Little Miss books: Which one are you?

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJeICa-DxD7wFdJZks0Gbr4dHqpWyUqTltAthhBgsCQprbHrtH3ryBdDA7gJB_qqBBej3dweQZkEOLu3oDiJj4OuFU4oW2Ex3wf94kafYISWPbc8mbqiWq3s1FPMsLv9XfxU7kNRqEy4/s1600/little.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5734979916324743330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHJeICa-DxD7wFdJZks0Gbr4dHqpWyUqTltAthhBgsCQprbHrtH3ryBdDA7gJB_qqBBej3dweQZkEOLu3oDiJj4OuFU4oW2Ex3wf94kafYISWPbc8mbqiWq3s1FPMsLv9XfxU7kNRqEy4/s400/little.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" /></a>Whoa! These <a href="http://www.mrmen.com/uk">Little Miss books</a> sure took me back this morning. Do you remember them? Each book features a different character with a <em>big</em> personality, like Little Miss Bossy, Little Miss Curious, Little Miss Helpful, Little Miss Shy and Little Miss Trouble. Roger Hargreaves created the series after his son, Adam, asked the simple question: "<em>What does a tickle look like?</em>" Now, 40 years later, Adam is the writer and illustrator of the series.<br /><br /><strong>How sweet is that? Did you ever read them when you were little, friends? Which one could you identify with the most? Did you have a favorite? xoxo</strong><br /><br />P.S. Fun fact: A new book is sold every 2.5 seconds worldwide! :)

Little Miss books: Which one are you?

Whoa! These Little Miss books sure took me back this morning. Do you remember them? Each book features a different character with a big pe...

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Fashion Friday: 8 beautiful baby gifts

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13729000/13729151_4276_625x625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13729000/13729151_4276_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 518px;" /></a>Friends, what would <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/search/label/baby%20week">Baby Week</a> be without a little shopping thrown into the mix? It's so much fun to shop for a newborn or a mom-to-be, isn't it? Here are 8 ideas for the perfect baby gift, whether it's a boy or a girl...<br /><br />*Classic <a href="http://www.superpavillion.com/rubber-duck/">rubber ducky</a>, $3.64.<br />*<a href="http://www.target.com/p/Circo-Baby-Animals-4-Pack-Flannel-Receiving-Blankets/-/A-13532650">Baby blanket</a>, $10.29.<br />*<a href="http://www.jr.com/gund/pe/GND_320115/">Plush teddy bear</a>, $14.99.<br />*<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/littlesaplingtoys?section_id=6830081">State/province teethers</a>, $12.<br />*A <a href="http://www.carters.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-Carters-Site/default/Product-Show?pid=714442434889&cm_mmc=CI_Carters-_-Shopzilla-_-Carters%20%3E%20Baby%20Girl%20%3E%20valentines%20day-_-714442434889&srccode=cii_10043468&cpncode=32-114463883-2">lion</a> onesie, $7.<br />*<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/71631090/wooden-whale-push-toy-waldorf-eco">Wooden whale push toy</a>, $14.<br />*<a href="http://www.landofnod.com/baby-mobiles/kids-room-decor/sheep-mobile/f9914">Sleep mobile</a>, $130.<br />*...and of course, the classic book <a href="http://www.landofnod.com/all-books/toys-gifts/goodnight-moon-board-bookby-margaret-wise-brown/f4448">Goodnight, Moon</a>, $8.99.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What's your favorite baby gift, friends? xoxo</span><br /><br />P.S. Like my mad InDesign skills? I'm having so much fun playing around with the program! :)

Fashion Friday: 8 beautiful baby gifts

Friends, what would Baby Week be without a little shopping thrown into the mix? It's so much fun to shop for a newborn or a mom-to-be,...

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Pro/Con journal

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSu4maDQjZlYv-qsbdlxjrvU7lq0gKDsJgrthSyUQ5UGahUZgCG0Pghbjl-bP7Mo7jqRy80EXjMDF2QNcnry9rHSyhtqz43BpJgRsohNdRwnVHqePH-PUOB2rcT8zMw6nw7VPuqK87S7g/s1600/aa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732907690833057250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSu4maDQjZlYv-qsbdlxjrvU7lq0gKDsJgrthSyUQ5UGahUZgCG0Pghbjl-bP7Mo7jqRy80EXjMDF2QNcnry9rHSyhtqz43BpJgRsohNdRwnVHqePH-PUOB2rcT8zMw6nw7VPuqK87S7g/s400/aa.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAXowaHGSa5_WGbHaBa030U-ojZLMyeE-5FzEGDln7FLIuTtbn5pBQ26qu9w6oBu_S4PWFSjhmerVeP7XV9Sk9-sDfww6Ucm8Lc9m1Zg68dP_rBwvhoozEKmivaWd2CWfRSdaITaSC8E/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732907690453055442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyAXowaHGSa5_WGbHaBa030U-ojZLMyeE-5FzEGDln7FLIuTtbn5pBQ26qu9w6oBu_S4PWFSjhmerVeP7XV9Sk9-sDfww6Ucm8Lc9m1Zg68dP_rBwvhoozEKmivaWd2CWfRSdaITaSC8E/s400/aa2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 293px;" /></a>I'll be the first to admit that I sometimes have a slight tendency to obsess over things. A lot. I'm one of those "<em>should I, or shouldn't I?</em>" people, but I'm thinking this <a href="http://www.knockknockstuff.com/catalog/categories/books-other-words/journals/pro-con-journal/">pro/con journal</a> will do just the trick in solving my dilemma. Now as long as I don't overanalyze about whether or not I should buy it. Oh, irony...how I love you! Are you indecisive, friends? xoxo<br /><br />P.S. <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2009/05/i-need-new-journal.html">Four</a> <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-you-keep-journal.html">more</a> <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/03/gratitude-journals.html">journal-y</a> <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2012/01/envelope-journals.html">posts</a>...<br /><br />P.P.S. They also have <a href="http://www.knockknockstuff.com/catalog/categories/pads/kk-pads/pro-con-pad/">pro/con notepads</a>!<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.swiss-miss.com/2012/04/procon-journal.html">Swissmiss</a>]

