Daily Dishonesty is a hand-lettering project started by designer Lauren Hom. It combines her love of typography, humor, copywriting, and illustration by documenting the lies she tells herself on a regular basis (well, those we all tell ourselves!). I love how cheeky and bold all of the illustrations are—wouldn't it be adorable to have a few of these hung up around the house? These are just a few of my favorite "dishonesties" (a.k.a. the ones that hit close to home)...
This is part of the Love Yourself Linkup—an ongoing series by women around the web focusing on self image and body image. In our posts, we will talk about our thoughts on these subjects, tell stories of our personal experience, share what has inspired us, challenged us, and more. The following post is an article I wrote in the fall, which was published in Issue No. 1 of Darling Magazine. I hope it serves to encourage and inspire you!
I've spent the last eight or so years of my life digging deeper and deeper into this paradox: beauty exists without vanity. It's complicated in my mind because I've been raised in a culture that equates the two, encouraging women to be vain and offering no alternative. But the truth is, they are opposites.
Ellen is endlessly funny while also calling out things that are just plain wrong. I absolutely ove this bit about the latest ridiculousness from Abercrombie & Fitch, and I just had to share it...
(Click here to view this on YouTube)
P.S. Loved this article on Greatist on the topic—such good points! Read it here >>
How has this controversy influenced your image of the brand?
If there is one gift my mother has (which was not passed along to me), it is certainly fundraising. She's been raising money for American Cancer Society through Relay For Life for nearly a decade, and I love that about her. Sadly, most of us have been affected by cancer in some way, and that's what makes this event so relevant.
Since this year marks American Cancer Society's 100th anniversary, and the 20th year of the Relay For Life of Greater Gardner that my mom participates in (the #1 Relay in New England, and #4 in the world), I thought I'd share a little bit about how you can help with this great cause...
A few weeks ago, I shared some of my views on my personal Facebook page, which caused quite a stir and more comments (supportive and non-supportive) than I could wrap my brain around. This post isn't about the content of what I shared, but instead it's about importance of standing up for what we believe in, and the inevitability that some people will hate us for it...
