The Essence of Light: Que Houxo

Que Houxo creates these incredibly unique and stimulating graffiti installations with florescent paints and black light. He's been featured a lot lately in art magazines and seems to have moved on from "up and coming" to "already here". Check out his Flickr account and you'll be lost forever!

Awkward...

If you're looking for something to brighten up your day when you're stuck at work on a wonderfully sunny day....like I am...you NEED to check out Awkward Family Photos. It's pretty self explanatory. I know you've all walked into someone's house and tried to hold back the laughter when you see something similar to these beauties...

Wildfox By Whitehorse Couture

Why does Wildfox By Whitehorse Couture have to be so expensive?! So cuteeee

Swimsuit FOUND

Hurray I'm way ahead of the summer season this year because I just found two great bathing suits! The first is the Betsey Johnson "Rockin' Robin" suit and the second is the one from Victoria Secret which I got an sale for a total of $30! Which is even cheaper than it is online AND it was the last one! SO excited to find such a great deal because my swimsuit that's lasted for me for the past 4 years finally wore itself out and I have the hardest time finding suits that fit. When I wear it I feel like I should be shakin' my hips to "Beach Blanket Bingo". Victoria's is really having an amazing sale right now on their suits so if you're looking for one that's

 definitely my suggestion. Good luck! 

Anemic? Try Blackstrap Molasses

I've always known that I had a tendency towards anemia but after taking a blood test recently I realized that my iron stores are becoming increasingly low. Being a vegetarian doesn't help things much either and after taking iron supplements regularly and realizing that they made a pretty insignificant difference, I've decided to really research some healthy choices I can start to make. 

The reason I'm posting about this for all you to read is that most of my readers are women and women have an especially high risk of anemia because of menstruation blah blah blah. Even if you aren't anemic, increasing your iron intake can help lighten cramps and give you more energy. And who doesn't want that?

What I wanted to share in particular was an old fashioned remedy...Blackstrap Molasses.

Blackstrap Molasses (best unsulphured) is created on the 3rd boiling of sugar syrup. It's basically a step up from regular molasses. Supposedly by taking 1 Tbl. first thing in the morning blackstrap molasses has been said to help cure acne, cancerous tumors, anxiety and tons of other health issues. Whether this is true or not the fact is that just 1 Tbl. has 20% of your daily iron intake! And if you're looking for calcium, it also contains 200 mg of it!

You can take a spoonful plain or mix it with your morning coffee, tea, or milk. Plus there are tons of other recipes for other uses all over the place online. Well I'm going to start trying this right now and if you decide to try it let me know what you think! Enjoy!

Here are a few sites I found helpful: 

earth clinic- black molasses

whfoods- black molasses

health benefits reported by eHow

iron rich foods- healthcastle

avoid anemia cookbook

I Never Want To Leave The World of Michael Parkes

Alright...get ready for a long post of images. I've fallen in love with the world of Michael Parkes. I really don't even know what to say about his art besides that I kept saving image after image to prepare for this post and pretty much ended up saving every other illustration I found...I assume that's all you really need to know.

If you love the Art Deco and Surrealism movements or mythology he's your guy.

Camilla d'Errico's Painted Ladies

Camilla d'Errico's pieces capture a such a strange juxtaposition between naivete and corruption, innocence and intrigue, plus a touch of cutesy kawaii. Pretty compelling in my opinion. Look for yourself!