Pro/Con journal

I'll be the first to admit that I sometimes have a slight tendency to obsess over things. A lot. I'm one of those " should I, o...

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Baby photos: Then & Now

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13679500/13679792_bc73_625x625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13679500/13679792_bc73_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height:461px;" /></a>For her extraordinary series <a href="http://www.annegeddes.com/modules/anne/galleries/ThenAndNow/Joshua.aspx">Then & Now</a>, photographer Anne Geddes revisited the babies from some of her original images "as they are today." I love how the photos, also included in her autobiography <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Labor-Love-Autobiography-Anne-Geddes/dp/B005Q63Y56/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1334759728&sr=1-7">A Labor of Love</a>, offer a glimpse of just how much we all grow and change over time. Here are a few of my favorites from the series, along with Geddes' behind-the-scenes thoughts...<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13678500/13678944_008b_625x625.jpg"""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13678500/13678944_008b_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 518px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13679000/13679066_dd8b_625x625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13679000/13679066_dd8b_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 518px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13679000/13679170_500e_625x625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13679000/13679170_500e_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 518px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13679000/13679270_ad37_625x625.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rookery9.aviary.com.s3.amazonaws.com/13679000/13679270_ad37_625x625.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 518px;" /></a><span style="font-weight:bold;">Aren't these photos amazing? Don't you love the idea of a photo timeline of a person's life? Have you ever done something like this? Would you? xoxo</span>

Baby photos: Then & Now

For her extraordinary series Then & Now , photographer Anne Geddes revisited the babies from some of her original images "as they ...

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Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6800637000_f5df88fe7d.jpg"""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6800637000_f5df88fe7d.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 440px;" /></a>Today would have been <a href="http://www.seussville.com/">Dr. Seuss</a>'s 108th birthday. The creative mind behind some of our childhood favorites could rhyme with the best of them and had a way of making stories pop off the page. A few that are especially near and dear to my heart...<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6946748897_af5ba9a3d8_z.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6946748897_af5ba9a3d8_z.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 578px;" /></a>My mom used to <a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Cat-Hat-Dr-Seuss/dp/039480001X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330706140&sr=1-1">The Cat In The Hat</a> to my sister and me in that sing-songy rhythm that never failed to calm me down and make me sleepy.<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6800647522_d9b8a5476d_z.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/6800647522_d9b8a5476d_z.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 549px;" /></a>My kindergarten class performed <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Green-Eggs-Myself-Beginner-Books/dp/0394800168/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330706425&sr=1-1">Green Eggs And Ham</a>, complete with, yes, green eggs. My 6-year-old self was just a wee bit scared.<br /><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6800658200_73a89900c4_z.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6800658200_73a89900c4_z.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 554px;" /></a>When my sister was struggling a few years ago, I bought her <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Oh-Places-Youll-Go-Pop-Up/dp/0375852271/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330706460&sr=1-1">Oh, The Places You'll Go</a> to remind her that no matter what she ever thinks, she's a strong woman who is, indeed, going places.<br /><div align="center"><iframe width="400" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Bu3Kkh9D8es" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>Will you also be seeing <a href="http://www.theloraxmovie.com/index.php">The Lorax</a>, which also comes out today, friends? Thank you for all the memories, Dr. Seuss!<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">What's your Seuss story, friends? Do you have a favorite book? Did you read certain ones over and over as a child? What did you like about them? xoxo</span><br /><br />P.S. Get in the Seuss spirit with these <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/family-style/2011/03/02/tons-of-dr-seuss-quotes-to-celebrate-dr-seuss-birthday/">awesome quotes</a>!<br /><br />[Top graphic via <a href="http://blogs.babble.com/family-style/2011/03/02/dr-seuss-quotes-top-10-best/#more-27808">Babble</a>]

Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!

Today would have been Dr. Seuss 's 108th birthday. The creative mind behind some of our childhood favorites could rhyme with the best o...

