On this Monday, I would encourage you all to start doing what you love so you can start loving what you do.

Sometimes all you need to know is that someone will catch you if you decide to take that leap. I truly believe that you can’t feel fulfilled in life if you are unhappy with how you occupy your time. What gets you going in the morning? Think about the things that excite you. Start thinking about feasible ways to make a living from it.

Don’t think that it can’t be done. Everywhere there are real life examples of people who have made it work for them. Define your own personal level of success and then figure out how to bring more joy to your life.

Go for it. Do what feels right. It always works out in the end. Don’t sleepwalk through life. I try to live by these ideas.

Some background information on this photo: Shot in 1937 for a Dutch Magazine on the Seaside Life.  More historic photos can be found here.

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Hello!

This Monday is a little damp and dreary. Perusing the interwebs I found the perfect dress to beat those Monday blues. If I Only Had a Heart dress by Alexandra Grecco on Etsy.

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Hello lovelies!

For the most of us, this is the start of the work week. Even though, I don’t have to participate in the morning commute aka the rat race to work sometimes even I still need a little reinforcement for dealing with Monday morning.

Imagine if you had this view of the sunrise every morning!

photo by: Muse

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Love Ricky Gervais, used to love Elmo. Put the two of them together and laughter ensues.

Here’s some behind the scenes footage of Gervais and Elmo ad-libbing on Sesame Street.

Some good quotes: “You can’t even control a muppet and a fat guy”

“Get off Elmo! You’re not supposed to touch Elmo!”

“Where did you lose this interview?! Where!!”

LMAO
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This scene from Wedding Crashers always makes me laugh uncontrollably.

Like so hard that I’m trying to catch my breath. So many good quotes!

Vince Vaughn is hilarious as usual, throw in some Christopher Walken with Keir O’Donnell playing Todd and let the antics ensue.

Enjoy!

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Hey lovelies!! Hope everyone had a great weekend with lots of interesting adventures.

I know that there are some devoted Star Wars fans out there. People who have seen the movies umpteenth amount of times and they know every little plot twist, etc.

I am not one of those people. I have seen the original movies maybe once altogether. Even so, I don’t really remember everything that happens. Of course, all the important pop culture bits and pieces that have invaded our consciousness I am aware of.

I know that Darth Vader is Luke’s father, Princess Leia wears a gold bikini when she is with Jabba the Hut, etc.

If there was a million dollar question based on some minute aspect of this movie, I could kiss that money good-bye.

Which is why I find this video so hilarious.

This is the retelling of Star Wars by someone who has never really seen the movies.

She did a better job than I could have ever done.

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Hey guys! I know everyone has done some type of 2008 year in review from clothes, music to pop culture and I’ve enjoyed just about everyone of them but nothing beats this year in review clip from Pop Waffle.

Enjoy!

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What’s up lovelies???

Starting off the year right with a little video love, I put together for you guys. Be kind, it was my first take and apparently I say umm a lot. But whatevs.

Hot Pinnkkk Helium Balloons from stylealchemy on Vimeo.

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I’m bringing back an old favorite that gets me up and shaking my ass. I recently re-listened to this over the weekend and it has been stuck in my head. I think its a perfect way to start off the week, a little booty- shaking never hurt anyone.

Disclaimer = There are many times that Justin Timberlake annoys me but I can’t deny that him hooking up with the genius that is Timbaland has made some great dance/pop music.

Enjoy!

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Hey lovelies! Hope everyone had a great weekend and to my fellow American readers, a great Thanksgiving holiday!
The fourth of July is a long way behind us as we only have one more month until we get to party like its 2009… So, this beautiful video is of fireworks on the fourth but backwards. Enjoy.

The Fourth from Michael Brodner AKA Bones on Vimeo.

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Hey lovelies! Hope you’re having a wonderful day.

Beyonce has not been on my radar for some time. So, I didn’t know about her newish song or video or even the fact that she had a new album coming out. Mostly because I just don’t care. Even when someone would ask me “Hey have you seen Beyonce’s new video?” I’d say, “No” and I wasn’t even curious to check it out. That is until I heard about dancer extraordinaire Shane Mercado who does B’s routine flawlessly.

I watched the video over and over to the point that I now know most of the words to the song and I have been humming it endlessly. I’m sure you guys must have seen this video already but I can not help but post it here because this is an excellent way to start the week in my opinion!

So, the first video is Shane dancing by himself. The second video is a side-by-side comparison of him and the video and he works. it. out.
Enjoy!

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Hey lovelies!
Hope you all had an amazing weekend!!

Time for another installment of Happy Monday and I must warn you do not watch and drink anything at the same time. Seriously. I have to admit I knew nothing about Russell Brand before he hosted this year’s MTV Music Awards and I am now a fan of his ridiculous hair and sense of humor.

Enjoy guys!

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