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Blogs to Bookmark

23 July, 2013

Hola! Blogs to Bookmark is back, if only for a short time in this format. I’m currently in the process of jazzing up this here blog – an ”interim-but-awesome jazz’ before the full overhaul – and as a result I’ll be making a couple of small changes to the structure of the content. All in the name of making it better, of course.

I’m not 100% sure on the evolution of Blogs to Bookmark but I am thinking that I’ll roll it in with Making Me Happy and turn all of it into a brand new, improved post. So rest assured I’ll definitely still be sharing the peeps I discover on my jaunts around the web, just in a different way.

Get inspired below…

Healthy Green Kitchen

Origin Magazine

(okay, this isn’t a blog, but the May/ June issue of Origin is too good not to celebrate. AMAZING).

Achieve the Impossible

Links I’m Loving

1 // Love Scott Belsky’s five tips for making ideas happen on Smashing Magazine.

2 // Fancy yourself a bit of a writer, or creative goddess? You’re going to love this round-up: The Six best TED Talks for Writers.

3 // Deepak, killing it. As always.

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Blogs to Bookmark

14 May, 2013

Happy Tuesday! More inspiration to help you while away your day today…

1. Damsel in Dior

2. Amy Oscar

3. A Piece of Toast

Links I’m Loving This Week

1. This distinction between self-improvement and self-acceptance is a goodie.

2. Women and criticism: Tara Sophia Mohr shares her thoughts beautifully on the way it affects us.

3. Speaking of Tara, this post by a grandma raising her grandkids that was written as part of Tara’s Grandmother Power campaign is raw and riveting.

4. I always love Nubby’s (Shauna’s) photos and after checking out this post, I too want a backyard bar. A backyard juice bar, even. How good would THAT be?!

5. Punch fear in the mouth.

6. And to round this out with a beautiful big exhale, check out these meditations for sunrise and sunset by Rachel Cole.

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Blogs to Bookmark

7 May, 2013

1. Fearful Adventurer

2. Your Highest Self

3. Nowness

4. Sas Petherick

5. Rebelle Society

Links I’m Loving This Week

1. Gabby Bernstein talks about handling negative comments online and using them as opportunities for growth.

2. In the midst of chaos, do this. Bravo, Jia Ni!

3. Looking to scale from a one-woman (or man) show to a small team? I think you’ll dig this fantastic advice from Abby Kerr over on Oh My! Handmade.

4. If you have a penchant for peeking into the daily routines of others like I do, you’ll love this blog post from Brain Pickings, along with this one on William S. Burroughs, and for the hard-out voyeurs, this book Daily Rituals: How Artists Work (ps: look out for a new interview series I’m launching very soon that is in a similar vein!)

5. Lucy’s Tasty Tuesday dish has my mouth watering. Dinner tonight: sorted.

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Blogs to Bookmark

23 April, 2013

Happy Tuesday, buttercup – time to get yo’ procrastination on!

1. Breakfast at Toast

2. Katie Freiling

3. Stephanie Sterjovski

4. Simple Pretty

Links I’m Loving This Week

1. “Where do you start figuring out what it is that you truly desire? Answer: you start looking in some unexpected places.” Loved 5 Ways to Find Your True Desire from Kate Swoboda over on Think Simple Now.

2. Identifying triggers and using social media as a tool to evolve: great piece over on The Daily Love.

3. Along the same lines, I wrote about how to stop comparing your (awesome) self to others over on Lorna Jane’s Move Nourish Believe blog late last week. Take a peek!

4. Blogs are a constant work in progress – we’re always tweaking, evolving, letting go, adding. I love what my girl Kim has up her sleeve.

5. Thoroughly enjoyed this high energy vid (and the contemplation exercises) from Alex Beadon: Because being an entrepreneur is tough.

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Blogs to Bookmark

16 April, 2013

When it comes to writing these intro’s every week I feel like I’m forever saying “It’s Tuesday again!” or “Another round up of awesome/ inspiring blogs for you!” and when I’ve tried to post the links sans-intro, it feels a bit rude if I don’t include at least a few words.

Today all I’ve got is hello. Oh, and I love you guys.

Have fun digging through the selections below.

1. Peppa Hart

2. Be Up & Doing

3. Whole Larder Love

4. What Would Karl Do

5. My Darling Lemon Thyme

Links I’m Loving This Week

1. Have you heard of The Old Reader as a replacement for Google Reader? (via Srsly Liz)

2. This raw banoffee pie looks like something I might have to whip up. Immediately.

3. Love this from Adele (Vegie Head): Winning in life – my quick, how-to guide to getting what you want.

4. Mango cashew sunshine bites. YES. PLEASE.

5. Thrilled to be part of the 30 Day Self-Care Blueprint run by Kirri White and Debra Dane. Check out a short snippet over my interview on self-care and entrepreneurship over on Kirri’s site.

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Blogs to Bookmark

9 April, 2013

This week’s Blogs to Bookmark is a motley mix of online awesomery, but hey, that’s what we do around here, right?

Dive in.

1. This is Lifeblood

2. BlogcastFM

3. Stephenie Zamora

4. Betty Red

5. The Yellow Table

6. League of Extraordinary Women

Links I’m Loving This Week

1. This inspiring story made me a little teary.

2. Jen Louden shares valuable how-not-to’s on diluting your message by trying to sell to everybody over on Think Traffic.

3. I’d like to devour every recipe on Rawmazing.

4. Another thoughtful piece from Kate Swoboda: Separating feelings from facts.

5. You know when things keep popping up on your radar? I’ve spoken about/ seen/ heard of the 5 Love Languages about, well, 5 times in the past couple of weeks. Here’s Bri from Design Love Fest’s take.

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