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Roald Dahl postage stamps

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6801892193_41090ccfc7_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7149/6801892193_41090ccfc7_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 540px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6801892527_90db13eeae_o.jpg"""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7007/6801892527_90db13eeae_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 540px;" /></a><div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6801892345_142a82aa54_o.jpg"""><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7019/6801892345_142a82aa54_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 540px;" /></a>Roald Dahl was all the rage when I was in elementary school, so you can imagine my happiness when I came across these awesome <a href="http://www.royalmail.com/roald-dahl">special-edition stamps</a> by illustrator Quentin Blake. Don't they make you want to jump into Dahl's magical world right now, friends? What was your favorite Dahl book? xoxo<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.mymodernmet.com/profiles/blogs/roald-dahl-stories-celebrated-on-stamps">My Modern Met</a>]

Roald Dahl postage stamps

Roald Dahl was all the rage when I was in elementary school, so you can imagine my happiness when I came across these awesome special-edi...

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Paris versus New York

<div align="center"> </div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6792637807_5f15bc951b_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7175/6792637807_5f15bc951b_o.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 561px;" /></a>Parisian graphic designer <a href="http://parisvsnyc.blogspot.com/">Vahram Muratyan</a>'s online series comparing his two favorite cities, Paris and New York, has long made the blog rounds. Well today, he releases <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Paris-versus-New-York-Cities/dp/0143120255/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1327968878&sr=1-1">Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities</a>, featuring 105 of his creative illustrations, including never-before-seen ones! I love Muratyan's knack for making everyone's beloved cities come alive on the page in such clever ways, with illustrations covering pop culture, food, even iconic landmarks. Here are a few of my favorites...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VrLzeOsVqarPmI8aXGHxaKxnM0scDePo0yp0322h9jQG5rn4ABufy3Ikb25RBlJQ5lUD9bkfDyJh0RGFwWefuIXbfrEeYyRQRVXnM1xQiOfqfXjQwrGP2KmAqwm6VCGzlBeSV6PQmSA/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587762399710418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5VrLzeOsVqarPmI8aXGHxaKxnM0scDePo0yp0322h9jQG5rn4ABufy3Ikb25RBlJQ5lUD9bkfDyJh0RGFwWefuIXbfrEeYyRQRVXnM1xQiOfqfXjQwrGP2KmAqwm6VCGzlBeSV6PQmSA/s400/aa2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEGkEUeAx1iqfpRY4RD5ezgsE93GD4C4xXOfrRI8g3_bEzk8-FlvsS2iuIQOqhPLNcQJNBB7zrp7Hn7luM33AAepZvA_9rU-_qRAK0rvfcu5In7uqIY66CTyCeyDor28km7EH5GPj1C4/s1600/aa3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587603161185010" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFEGkEUeAx1iqfpRY4RD5ezgsE93GD4C4xXOfrRI8g3_bEzk8-FlvsS2iuIQOqhPLNcQJNBB7zrp7Hn7luM33AAepZvA_9rU-_qRAK0rvfcu5In7uqIY66CTyCeyDor28km7EH5GPj1C4/s400/aa3.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlnzsDWPSJwrSz8rcBiWboOCgSYT1IqipPmhPXDeXOqrXjsha7RAqrRJZvtaPdqg1D-comKNwH3X9XXdLASEk-KpdCTCjNsjZtBgFDQihGAqBZj8850lNBRxGueJ2DbPjFf1mYdwVGsg/s1600/aa4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587600215620338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKlnzsDWPSJwrSz8rcBiWboOCgSYT1IqipPmhPXDeXOqrXjsha7RAqrRJZvtaPdqg1D-comKNwH3X9XXdLASEk-KpdCTCjNsjZtBgFDQihGAqBZj8850lNBRxGueJ2DbPjFf1mYdwVGsg/s400/aa4.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwJgncS4fgzq8DuKA0J2OanBoVzlE2olLeF3ctESrhgtYF__lAlmB26mP3zquqN0alrOrPUbYtsG2zX2y_XUwuutmRBYQsyWScStsyzGo6VOoXIAIcasSmqe9kDdqANnZ0ZISOjtSHnk/s1600/aa5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587599387231858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwJgncS4fgzq8DuKA0J2OanBoVzlE2olLeF3ctESrhgtYF__lAlmB26mP3zquqN0alrOrPUbYtsG2zX2y_XUwuutmRBYQsyWScStsyzGo6VOoXIAIcasSmqe9kDdqANnZ0ZISOjtSHnk/s400/aa5.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs8ejtKLrrjCqsM9m8bTiKrvLhun8SYESHNvrX8BsW2WEiwzt_08mhyphenhyphenEu7qgadhYFiuxVzbOM2xwkmXna67Gy19hjVbTOmmQC7Bnxbce5i579MqMduMTb6RPgIic7P03estwINsoE3xg/s1600/aa6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587596733057570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgs8ejtKLrrjCqsM9m8bTiKrvLhun8SYESHNvrX8BsW2WEiwzt_08mhyphenhyphenEu7qgadhYFiuxVzbOM2xwkmXna67Gy19hjVbTOmmQC7Bnxbce5i579MqMduMTb6RPgIic7P03estwINsoE3xg/s400/aa6.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8zQ6pfMvevAHHzEVLtGnwg9p35j3iTA5G0GsbB5JU7CAVMsF3Nij6CZURq4olh0BG7NZjitzsidGzLrWcFFB6GsIpNBVYGf-15Qg9bFIr3n8XIufabW7Annnb3CxyOSA-PTIqBhBjLM/s1600/aa7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703587598339659378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq8zQ6pfMvevAHHzEVLtGnwg9p35j3iTA5G0GsbB5JU7CAVMsF3Nij6CZURq4olh0BG7NZjitzsidGzLrWcFFB6GsIpNBVYGf-15Qg9bFIr3n8XIufabW7Annnb3CxyOSA-PTIqBhBjLM/s400/aa7.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-BDAsHEuaRENYpIr4dfSY6WCUUkt0QVs2JL3hRlbaYFUeBOAqrQr_kJhZcgirKyXr1I4YaDBFLr-Tqv3fQjaXV6hvfysySHJEQ8RWZeKGNmmw2VRP2sQ28TEZkJ54YGJ1blBAGLLqM0/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703584831080466994" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-BDAsHEuaRENYpIr4dfSY6WCUUkt0QVs2JL3hRlbaYFUeBOAqrQr_kJhZcgirKyXr1I4YaDBFLr-Tqv3fQjaXV6hvfysySHJEQ8RWZeKGNmmw2VRP2sQ28TEZkJ54YGJ1blBAGLLqM0/s400/aa2.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>He describes his work as "a friendly visual match between two cities told by a lover of Paris wandering through New York. Details, clichés, contradictions: This way, please." <br /><br /><strong>How awesome is that? Anyone feel like taking a little trip? Have you been to the City of Lights or the Big Apple, friends? Which one do you prefer, or is it impossible to choose? xoxo</strong>

