[Things We Adore Sunday] Asos, Hair Knots, Dress Guards, and Lights

1. The spring Asos fashions



2. This How-To for the hairknot


3. Adorable crocheted dress guards for your bike from Simeli


4. This lighting fixture from A Beautiful Mess' Project ReStyle

[Travel Saturdays] Inspiration

With the dull weather today and influx of work, I need a little inspiration. So I'm headed to Primark to buy some spring-y clothes that would fit some of these beautiful places that I will one day visit :-)

Cappadocia
Tahiti
Thailand
Croatia
Mexico



images via Pinterest

[Friday Link Round-Up] 30 in 30, Surprised Kitty, Tom's Shoes

JOIN the MapMyRun 30 miles in 30 days challenge. Make your resolutions mean something. I'm just starting today, so that means mine will actually be the 30 in 15 challenge, but I figure I can make that work.

Photo via Francis Shanahan

WATCH the Surprised Kitty YouTube video. Try not to cry.

WEAR the new styles of TOM's shoes. The ones below look crazy comfy.

[Green Thursdays] The Best Way to Buy a Leather Bag

Now, I know most people don't consider leather handbags/shoes/etc to be sustainable clothing. And if you're vegan they're just a no-go.

But if you really must buy leather (and sometimes, really, you must), there's no better way to do it than to buy it through an independent designer or crafter. Props if it's a one-woman show.

Take, for instance, these gorgeous bags from Valhallabrooklyn on etsy. She's just one woman making wonderful handbags in New York. I especially like the green leather one that I found via coco + kelley. Custom orders welcome!

So, okay, maybe this isn't green per se, but that green leather bag is killing me.

[Food + Drink Wednesdays] Cocktail Time!

Everyone needs a pick-me-up when the middle of the week rolls around. So mix up a cocktail, kick up your feet and enjoy the fact that you are that much closer to the weekend.

Recipes and photos from Coco+Kelley

Grapefruit Mimosa

1/4 cup cranberry juice
1/4 cup pink grapefruit juice
Champagne

Pour cranberry & pink grapefruit juice into a champagne flute or thin glass. Top with your favorite champagne or sparkling wine. Serve immediately. Serves 1.

Rosemary Infused Greyhound

1 oz Grapefruit Juice
1 oz Herb’s Rosemary Infused Vodka (or make your own!)
1 tsp Organic Sugar
1 Sprig of Fresh Rosemary for garnish

In a shaker, add rosemary vodka and grapefruit juice. Stir and serve over ice in a sugar-rimmed (technically this makes it closer to a Salty Dog - don't sugar your rim for a more classic Greyhound) rocks or martini glass. Serves 1.

[Music] Wait, what?

This is the new Ricky Martin song feat. Joss Stone... is this the same guy who did "Shake Your Bon-Bon?" I'm confused:

http://perezhilton.com/2011-01-11-ricky-martin-the-best-thing-about-me-is-you

[Get Involved Tuesdays] Keeping Up with the News

source

We all know we should be reading the WSJ & NY Times, perusing Time and CNN, etc. And we probably read them periodically, a few times a week. However, with the wonderful world of blogs, I have built a list of news blogs that are specific to my activist interests; they allow me more specific knowledge about what is going on in the world of feminist news and culture. Although it is important to stay abreast of more general news, I like hearing about opportunities specific to women's rights and change, while hearing news pieces that are less mainstream. In addition, many news blogs allow a quasi-customizable reading scheme, so you can subscribe to blogs on a variety of issues, depending on what interests you. For instance, Change.Org offers blogs on Human Rights, Sustainable Food and Poverty in the US, among others.

My favorite news blogs include:

1. Jezebel

2. Feministing.com

3. Acumen Fund Blog

4. Ms. Magazine Blog

5. Change.Org Women's Rights

What are your favorite news blogs?

January Whole Living

I just picked up the most recent issue of Whole Living and it's chock full of ideas for starting the year off new and clean. I love how much they focus on DIY beauty treatments. They've also just released a new book, called Power Foods.

This is probably my favorite magazine on earth right now, even if it is from the Martha Stewart people (they keep that on the downlow).

[Music Monday] Coeur De Pirate

En route to London and listening to Coeur De Pirate - I'm relaxed rather than stressed.

Coeur de pirate - Coeur de pirate (2008) - 05 - Berceuse by lnogueira

Coeur De Pirate - Intermission (Jamandahalf.com) by jamand1/2

Coeur de Pirate - Comme des enfants by user7292600

[Girl Crush] Tina Fey

1. She's hilarious

“I like to crack the jokes now and again, but it's only because I struggle with math.”

“I was a mostly happy child, though I had a pretty rough puberty. Growing up as a girl is always traumatizing, especially when you have the deadly combination of greasy skin and getting your boobs at ten. But I think it's good to grow up that way. It builds character.”

2. The only thing funny about Sarah Palin is Tina Fey's impressions of her:

3. She shows how you can be beautiful and sexy in Hollywood without selling yourself short.

4. She reminds Carrie and I of ourselves - which means hopefully we'll be like her in a few years:

“I was the editor of the school newspaper and in drama club and choir, so I was not a popular girl in the traditional sense, but I think I was known for being relatively scathing.”