Let's finish off 2011 with my 12th Monthly Faves post. I can't believe I've been doing these for a whole year! It's become one of my favorite posts to put together, and I don't think I'll be discontinuing it in the new year, although I might take a different approach on occasion. Happy New Year to all!
• The nicer, more positive version of the to-do list: The TA DA! List.
• This photo of Prince William = Priceless. ADORE it.
• LOVE this inspiring series from Salon: My Brilliant Second Career.
• This is the one of the cutest and most creative ways I've seen to feature a recipe!
• A story and a reminder about Pinterest and copyrights.
• A look inside Promise Tangeman's business evaluation and planning process.
• Creepy, intriguing, and Tim Burton-esque: Children's drawings painted realistically.
• Made me giggle uncontrollably: The 20 Unhappiest People You Meet in the Comments Section of Year End Lists {I'm definitely guilty of #1, for shame}
• Beautiful new-to-me Tumblrs: The color-licious Cubicle Refugee and the dreamy, woodsy Oh Pioneer.
• Best New Blog Find of The Month: Stumble and Leap, by far. Technically, I was introduced to this blog last month through her post on young women and career burnout, but I went back and read her archives. I love Becca's thoughtful writing, which I both identify strongly with and feel challenged by. If don't you read anything else, check out her post on goal setting and values and vision statements.
• A lovely short film about a year in New York City. Maybe it's just me, but some scenes evoked my dear Chicago.
• 25 ways to wear a scarf is embarrassingly useful for my life.
• Patagonia's Common Threads Initiative is something I can get behind.
• Two worthwhile visual lectures to watch: 23 1/2 Hours and The Surprise Truth about What Motivates Us.
• A darling look inside Miette Bakery.
• I've gotten word from hip friend in Seattle that Pickwick is a band to watch out for in the coming year.
• Kimberly's interview with Tara Gentile was one of the best Tranquility Du Jour podcast episodes to come out this year.
• Reflect: The 45 Most Powerful Images of 2011 via Buzzfeed, Top 10 of Everything in 2011 from Time Magazine, and a video of The Year in Big News 2011 from Good News. And for some humor, here's the 25 best "Damn You, Auto Correct" entries of 2011.
• Indulge: Red velvet hot chocolate with cream cheese whipped cream {OMG} or Nutella fudge with sea salt {OMGGGG}.
• Buy: This Me, at Parties print because it illustrates your {or at least my} life. Or this adorable buttonboard trivet.
• Download: Pretty iPhone wallpapers from Etsy artists, and these iPhone wallpapers from graphic designers that feature New Year's resolutions {isn't it a cool idea to put your resolution on your cell phone screen so you're bound to look at it multiple times per day? Justin Mezzell's "Drive Less, Bike More" illustration is killer.}
• Transform: Join in The Reinvention Project, a 30-day {free!} program aimed at getting unstuck hosted by health coach Paige Lysaght. Or download this cool free app called Unstuck if you're an iPad owner {be sure to check out the promo video}.
• Do the Impossible: The Impossible Manifesto and an inspiring TED talk from snowboarder Amy Purdy.
Monthly Faves is a series featuring my favorite links and bits around the interwebs.
Do you like my Monthly Faves posts? Then make sure you follow me on Twitter! I've found that I end up with more links than I can possibly share each month, so I'm going to be regularly Tweeting some of the extra finds that don't end up in my Monthly Faves posts.
You have the BEST monthy faves! The best. Hands down. Best.
ReplyDeleteOoh I love the recipe link. That is such an innovative way to present it! I'm just trying to imagine how much work that could take for some recipes! Very eye-catching though. :)
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