♥ First of all, the handwritten text above is from Cocorrina's free 2015 calendar printable. I definitely recommend checking it out if you're in need of a calendar for the year!
♥ Take the capsule wardrobe idea and apply it to your kitchen. This is brilliant and reminds me of an old post from Pink of Perfection on template cooking. This is basically the way we cooked the entire time we lived in Ireland, and it was simple and satisfying.
♥ This post on how to extend your yoga practice throughout the day is a great reminder.
♥ 25 practical, humorous writing hacks.
♥ On being a Leslie Knope in a World Full of Liz Lemons: "But the acceptance of Leslie Knope as a reflection of ourselves is simply not as widespread as the identification as Liz Lemon." This was a thought-provoking piece that brings up some very good points about how the characters are portrayed and how audiences relate to each of them.
♥ My latest podcast obsessions: Dear Sugar, the podcast version of Tiny Beautiful Things with the amazing Cheryl Strayed and Steve Almond, and NPR's Invisibia, about the unseen forces that influence human behavior. They're both wonderful and thoughtful.
♥ And on that note, here's an interview with Cheryl Strayed, because I will read/watch/listen anything involving her. I particularly love her approach to advice/self-help: "I do think that whoever you are, that's okay. And, I also think you can do better, and you should."
♥ A new-to-me blog find is Grechen's Closet. It is a minimalist wardrobe blog, and what I appreciate about her approach is that it feels like a lifestyle rather than just a project, which is the way most bloggers seem to be treating capsule wardrobes these days. She's refreshingly transparent about affiliate links, and I'm super into her focus on American-made products. A great post to start with is "Buy This... Not That | Madewell Transport Tote."
♥ Being "put together" is really about choosing what to care about.
♥ I was really inspired by this business profile of Ali Nelson from Ali Makes Things, who has a criminal justice background and recovered from a traumatic brain injury to start her own social outreach and creative ventures. Quite an incredible life story.
♥ The Milky Way Rising over Mt. Everest. from Alex Rivest on Vimeo:
