I'm embarrassed to say I've spent several hours attempting to change the font. I'm sorry, but you love it. Even if you hate it, in my mind you love it. Hubby even spent a solid hour on it.
I love fonts. Almost as much as I love smelly good things. And beautiful stationary. These are the things that make my heart flutter.
I don't often talk about my pet peeves because I believe that we attract what we focus on but it's unrealistic to always dismiss or ignore what annoys us. Lately, I've been noticing in myself, those around me and in social media an alarming quickness to judge and belittle others. I see this most often by women, towards women. One day it was a hateful rant towards women who like to take selfies. The next day it was a mother criticizing another mother for bottle feeding her infant. Today, it was a demeaning article about women who choose to augment their breasts.
I absolutely can not stand this - on every level. As women, we are our own worst critique. No one has ever said anything meaner to me or about me than I have already said to myself. It's taken years to erase the negative tape that runs in my mind. I haven't eradicated it completely but I'm much more compassionate in the way I view my insecurities these days. Because of that, I find I'm much more compassionate towards others, especially women.
I've always believed we try to sabotage others when we feel most sabotaged. The cruelest words come from the most hardened and broken hearts.
It almost always comes down to - Who are we to judge? If taking selfies makes us feel good about ourselves, let's take selfies! If getting a boob job helps you love your body, that's awesome! And even if we personally don't like it or find whatever it is unflattering, it's not necessary to assume anything about someone who makes choices that we would not make.
I had to stop myself the other day when I was quick to judge someone who's nails were done in the very trendy, long pointed style. That is not a look for me but she was not affecting me in anyway by choosing that as her personal style. She was, in fact, a very sweet girl.
On to last week's melts:
I love fonts. Almost as much as I love smelly good things. And beautiful stationary. These are the things that make my heart flutter.
I don't often talk about my pet peeves because I believe that we attract what we focus on but it's unrealistic to always dismiss or ignore what annoys us. Lately, I've been noticing in myself, those around me and in social media an alarming quickness to judge and belittle others. I see this most often by women, towards women. One day it was a hateful rant towards women who like to take selfies. The next day it was a mother criticizing another mother for bottle feeding her infant. Today, it was a demeaning article about women who choose to augment their breasts.
I absolutely can not stand this - on every level. As women, we are our own worst critique. No one has ever said anything meaner to me or about me than I have already said to myself. It's taken years to erase the negative tape that runs in my mind. I haven't eradicated it completely but I'm much more compassionate in the way I view my insecurities these days. Because of that, I find I'm much more compassionate towards others, especially women.
I've always believed we try to sabotage others when we feel most sabotaged. The cruelest words come from the most hardened and broken hearts.
It almost always comes down to - Who are we to judge? If taking selfies makes us feel good about ourselves, let's take selfies! If getting a boob job helps you love your body, that's awesome! And even if we personally don't like it or find whatever it is unflattering, it's not necessary to assume anything about someone who makes choices that we would not make.
I had to stop myself the other day when I was quick to judge someone who's nails were done in the very trendy, long pointed style. That is not a look for me but she was not affecting me in anyway by choosing that as her personal style. She was, in fact, a very sweet girl.
On to last week's melts:
Melted but not pictured - highlighted are faves:
Beezy - strawberry white cake
Beezy - cranberry relish
Beezy - pistachio macaroon
Beezy - pumpkin pecan waffles
BHG - cranberry mandarin splash *gift*
Daphne's Divine (no longer in business) - loopy hawaiian
Daphne's Divine - pearamel cider donuts
Enchanted Candle Co. - tammy's pie
Enchanted Candle Co. - sweet tarts
Front Porch - ice cream truck
Front Porch - frooty loop birthday cake
HHS - toasted in hawaii *gift*
I Heart Wax - pomegranate lemon snow cone
Jack Be Nimble - blue ribbon cookies
K's Kreation - pumpkin crunch cake
K's Kreation - blueberry cheesecake
Rosegirls - Juicy J *gift*
SMT - lemon cheesecake
Streetman Company Store - blueberry cookie bars
Streetman Company Store - oatmeal cookie dough *gift*
Streetman Company Store - vanilla bean noel sweet pea
Tarts by Kim - cranberry orange *gift*
VCS - strawberry Jackie O *gift*
Weekly State of Affairs:
Pending orders:
Rosegirls - sampler - (10/18)
SMT (10/25)
Streetman Co. Store (11/7)
Beezy-Tarts (11/11)
Watched:
Nightcrawler (good - Jake G is amazing in it)
Land Ho! (liked it - Iceland just jumped up on my list of places to see)
Last Week's Erin Condren:
Perfume of the Day:
If I had to choose one 'signature scent', this would be it. I get more compliments wearing this than all of my other
perfumes combined. On me, this scent lasts all day (12 hours) and has excellent sillage.
{1. Michael Kors Signature 2. Shimmer lotion - discontinued}
After my trip yesterday to Whole Foods to pick up a turkey breast, I'm a step closer to our pre-Thanksgiving dinner on Tuesday. I'm in much need of a grocery list for everything else though.
I'm on vacation until after the holiday weekend which will give me ample time to reflect on all my blessings with gratitude.
If you're celebrating Thanksgiving next week, I'd love to know - are you cooking and if so, is your menu set?
Nice melts! I did a double take at Juicy J and remembered there really was a scent named that! Lol!
ReplyDeleteMy Thanksgiving meal is set. We went grocery shopping for the majority of it excepting the salad ingredients and fresh veggies and mushrooms. Looking forward to hearing what you whip up!
I love your intro topic. It is certainly something to chew on. Happy Thanksgiving Sunnee
I got all the Thanksgiving meal things yesterday while doing my regular grocery shopping, then got home to find I didn't get cranberry sauce (jelly). Doh! It's funny, not like anyone here really loves it but it's just such a part of the tradition that I feel I NEED to go back and get one stinkin' tiny can of it.
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@Julie - I am so curious about your time table of events on the days leading up to your Thanksgiving. Ever since reading your day of festivities - I'm mind blown with your ability to get it all together. Does it go as flawlessly as it seems?
ReplyDelete@Deb - I've seen your Thanksgiving dinner plate full of food --YUM. The men in your house are spoiled! Do you know how many times my mom "forgot" something and demanded one of us to make a trip to the grocery store for her. Before cell phones, there were many occasions when we would arrive home with the cranberry sauce only to be turned around to go right back for almonds. :p
My mom is still back in the stone ages tech-wise. She does not text or Facebook or anything like that. One year, for Christmas I think, we all got together at my brother's. Mom was not there and we all looked at each other, asking "Did anyone tell her?" No, no one had. So then it became "Who's going to get her?!" because no one wanted to face the Wrath of Mom. LOL! (She only lived a couple blocks away from the brother's house we were gathering at.)
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