DC Vegan Drinks

For those of you in the DC/Baltimore area, have you heard of DC Vegan Drinks?

Come for the food. Come for the drinks. Come for the good company. I'm gonna check it out--anyone else?

♥ Shannon

Summer Picnic!!

It's the solstice!! Today marks two of my favorite things: summer and pagan excuses to party. There was only one thing to do: have a picnic. And guess what, loves--it was vegan (and delicious!!).

Last summer I purchased this picnic basket at a yard sale for $2, then I made this little insert to put in it. Fun!

Cream soda, organic strawberries & blueberries, PB&J (sort of...I prefer sunflower seed butter), and blueberry lemon cupcakes. It was so yummy!

One of the gifts Matt gave me for Christmas was a book called The Book of Us. It has 150 Questions for us to write out, such as "When did you first know you were in love?" We brought it to the picnic to fill out a few more answers (and giggle over the memories).

Outfit details: Shirt: Delia's; Skirt: Paper Doll; Wedges: Old Navy; Ring: Express; Aviators: Fossil

It was a lovely, lovely way to start summer.

♥ Shannon

Do you ever have those days?

Where you don't quite feel like doing much of anything? Except lay in the summer warmth?

I do.

A bit more photoshop play. I think if this were a garment and Tim Gunn was looking at it, he would tell me to edit it more. Just trying out some Ruche photoshop tips.

♥ Shannon

Six Degrees of Blogging

Sometimes I like to play a game where I start on a blog I read, then I start clicking sidebar buttons. I go to one new page, browse around a bit, then click one of their sidebar buttons, and so on.

So today I started with Freckled Nest...

Then I clicked on Miss Indie....

From there I went to the flowerchild dwelling...

And then I checked out garden of eden designs...

Where I discovered, by accident, scenic glory....

And then Matthew came to get me so we could watch a movie. Whew! So many fun blogs out there!

Do you ever play this game?

♥ Shannon

Put a bird on it

Today I've been playing with Aperture and Photoshop. Here's a quick peek at my progress.

Oooo, sun flare! Shiny!

The necklace is a fun one I found at Forever 21. Have you seen Portlandia's Put a Bird On It sketch? It's clever because it's true.

♥ Shannon

What I Wore: This Parrot Dress

Sometimes, a girl just needs to keep it simple. I love this silly, comfortable dress for blogging and walking through the woods during summer.

Dress: H&M; Shoes: Mossimo; Bracelets: Unknown
 
♥ Shannon

Dream Job E-Course: The Review

This week I purchased Elsie and Emma's Dream Job E-Course and I found it, in a word, delightful. Wait, one word just won't do...I found it to be inspiring, informative, and truly impressive. Allow me to tell you why.

The Dream Job E-Course promises to share practical and personal lessons these savvy entrepreneurs have learned over ten years. It includes tips for launching an independent business and includes 21 learning sessions that range from branding, product development, vending platforms, a first year business plan, and everything in between.

The girls deliver on these promises and more. The course is bursting with thoughtful information, constructive guidelines, and powerful planning tips supported by years of passion and hard work. Furthermore, it contains actionable content in the form of "homework" so readers can begin brainstorming and planning immediately (I know I did!).

This course is appropriate for dreamers who are prepared to launch, or maybe just improve, their business, whether as a hobby, part-time job, or full-time-quit-your-day-job-and-go-for-it! $38 buys tips, planning materials, legal resources, and serious inspiration. If you're sincere about your business, start with the Dream Job E-Course.

♥ Shannon