Holy Helpfulness Batman!

Gee, Dallas traffic, thank you for making me miss yoga. Much appreciated. I love spending an hour in the car for no reason. Ok, rant over. I just hate it when you are so looking forward to something that makes your day better and you miss it...because of traffic. Ugh. I am

however, so very glad to have found a blog that makes my life in the kitchen much easier. Enter Meal Planning 101. Adorable artist, wife and mom Kindra has been kind enough to share her genius weekly meal plans, tips, and delicious recipes-and so far, everything I have made from her site has been delicious! We had her Tortellini Soup tonight and it got a double thumbs up from both Geoff and I- and Cal loved licking the bowl! Thank you so much for sharing Kindra! Check out her blog here- it will save your life.

Funny, But UNTRUE!

I love someecards.com. Its pure, irreverent goodness. This one especially made me laugh, because I haven't shut up about this book and movie in two months. Julie & Julia comes out Friday- YAY!

Roundup Time!

Ok, lets be honest, there are a crazy amount of amazing blogs and creative people roaming around on the web-constantly inspiring me with ideas and tips. Sometimes its overwhelming-I get inspiration overload and my brain starts to hurt! So, in the interest of organizing my current faves, here are two creative gems I am loving. Enjoy!

CRAFTIG.COM

Craftig , AKA a "Social Bookmarking Site for Crafters" is pure evil genius!

A great site from blogger Kristen Magee, who happens to have 2 other adorable sites: Paper Crave and Domestifluff (check them both out!) From Kristin:

"Craftig, aka Craft Is Good, is a site where you can go to share all of your favorite craft projects. I enjoy all different types of crafts and always keep my eye out for new projects to try, but when I realized that there were so many projects, sites, and blogs that I may never find simply because I don’t have a way of knowing about them, I came up with the idea of a social bookmarking site for crafters."

Check it out, post stories, get inspired! Thank you Kristin!

VALE DESIGN 

Freelance designer and blogger Erin Vale's gorgeous touch is all over this site. From her professional design work to her yummy recipes and free printables, her blog its full to the brim with things to admire. Thank you for sharing your beautiful work Erin (and for the free printable goodies!) 

Two of my faves:

HAPPY HUSBAND KIT

(get it here.)

FREAKIN TO DO LIST & BLOG TOPICS LIST

(get it here.)

Junk Gypsies- Yee Haw!

I love it when I run across fabulous women with an amazing, original aesthetic. Don't you? It opens my mind up to all these new ways of putting things together-new color palettes, mixing patterns, cultures, ideas... awesome. Which is why I am constantly checking out what the cutie pie girls (Sisters Amie & Joile and Mom Janie) over at Junk Gypsy have in store. I can't get enough of the Moulin Rouge-Boho-Rockabilly-80's Prom Queen thing they have going on- it truly is genius! From jewelry to wearables, to treats for the house, to good-old-fashioned junk, they have it all. And be sure to read their story- its a little tale of Texas-bred girl power. Love it!

Rainy Day Weekends...

I will be officially homebound all weekend long. Not only is it supposed to be rainy (yay!), but I am having a laser treatment on my face that turns me red as a tomato and makes me avoid any UV exposure for 48 hours. Ew. So, I am stocking up on my crafting supplies and girly movies (poor Geoff) in preparation. I just found this adorable project on CraftStylish about Spray Stencil Printing. It looks easy and I love the antique-meets-tie-dye results she gets with a doily! What a cute idea. Thank you for sharing Cal Patch! I will definitely try this craft this weekend.

Get the full how-to right here.  

Gorgeous!