Hello readers, I have been in a very seasonally-themed mood lately, and thinking a lot about seasonal traditions! I love that they give you the perfect excuse to indulge in a little group creativity. Or personal creativity --- I am loving Chocomize! Have you made your own custom creation? Leave a comment below telling us what you put in it! How was it?
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
Thursday, October 28, 2010
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Monday, October 25, 2010
Sunday, October 24, 2010
Chop, Chop - Donate!
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| A neat photography experiment - Karen Stack photographed her hair growing back, after losing it to chemotherapy. |
I have had moderately long hair for 80% of my life now (purposely forgetting the horrible haircut that chopped off my locks back in the 8th grade - ayayay) - but now it seems I'd like to try something new, but more importantly I'd like to donate my hair. My youngest sister had a classmate, Caroline, who just recently pass away from brain cancer at 11 years old. Her younger sister tells that Caroline was always so afraid to lose her hair from treatment. Unfortunately, her condition was untreatable, so she never did lose her hair. Since her passing, the kids in her school put together a fund raiser at a local hair salon where kids donated their hair in her memory and painted nails and sold baked goods in order to raise money towards her cause. I found it very moving to watch the kids (of all ages, 6+) donate their hair so willingly and selflessly, that I am looking forward to donating mine as well. You must have 10" to donate, and I'm just about there. I'm thinking January 1st I will make the snip - and hopefully with some of your help, get the right hair cut to go along with it! Please help me decide on a style! (You can learn more about Caroline's story here).
Hair styles I'm leaning towards (in no particular order):
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I know it sounds selfish, but i'm actually still pretty nervous about it! I have two weddings to go to next year and I'm worried the style may turn out to be a disaster. Have you ever donated your hair? Any nightmarish long-to-short hair stories out there?
Photography
Super-quick post - I love this man's photography and creativity! The way he photographs his two daughters -how wonderful!
Sunny Sunday
Oh I do hope you are all enjoying this beautiful Fall day! I found that the house is much chillier than it is outside - so open your windows if you haven't yet! The Autumn atmosphere makes me crave all things orange: pumpkins, sweet potatoes, candy corn! While the beau still recovers from our Halloween soiree on Friday, we are baking apples in between attempting to get work done. Check out this witty little fix - found on the Debonaire - there are other ones for Birthdays, Break-Ups and the demanding Work Day! (Can I get one for holiday-season-extended-family-get-togethers?)
Might try making this pumpkin ice cream a little later! Anyone have any favorite recipes for Fall hangovers?
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| source: the debonaire |
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| source: David Lebovitz |
Might try making this pumpkin ice cream a little later! Anyone have any favorite recipes for Fall hangovers?
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Hello Blogging World!
Hello! This is my first blog entry, and hopefully the first of many. My name is Jaymie, and I have plenty of stories to share. Hopefully this will be a good outlet to do so, and that you will find some entertainment from it. I have been inspired by some of my favorite blogs, A Cup Of Jo and Keiko Lynn (just to name a couple). If you don't already read them daily, I highly recommend them! Also take note of the other blogs listed in my Daily Reads.
Are you dressing up this year? What kinds of costume ideas are floating around out there?
And a few links to start this off:
- Love these simplistically redesigned movie posters! *Via Black Eiffel
- What an adorable Betty Draper-style vintage dress.
- "Don't be overwhelmed by all of this technology" - Joan Holloway, Mad Men, Season 1.
- Would love to swim at night in this.
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