Lauren Michelle Smith, Girl About Earth: Archive

Thought via Path

I don’t mind the word dilettante. A dilettante means someone who does what he loves. -P. Beard – Read on Path.

Mar 6th

Everybody hates Marissa Meyer.

So I’m watching Makers. And I’m getting kinda concerned that no one’s talking about women who don’t identify as feminists. And then Marissa comes on and says exactly what I’m thinking. “I don’t think that I would consider myself a feminist. I certainly believe in equal rights, I believe women are just as capable, if not more so, in a lot of different dimensions. But...

Feb 27th

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Feb 23rd

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Feb 21st

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Feb 10th

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Feb 6th

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New York is killing me you say? →

Well it sure is fun doing it.

Feb 6th

You're beautiful. You. Are. Beautiful.

This morning at the gym an older woman I take spin with was making herself up in the mirror. I was thinking about how obnoxious I find her because she talks loud and in a very nasal tone and I simply don’t imagine I would want to hang out with her outside of our Monday morning class. Anywho, as she blushed her face and glossed her lips another gym-goer and said to her, “You look so...

Feb 4th

Feb 2nd

My tumblr ...

Has turned in to a shrine to the Obamas.

Jan 30th

Jan 23rd

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Gotta love President Obama.

justcanteven: i’ve been watching this and crying for about ten minutes now. side note: wish i had done this in my underwear, in front of the mirror, approximately five years ago. I don’t have to tell you how much. You already know.

Jan 23rd

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Watch

mattyrab: Historical moments in shade throwing, Inauguration Edition 2013. Keep your eyes on FLOTUS’ reaction to what Boehner said to her and POTUS.

Jan 22nd

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Jan 21st

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'...A statement from Mr. Biden’s office said that... →

thesmithian: Dooooooope.

Jan 20th

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Jan 20th

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Prepfection: Shopping Roundup! →

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Jan 11th

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Jan 8th

What people buy when they buy something on sale →

Seth Godin, typepad.com Assuming it’s not something they were shopping for in the first place…The impulse big-sale buy is not a matter of acquiring a high value item they’ll need later at a bargain price today.No, the consumer is spending money in exchange for the… Sad, but has often been true for me. J. Crew especially knows how to trigger this in me better than any other...

Jan 6th

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10 Days in a Carry-On →

A flight attendant reveals her secrets on how to pack efficiently and wrinkle-free.

Jan 4th

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Jan 3rd

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Prepfection: Shopping Roundup! →

prepfection: Anthropologie: up to 50% off sale merchandise ASOS: up to 60% off sale and free shipping Banana Republic: extra 30% off sale merchandise with code “BRSALE30” Bloomingdale’s: up to 75% off sale Brooks Brothers: up to 50% off at the semi annual sale (ENDS TOMORROW) … Just because I can’t participate doesn’t mean I can’t share … …and it...

Jan 2nd

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Trying something new.

So a couple months back I’m visiting with my mom in her kitchen and we’re baking cupcakes and she’s telling me about a guy who stopped going out and spending money and instead spent a year putting all his discretionary income toward his house and paid it off. The very idea of this is to say the least … frightening. I’ve spent the last 3 years building the Lauren...

Jan 2nd

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Dec 22nd

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Dec 22nd

“When something which looks silly becomes acceptable as a power, it can throw everyone’s life into consternation. That is something which everyone has experienced recently.” -O. Taro, 1950

Dec 21st

Dec 19th

I discovered these common, self imposed... ... →

Maria Popova, brainpickings.org 6,135 plays I discovered these common, self imposed restrictions are rather insidious, though they start out simple enough. We begin by worrying we aren’t good enough, smart enough or talented enough to get what we want, then we… If you imagine less, less will be what you undoubtedly deserve. Do what you love, and don’t stop until you get what you...

Dec 19th

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Dec 18th

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Overpopulation, Climate Change, Nighttime Is... →

medicaldaily.com The study was the first time that lobsters were seen cannibalizing in the wild. SOCIALITE ALERT! The lobsters are eating each other! We have to stop the madness.

Dec 7th

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