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Happy Weekend! (Plus a little more Go Mighty fun…)

April 5, 2013/1 Comment/in Fun, Happiness, web /by Megan

Oh, hey, it’s Friday! I’m so excited for this weekend. After so many grey, dark months, it finally, FINALLY feels like spring outside and we plan to take full advantage. We have Lucy’s first soccer game and I’m sure we’ll be spending lots of hours cleaning up the yard and starting some garden projects. I am stupidly obsessed with the sunshine this year…not sure why it’s so different than years past. Probably because when I was working crazy hours, I never saw much sunshine, regardless of the season! But this year it feels like there are so many possibilities just waiting for us. I really can’t wait.

I was going to share some links with you, but instead, I think you all should turn off your computers, go outside and lay in the grass for a few hours. If you want to participate in something fun, head on over to Nat the Fat Rat and learn more about her rad project with Go Mighty. She is trying to get 500 tweets, Instagram photos or other social media posts that focus on sharing compliments about others. If you want to participate, just tweet or Instagram something awesome about someone you love and appreciate, and tag the post with #mightylove. If there are 500 in one week, Nat will get to donate $500 to a battered women’s shelter in NYC. Here are a few that I’ve posted over on Instagram…

Hey, @mikaylastover, you are one of the best moms I’ve ever known and I’m endlessly trying to emulate your patience. Oh, and you’re an incredible friend to boot! #mightylove

@maralynntho You are one of the only people on earth who can handle my weirdness and I love you for it! Thanks for always being there for me and holding my hand. Love you! #mightylove

@abbienyoung Thank you for always being there to listen to my troubles and tell me bad jokes to make me feel better. Your an amazing mom and person and Eminem impersonator 🙂 #mightylove

@nicolecoleman You are such an incredible mom and friend! Thanks for always inspiring me with your impeccable taste and for documenting my little family in photos. We miss you!!! #mightylove

A couple of these were featured on Go Mighty, and that makes me super, super happy! Spreading the love really does feel pretty fantastic. Have a great weekend!

Happy Weekend!

March 22, 2013/0 Comments/in Happiness, web /by Megan

Hey, hey, it’s FRIDAY! I can’t believe I’m saying this, but I’m actually sad that Spring Break is almost over. Yesterday Lu and I spent the entire day together (post upcoming…I love my girl and this city we call home!) and I remembered how lovely it can be when we all just slow down and have a bit of fun. This entire week, sleepless hotel nights not withstanding, has reminded me how much I adore my little family and how even when something is less than perfect, if they are happy, I barely notice. Watching the kids soak in this break and our time together has been worth every missed email and passed up freelance opportunity. Next week we’ll be back to the normal grind, but for a few more days, we can pretend we live in funland.

Here are a few awesome links from around the web to entertain you this weekend. I’ll be back to a normal blogging schedule next week, and I can’t wait to share some fun projects I’ve been working on. (Sidenote: I need to find a synonym for “fun.”)

My FAVORITE web video series The Lizzie Bennnet Diaries is nearing the end of it’s run. Yesterday they posted the episode where Darcy and Lizzie proclaim their love…and it killed me dead. This is why the Internet is such an amazing place. People can take something that has been done hundreds of times over, and make it their own. And with very little upfront capital, they can share it with the world, via a few clicks. Fantastic!

Have you ever thought of yourself as stylishly unique? Well, this thoughtful post from Erin over at Design for Mankind might change your mind. Do you think you dress for yourself, or for your tribe? I’d love to say I dress for myself, but I have to admit, I do think I fit in to a certain tribe and most of this tribe’s members probably dress themselves I lot like me. (Says the girl wearing thick-rimmed glasses, skinny jeans, a striped top and a scarf with patterned ballet flats…)

I am so excited to read Minimalist Parenting (downloading on my Nook as we speak!). This book by Christine Koh and Asha Dornfest gives advice and real steps on creating a life for your family that’s based on “less” in a world full of “more.” I am such a fan of this idea and am so excited it’s coming to the forefront of parenting news. What do you think?

I love this post my friend Nicole wrote on simple birthday celebrations. In Lu’s life we’ve had three big birthday parties and three smaller affairs (like a picnic with the godparents or cake for breakfast) and I’d say she loves the simple parties as much as the big ones. In fact, the first big friend party we threw had Lu in tears half the time due to all the attention being on her (I can relate, girl). And as with all of Nicole’s posts, the photos are beautiful.

Watercolor Easter eggs are on our weekend agenda! Weirdly, I have all the materials on hand. Does this mean I’m crafty now? So strange.

College Humor made a live action version of Dora the Explorer starring Ariel Winter from Modern Family. It is probably the best thing ever. “It’s Swiper! He’s working with the Iranians now!”

Here are a few other pieces I’ve contributed to around the www the past few weeks:

The Zesty Digest is hosting a rad giveaway…you should go enter!

