My head is spinning from new stuff this week. I've had to cull lots of things too keep it short(ish). Hope you stick with me...
1. The wedding photo booth created by Sasha Souza Events and featured above is easily the cleverest, cutest, covetest thing I've seen all week. Guests could pose in vintage frames surrounded by the wedding photos of the bride and groom's families. Unique and special.
2. “The more you have; the more you have to worry about what you have.” I learned this food for thought on Eastlyn's thoughtful site Wilburn-White News.
3. A fantabulous site for anyone into party planning (me! me!). I could get lost here for days... and did. Please send aesthetically pleasing nibbles immediately.
4. While combating a virus, your white cells create mucus in the lining of your nose; the more active the white cells, the more likely you are to get green snot. So green snot is actually a sign of good health (in a weird, roundabout kind of way). It doesn't mean that a child is more contagious or has an infection. {Ref}
5. You should plant herbs according to whether they are 'Wet and Hungry' (basil, dill, coriander, parsley and chives) or 'Dry and Miserly' (marjoram, oregano, rosemary, thyme, sage and French tarragon). Keep mint on its own in a pot (poor old invasive mint). Feed and water the 'Hungries' regularly and very occasionally for the 'Miserlies'.
6. Some parents are just determined to wallow in their child's lack of discipline. "We tried everything to get X to do Y, but he's too independent / challenging / stubborn / amazing," they say somewhat smugly. Smug away, people. Feel free to continue to boast that your child is too clever for discipline that works on just about every other child all you like. But don't complain about your child's unruly behaviour when really it's your own inability to set the boundaries and really follow through, okay?*
7. It's not okay to use the 'f' word, but apparently it seems to be okay to be a gloating, smug winner. A poor example of sportsmanship from a top sportswoman, whatever you call it.
8. If you read my post last night, you'll know that I found myself in quite a pickle for not knowing exactly what it was that I was putting off until the last minute. While I'd be kidding myself if I told you I'd learnt not to procrastinate, I can definitely assure you that I've learnt to find out all I can about something before I decide to put it off until the last minute. Thanks for all your support... I managed to pull something out of my ample arse and emailed it off with a laugh last night.
9. Clearly I am very late to this one, but Yarn bombing caught my eye. I'd heard whispers of people decorating the landscape with their crafty stuff, but I didn't know it was a full-on movement called a cute thing like 'yarn bombing' until this week. Go clever clogs!
10. Sourcebottle is the go-to place if you're a journo or researcher and you want to find sources for articles. Life in a Pink Fibro who is actually a journalist who could use such a thing taught me this.
That's it for the week for me. How about you - did you learn anything new this week?
* My first class of the Positive Parenting Programme (Triple P) going well then. The only thing more irritating than OPC (Other People's Chidlren) are OCP (Other Children's People)...
PS - I'm flogging, yeah flogging, with Lori, I'm flogging, come join in, for flogging....