Paris versus New York

Parisian graphic designer Vahram Muratyan 's online series comparing his two favorite cities, Paris and New York, has long made the blo...

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Sleeping beauty

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgeA14s6NO6TbcpLd_rrZ4ZUmQOxXcQrVPSuPLo-Ei7IuJLF8-YL-dZcT9slryFTIQAckdX5qhiK1DMVYTY80U3NvlBQAHyAQLqMzdIO8g23SCicP26joNgwK4GDkYLO0Dm1u0caqsW4/s1600/01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694193499507338930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAgeA14s6NO6TbcpLd_rrZ4ZUmQOxXcQrVPSuPLo-Ei7IuJLF8-YL-dZcT9slryFTIQAckdX5qhiK1DMVYTY80U3NvlBQAHyAQLqMzdIO8g23SCicP26joNgwK4GDkYLO0Dm1u0caqsW4/s400/01.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMM2aSQ1bF-YGpbwpBveDGE7diNJnrI2P-gKbOfp-d6iKLiTfFUN8l_5FufFVLQXY1ic5H9BMM9WoW4ZqofUfDey56Je3PphTtFwZgvpukmL1iVGNX4LHMGtGEfoXZ021nJidkHkZvto/s1600/02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694193499118352178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZMM2aSQ1bF-YGpbwpBveDGE7diNJnrI2P-gKbOfp-d6iKLiTfFUN8l_5FufFVLQXY1ic5H9BMM9WoW4ZqofUfDey56Je3PphTtFwZgvpukmL1iVGNX4LHMGtGEfoXZ021nJidkHkZvto/s400/02.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NGUVRochiCIBdAICv5Dr5LQHErtWCcb_UTGRUgIf8T0n48NbcjrL0oBZ0ZX5_gk9d4VwRd6LkCzBjtebl9cGqfKZrFQFUfv7XajKMckbr53Bto3aMrm_n5pqM2DKaJZh8MYh-859Ja8/s1600/03.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694193496742787042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8NGUVRochiCIBdAICv5Dr5LQHErtWCcb_UTGRUgIf8T0n48NbcjrL0oBZ0ZX5_gk9d4VwRd6LkCzBjtebl9cGqfKZrFQFUfv7XajKMckbr53Bto3aMrm_n5pqM2DKaJZh8MYh-859Ja8/s400/03.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 303px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIz8s3duYTSNTuwZDNFSZGCp128pVIQ2ehyEldoXkTQqa1XEw5jJhsY9XNbGHbPVfB5y03bGCd7z_SGDCP_WsfOUHtwwNSS05zLoDlzk5ayMWHiYKBgWI1ajrzDqXz4WMrQmOHMVRj1Ag/s1600/04.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694193492582357986" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIz8s3duYTSNTuwZDNFSZGCp128pVIQ2ehyEldoXkTQqa1XEw5jJhsY9XNbGHbPVfB5y03bGCd7z_SGDCP_WsfOUHtwwNSS05zLoDlzk5ayMWHiYKBgWI1ajrzDqXz4WMrQmOHMVRj1Ag/s400/04.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>During her maternity leave, new mom <a href="http://milasdaydreams.blogspot.com/">Adele Enersen</a> photographed daughter Mila's snoozing sessions and imagined all the adventures the tiny tot was having in dream land. <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdy0eDSiVyVD87lLLfxCUULIRnCNnnKU0IQQFgThhLleFX6zkBelW_jwNZ13rsvCID66oXbTrYvsX5WWDv35bfF9jidEQkFb8iuQBLhjTzK4BggEgAWkLMNUpBsX-9q2be8OxyJ1Ih3k/s1600/05.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694193491682491106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVdy0eDSiVyVD87lLLfxCUULIRnCNnnKU0IQQFgThhLleFX6zkBelW_jwNZ13rsvCID66oXbTrYvsX5WWDv35bfF9jidEQkFb8iuQBLhjTzK4BggEgAWkLMNUpBsX-9q2be8OxyJ1Ih3k/s400/05.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 342px;" /></a>She released the book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/When-Baby-Dreams-Adele-Enersen/dp/0062071750/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1325782425&sr=1-1">When My Baby Dreams</a> this week, full of more whimsical, dreamy and enchanting photos. Don't they remind you of a fairytale? Do you dream a lot, friends? What are your dreams usually about? Do you have the same ones over and over? xoxo<br /><br />P.S. HarperCollins calls the book "a love letter to babies everywhere." Perfect!<br /><br />P.P.S. Adele will welcome a new bundle of joy in the spring. Can we expect more photos? I sure hope so! :)<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/01/04/when-my-baby-dreams-imagining-a-newborn-girls-fantasy-world/#up">TIME</a>]

