Inspiration

“Stopping does not equal recovering.” Recovery is so important! Turn off. Do nothing.

An important message for us all.

Related: this article about talking about racism is 120% spot on.

I want every single thing on this list of travel essentials. Plus another set of my all-time favourite travel accessories.

Revisiting this article about “work-life balance” is always a good idea.

This list of productive things to do with 15 minutes really did motivate me to do something productive (unsubscribe from emails!), so if you want some motivation: here ya go.

Okay Tracy’s house is amazing, the end. This whole post just made me want to go into Nest Mode. More art is needed!

If you want to listen to a playlist of my favourite Latin songs right now, you can do so here. You probably don’t want to, but I’ve been listening to this playlist all week long…so.

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I blinked and it was Thursday night. On Monday, I fly to New York City to see my boyfriend (!!!) and hang out with one of my best friends (!!!), and eat New York food (!!!!). I’m so excited, so I’m trying to get ahead on work stuff so that I can relax as much as possible next week. Since I was too tired to keep working, I decided to procrastinate and write this post – yay! Win-win. I hope you have a wonderful weekend.

For anyone who feels sad and angry, and doesn’t know what to say in light of the recent shootings in the States, I though that this post and this post were particularly helpful.

Is summer flying by for you? The idea of the Intentional Summer is so inspiring to me, and I love this take on it as well.

Casual gratitude is such a fascinating concept. Do you say sorry when you mean thank you?

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Great list of smart beach reads. I would add Eligible and Modern Lovers!

The Busy Person’s Lies – yet another great piece from Laura Vanderkam. I always love her perspective and outlook on life, especially as it relates to time.

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Inspiration: June 3Read More »

I loved this house tour, and got so many home design ideas I’d like to try out. (Mostly just gold spray paint, but still!)

Interesting, helpful ideas on managing time from Elise.

Elizabeth Gilbert wrote about how life is all about perspective.

I was very late to this party, but just in case you are too, here’s where you can watch Queen Bey’s Lemonade. Warning: you may end up listening to the album 7+ times per day.

Lovely post about a beauty + wellness routine, featuring lots of body-safe, eco-friendly products.

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I’m home! This week went by crazy-quickly, but I am back on Canadian soil, hanging out with the cat, listening to the birds chirp, and unwinding. This weekend we’re throwing a party for my Grandma! I hope you have a wonderful weekend too.