Who's In + Have a Fun Weekend!

{Wine of the mind.}

What are you up to this weekend? I am slowly getting myself back in the routine after a nice, refreshing vacation (read: staycation). All in all our holiday was really lovely.
How have you been, my dear friends?

Share a glass of wine with your partner or a friend tonight. Have fun. Life is not only about work.
By the way, do you like beer or wine? Just curious.

Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Cheers! xx

Linking to: Clairjustine Wordless Wednesday

and Wordless Wednesday-by Theresa's Mixed Nuts 

Just a Quick Note

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Freedom!

Hello there all my friends! Just dropped in to say hi. I know I've been missing in action for a while...where have I been? So here's my news (in case you were wondering).
I thought that since I'm having a vacation, I would blog about how very nice it is to stay home and pretend you're on vacation. Yep. No stress on the budget, no stress on traveling to or from, so I'm having a lovely staycation this year. For me, staycation is all about staying up late, sleeping in, visits to family, taking naps, reading, a good movie, dinner with friends, going to the beach, the park for numerous picnics and getting chores done that I don't have time to do otherwise. I even managed to update my G+ little spot . (It has been so sadly neglected!)
Staycation is a good way of getting rest and reducing stress as well. Sufficient rest and relaxation are extremely important to our overall health and well-being. (I still need to remind myself of their value. Not because I don't essentially know it, but because it can sometimes seem like a million other things need to get done first.)  

To be honest, I only took a long weekend trip to the seaside but nothing beyond that really.

Anyway, I'll be back soon. Have fun and do have a wonderful weekend!

Did I mention I'm on "vacation"? xx

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Vacation is Calling My Name

Hi everyone! Hope you all had a happy and safe fourth of July, filled with parades, fireworks and lots of ice-cream.

On a different note, I'm so excited because I'm taking a vacation this week. We all need a vacation, right? I have actually been feeling a bit burned out lately...not necessarily with my blog, but with work in general. Being burnt out sucks. When I'm burnt out I'm a terrible person to be around. Lol!

So I'll be away from blogging for a little while (really like a couple of weeks or so), but I'll try to pop in to read and comment on your blogs when I can.

Hope you have a great weekend! See you soon! xx

P.S. Thank you for all the kind notes and comments on the The Next Day post. They're deeply appreciated.

P.P.S. I'll-miss-you-all-immensely. 

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{Random picture of a girl taken a while back.}

It seems almost everyone has pet peeves. Yes. I've got some pet peeves. (Let me know if I should include some more.)

Here's my list:

People who are mean to animals.
Noisy eaters.
People who talk with food in their mouths. I find that extremely rude.
People who throwing trash into a recycle bin.
People who blame anything but themselves for their failure.
People who pick their noise in public.

Of course, I have plenty of annoying qualities myself, but I am completely at peace with them. Haha!

What are your pet peeves? Chime in!

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Brilliant Abstract Artwork La Fotografia Efectista Abstracta

Outstanding photography Foto Fer
 
Wonderful photography OHLAR d' OURO

Inspiring photography Klicktossan

Beautiful poetry Poesia y Vivencias

I love this kitty. Amazing poetry La Gata Coqueta

Wonderful flowers Maya da Ines

Beautiful skies ceuepalavras.blogspot.com

Inspiring blog Kelly's Thoughts and Ramblings

Beautiful photography Ruth's Photo Blog

Quirky and Inspiring photography The Bitch is back

Amazing Travel Blog by MAGDA

Inspiring blog Aussi Dimi decoupage

Beautiful oil painting Christa Mavropoulou

Need a good laugh? A View from the Edge

Gorgeous flowers Mijn klein paradijs

Amazing Australian Adventures by Red

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My Google Plus Page:   https://plus.google.com/101363327672273423546/posts , if you'd like to see.