February 2012
41 posts
tumblrgym:
50 Things You Need To Give Up Today
halfhissize:
Give up trying to be perfect. – The real world doesn’t reward perfectionists, it rewards people who get things done.
Give up comparing yourself to others. – The only person you are competing against is yourself.
Give up dwelling on the past or worrying too much about the future. – Right now is the only moment guaranteed to you....
True Confession Tuesday
haygirlhay:
I know Vogue is THE fashion publication….but I think it’s boring and l don’t enjoy reading it. I’ve subscribed, the issues pile up unread. I’ve tried to make myself like it because I know I’m supposed to like it. I do not like it.
I AGREE.
Except, I don’t even pretend to subscribe or accumulate issues or make myself like it. I just… don’t like Vogue, and...
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A month ago (my birthday), I was told that I needed to wait for Q2 to (hopefully) move forward with something that I am hugely excited about and very optimistically ready for. I just realized that Q1 is half over. This is why I’m smiling right now.
I’ve never been one to wish for time to race by, but I’m just so ready for this to get going, and hopefully in a good direction.
good:
Recently, a female GOOD staffer was commiserating with a male journalist about the dearth of female bylines in major American magazines. She suggested a solution: He should speak to the editors of these magazines—people he knows personally—about how awesome she is. She was on the phone with a highly regarded editor within a week, discussing the possibilities for freelance work.
Reading...
I spent easily fifteen minutes picking out checks at Wells Fargo since they’re all so damned ugly. I don’t want stagecoaches, I don’t want cartoon characters, I don’t want nonsense on it. The lady asked me if I wanted Anne Geddes babies or Precious Moments, and I just side eyed her.
Now I have to apparently pick out a background image for my bank card, and they’re...
“5,858-5,857: That’s the combined score of the last 75 Duke-North Carolina...”
– ESPN (via chriszee)
YES! reminds me of the epic freshman year duke-unc game, which we won by one point. and which i BLACK TENTED (with heyitscat!) to see.
(via rachelanna)
I’m not sure I’ll ever witness a sporting event as fantastic as that. The DeMarcus Nelson tent (with couch &...
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“Duke’s finest alum! Other than us…”
– Cat, on Retta.
Because, you know, we are just as accomplished as she is.
(via thiscantbecorrect)
RETTA WENT TO DUKE?! mind blown.
(via nightcheese)
Girl, Retta tweets about Duke basketball victories. I hope she gets HAM on Weds when Duke beats Carolina.