Sleeping beauty

During her maternity leave, new mom Adele Enersen photographed daughter Mila's snoozing sessions and imagined all the adventures the ti...

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Overused words

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOwiiYBiPZfKFkIWS5WIPfn7SZtCDJpMauuniVgSJGqTRJEV2444SXhTlVxWatbXge35Y1_UcKq9l7Z-BFWC1Qj72SWTwxLh-Rm4yj4KbqpNJr4TaEba3Ja_sA9-NPVMyxurU1YvV0lo/s1600/aa.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692842936255065762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOwiiYBiPZfKFkIWS5WIPfn7SZtCDJpMauuniVgSJGqTRJEV2444SXhTlVxWatbXge35Y1_UcKq9l7Z-BFWC1Qj72SWTwxLh-Rm4yj4KbqpNJr4TaEba3Ja_sA9-NPVMyxurU1YvV0lo/s400/aa.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 213px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9cwMvdu_0kh3JUemfMTBYVc-pkHthwzTEq3PQaVBEktyJCUJLdqb-HHA6uunxnds43qoZ2xHYjVq9gsH63C1yeWRME1kY3bMCuROHC7-dNjBnIndPgxoELyMrqrnivwX8mbsLLcm9GQ/s1600/aa2.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692842937178949282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC9cwMvdu_0kh3JUemfMTBYVc-pkHthwzTEq3PQaVBEktyJCUJLdqb-HHA6uunxnds43qoZ2xHYjVq9gsH63C1yeWRME1kY3bMCuROHC7-dNjBnIndPgxoELyMrqrnivwX8mbsLLcm9GQ/s400/aa2.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 111px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8ikUgLBRT3ps_1E2eeJ71C59N3Mykpci-UOSGSjClCVYInh7VOOyblwN1RS368Telt1SAG80eycwvdkZm8ysyBoLqLiJ6fSWY3PIZTOrJdtTDaYJb3G8_SeFoP3u6mJ1iEW6Fsd7xv4/s1600/aa3.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692842932170116146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF8ikUgLBRT3ps_1E2eeJ71C59N3Mykpci-UOSGSjClCVYInh7VOOyblwN1RS368Telt1SAG80eycwvdkZm8ysyBoLqLiJ6fSWY3PIZTOrJdtTDaYJb3G8_SeFoP3u6mJ1iEW6Fsd7xv4/s400/aa3.png" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 0px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 79px;" /></a>Last week, Michigan's Lake Superior State University published its 37th annual <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.lssu.edu%2Fbanished%2F&ei=1QIBT-iNCcjs2gXrkvG6Ag&usg=AFQjCNFQzH1D2RJcQ_zMTR7DeDaSJIRDeg">List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for Misuse, Overuse and General Uselessness</a>. The list, which contains some dozen words or phrases, is based on nominations from around the globe. The word that got the most nominations this year? Amazing -- it received more than 1,500 nominations. My three favorites from the list are above, along with explanations by those who nominated them.<br /><br />What do you think of the list, friends? Do you agree or disagree with the words? What words do you think are overused? Any words that just particularly annoy you? <br /><br />P.S. More <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/11/for-grammar-nerds.html">word fun</a>!<br /><br />[Via <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/30/banned-words-2012_n_1175747.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003">The Huffington Post</a>]

Overused words

Last week, Michigan's Lake Superior State University published its 37th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for M...