You Are My Wild is one of my favorite photography projects on the web right now. I was so lucky to be able to interview some of the participating photographers for a piece for Design for MiniKind.

Have you heard of the site, The Kid Should See This? It’s a curated video site that a mom created when she found there was content on the web she WANTED her kid to be watching, but would be hard for him to find. I did an interview with the creator, Rion, for Design for Minikind.

The wisdom of six year olds…oh, I can relate.

Happy Weekend!

March 8, 2013/3 Comments/in web /by Megan

Well, hello there, friends! I missed last week’s weekend roundup, and now I feel like I’m so behind on my Internet surfing/blog reading. Part of my effort to slow down and breathe a bit means I’ve gone back to posting only three times a week instead of five, and spending much less time online in general, so I haven’t had a huge list of things to share like I normally do. Don’t get me wrong, the Internet is an amazing place, but sometimes you need to turn down the noise in order to find a few beautiful songs. So here are a few wonderful links that got me smiling during a very non-smiley week. I hope they make you smile too!

Surprising friends and neighbors with door decorations is now on my list of things to do…it doesn’t have to be Valentine’s Day in order to share some love!

A beautiful article on slowing down, from my friend and mentor, Erin Loechner. She’s a wise, wise woman.

Three solid reasons to like people.

What it feels like to have an eating disorder. This is fascinating and heartbreaking. (Written by Rita, one of my 15 Mothers participants)

How to be two years old.

This article in the New York Times was written by Nora Ephron’s son about her final days…I have no words. My heart just aches. The writing is haunting and lovely, well worth a read, but bring a box of Kleenex.

“I will not make myself busy so that I can tell my peers I am busy. I will not compare myself to you. I will not give into my dopamine cravings for more likes on facebook posts. I will not succumb to the rapidly increasing speed of this Western culture.” – Read more here.

Two people, two cultures, one wedding…pure magic.

March Inspiration

March 6, 2013/3 Comments/in Grumples, web /by Megan

It’s almost Spring, right? Because as much as I’ve loved the snow days (and trust me, I have loved them), I ready to be rid of all of this grey. I never have really been in the winter doldrums before, but this year has been particularly tough. Particularly wonderful as well, but I think when a lot of goodness is dumped on your head out of nowhere, it’s easy to sink into a funk. Which is where I’ve been for about three months. One big funk.

About two weeks ago I decided to make a few huge changes in my life, and while I know they are for the best, they have been a difficult adjustment. I find myself wanting to sleep much more than normal (I usually sleep only four hours a night…yeah, that was obviously not a sustainable lifestyle) and the sleepy fog over my head has made it harder to write here and elsewhere. Luckily I have a few smart people in my life who have advised me to slow down, so for the foreseeable future, I’m going to be posting here a bit less. I’m hoping the break will give my body and mind a chance to heal from years of totally overdoing it in every sense of the word and before I know it, I will be back here again, flooded with ideas and inspiration.

But until then, we always have Pinterest, right? Do we follow each other over there? We totally should! You can find me @Crazybananas and find all of my boards here. Here are a few of my recent pins that make me ache for Spring. It’s happening soon, right? Did I already ask that?

Ocean Swings via Beautiful Nomad // 3D Paper Flower Collage by Ann Ten Donkelaar via Honestly WTF // Orange Bicycle via Feaverish // Today Will Be Great via Alyssa Nassner

Anything you’ve seen that has inspired you lately? I’m also loving this and this and this. I could go on forever. Pinterest is wonderful/evil.

Happy Weekend!

February 24, 2013/2 Comments/in web /by Megan

Goodness, y’all, I don’t even know what day it is…Friday? Sunday? Whatever, these snow days have thrown me for a loop. We have had such a wonderful time lazing around without our alarm clocks, but I can definitely say I’m ready to get back to our regular routine. Too bad there is another storm coming through tomorrow with a predicted 5 to 12 inches of snow…looks like more sledding, missed school days, frantically trying to keep up with work and cabin fever is in our future. It’s a good thing I’m a huge fan of lazy days, or this would be a huge inconvenience!

Here are some links to keep you occupied if you’re snowbound (or just bored):

There was this super judgmental blog post going around Facebook about people wanting moms to get off their iPhones and pay attention to their kids…I couldn’t quite put my finger on why it made me so grumpy until I read this brilliant rebuttal over at Suburban Turmoil. Hell yes, people.

The wisdom of 6-year-olds.

I’m so in love with these new iPhone cases from KC-based Ampersand Design Studio! I want the yellow “hello” one so badly!

Is it just me, or is making mom friends super hard? And it’s so hard to talk about without getting all judgmental and gross! Thank goodness for the Mama Said Vlog!

I was featured on the front page of the Kansas City Star this week for being a lazy snow day mom. Go me.

Fiery looping rain on the sun…a NASA video that just blows my mind. The universe is amazing.