from our front porch! He found one arm on the neighbor’s car in the alley and I found the other by the trash cans in the alley. The plot thickens.

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