July 2011
51 posts
“For God did not give us a spirit of timidity, but a spirit of power, of love and...”
– _2 Timothy 1:7 (via modernhepburn)
“Better to be without logic than without feeling.”
– Charlotte Brontë (via elizamadsen)
“One reason we struggle with insecurity: we’re comparing our behind the scenes to...”
– Steven Furtick (via ancora-imparo)
“Whatever she wore, she wore in a way you would never forget.”
– Oscar de la Renta, on Babe Paley (via oscarprgirl)
“We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something...”
– Frederick Keonig (via thepensiveginger)
“For just a while, calm your thoughts. In this moment, simply be.
...”
– — Ralph Marston. (via morganszest4life)
Lost in Translation: The 50 Americanisms That... →
nightline:
As collected by the BBC:
14. I caught myself saying “shopping cart” instead of shopping trolley today and was thoroughly disgusted with myself. I’ve never lived nor been to the US either.
23. To put a list into alphabetical order is to “alphabetize it” - horrid!
36. Surely the most irritating is: “You do the Math.” Math? It’s MATHS.
I have to admit that I side with the Brits on...
“Look, Act, Feel, as if you are already what you someday hope to become.”
– (via morganszest4life)
“When a woman falls in love with something so much that she wants to wear...”
– Oscar de la Renta (via oscarprgirl)
“You have to decide what your highest priorities are and have the...”
– Stephen Covey (via kari-shma)
“There are better things ahead than any we leave behind.”
– C.S. Lewis (via carouselinparis)
“It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are.”
– E. E. Cummings (via quote-book)
“#PR101
The ability to go with the flow is an underrated skill….”
– (via dknyprgirl)
“Happiness is not achieved by the conscious pursuit of happiness; it is generally...”
– Aldous Huxley
The Apostrophe Crisis →
This is a few years old, but relevant as ever. I may or may not be known to go on similar tirades.
Trader Joe's Best →
I love Trader Joe’s. I missed it immensely when I moved away from California, so I’m thrilled that now I’m in D.C. where I have several T.J.s to choose from. I have three favorites that made the list:
Organic Mango Passion Granola
Frosted Maple and Brown Sugar Bite Size Wheats
Baker Josef’s Chocolate Cake and Frosting Mixes- this is a recent discovery for me. The cute...
“I may sound old-fashioned, but I want to think all women should be treated like...”
– Frank Sinatra (via karaamariee)
