Thursday Mashup!

Every week, I will share a few links/pictures about food, shopping, celebrities, babies, parties, crafts, or random news, that I find noteworthy. It's a mashup of all things I love. Enjoy!

Random:

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me with circle lenses on, looking a little cross-eyed.. yeah, I couldn't pull them off

Circle Lenses are super popular in many Asian countries. They are special contacts that make the iris of your eyes appear larger. Lady Gaga used them in her Bad Romance music video. However, they are apparently dangerous according to this article I found on Time.com. I have to admit though, I bought a pair for myself last year to try them out. I knew it was kinda shady buying contacts without a prescription online, but Lady Gaga wore them, so I thought they must be safe. Anyway, I had LASIK/PR-K surgery not too long after buying the lens (a whole different story I'll write about later), so I promised myself never to put anything in my eyes that could potentially damage my new 20/15 vision. Plus, people thought I looked weird with them on... So, just passing along the news in case you have a pair!

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This is a picture of the Apple store in Paris. Beautiful, right?! *le sigh*

 Food:

These are banana bites and don't they look scrumptious!  Found the recipe here.

Funny:

Check out the cute doggy giving his daddy a high-five when the baby wouldn't do it.

Shopping:

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I kinda want this - might be cool to have the blueprint of the english bulldog on our wall... but I'm not sure if I would pay $185 for it or where the heck I would hang it...

Parties:

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Lastly, check out this inspiration board.  I love the green/orange combo and sleek elements!

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Again, feel free to share any other cool finds of the week below!

Thursday Mashup!

Every week, I will share a few posts about food, shopping, celebrities, babies, parties, crafts, or random news, that I find noteworthy. It's a mashup of all things I love.

Random Finds:

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Did you know that dogs cannot sweat*? You did?! You must be smart. I just found out this week when I came across these dandy Kool Collars. You just pop these babies in the freezer and voila - instant cooling collar. These collars are definitely useful for the hot summer days and are only $16/each, so I'll definitely be making a couple purchases for H&M.

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Hahahahaha!! Now THAT is how I want to use the treadmill... On those rare occasions that I do use our running machine, H&M like to watch me pant and curse at my reflection in the mirror. Sometimes they try to join me and it is quite a funny site...

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Isn't this such a great unintentionally funny picture?! Buzzfeed is my favorite source for laughs.

Watch this short video and you will never listen to "My Heart Will Go On" the same way again... Wait. Does anyone still listen to that song?! Didn't think so...

Home:

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Isn't that wall decal just pretty!?! Matthew and I are still in the process of painting our walls, so I probably won't be getting one until we finish. He's not a huge fan of them, but I am (and that's all that matters, right?). I put up a "Happy Holidays" decal in our living room last winter and was afraid it wouldn't come off very easily, but it did! I felt like that particular decal was a waste of $$ since I had to take it down after a few months, so the next time I get a decal, it will definitely be something more permanent, like the one above. It would be cool if I could find a company that would allow me to upload my own design... let me know if you know of any!

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Etsy is awesome. I am totally swooning over that pillow.

Parties:

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Lastly, here's a beautiful inspiration board from Tiny Prints! If I were throwing a 4th of July party this year, I would definitely incorporate a lot of those cute ideas! Aren't those parfait thingies to die for?!

Feel free to share any other cool finds of the week below!

*Apparently, dogs DO have sweat glands. They have two types. The first kind of glands are located on their foot pads which function to help cool the animal (but not by much - panting is how they primarily cool down). The other type of glands are located on the rest of their body and their purpose is to release pheromones.

Thursday Mashup!

If you could see all the blogs I subscribe to on my Google Reader, you would probably think I was crazy. I have blog feeds ranging from funny animal pictures (ihasahotdog.com) to news about the latest in speech therapy (there was a time in my life when I wanted to be a speech therapist... still kinda do). I always have 1000+ unread items (which tends to stress me out) but I can't bear to unsubscribe to any of them.

Anyway, when I come across any posts that I find amusing/cool/weird/awesome, I usually email them to Matthew... but I thought, hey, maybe I should post some of my finds here.

Introducing: Thursday Mashup!

Every week, I will share a few posts about food, shopping, celebrities, babies, parties, crafts, or random news, that I find noteworthy. It's a mashup of all things I love.


Food:

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This grilled banana sandwich looks absolutely mouth watering! Caitlin, from Healthy Tipping Point, always has great recipes to share. Seeing her posts definitely inspire me to be healthier (I'm eating a salad as we speak - go me!). She shows you how you can be healthy but still eat delicious food!

Shopping:

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I know it's summer, but check out this cute umbrella necklace from Etsy seller pear22! I likey! I usually hate it when it rains (rain = bad traffic and wet toes), but the one silver lining when it pours is the opportunity to bring out cute umbrellas! With this umbrella, however, you can use it rain or shine!

Celebrities:

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Well, my favorite celebrity gossip, Perez Hilton, usually breaks the news first, but I heard this one last week! My hubs loves Kim Kardashian (yeah, I don't get it either - she's hideous right? just kidding. She's absolutely gorg!) and was happy when she broke up with Reggie Bush. Rumor has it she has a new athlete beau - Miles Austin from the Dallas Cowboys. He's cute... but I think I like Reggie better. Either way, wonder if Miles will be making a cameo on the upcoming season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians (one of my many TV guilty pleasures)??

Parties:

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Ummmm... I think my head exploded when I saw this uber cute nautical themed baby shower on The Celebration Shoppe. I love everything from the red and blue color palette to the mini banner decorating the cupcake stand! It really is the little details that can turn a party into a real celebration.

Random News:

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Has anyone ever heard of or participated in baby races?! I have never heard such of a thing until a few days ago... but what the heck?! I mean, it is pretty darn cute to see babies crawling... but I didn't think anyone would turn it into a competition! Here's a video of adorable babies from Russia racing:

That's all for this week... do you have any cool posts you want to share? I'd love to learn about new blogs!