A Few of My Favorite Things #6

Justin Timberlake - Bring It On Down 2... by IdolxMuzic
I love Justin Timberlake. His sketch on Saturday Night Live about being vegan really made me laugh!

I love this image of the cow. I actually can't remember where I found it.

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Aubrey from Project Lovegood did a post talking about her dream to build an off the grid home. After reading her post and talking to Cody about it we are actually really interested in doing this ourselves as well. I don't know a lot about off the grid homes and have so much to learn. Reading her post is a great place to start!

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I have become pretty obsessed with making my own things to use in my daily life. Things like soaps, laundry detergent and household cleaners. Karen posted about her new love for coconut oil. She talks about all the lovely things you can make with it. I really enjoyed all the info and inspiration in her post. I hope to try some of the things out in the future.

What has been inspiring you lately?
Please share some links with me!

A Few of My Favorite Things #5

Make sure your volume isn't too loud. The goats literally do SCREAM in this video. I have become kind obsessed with goats since visiting the farm sanctuary. I'm not totally convinced that all the yelling in the video is real. I do however find it very funny and I laughed so hard I cried the first time I watched it. We all need a good laugh!

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Above is Audrey Peterman and her husband Frank. She is a huge advocate for National Parks. I stumbled across her story on the National Parks Conversation Association website. She has written books about her love for all the National Parks and shares her stories about visiting them. I plan on purchasing her book, Our True Nature. In her interview on the NPCA's website she took the words right out of my mouth many times! This being one of my favorite quotes from her:

Audrey: Having the imprint of such monumental natural wonders on my spirit gives me perspective on how infinitesimal I am in the world, and yet, how important. I am part of everything. Though a small part, I am connected to everything. It allows me to take a step back from whatever challenges I’m experiencing.
You can read the article HERE.
I don't listen to much rap music but every once in awhile I listen to Eminem. I like a lot of his lyrics and the above quote is from one of his songs. Every time I hear it I laugh. It's so how I am. I designed the print above on Photoshop and plan to hang it in my office. It's kind of a reminder to myself that people are always going to have something to say about my lifestyle and that I need to learn to ignore it or just laugh about it.
Images from Pony Chops blog.

Chantal over on Pony Chops posted a great Vegan food review a few weeks back on (fake) cheese. When I tell people I am Vegan a lot of people say they could never give up cheese. I personally know a few vegetarians that also struggle with becoming Vegan because of their love for cheese. I was never that in love with cheese in the first place which made it very easy to give it up. For those who struggle though THERE IS HOPE! :) Read Chantal's review on Vegusto Vegan Cheese HERE. More posts I really enjoyed reading:

50 Things To Improve Your Life & Get Happy, by Red Parka Diaries
5 Books That Changed My Life, also by Red Parka Diaries
Falling for My White Kitchen, by Making It Lovely
5 Tips for Getting Inspired, by Tea Tree
Project Life, by Her Sunday

What has been inspiring you lately?

A Few of My Favorite Things #4

Lauren made this adorable animal cutout bunting. I love this idea so much. I am just trying to figure out where in my house I could hang it! See her DIY post HERE.



A video of a group of Belgium Sea Shepherd's protesting whaling in Japan. I wish I could understand what they are saying. They are pretending to be whales and whalers. Then there are the Sea Shepherds who SAVE the whales from being killed. The video seems a bit crazy, but I thought it was very brave of them to protest this way.

Okay friends, I think this is so very awesome. I honestly wanted to steal this idea but I'm not that type of person/blogger. ;) Emily from Good Things started a blog post series called Collecting Colours. Last year she collected items that were all the same color and photographed them. This year she is mixing it up by selecting a two color combo. You can do items, photographs or whatever else your heart desires. Learn more about Collecting Colours HERE. I am going to be doing this by the way and featuring it monthly on my blog. I hope maybe you will join in as well.


I am pretty obsessed with quotes. I pin them all the time on Pinterest. I can't help it. I feel there are so many times in our lives that we may have a hard time expressing exactly how we feel. Then you read a quote in a book, poem or on Pinterest and you are like, "BINGO!" Or a quote may just be inspiring to you. This one above is words I need to live by.

What has been inspiring you lately? Please share any links that you think I may enjoy below. :)
Also I have been very inspired just by blogging lately, all of your comments and reading all your lovely blogs.
Thank YOU!

A Few of My Favorites Things #2

A few of my favorite things from around the world wide web. Enjoy.
I think this bracelet made by Ditte is very cute! I love the colors and what a great way to use vintage buttons.

I found this image while looking for tattoo ideas. I think it is breathtaking.

So TRUE.


Katherine posted a great post a few weeks back for us that need some help understanding our cameras. (ME)
I have booked marked it and saved it to read in the future. Thought I'd pass the link along.

You can click on the images to visit the sources and links. :)