Links I Love: August

Links I Love / www.vanessahwood.com

There are a lot of other great bloggers out there and in the spirit of bloggers supporting bloggers, I like to share the links I love from their blogs. Damsel in Dior – “How To Slow Down Time” Jacey Dupree has several great tips on how to slow down time and enjoy the final weekends of summer. The wonderous thing though, is that these tips are great for any time you feel like the world is running away from you. The EveryGirl – “How to Get Fit If You Hate Working Out” I have gotten into a bit of a […]

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How to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo

When you think of Cinco de Mayo, you probably think about hitting up a Mexican restaurant for chips and salsa and gulping down big glasses of margaritas. I’m not a drinker (or at least not much of one), but I could probably eat my weight in chips and salsa. What most may not know is that “Cinco de Mayo—or the fifth of May—commemorates the Mexican army’s 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War (1861-1867).” (Source: History.com) So you want to celebrate Mexico’s victory of France? Then do it with craftiness (i.e., make your own […]

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