music monday...the go go's

It's Monday.  Insert cuss word of your choice here.  

This is just going to be my new Monday mantra.  I actually used it in an email today.  Really, I did.

Some people like Mondays and are excited for the week to begin.  I am not one of those people.

At any rate, we can't do away with Mondays.  Best to just get into the groove of the new week and get on with it.  Fun upbeat music is always helpful for doing that.  And the Go Go's will suffice quite nicely...

Are you a super cool kid of the 80's like me?  Maybe not.  

But even if you weren't there, you can appreciate the hip vibes of The Go Go's. 

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Fun, sexy, strong feminist ladies that knew how to get you up and dancing.

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I always had a little bit of a lady crush on Belinda Carlisle.  Wasn't she cute?

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Besides Belinda, Jane Wiedlin was the other Go Go that became a separate entity all in her own right in the music world.

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These ladies really rocked it.

Vacation, We Got the Beat, Our Lips are Sealed...They put out a ton of fantastic 80s music.

And I saved this one just for you to help you get through the Monday Blues...Enjoy!

Here's to Friday getting here quick...Julie

friday favorites, 8/16/13

This cat on instagram.  His name is Toulouse and Amanda of RustBeltThreads (an amazing etsy vintage shop!) is his happy owner.  You should follow rustbeltthreads on ig for more Toulouse greatness.
Seeing pics of him pop up on my ig feed never gets old.  Just look at that face.

This song by Foals.  It's called "My Number" and it kind of sounds like something reminiscent of the 80s.
At least to me.  Which is probably why I really like it.


This show, "Boardwalk Empire".  We don't have HBO at my house, so we miss all the good stuff like Game of Thrones, Girls, Shameless and, of course, Boardwalk Empire.  But I do have a library card and my name finally made it to the top of the waiting list for Season 1.  Just started watching it this week and so far, it's a really good show.


This book, "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?".  This is another result of me having a library card.  Gotta love the library.  I just picked it up, in addition to, "Silver Linings Play Book", so I should have plenty of good reading material to keep me entertained for at least the rest of August.

This blog, "Simply Grove".  Kirsten Grove is an interior stylist and, man, she's totally got my number when it comes to design.  I'm absolutely 100% in love with 100% of the design images that she features on her blog, as well as, on her Pinterest and Instagram accounts.  Just click on over to www.simplygrove.com and see for yourself how Pin-crazy you'll become once you have a look at all the design inspiration goodness.

That's about it for this week.  What kind of things have caught your fancy lately?

cheers, Julie

friday favorites, 8/9/2013

this quote by stephen hawking pinned from here.

Yes, I've read "A Brief History of Time" and, needless to say, it floored me.  I wouldn't say that Stephen Hawking is an idol of mine, but his brilliance can't be disputed.  This quote of his really resonates with me.

this song "purple yellow red & blue" by portugal the man.

It's dark.  It's moody.  But you can still dance to it.  I'm into it.

this recipe for chocolate hazlenut cupcakes by lizzy pancakes.

my boyfriend's birthday is next week and I've been slowly plotting,  I mean planning, his birthday dinner.  He's an insane peanut butter junkie, so I was thinking of making him a chocolate peanut butter cake or something similar.  These yummy-looking cupcakes just might do the trick.  

Lizzy always makes the best stuff.

this book.

I know.  It's a kids' book.  And I'm thirty-something.  But I went to the library this week to pick up some books for the kiddos and this is one of the ones I found there.  Needless to say, it's a childhood favorite of mine and I couldn't resist the urge to steal it and read it myself.

this show.

Have you seen it yet?  It's good.  Really good.  It's one of those shocking, surprising, you never really know what's going to happen type of shows.  But it's also about women.  In prison.  And why they're there.  And what amazing people they can be, even in prison.  Like I said, it's really good and I highly recommend it.  Just finished watching Season 1 and can't wait until Season 2 comes out.  

Unfortunately, that won't be until 2014.  Of course.

this design inspiration as pinned here.

As you may or may not know, I'm slightly obsessed with interior design.  It's way too hard for me to pick out one single design inspiration that I like for the whole week, but this is certainly ONE of my favorites.  Indisputably, blue is my favorite color and I absolutely adore the tone of the blue sofa and ottoman pictured here.  I also really love the way the designer continued the line work from the art up and onto the wall.  

You can find more of my many interior design inspirations via my Pinterest board here.

So there you have it...some of my favorite things this week.

What have you been enjoying lately?

cheers, Julie

music monday

Happy Earth Day!

So the sun is shining and the weather is sweet.  Plus it's Earth Day.  And of course it was also 4/20 this weekend.  All of which make it the perfect day for some Bob Marley Jammin.

Enjoy,  Julie

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A little music to get you movin' on Monday...

I'll admit this video for Breezeblocks by Alt-J is a little disarming, but the song is sure catchy.

Hope your week is off to a great start!

Julie