Happy February! January was a big month and man, oh man. It went FAST. I'm really excited for February and hope you guys are as well!
+ First up, the February desktops are available for download! I really love how this month's turned out! You can scoop them up here.
+ And in case you missed it, I had a great chat with the Sons of Creativity team about blogging and Ready to Blog!
+ You Work For Them is having an absolutely INSANE font sale! I'm talking 97% off some fonts. Check it out!
+ I think I found this from Lindsay's Twitter feed, can we talk about how much I LOVE Hanson?! Forever and ever, amen.
+ What a great personal experiment on mindfulness!
+ Great article from Fast Company on turning your social media strategy into brand engagement.
+ Alicia Keys is BlackBerry's new creative director. Hm. Okay? Thoughts?
+ THIS SPEAKS TO MY SOUL.
+ I agree with nearly every single one of these. #15 made my jaw drop.
+ Any creatives looking for a good giggle would do well to check out this single serving blog.
+ One of my favorite new-to-me bloggers talks about three life lessons she's learned from three years of blogging. LOTS of good stuff there!
+ This entire post deserves a slow clap.
+ Loved these gentle reminders on writing so much that I made a little something.
+ This story is insane! I had no idea that it's more difficult for men to change their last name upon marriage than women!
+ The daily routines of famous writers.
+ "The trouble with female celebrity profiles and the men who write them". Thanks for the tip, Jane!
+ Favorite Instagram of the week! Via @sursly.
Okay, that's it! Have great weekends!
Happy Friday! <3
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Love this list! It's such a fun list to read every week.
ReplyDeleteman, I love your links. (and that one DEFINITELY deserves a slow clap.)
ReplyDeleteabout the mindfulness one... complaining is an interesting word. have you noticed the difference between moaning and complaining in England? from the New Yorker back in June 2010:
"Visitors to Britain are rarely able to grasp - sometimes even after decades of residency - the vital distinction its inhabitants make between complaining and moaning. The two activities seem similar, but there is a profound philosophical and practical difference. To complain about something is to express dissatisfaction to someone whom you hold responsible for an unsatisfactory state of affairs; to moan is to express the same thing to someone other than the person responsible. The British are powerfully embarrassed by complaining... They do love to moan, though... Moaning, a source of entertainment in its own right, is also an important psychic blanket, a way of venting resentment without taking responsibility for effecting change."
- John Lanchester, "Letter from London: Party Games,"
Great links, as usual! And how can I print that quote about writing and plaster my office with it?? Maybe it would get my co-workers to quit nagging me...
ReplyDeleteLoved the "3 Lessons" link! Great Points!
ReplyDelete1.) Hanson. Wow. They sound so good now!
ReplyDelete2.) That FB list is so true. #15 is crazy, but #4?! Get it together, people.
3.) The article men changing their names is frustrating. Ever since Husband and I talked about both of us taking MY last name, I've looked into it. I was pretty pissed off in 2007 when I realized how difficult the system makes it for men to change their last name. I read this post (http://www.hunger4more.net/2013/01/28/le-sigh/) through a Houston blogger, and now I'm crafting my own post, especially since we still talk about changing our last name to my maiden name.
4.) Love you!
I found your blog on Across the Pond. One of these days, I want to give my Blogger blog a facelift so I will definitely be in touch later.
ReplyDeleteThere was a ton to comment on from this post, but let me just say...Hanson. Love.
ReplyDeleteLove the desktop calendar - thanks for coming up with those!
ReplyDeleteI found the name changing link fascinating. It´s so different in Austria, it´s easy to change the name either way or combining the two family names. Easy.
Oh and the Facebook no-go´s are crazy!
xo
Hi Bobbi, just stumbled across your blog and fell in love. I am a sucker for anything simple and pink so you already got me there. AND you design? Ok, I'm hooked. Definitely following :)
ReplyDeleteHope you had a beautiful weekend.
♥ Victoria