Weekend Links

Henry, post-voting on Tuesday. See that little sticker? He was so proud of himself.

Yay, Friday! Every week I sound like a broken record but I can't help it...I'm just so happy it's the weekend! This one should be especially fun too. Later today I'll be heading up to Flagstaff to meet up with five of my college girlfriends for a rare couple of days all together. I'm so excited to get lost in nostalgia visiting our favorite places and eating all of our favorite foods...and also catching up and making some new memories too. Feel free to follow along with me on Instagram as I (over)gram the weekend away (user name: danihampton). Then Sunday Hank, Henry and I have a fun family movie night planned. We're going through all the Disney classics to get ready for our Disney trip in a few months. So far Henry's favorites are Lady and the Tramp and Dumbo. My vote for this week's pick is The Little Mermaid...the best!

And usual, here are some links to enjoy. xo

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18 things you should say yes to. Such a fun article.

My friend's partner runs Welcome Home Cleaning, a cleaning service in Phoenix that uses all Method products. Pretty awesome, right? Check 'em out!

Still Juxing, still loving it! And, good news, the Jux app will be released soon!

I linked to this awesome e-book last week, but if you missed it, be sure to check out A Hip, Handmade Holiday. See my pal Emily's adorable promo video here.

Last Links post my "Tips for New Bloggers" link was broken and I couldn't fix it until later in the week. For those who missed it, here it is.

I've download almost all of these fonts- they're great...and free!

Okay, I think I am finally going to try these no-heat curls after seeing this tutorial. 

A wonderful post on happiness. 

A night at the museum...I would love to attend something like this!

92 years of women voting in pictures. Love this one.

Adore Cailyn's blog- check out her "Currently" post from this week.

Tofu pumpkin pie! Yum.

Annnd...pomegranate picking!

22 of your childhood style icons, revisited. Blossom anyone? Although I was actually more of a Six girl if you must know.

Remember how I asked for tips for Disney with a little one earlier this week? Well one of my sweet readers sent me this link on Modern Kiddo. Such a wonderful, informative post.

Love the "Teach Me Something" series on Michele's blog- this week's is pretty awesome.  Then head over to Jess' blog and learn how to crochet a rose!

Talk to your cab driver.

Deep in the woods. Enjoyed this post on one of my most favorite blogs.

Some discount codes from my sponsors:

15% off with "DREAM15" at Feathers and Sinew
15% off with "SOSWEET" at Moorea Seal

Speaking of shops, have you checked out my sponsor Zaia yet? 

Here are some fabulous blogs to visit: one, two, three and four. Have fun getting lost in those blogs...so much amazing-ness!

Finally, and most importantly, here are some blog posts from around the web via Sarah, about Hurricane Sandy. If you're interested in donating, The Red Cross is always a good option. One of my readers also sent a link to a fundraising site to help her family after everything they owned was destroyed.

Volunteer Sunday
The Side of the Storm You May Not See on TV
My Un-Marathon Weekend
Don't You Forget About Us

Weekend Links

a little shark on the loose at our library's Halloween party last week

Happy Saturday morning! This weekend should be a good one full of friends and family. On the agenda: a baby shower, visiting my sister and Abe's brand new home, and hopefully a stop at our favorite vegan restaurant.

I have been loving seeing all of your Halloween posts, and thank you guys for humoring me as I posted about 10-too-many (okay maybe 15) photos in my own post. Oh well! It's for the sake of posterity right?

Wishing all of you a wonderful time this weekend!

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First up, have you checked out LuLu*s new site?  LuLu*s has been a sponsor of mine in the past and I love love love so many of the items on their site. I'll be posting some family photos next week and in them I'm wearing my favorite sweater from there. I've always enjoyed shopping on their site, but the new version makes navigation a million times easier and they're offering some awesome new things too, like free returns. Check it out and let me know if you find something you like! Here are some of my picks: this party perfect dress and these sweet and simple flats.

Looking for a way to get creative this holiday season? The Craft Pack (made up of three talented people, including my friend Susan!) has created an e-book called A Hip Handmade Holiday, teaching you how to make gifts for everyone in your family for under $10. And best of all, the book itself is $10. Awesome.