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Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Part #7: Sweet little stocking stuffers.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLCaVu5-tqjVwEm12XgV7wtwSwLZFo_igHPkSZ0pomWeJKrsKsIsxGo6qmyNCrxRUQ0vJ8bVaOhZMR0WRJap1MYpvG8LkI3I5ttL8xcOCOx72kADxihyphenhyphen_aHoBgmmFDGdumYpBN8-LhSe8/s1600/aa3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683116022258738146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdLCaVu5-tqjVwEm12XgV7wtwSwLZFo_igHPkSZ0pomWeJKrsKsIsxGo6qmyNCrxRUQ0vJ8bVaOhZMR0WRJap1MYpvG8LkI3I5ttL8xcOCOx72kADxihyphenhyphen_aHoBgmmFDGdumYpBN8-LhSe8/s400/aa3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>A little <a href="http://www.beso.com/2650354268/detail">glitter nail polish</a> to add some sparkle to a holiday ensemble, $18.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gx9ON3OjJKwUf6j8QFc2XECyv7Odlpwr_DJMWW-3GbdaOiLUFteeHd51GlgGad6Xm9o36-espiemwofEbTJ1asUABDtQTjodMILpCn8kJkDTYDA2Yw_z4_7EDUrrUfIsDFecN-2a2OJQ/s1600/aa4.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683114177074197666" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Gx9ON3OjJKwUf6j8QFc2XECyv7Odlpwr_DJMWW-3GbdaOiLUFteeHd51GlgGad6Xm9o36-espiemwofEbTJ1asUABDtQTjodMILpCn8kJkDTYDA2Yw_z4_7EDUrrUfIsDFecN-2a2OJQ/s400/aa4.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 271px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>A <a href="http://www.spoonsisters.com/product/1011108/513207.html">Rose pocket mirror</a> to add an extra dash of whimsy to the holidays, $7.50.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DExaBkiN3Mmuqmw7zgOxrMv2rdEWWDA37Q_ZMOkrXqlpEbiB8n4u3CKbOjRSMsTa6O8lLxNlz8BKI4_i_Xp5JDunoph_c0meT5GBT3_4ZCK7Qtqk7I7oUU1yDQCeP8VY90FEXEXjEWsy/s1600/aa5.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683114174012321746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9DExaBkiN3Mmuqmw7zgOxrMv2rdEWWDA37Q_ZMOkrXqlpEbiB8n4u3CKbOjRSMsTa6O8lLxNlz8BKI4_i_Xp5JDunoph_c0meT5GBT3_4ZCK7Qtqk7I7oUU1yDQCeP8VY90FEXEXjEWsy/s400/aa5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 271px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.spoonsisters.com/product/1011108/70106.html">Doxie pen</a>, $4.95.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV4HRc-qv1KPNFT8EqK47nV0LHWQxL_TwX6f64gJ5U41i-EehJSSG2J-xcBGyOxLBQggwgrFczdMoqLQyJZn0jbbRdKoNnQWgq5siElaf0eSzHxi4SpFo6l2NqodaAkZz6yT4m_6Ya3V7/s1600/aa9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683116693305796898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLV4HRc-qv1KPNFT8EqK47nV0LHWQxL_TwX6f64gJ5U41i-EehJSSG2J-xcBGyOxLBQggwgrFczdMoqLQyJZn0jbbRdKoNnQWgq5siElaf0eSzHxi4SpFo6l2NqodaAkZz6yT4m_6Ya3V7/s400/aa9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/record-coasters">Record coasters</a> to brighten up the living room, $18.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uUSBTw3Jz0jJwXz8wjkmiE3hOMF9IsxQ0jfmAzLwbiGRnhCzek9QbqU0CLZxVbmRRO_I-tgmKsBF_t-rjRJZmlzKEP-UNBSRYpqQMJDf8a7rQSh_5BTe0w0xkLX0SKc-GWMWOI6raG-T/s1600/aa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683116021088392450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4uUSBTw3Jz0jJwXz8wjkmiE3hOMF9IsxQ0jfmAzLwbiGRnhCzek9QbqU0CLZxVbmRRO_I-tgmKsBF_t-rjRJZmlzKEP-UNBSRYpqQMJDf8a7rQSh_5BTe0w0xkLX0SKc-GWMWOI6raG-T/s400/aa.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/87410308/wishes-for-you-custom-pencil-set-favors?ref=sr_gallery_6&ga_search_query=stocking+stuffers&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">Wish For You</a> custom pencil set to give loved ones personal wishes for the New Year, $11.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB5jOnX2EVjr5wduolyrgl_phZ5RfxfTxysqgndYBppWlNwcPppC5tH6fm3haZtRzm8zzIK34SePZBOl5XvjHqh0e8KN38HtTKCdyYk_kq9FN_BXBHicce8Y4Tu16Qj4EuiRq7OVIFfgU/s1600/aa7.