Week 5

1) This amazing bag I discovered this week from Amani Ya Juu. In their own words, "Amani ya Juu (meaning “higher peace” in Swahili) or Amahoro ava Hejuru (in Kinyarwanda) is a sewing-marketing-training project for marginalized women in Africa." 

2) This giveaway by Bethany Grace. Make sure to enter and tell her it was me that sent you over! 

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3) Gabe Bondoc. Plain and simple. 

4) Oh Em Gee! This amazing blog post by the magical hippie. Who feels special? This girl!

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5) Roadtrips! So simple...but oh so true this week. 

30 day music challenge:

(shhh...I didn't already do this today)

Day 13 – A song that is a guilty pleasure:

Don't you dare judge. I'll admit it. I dance around my room with a hairbrush and this song blasting. It was a favorite on the roadtrip this weekend. Thank God the hippie supports my guilty pleasures. Extra points that Evan Taubenfeld was still with Avril at this point and is therefore in the music video. 

For those of you that don't know...I'm kinda obsessed with him. He wrote a song called Pumpkin Pie. It was love at first...sound.

Girlfriend - Avril Lavigne

Little things that made this morning great...

...I got McDs (and there was a dollar menu, but more on that later) just cause I wanted to

...a parent was nice to me

...the lady at the drive through smiled at me like she meant it

...I ate cereal with my roommate this morning

...I drank coffee out of my owl mug

...I listened to the mix CD my brother made me for Christmas (the best present he's ever given me)

What made your morning, that could have been terrible (cause it's Monday...let's be honest), great?

P.S. - Five things I heart to come soon!

30 day music challenge:

Day 12 – A song from a band you hate:

I love this song, but Rise Against is a little heavy for my taste (so no I don't really hate them...but they aren't a favorite)

Swing Life Away - Rise Against

Week 1

drumroll....and introduce my new Monday series...

1) This lovely blogger and her stories about driving in heels. 

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2) My boots that I forgot I had. Perfection for winter. 

3) New roommates that surprise me with fun made-for-four gifts.

4) Old roommates that are moving to China

(I do not heart the goodbyes however)

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5) The idea of having balloons at my wedding. 

30 day music challenge:

Day 05 - a song that reminds you of someone else

Yellow Submarine - The Beatles

(because new memories are made everyday)