And some more links:

5 excuses that keep you unhealthy. 

Simple and so true.

Loving this Etsy shop! So many little treasures.

There is just something about November.

One of my most favorite blogs. Ever!

Have you checked out the Just Lovely blog yet? So many pretty things and inspiration. 

The Nature Walk Project: One Year Later. 

One thing I wish I could tell my younger self. I sure love that Gretchen Rubin.

And speaking of Gretchen Rubin, she interviewed another one of my favorite authors Cheryl Strayed. Good stuff!

Mayor Bloomberg endorses Obama - an interesting read.

Fairy-tales for 20-somethings.

I always enjoy Sara's posts, and this "reality check" was a good one.

Pushing Daisies in the theater?! Even this shred of hope makes me so happy.

Pretty Moms, pretty threads! Love this inspiring look at the ladies behind my new favorite blog.

Super sweet of Babble to include this "Flashback Friday" pic of Henry in their round up of 50 Favorite Halloween pics.

Obsessed with this pinboard calendar from Pinhole Press.

Sponsor love, Etsy edition: Mary Mary Handmade and Feathers and Sinew.

California on film...

And finally some "vintage" Sometimes Sweet:

Tips for new bloggers
Sweet 16: A Letter to My Younger Self
Mirror, Mirror: A Post About Self-Acceptance

xoxo

Weekend Links

from our afternoon in Sedona today- more on this later next week :)

Happy Sunday evening! It's actually 11:47pm Arizona time and I'm just sneaking this "weekend links" post in before the weekend is over! This week I decided to include a few links from the tweets and FB comments I received- so a huge thank you to all of you who participated! You sent so many links in that I couldn't share them all (and I feel terrible about that), so I chose a few randomly to be fair. If I didn't include your link this time be sure to let me know you submitted this time when I do it again- I really would love to include everyone!

Enjoy and have a wonderful new week.

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Cutest family ever.

10 images of inspiration: Halloween edition!

Another great article on Tiny Buddha- this one's about judging the person you used to be.

How fun does this Halloween-themed dinner party look?

A really great "Currently" post, by Cailyn.

You might be sick of pumpkin pictures, but even if you are, take a look at this!

Homemade Rolos: vegan, GF and only 5 ingredients.

Fuck Yeah Brian Fallon!

Golden Hour in Central Park. Self-explanatory.

Chocolate and bacon and caramel, oh my!

A look back at Karolina's first year of parenting, and thoughts on motherhood from Kara. Both great reads.

"What types of things do you need to do for you more often?"

DYING over this post on Lydia Mag about how to throw a fabulous fall party. Those invites!

Such a lovely wedding. I love the Biltmore! So much history and beauty.

Great photos of Vanessa and her fam at the Genoa Candy Dance.

Do you have any fun traditions you do with your friends? Love this idea of a Food Club.

The best things in life are free, right?

And speaking of free, this post about "public bookshelves" is pretty awesome. What a neat concept!

See you tomorrow for a ton of photos from our weekend! xoxo

Weekend Links

 from our walk Friday morning- I love all of the colors!

Hello weekend! We've been anticipating you all week long. Henry and I kicked it off early Friday morning, with a little downtown time with Veronica and Max. She watched H. while I ran and got my eyes checked (more on this later), then we did brunch at our favorite bagel shop. Have you ever had a sushi bagel before? Wasabi cream cheese, salmon and cucumber on a sea salt bagel. To die for! After we all ate we walked around for awhile, admiring all of the pretty Fall colors. Later on Hank and I went to CrossFit, and then we finally watched Moonrise Kingdom since it's out on iTunes. We really, really enjoyed it (more on this later too).

This morning I went and did some hot yoga and then we all headed over to celebrate Zelia's first birthday after Henry's nap. We had the best time with some of our oldest friends and met some new ones too. I'm seriously loving this weekend, and there's still a lot more fun to come. Tomorrow morning we're packing it up for a mini-roadtrip and I'm really looking forward to spending a couple of hours in the car with my guys and enjoying some even cooler weather and pretty scenery.

I'm wishing you and yours the best weekend, too!