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683114162845765714" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizB5jOnX2EVjr5wduolyrgl_phZ5RfxfTxysqgndYBppWlNwcPppC5tH6fm3haZtRzm8zzIK34SePZBOl5XvjHqh0e8KN38HtTKCdyYk_kq9FN_BXBHicce8Y4Tu16Qj4EuiRq7OVIFfgU/s400/aa7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/word-teasers">Word teasers</a> for word nerds, $15. Remember <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/11/for-grammar-nerds.html">these</a>?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L_5hvPub6jE7Lsgkv4abrdwfHuCqKG6MIgO2p73qaBrRzcJkyrFBd9_3l8FzrdpDhg-xxU7vmZ0AqsIkLUU_BofEXaFDUSZz63rvWoUqd9w_tPNxBLi2sbfUQvzaXXXM2SUMTgtEdA4K/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683116021232238066" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0L_5hvPub6jE7Lsgkv4abrdwfHuCqKG6MIgO2p73qaBrRzcJkyrFBd9_3l8FzrdpDhg-xxU7vmZ0AqsIkLUU_BofEXaFDUSZz63rvWoUqd9w_tPNxBLi2sbfUQvzaXXXM2SUMTgtEdA4K/s400/aa2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 389px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/73110716/wicked-witch-bookmark-etsy-original?ref=sr_gallery_14&ga_search_query=stocking+stuffers&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_facet=handmade">Wicked Witch bookmark</a> for the book lover, $10.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwMJSU60PzM0s6OVBvXgAHNxJuet5vlONXmhvCpr7VisSX_MTWLFC-1bNApdLG_-3lfTe7VamSvRTLTjfhfjbmsOpsYHV13HkDn5kFG2lQhyphenhyphen784aUJel4Dzbcltl3S4b2m0TcChJe_Ixb/s1600/aa6.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683114166557150242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirwMJSU60PzM0s6OVBvXgAHNxJuet5vlONXmhvCpr7VisSX_MTWLFC-1bNApdLG_-3lfTe7VamSvRTLTjfhfjbmsOpsYHV13HkDn5kFG2lQhyphenhyphen784aUJel4Dzbcltl3S4b2m0TcChJe_Ixb/s400/aa6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 300px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/85185349/handmade-mini-journal-sketchbook">Mini journals</a> for the artist, $6.50.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSgaJ9IwXoqCHPVCbBh0bp92Q-PL6jam11htgqV2bOnlhR3nAKcSJz_kI5jDXuM6n5n91b7kz_CA68Lhxat1p3gbZN4j06aqXneAoQelZYgKVGNqEMuSA8UXI_HlH4YRt1BzVPfbHCiNb/s1600/aa9.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5683114157343884834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinSgaJ9IwXoqCHPVCbBh0bp92Q-PL6jam11htgqV2bOnlhR3nAKcSJz_kI5jDXuM6n5n91b7kz_CA68Lhxat1p3gbZN4j06aqXneAoQelZYgKVGNqEMuSA8UXI_HlH4YRt1BzVPfbHCiNb/s400/aa9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/wildflower-seed-bombs-set-of-2">Wildflower seeds</a> to plant for the spring, $14.<br /><div align="center"></div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6467777397_92aa7e53df_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7158/6467777397_92aa7e53df_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 220px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Girl-Scout-cookies-flavored <a href="http://www.colorandflavorshop.com/product.php?productid=511490&cat=0&page=1">lip balm</a> because, well, they're <em>Girl Scout cookies</em>, $9.95. More Girl Scout love <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/09/girl-scout-cookies.html">here</a>.<br /><br />P.S. You can also read more gift guides here: <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-gift-guide-2011-part-1-your.html">Mom</a>, <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-gift-guide-2011-part-2-your.html">Dad</a>, <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-gift-guide-2011-part-3-your.html">Sister</a>, <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-gift-guide-2011-part-4-your.html">Best Friend</a>, <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-gift-guide-2011-part-5-your.html">Little Cousin</a>, <a href="http://melissabxoxo.blogspot.com/2011/12/holiday-gift-guide-2011-part-6-your.html">Guy Friend</a>.

Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Part #7: Sweet little stocking stuffers.

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Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Part #6: Your best guy friend who is funny like Jason Segel and who you kind of, sort of, secretly have a crush on.

<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy9oC91sY5SYl8TLsgCiulXCY26IoDhHHkqBpSenEUdgC7jB6Oa8YWKJdpdSEP-bapz6aZOL95cCLqevFIGaPcbZBfYZW34eXRxnIPKcTHv_cVTTIj8y6sMOCeEys96yedYqgtUmJlP0t/s1600/aa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682435686217999474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVy9oC91sY5SYl8TLsgCiulXCY26IoDhHHkqBpSenEUdgC7jB6Oa8YWKJdpdSEP-bapz6aZOL95cCLqevFIGaPcbZBfYZW34eXRxnIPKcTHv_cVTTIj8y6sMOCeEys96yedYqgtUmJlP0t/s400/aa.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 386px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.cwonder.com/gift-guide/give-for-under-40/popcorn-popper-1/">Popcorn popper</a> for those Seth Rogen movie nights, $29.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4zH-5UMW1j-9d0uohTSH6c7Anv1Eboo3RLJWOZBFhTPEMV5_1fqLS0hejYUo0KMqJgCa98ctvWGtKayrLGgqxs7HwufhFrN2cjvizGPDZo9RoE6j3eNi8-aKMsK1pXbtrQpAblnM5RUu/s1600/aa3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682448372731618578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4zH-5UMW1j-9d0uohTSH6c7Anv1Eboo3RLJWOZBFhTPEMV5_1fqLS0hejYUo0KMqJgCa98ctvWGtKayrLGgqxs7HwufhFrN2cjvizGPDZo9RoE6j3eNi8-aKMsK1pXbtrQpAblnM5RUu/s400/aa3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/on-the-rocks-set">On the rocks </a>set because puns are his specialty, $34.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOYxvyvhCS3woeVZ00Jl8GmV33LoHO9wQkAJlpYFcOiBANLtEfI3E5EVEXOzeYMoHZHNskX2xXCilYJhys3LymtHpuuz7VpkVo7bUy3rAi6zIVO9GivMYb9oSdl3-TdZj58LtfonOFPat/s1600/aa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682443598815748834" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvOYxvyvhCS3woeVZ00Jl8GmV33LoHO9wQkAJlpYFcOiBANLtEfI3E5EVEXOzeYMoHZHNskX2xXCilYJhys3LymtHpuuz7VpkVo7bUy3rAi6zIVO9GivMYb9oSdl3-TdZj58LtfonOFPat/s400/aa.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrFNCnpGCV6DP1GlZwgAdhNnjRvRthVvpgmNHD5_ltdXu_-GlVQ_jwVX23TCS7h3ApsNFItkT_Kclofk_SELTTMr9Btdw-7bFwqhztdcBOFoB494loSiXbR6P12ODUSWs_C5or4vniO3Z/s1600/aa2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682443596541414258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrFNCnpGCV6DP1GlZwgAdhNnjRvRthVvpgmNHD5_ltdXu_-GlVQ_jwVX23TCS7h3ApsNFItkT_Kclofk_SELTTMr9Btdw-7bFwqhztdcBOFoB494loSiXbR6P12ODUSWs_C5or4vniO3Z/s400/aa2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopterrain.com/holiday-gifts-for-him/log-cabin-incense-balsam-fir">Log cabin incense</a> ($18) and a <a href="http://www.shopterrain.com/candles-fragrance/fir-fragrance-log">fir fragrance log</a> ($12) so he can always feel like he's out hiking even when stuck in his office.<br /><div align="center"></div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6456332601_2aa3eb068d_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6456332601_2aa3eb068d_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 318px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.atypyk-e-shop.com/boutique_us/fiche_produit.cfm?ref=AT30236&type=2&code_lg=lg_us&num=0">Clown mug</a> because he always makes you laugh, $18.90.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAvB3y44DBPIM9zXBjgPo8Yz6JCSVavq1kI7_oegy1o3F14BxznbdeUihJ4Ek_idbKs2-gBDGMVx9rYWcw_YvHSjDSiWlAKFohM_hIm6uSmv_WYu_EnKrKsCwuMQSo3XNBuArQ2G9c1IE/s1600/aa.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682440573726732546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAvB3y44DBPIM9zXBjgPo8Yz6JCSVavq1kI7_oegy1o3F14BxznbdeUihJ4Ek_idbKs2-gBDGMVx9rYWcw_YvHSjDSiWlAKFohM_hIm6uSmv_WYu_EnKrKsCwuMQSo3XNBuArQ2G9c1IE/s400/aa.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.shopterrain.com/holiday-gifts-for-him/spicy-pickles">Spicy pickles</a> because they're his favorite food (<em>there's also <a href="http://www.shopterrain.com/holiday-gifts-for-the-foodie/black-peppercorn">black peppercorn</a>)</em>, $14.<br /><div align="center"></div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6456353377_7ebae8a20c_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7164/6456353377_7ebae8a20c_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 318px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>A <a href="http://www.atypyk-e-shop.com/boutique_us/fiche_produit.cfm?ref=AT30230&type=2&code_lg=lg_us&num=0">shower songbook</a> for, well, obvious reasons, $14.85.<br /><div align="center"></div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6456371761_12454d06ed_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6456371761_12454d06ed_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 318px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>Cool <a href="http://www.atypyk-e-shop.com/boutique_us/fiche_produit.cfm?ref=AT28146&type=5&code_lg=lg_us&num=0">temporary tattoos</a>, $13.50.<br /><div align="center"></div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6456594383_75f0c4685a_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6456594383_75f0c4685a_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><br /><div align="center"></div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6456594393_e9b003431b_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7163/6456594393_e9b003431b_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 401px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a>A <a href="http://www.curiosityshoppeonline.com/youmecard.html">You/Me</a> and <a href="http://www.curiosityshoppeonline.com/youreswellcard.html">You're Swell</a> card (both $6) to send a subtle hint.<br /><div align="center"></div><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6456594397_13e67fd51d_o.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7020/6456594397_13e67fd51d_o.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 500px; margin: 0px auto; text-align: center; width: 400px;" /></a><a href="http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/shark-socks">Shark socks</a> because they're cute -- like he is, $9.

Holiday Gift Guide 2011 Part #6: Your best guy friend who is funny like Jason Segel and who you kind of, sort of, secretly have a crush on.

Popcorn popper for those Seth Rogen movie nights, $29. On the rocks set because puns are his specialty, $34. Log cabin incense ($18) and a...

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