Right now, I am... looking forward to going to the lavender festival tomorrow during the day, and having friends over that evening, and then the Mumford & Sons concert on Sunday! Busy weekend, but all full of fun things. 😀 glad I went to the Bites & Bloggers...
There's something quintessentially summer about a good maxi skirt. This particular skirt has quickly become one of my favorites. It's from Honey & Lace, which has a bunch of cute options. And no I'm not being paid/compensated to say that, I just think their selection...
At what age do we understand sarcasm? 19 Signs You Are Burned Out (And Probably Need A Vacation) How to Write a Month of Blog Posts in 1 Day Does being cold make you more susceptible to catching cold? BDSM Practitioners are Psychologically Healthier Than 'Vanilla'...
I'm not sure if you non-Texans/Austinites know this, but lavender is kind of a big thing around here. Texas Hill Country has actual lavender farms; apparently our weather/soil is similar to areas of France where lavender is grown. This has led to a lot of local...
Today this little blog turns 2! And it's surprisingly a big deal. I guess I never thought I'd actually stick with it this long. A large part of that is because of you guys. Yes, this is a valuable creative outlet for me, but without knowing that -miraculously- there...
1. The wall decals I ordered came today! They were a pain to peel off their backing without pieces getting stuck to each other. But actually putting on the wall was easy, and I love how it turned out! This is our loft upstairs, kind of right outside my office. We...
1984 by George Orwell This was the May Blogger Book Club pick, in the Classics genre. I was excited about this pick, because though I'd read 1984 back in high school, it's been quite awhile and was due for a re-read. I remembered liking it, and thinking that it was...
This is what I'm wearing today. I had some bank account stuff and PO box stuff to sort out, and I find I get taken more seriously if I wear a blazer. 😀 Plus it's comfy and coordinates well with the pink of this tank, and adds some patterned interest to the outfit....
If you're here for the Preview to Summer Blogger Book Swap, scroll down. Laugh-worthy thing of the day: visit Gizoogle, type in your Twitter name, enter, and visit the first link. Too funny. Here's mine. Life Lessons in Fighting the Culture of Bullshit. Possibly the...
I am an avid Gmail user. Not only do I have a regular old Gmail account, but I run both my professional and blog email addresses through Gmail as well. (In other words, even though I send and receive mail as , I'm doing it all through...
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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