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Still Juxing, still loving it! I've said before and I'll say it again: it's the absolutely perfect site for capturing all of my little thoughts and daily going-ons. I also love that it's a second place I can back up my Instagram photos too.

And speaking of Instagram, have you checked out the InstaMom feed over on Elizabeth Street yet? I add a couple photos a week over there with the hashtag #esfallfun and I'm excited to see who wins this month.

"Take that, high blood pressure!" Enjoyed this post over on Liz's blog.

I've only passed through Denver on my way to Wyoming or via a connecting flight, but this post makes me want to spend more time there- lots of neat ideas and places to go!

19 pumpkin recipes from my favorite Paleo blog.

I really loved this post about taking time to slow down over on Holden On Baby. If you haven't yet visited this blog, be sure to pop over. She's a sponsor of mine this month and her blog is truly fantastic.

DYING over this engagement shoot in an ice cream parlor. So sweet!

I always, always enjoy the "foods I'm loving lately" roundups on Oh She Glows. This month's edition is especially good!

I liked this story about Megan's magical, secret garden bench.

Did you see my Bookworms feature on Small Fry yesterday? Make sure you check out part two and enter to win all TDN books listed by myself and the other mamas. So cool.

Recently found this blog and I'm loving it. Lots of inspiration and neat projects.

25 great fonts for parties. Or for anytime!

Etsy love: check out the CAPow! shop. Adorable prints that make wonderful gifts.

If you love Maddie on Things...you'll love Maddie in a Costume!

Snippets of New York. Man, I love that city.

Love this clever organizing system. This will definitely come in handy as Henry gets older, and as we eventually expand our little family into a big one!

I always like seeing what short films Cailyn shares.

And finally, some favorite posts from a few of my readers' blogs, found through my comments! I have found some amazing blogs this way and the ones I'm sharing below are some of my current favorites.

Fall Fun over on La Petite Lulu. I want to go apple picking now...and I'm dying over those suspenders!

Lindsay did the Color Run! I can't wait to do the one in our neck of the woods this winter. It looks so fun, and as always Lindsay captured the day perfectly.

I tried to pick a favorite post to share from This Little Port, but all of them are just so wonderful. I really enjoy the way Gaby writes.

Before I go I wanted to say thank you for all of the extremely thoughtful and kind comments on this post. It meant a lot to me and I really appreciate each and every one of you taking the time to send me some love. Have a great rest of your weekend! xoxo

Weekend Links & A Few Things

Downtown yesterday, playing with trucks and enjoying the wonderful weather we've been having. I know I'm biased, but he is really the most beautiful little thing I've ever seen. My heart!

A few things:

1. I'm doing a fun collaboration with Elizabeth St. called Instamom. Every month they will be holding a contest (read more about it here), and to enter this month, simply hashtag your "fall fun" Instagram photos with #esfallfun. I also contributed an article about my 5 Instagram Tips for Moms, so pop over and check it out!

 

2. Thank you all SO much for all of the kind words about the amazing blog design Liz created for Sometimes Sweet. I wanted something insanely simple, clean, and easy to navigate, and she definitely delivered. After reading through all of your comments she also darkened up the link font, added navigation to the bottom of the page, and put my search box and archives back, all the way at the bottom of the left hand side. If you have any other issues, please let me know. And thank you so much again for taking the time to leave such sweet comments about it.

3. I am no longer taking submissions for Literate & Stylish. I have a ton to go through, and once I hit the bottom of them I'll figure out if I'll want to continue the feature for another go-round, or move onto something new. I'm thinking it'll probably be the latter, but if I open it back up I'll let you know!

4. Do any of you have any suggestions on fun things to do in Las Vegas that don't include drinking or partying? ha. I will be there next week for a couple of days with two of my girlfriends, and we just want to have a relaxing time. We choose Vegas because it's a cheap place to all meet, right in the middle, and we are just looking to eat a ton of good food and enjoy the sights and shops. So if you have any recommendations for delicious eats (vegetarian-friendly, please) and/or sweet treats, I'd love to hear 'em!

In other news, it's Friday! Yay! We have a family photo shoot tomorrow morning, and then a bbq over here on Sunday afternoon. It should be a great weekend full of friends and fun. I hope you have a good one too!

