Inspiration

A Beautiful Mess never disappoints. Their photos of the rope-light sign that says relax and all the people relaxing in a hot tub with beers…that’s what the good life looks like.

I thought Nubby Twiglet’s advice to a young person wondering if they should immediately pursue their dream of starting their own business or wait to gain some experience and money was spot on and helpful.

Clementine Daily wrote about 5 mantras we should all memorize. There’s a lot of wisdom there.

How fun is this video of making and eating brunch? What is it about brunch that makes me want to throw brunch parties all the time?

ReciteThis is an awesome website that makes any text you want into amazing posters. I’ve printed a couple quotes off to frame and put up in my little apartment.

This travel guide for the Pacific North West made me want to pack my bags and head back to Vancouver for good. And then explore all the cities nearby, and then take a roadtrip across America, and then spend time in Montreal during the summer. Clearly, my travelling days aren’t over. Did I mention I’m going to Tokyo tomorrow? Ha.

My friend Laura posted about “staying above the line” and I love the concept: “Anything below the line represents things that inhibit us from reaching the greatest expressions of ourselves: self doubt, self pity, jealousy, anger, etc. Above the line, we are patient, empathetic, confident, compassionate and so on.”

Things to do when you are sad.

Everything Leo writes just seems to sit perfectly right with me. I loved this post about making it through tough journeys, especially the part about happiness being within: “If you can find happiness inside you, then no matter what’s happening externally, you can access this source of happiness.”

My friend Adrienne was published in xoVain this week! Her article is about a perfume and it’s wonderfully written. I love her style.

Spring abundance bowls!! Yes! I’m excited to try and make this bowl in Korea.

I think I should just have a big disclaimer at the bottom of these posts that says “and then obviously, it goes without saying, Marie TV this week was the bomb dot com!” because I feel like I link to her amazing content all the time. This week she’s talking about how the time someone wakes up relates to their productivity. How refreshing to see this idea mythbusted for all us ambitious, productive people who don’t get up at 5:30AM.

What did you do last week that was exceptional? What can you do next week that no one expects of you?

Some oldies-but-goodies: one of my all-time favourite books, a photo walk of patterns.

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You can catch all my daily adventures and photo walks by following me on Instagram! If you do, this weekend you’ll probably see a lot of Japanese candy and tempura (yay!). Have a good one!

My sister sent me this song last night and I haven’t stopped dancing ever since. 

I Travel To Feel Lonely…On Purpose: I wish I had read this article before my trip to Europe. It speaks the truth. 

My all-time favourite blogger Elise launched a podcast this week! I was so excited. She always creates such awesome content, I am really looking forward to next week’s episode already. 

I love this instalment of “Dress Your Tech” from Design Love Fest. I set #4 as my desktop wallpaper. 

This post from Adulting is so wise. I constantly have to remind myself to take things one step at a time.

I downloaded these actions for Photoshop Elements from A Beautiful Mess this week and have been happily playing around with them. They really make photos pop! 

I only discovered 3191 Miles Apart this week (approximately 6 years late to this particular party) but I am totally in love with their aesthetic and the way they live their lives. Swoon. 

This week I was completely obsessed (again) with Oh She Glows. I have never made a recipe of hers that was disappointing, and this week I was pinning about a hundred things I want to make from her site. Including these vegan lunches. 

Such beautiful photos, and please can I have a glass of strawberry rhubarb sangria? Thanks!

I liked this idea of thinking of your day in terms of what you did instead of what you didn’t do. My word of the year, abundance, keeps showing up for me, which is awesome. 

I ordered from iHerb for the first time, and it was awesome. I should be getting all my goodies that I can’t get in Korea (PEANUT BUTTER) next week. I am very excited. If you want to order from them, use my coupon code LWW752 to save $10! 

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This weekend, I’m going to celebrate my birthday with my friends here in Busan, and we’re also going to go to the Jinhae Cherry Blossom Festival! Have a lovely weekend. 

This quote from Amy Poehler is a new favourite. 

I watched both Brené Brown’s TED talks this week. She is amazing, and such an inspiration. She gave me so many ideas about how I want to live my life. 

The TED Radio Hour on success was equally inspiring and thought provoking. Amazing. It made me think about how I want to define success for me. 

Incredibly important: Why domestic violence victims don’t leave. 

“We think we’re alone in our fears, but we’re not. We think we’re worse than others in our failures, but we’re not.”

Seth Godin talks about bringing your own chair to the table, or just making a new table. Abundance! 

Hugh Forte is one of my favourite photographers, and his sand dune portrait session this week made me so happy (and made me want to work really hard). 

I liked these thoughts on “running away” from your problems.

Joy the Baker writes some beautiful words by John Steinbeck on her blog. 

Vegan chai ice cream yes please immediately thank you. I’d also like to make chickpea socca and chocolate chip cookies. 

A wonderful reminder: 19 Tiny Things You Can Do to Make the World a (Slightly) Better Place. 

This post gave me serious wanderlust (yes, even though I’m in a foreign country!). 

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This weekend I’m hoping to check out an outdoor market, explore another coastal temple, and spend some quality time at the beach. Have an awesome weekend!