In Spaces Between

Sometimes it dawns on me that there are sites I’ve been reading for, like, ever that I haven’t shared with you on here. Which is just not on… obviously.

With the way the Internet works, you may have discovered some – or all – of these beauties yourself, but if you haven’t, now is the time to c-c-click through and immerse yourself. Enjoy! x

1. Tanya Geisler

2. What’s In My Handbag

3. Live Your Legend

4. Streetpeeper

5. The Daily Love

5 Links I’m Loving This Week

1. Jonathan Fields is a total inspiration and I was fascinated by his in-depth (and beautifully presented) 2011 Annual Report. Highly recommend reading this one or printing it out to read at a later date, it’s incredibly illuminating – and something in it may just take you by surprise if you’ve followed Field’s work for a while.

2. Cocorosa has a fab round-up of the Top 10 Fashion Blogger Website Designs.

3. On the wedding front, I’m loving this ‘Farmer’s Market Inspired’ wedding from Ruffled and The Wedding Chicks’ super handy Wedding Flower Guides. Click through for: white flowers; orange flowers; yellow flowers - and for even more, check out their Bouquet Recipes.

4. Big thanks to my lovely friend Claire for alerting me to “You Are The Map Maker” - a stylin’ ebook full of creative business stories to inspire. It’s brilliant, I couldn’t stop reading once I started. A little snippet from the About page to whet your appetite: “This is the start of a journey. One where you will be challenged to take your self-doubt, bundle it up and chuck it overboard. You have just downloaded insights from 13 of the most creative and resourceful entrepreneurs on the planet.” Go ahead and download it!

5. I was on the road the other day for two hours and I decided before I left the house to find some great podcasts to listen to on my journey. I love Gabrielle Bernstein’s effervescence so I went to iTunes, searched ‘Gabrielle Bernstein’ in ‘Podcasts’ and downloaded her Keynote at NYU and Manifest Your Desires lectures. Awesome listening if you’re looking to light a fire in your soul and get mega juiced up!

Welcome to my second round-up of lovely links – a few more goodies to add to your Bookmarks!

I’m infatuated with all of these sites, and seriously lost an hour the other day reading through the words on We Live Young (go to ‘Just Blogging’ on the right sidebar to see what I’m talking about).

The talent behind those intruiging images and words is only 19, which kind of blows my mind in a major way. Incredible.  

1. We Live Young 

2. Line Shape Colour

3. Lushlee 

4. Dellie

5. Design is Mine

5 Links I’m Loving This Week

1. I adore Cassie’s blog The Veda House and she has very generously shared some the lessons she’s learnt in her first year of blogging (which the lovely Clare from Women in Business has organised nicely so you can jump to whatever part interests you most).

2. Style Me Pretty have done it again with their annual ‘Best Of’ magazine and the 2011 edition is a beauty!

3. This one’s an oldie but if the dawn of a New Year has you feeling mega motivated to organise the shiz out of your office/ bedroom/ computer desktop, Nubby Twiglet is your woman. Virgo power, indeed!

4. Glorious Jess from The Wellness Warrior has pulled together a definitive list of the best natural body care brands. Awesome resource!

5. Sandra from 5 inch and up would look good in a paper bag. Seriously. No seriously.

Blogs to Bookmark is back for 2012, and to make up for lost time, I’ve got a double-whammy for you today! Plenty of click-worthy links for your viewing pleasure.

The first round-up is devoted to inspiring blogs and links with a definite self-growth slant and later on, I’ll be posting the second installment which covers a bit o’ everything.

I know there are lots of newbies to In Spaces Between (hello, welcome, big hugs to you!) so I should explain that you just need to click the pink title and you’ll be taken straight through to the respective sites.

Happy reading! x

1. Deleriously Deep

2. Positively Positive

3. Stratejoy

4. Wake Up and Flourish

5. Such Different Skies

5 Links I’m Loving This Week

1. Marthe from The Freedom Experiment is one smart cookie (and super lovely to boot!) and I found myself nodding my head in agreement to everything she had to say in 5 Ways to Use Impulsivity as (Jet) Fuel for Your Dream.

2. Are you doing too much? Find out why learning to be is your key to success on A Life of Perfect Days. Loving the quote “In the being, the doing is done” – I think I need to pin this one up somewhere I can see it every day!

3. Super inspiring and insightful post entitled The 3 Best Things I Did for My Business & Brand in 2011 on Abby Kerr Ink. The points on deepening online friendships and unsubscribing from feeds and email lists particularly spoke to me. If you have a business or a blog, this is essential reading.

4. 30 Things to Stop Doing to Yourself. Amen.

5. The Best of 2011: Our Most Popular Tips, Interviews & Think Pieces is a must-read from the 99%. These guys always dish up the goods!

Ready for a bit of Tuesday morning inspiration?

I’ve added a few extras into the list this week because, let’s face it, it’s a few days before Xmas and you’re probably looking for things to do to “look busy” at work (or is that just me? Work crew, if you’re reading this, I’m totally kidding).

Hope you enjoy these sites and links as much as I do!

1. Oana Befort

2. Gal Meets Glam

3. Wit & Delight

4. No More Dirty Looks

5. The Yvestown Blog

6. Her Future

Links I’m Loving This Week

1. Jess from The Wellness Warrior shares her tips on the best natural beauty brands.

2. The Art of the To-Do List, indeed. I love a voyeuristic look into the way other people organise their lives!

3. Some beautiful reflections on 2011 by one of my favourite online writers and all-round creative soul-shakers Danielle LaPorte and the inimitable Jonas Peterson, wedding photog wizard. The take away: when you’re doing the work you love, even though you’re busting your balls harder than ever before, exhaustion is an emotion you’re more than happy to wear.

4. Gwenny P has just launched the Goop New York City Guide.

5. Double exposure photographs have an eerie beauty and I’m loving these amazing cityscapes by Doug Keyes, via Honestly WTF.

6. Still wondering what the hell the new Facebook Timeline is all about? The lovely Chantelle Ellem from Fat Mum Slim tells you what to do with it!

7. Two of my bloggy friends have written posts that completely echo my sentiments and where I’m at presently when it comes to pushing too hard. Vienda talks about finding balance and harmony and honing in on false beliefs and my girl Kimberley questions whether we’d function better without goals - something I’ll be examining further as we head into the New Year.

8. Along the same line of thinking, Tiny Buddha talks about letting go and becoming the CEO of your own happiness. Sounds like a pretty perfect plan to me!

9. If you’re thinking of jazzing up your workwear wardrobe in the holiday sales, this post from Claire at Sweet Lime & Spiced Tea is a must-read before you hit the shops.

10. Want to know how to write killer headlines for those gorgeous blog posts of yours? Jon Morrow from Copyblogger has created a ‘Headlines Hacks’ freebie that’s going to help you on your way (he’s a bit of a guru around these parts!)