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One of the prettiest and best blogs I've come across in awhile. If you like food or breakfast (aka if you're human), you'll love Simply Breakfast.

Hank sent me this link yesterday. It's upsetting to imagine a world without PBS. Unfortunately, it may one day become a reality.  Here's a bit more on it via HP too.

Lentil Walnut Apple Loaf. This looks great!

Love this free October desktop wallpaper.

And speaking of free, here are 16 pretty fonts.

Carrot, Zucchini, and Parsnip frittata fingers. Say what?

A post on finding balance.

Love this idea for a nature hunt with little ones. I can't wait to do this with Henry next year.

What a bright, beautiful print!

It was neat to hear about Amanda's beautiful wedding.

Alice Walker on censorship.

Natural hair remedy time! 

What are you thoughts on Here Comes Honey Boo Boo Child? I had no idea what they made per episode...but I do now!

Lies I Tell My Toddler. A great read over on Mommy Shorts.

And finally, a wonderful post about being right here, right now.

Happy weekend! xoxo

Weekend Links

leaving Crossfit last week- I love how family-oriented it is!

Happy Friday! Before I head out of town I wanted to share some of the links I've collected over the past few days. Enjoy, and have a wonderful weekend!

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Henry needs these boots. Cutest things ever!

These shoes arrived this week and they're amazing. I can't wait to wear them out and about- they're perfect for fall.

Chicken Tikka Masala. One of my favorite dishes.

A "Not-Summer" Reading List. Some fantastic picks!

Accepting the Differences- a great read.

Green Thai Quinoa and Chickpea Vegetable Curry.

King of the slides!

These beautiful hand stitched pillows and blankets are killing me.

J. Crew S/S '13. Loving the colors.

An essay on Pepperidge Farm Cookies. I grew up eating these at my grandparents' house!

A beautiful post about tomato soup weather.

25 delicious camping recipes. I'm still thinking about that family camping trip we want to take soon!

Cute post over on Lindsay's blog.

I love this.

7 favorite vegan recipes.

Have you visited Pave Life yet? They're a wonderful sponsor of mine that make nights out on the town affordable and fun!

Some more sponsor love: one of EVERYTHING please!  Then say hi to Cailyn and check out this adorable little boy's shirt at Baby Ink.

The Sandlot kiddos. Where are they now? Thanks Tracy for the link!

Can't wait for my custom order ELFs to arrive.

So much goodness on Modern Kiddo lately I couldn't just pick one post to share!

And finally some current favorite blogs: one and two.

Weekend Links

  So in love with my new favorite sweater from Lulus. Get one for yourself here!

Plans changed a bit and I am typing this from home, not from Las Vegas as I had originally planned. I was set to visit Emily for the weekend but she had to work, so I'm enjoying some quiet family time with my guys. I hope you have a rejuvenating, relaxing weekend too!

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90 days. 90 reasons.

I contributed a piece to the wonderful Lydia Mag about learning to say yes!

My friend Cole made it to the top 100 finalists in the Martha Stewart American Made Awards, which is looking for the next creative entrepreneur. She's in the running to win $10,000 to expand her business, a trip to NY and a chance to be featured in Martha Stewart's magazine. If you have a moment, please head over there and vote for Nicole (you can vote everyday until Sept. 24th). The easiest way to find her is by clicking on the interactive map on Arizona.

Love this alleged list of "must-use" words at Jamie Oliver's restaurant.

33 things to accept and embrace. Love this list.

A great post on what is still my very favorite blog ever!

Check out Baby Ink, one of my new sponsors. Super neat kid's stuff.

Love Lesley and love this little tour of her shared girls' room.

Right now ELF is offering 10% off their handmade, custom leather goods with code SSWEET.  I actually have a pair of their flats being made for me right now and I can't wait. Can you guess what color combo I chose?

Love this choose your own letter print set.

Zucchini apple spice muffins. 

NYC in the 80s.

Wishlist: this bike (in pink!), this dress, and these shoes.

Hello stranger on the street, could you please tell me how to take care of my baby?

Lately I've really been enjoying discovering new blogs that are really different from my own. Here are a couple: one and two.