thoughts from me

goodnight sweetheart

One of my absolute favorite things about warm weather is outdoor living. The best thing in the world is a screened porch. I love to sit outside at night and listen to the crickets and other creatures making little noises; that gentle hum and buzz is so soothing. Plus they are so nice in the spring and summer showers. I love listening to the rain. 

I grew up with a screened porch and will absolutely have one when I buy a house. It's a requirement and on that required porch will be some sort of day bed so that I can sleep away summer nights on the porch. I loved turning it into a sleeping porch and fall asleep to the sounds of the bugs. Maybe it goes back to my days at summer camp, but there is nothing quite like falling asleep to that sound. 

Sleeping porches first gained popularity at the turn of the 20th century. It was believed that the fresh air helped those with respiratory illnesses, specifically tuberculosis. Here are a few variations of the classic sleeping porch: 

This last one looks more like a camp cabin or something. How fun would it be to have sleepovers on this porch all summer long? 

sorry!

i apologize for the lack of posts lately. i've been super swamped with work and busy being a good maid of honor and planning this weekend's bridal shower and bachelorette weekend. i promise to be back to full speed soon! 

xoxo,

pink firefly

pretty in pink

Princess-esque bathroom in pink. Check out the storage to the left side. Loves it. 

random adorableness

[via la repubblica]

obviously not a PR firm...

single tasking is not in our vocabulary. nor is leaving by 5:30 

[via caterina]

modern proverbs

The world has changed a lot since proverbs such as "A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle" and "A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step" were spoken, and as such, Nikki Farquharson has created a book of 65 Modern Proverbs. Her proverbs are riddled with modern references including Facebook, rehab, and our generation's obsession with sushi [because seriously, when they said "Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day, Teach him to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime," I'm fairly certain no matter how said man acquired fish, they assumed he would cook it.] Here are a few of my favorites: 

shabby chic storage.

I want this. This would be perfect for our hamster sized kitchen with storage for a gnat. 

commander in writing.

OK people. As soon as people start getting jobs, interest rates return to sane levels, and people are once again traveling, shopping and dining, then maybe we can nominate him for sainthood, but shouldn't he have to prove himself worthy of such martyrdom? 

The latest in the Obama-rama is a new font based on the 44th president's handwriting [he's a leftie]. It can be yours for just $15.95 - 20% of which goes to charity. Now  you can sign your own legislation, or something like that... 

seeds of cards

Dowling Design created these adorable business cards for a Garden Designer. They are shaped like the little makers you stick in your garden and the horizontal lines  breaking up the contact information even help give it a similar feel. 

I really love seeing fun innovative business cards, but there is a downside to designing them. While they are likely to garner attention when handing them out, the drawbacks are that they are harder to slip into your pocket or business card holder when out and about networking, and they also do not fit into traditional rolodexes [some peoples still use them!], nor do they fit into those business card books. 

the ultimate promise.

These fonts truly make my skin crawl. My favorite art dept. professor ever in college used to just go off on tangents about the evilness that is the comic sans type and I think that everyone should be forced to sign it... or maybe we should just destroy the fonts altogether. The poster is available via Lure Logic. 

lather. rinse. repeat.

How fun is this package design from Living Proof? Not sure how easy it would be to open the bottom one with wet hands...