A seriously stylish bedroom is a thing of beauty — and one that isn’t necessarily easy to achieve. After all, you want to hit the trifecta of decorating when you’re designing the room you sleep in each night: You want it to be stylish, sophisticated, and most importantly, cozy. If you’re looking for bedroom makeover inspo, look no further. We’ve rounded up some of the most gorgeous (and clever!) bedrooms out there....
It wasn’t always this way. Once upon a time, friends and even strangers could casually call a boy named Daniel “Danny” and nobody would think a thing of it. Today, every young Daniel I know goes exclusively by his full name, by his parents’ choice. There’s nothing wrong with steering your child away from a nickname you dislike. You chose a name with care and love, so it’s natural to ask people to use that name....
Keep in mind we did a list of patriotic baby names before and I am not repeating names (go over to that list if you want Justice, Liberty, and America). So if some of these names sound a bit quirky — or downright idiotic — hey, they’re just suggestions. I separated the names into male and female categories, but the trend now seems to be to switch them up. If you want to name your little girl Crockett, I can’t stop you....
She’s an icon and a trailblazer — haters be damned. But she’s not just amazing at makeup. It turns out that Nikita Dragun is also the queen of fashion. Need proof? Look to her Instagram. She is serving the amazing outfits in EVERY photo, and it’s nothing short of inspirational. Here are 42 photos of Nikita Dragun’s fashion game that proves her Instagram is better than any fashion blog.
From Avengers (and Buffy) director Joss Whedon telling Wesleyan grads like it is to a gay high schooler’s heart-rending comments about equality, this has been the year for speeches that should be studied by future commencement speakers as a guide of what TO do in front of a class full of new grads. Behold the best of the best (well, so far): Joss Whedon at Wesleyan University — the Class of ‘87 alum tells his soon-to-be fellow alumni that they’re all going to die....
A factor cited in each of these cases: bullying. And these are but a few of the tragic lives lost because kids just couldn’t take it anymore. The statistics are heartbreaking: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for 10- to 34-year-olds, and the CDC estimates bullying is responsible for the loss of nearly 4,600 young lives each and every year. That’s 4,600 children whose lives could be saved if only people were kinder....
The following ink ideas are all very different, yet they have one thing in common: love (aw!). These couples found matching symbols that range from whimsical to romantic to quirky to bold. And like the best relationships, each tattoo allows the wearer to express his or her individuality; yet, when put together, or side by side, the two images make an even more meaningful whole. Just talking about what ink symbolizes each person individually and together will make couples feel closer and more bonded than ever....
But instead of just framing and hanging, think a little differently with these clever ideas for displaying photos in your home. I can’t decide which one to try first. This wallpaper idea is for the brave souls who aren’t afraid to go big. You can order your own customizable wall coverings from Better Wallpaper. I LOVE this! We like to color-code our books, but now I’m thinking we should color-code our photos too....
We’ve gathered six super-stylish DIY Halloween costume ideas. They’re simple, fast, and you can put most of them together with items in your very own closet and a few easy-to-find household or craft items. Don’t let Halloween turn you into a walking fashion faux pas. Someone might see you! Be a Lovely Ladybird Owl The most gorgeous owl costume ever (shown above)! I die. Chelsea of Seablanket.com made hers out of fabric scraps, but I’m thinking, in a bind, the rounded feather shapes could also be cut from a mix of paper bags and corrugated cardboard, maybe patterned with colored pens, and attached to a pillowcase or old dress with a glue or staple gun (found via A Beautiful Mess)....
So, what do you say we kick off this merry season with a compilation of some of the most hilarious “kids sitting on Santa’s lap” photos ever? It’s okay to laugh. Nothing says “it’s the holidays” quite like it. Yes, the two babies are funny and sort of tragic in this photo, but hands down, the best part of this is the two kids in the background. Nothing like older siblings supporting you in your time of need....
A new study has looked at recently married and divorced Americans (married 2008 or later) to get the “other” factors leading to divorce. These include things like how long the couple dated before getting engaged, how much money they made, and other tidbits*.* The fact is so many other pieces are at play when it comes to divorce, one cannot simply say that ALL marriages are doomed. Some, it seems, are just more doomed than others....
But it is a little weird. This is a fact my husband and I have been especially aware of over the past several weeks during which we have been procuring our very strange list of home birth supplies as provided by my midwife. The list might seem normal to anyone who has had a home birth, but my first two were hospital births and let me tell you, I needed NONE of these things....
“One of the best things you can do is to think ahead and see if you can figure out what sets your child off,” says Tovah Klein, PhD, and author of How Toddlers Thrive. “If you know some aspects that increase the chances of a tantrum, such as missing a nap or being hungry, try to prepare ahead to avoid them.” But if your best efforts fail and your toddler becomes “overwhelmed by her emotions” (that’s a nice way of saying she’s kicking, screaming, and arching her back), there are things you should avoid doing as they could make the situation even worse....
Going to the movies. It’s different than watching a movie at home. The movie theater chairs are just not built for pregnant people. And it’s very hard to avoid readjusting every three seconds when you are this big. Just wait for it to come out on DVD. Your favorite non-maternity clothing store. You think you want a preview of what you may wear once you’re back to your regular self, but walking in that store and seeing what you’re missing isn’t fun....
But I’ve noticed a trend among homeschooling parents. Anytime ANYTHING happens at a school, even a one-off, silly thing that was a one in a million chance, they jump at the chance to tell us public school parents what idiots we are and how GLAD they are that they had the foresight to educate their kid at home. Overcompensating much, folks? Here’s the thing. I hear you! Homeschooling is great (for some families), but not everything is a “great reason to homeschool your kids....
Speaking of highlighting, trans voices flourish in the YouTube beauty community. It’s where many transgender people go to share not just their makeup routines, but their unique experiences as well. So if you want to learn something from trans women (and slay the beauty game along the way), here are eight YouTubers you should be watching: Following her very public transition on YouTube, she sparked international outrage when she vlogged her experience of being detained in Dubai due to her gender identity, and she launched a much-needed conversation about gender and sexuality when she came out as a lesbian in 2016....
Take a certain doll, as an example. Sure, she has legs for miles, perky boobs, and her hair glistens like it’s spun from unicorn tails, but how would she look in the real world? And does having the perfect hair really make her happy? Well guess what? It turns out that lifting weights has the amazing ability to boost self-esteem levels, keep anxiety at bay, and make you strong and lean....
She was so stunned, in fact, that Halle thought she had kidney stones when she went to the doctor to see what was going on. And even though I’ve never had a kidney stone, I can totally relate to what Halle went through. Like her, I was pretty dumbfounded when I found out that the abdominal pain I was experiencing was due to the fact that I was pregnant. It was roughly a week after I conceived, and I had the strangest pain in my lower mid-section....
Embedded content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=uTHTqZJNAvA Have you ever seen anything like this? These babies can’t even walk, crawl, or sit up yet, and they’re swimming around like a couple of fish. It really is unbelievable. Of course, after the video, there are plenty of commenters talking about how babies shouldn’t be in poolschlorine is Satan; and how all infants can kind of swim. To which I say: These kids look fine to me, and how many babies can do laps and go under water?...
“I found out about suspension and body modification when I was 15,” Angela Ranieri, a stylist with Paul Mitchell, told me over tea. Ranieri has brightly colored hair, tattoos covering most of her arms and legs, and a pierced septum. “I just really enjoy that kind of lifestyle,” she said. Body suspension, for those unfamiliar with it, is the act of hanging from ropes attached to hooks or barbells pierced under the skin....
