eek i'm 29!

Ok so i turned 29 last week...
It's just now i realize that i have to rewrite all my descriptions for Blogger, my About Me page, my Twitter account, and my Facebook Fan Page. Gosh... how am i going to word this?!

Here are a few ideas:

“ I'm 29, dating and FREAKING OUT because next year i'm 30!” ok maybe that's not very smooth...

“I'm a 29 year old single gal, looking for love... or at least a good date! I'm trying not to think about my lifeplan i made up when i was 10, about where i was going to be when i turned 30... trying very hard... but can't help but hear the ticking every once and a while...” HAHA no, that's depressing

Ok so instead let's write it something like this:

“I'm 29, i'm single, and (most the time) i'm lovin it!! Life is short, it's time to do the things you love! My friends are my heart, my family is my rock, i have a fabulous apartment in the city, and i have a crazy dating life! Follow along as the craziness continues! ”

 What do you guys think? Good to go? ;)

Health, love & happiness.

Reasons I ♥ Stephen Hampton

Nope, i don't love him because he's Paris Hilton's BFF, because he's gay, or because he's young (24) and cute in an over-tanned bleach-blond kinda way. I like him because he's honest when he writes, he's incredibly full of himself (just like Paris) and in general he's just f*#$@ hilarious!

http://stephenhampton.blogspot.com/

Personally i really enjoyed this recent post ;) If you've never read his stuff before, get ready to laugh.

If you're on Twitter, you can follow him here

TOP 10 Favorite Blog Posts of 2009

image source: http://blogs.worldbank.org/

There are so many blogs out there now, and so much stuff to read online, that it can get overwhelming at times. So instead of my Inspiration of the Week; this is kinda like my personal Inspiration of the Year.

I'd like to do a shoutout to my favorite blogs and bloggers who've inspired me to be a better blogger myself. I'm very new at this game, and it's really challenging to be up to par with these sites! I try not to stress and continue to do this just for fun! What's the point otherwise ?!

So here are some of my favorite bloggers/blogs/blog posts from the year!
Who knows, maybe next year i'll be someone's favorite blogger as well ;)

image source: montage of clips from users blogs

10. 100+ Portraits of Iconic People of All Time (www.webdesignerdepot.com)

9. The Workstations of Popular Websites (www.webdesignerdepot.com)
This made me happy to see that us “bloggers” are really all the same! My “workstation” looks very similar to many of these writers. Makes you feel good to know u fit in real well ;) hehe

8. The Most Controversial Magazine Covers of All Time (www.webdesignerdepot.com)
Since i'm a designer and have always dreamed of designing magazines, this is one of my favorite posts to see! How interesting!!

7. 40 Seriously Funny Print Ads (www.webdesignerdepot.com)
I had sent this link to everyone i work with, because good marketing and creative concepts deserve to be talked about! and everyone needs a good chuckle at work!

6. 50 Beautiful and Creative Blog Designs (www.smashingmagazine.com)
When i started my blog earlier this year, i had no clue how it all worked — i had an awesome friend help me out and together we designed the site. However, being the creative person i am, i constantly want to change my image and improve on what i've done. In the not-so-distant future i will try looking into how to change my interface to be more interactive and veer away from typical-blogger-look that i have at the moment. Gonna try to fit that in between writing posts, working, dating and living life :) Stay tuned!

5. The Graphic-Exchange Blog (blog by Fabien Barral)
I did a whole blog post on Fabien Barral a little while back. His site is still a huge source of inspiration for me as a designer. Plus he wrote to me saying that he appreciated my blog post; does that mean i can say he's my friend now? lol.

4. Creative Advertisments That Inspire You (http://wparena.com/)
I've bookmarked this post and go back to it anytime i need a little bit of advertising inspiration.

3. ABDUZEEDO abducted by design
amazing tips and inspiration. Plus they always give lots of freebies (wallpapers,etc.).love them!

2. The Skinny (Forever 21's blog)
We all ♥ Forever21, so what's NOT to love about their blog?! They write about everything fashion, style, magazines, photography and more :)

1. A shoutout to my favorite bloggers (and good friends of mine), who's sites are definitely worth a look at, and inspire me everyday :) luv u guys xo
ValTheCityGal
BlushInk
Isablah
MusicCrate for all your hot new music

thanks to everyone for making the web such a fun place to be xo