Wealth Inequality in America: 9 Out Of 10 Americans Are Completely Wrong About This Mind-Blowing Fact. Video proof that dragonflies are nature's ninjas. The frog is the best part. Stop working (so hard). "I’m currently working the fewest hours per week I ever have in...
Regular readers may remember from back in February that I signed up for a Pinterest Challenge. The goal was to pick 6 project/outfit/recipe/whatever pins and actually DO them instead of just letting them sit there on Pinterest. The aimed-for timeline was 6 weeks,...
Linking up with Neely for Sunday Social. This week's questions are all about Pinterest! Appropriate since tomorrow I do the end report on my Pinterest Challenge - come back and see! 1. What is your favorite outfit pin? This is probably next on my copycat list. Except...
This is what we made for Easter dinner. The boy got it into his head that he wanted to try cooking duck, so duck is what we cooked. Prior to this, the only time we had cooked with duck was a red wine based stew, and that only need some duck legs, not a whole bird. So...
Today's indoor shoot brought to you by rainy-cloudy-thundery skies the last 2 days. So this is what I am, in fact, wearing this exact moment. I'm even sitting in that exact chair below (yes, you get a glimpse into my glamorous office decor, haha). I wasn't sure about...
I may have watched this entire series over the last week: The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. If you're a fan of Pride & Prejudice, check it out. Ashley's idea for a new social network cracks me up. I also 100% agree with this guy's post: Work Less, Live More. I am 100% sure...
Today I'd like to introduce Emily, one of my lovely sponsors this month. She's a fellow Austinite knee-deep in creative ventures. 🙂 Get to know her below and then go say hi! Emily of Emerald City Go say hi: Shop | Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Pinterest I...
Tuf Voyaging by George R.R. Martin Yes, that George R.R. Martin - the same guy behind the Game of Thrones / Song of Ice & Fire phenomenon. This is an earlier work of his (first published in 1985), and it's something completely different. This group of short(ish)...
I know, I know; usually today is a What I Wore post. I had planned on doing one, with my floral skinny jeans seeing as it's officially spring and all. But I ran out of time yesterday and I'm feeling under the weather today, so a photo shoot is the last thing I feel...
Video of the week: Illegal. The Brains of the Animal Kingdom. New research shows that we have grossly underestimated both the scope and the scale of animal intelligence. And in other animal/science news, this bombshell: Scientists Want to Bring Some Animals Back from...
Hi, I’m Amanda!
I’m a self-employed graphic designer by day, and a crafty hungry bookworm by night. Dragonflight Dreams is where I write about books, recipes, internet goodies, life things, crafty projects, Austin happenings, and more.
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