There are few things better than afternoon naps.
Chocolate is up there, obviously, as is coffee, a good book, non-clumping mascara, and rays of sunshine coming in through the window…
But afternoon naps? Mmm. Love ‘em. Given that things have been pretty serious around these parts lately with all the talk of responsibility and what have you, I thought that I’d lighten things up today by switching gears and talking about some of the things that I love – a fitting topic seeing as Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, wouldn’t you say? You guys know I’m a sucker for surveys, and after seeing this one over on Caitlin’s blog a little while ago, I knew it was just a matter of time before it found itself on Spoons as well.
Hope you guys enjoy!
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1) Valentine’s Candy I Love: I feel as though chocolate is the only reasonable answer to this question… especially because I can’t really think of anything other than those heart shaped ‘Be Mine’ candies and red cinnamon hearts that come out around this time of year. Seeing as I’m not really a fan of either of those, and my allergies keep me from enjoying most of the fancy boxed chocolates, I’m going to go with simple Hershey’s Kisses on this one – caramel or cookies ‘n’ Cream flavored.
2) Current Workout Jam I Love: As in, the songs that give my feet wings and make me walk a whole .3 mph faster than I normally do? Right now I’m really loving Oh Yeah by Siiines, and Drinking From the Bottle by Calvin Harris. Both songs make me want to rock out and dance, although that does become slightly problematic when I start trying to dance and walk on the treadmill at the same time. Hello accident waiting to happen.
3) Article of Clothing I Love: My scuba hoodie from Lululemon. I basically live in that thing.
4) Something Red I Love: Red gummy bears, red lipstick, red nails, and ketchup. Random? Yes. But you can’t deny that all of those things are fabulous. And if you try, then I’m afraid that… well… drat, there goes that train of thought.
5) Month I Love: August and December. December for obvious reasons, and August because it feels like the calmest and most relaxing month in my mind. You know the expression “the lazy days of summer?” That’s basically what August is to me – long, warm, relaxing days.
6) Piece of Advice I Love: This…
Never be afraid to be yourself.
7) New (or old!) Blog I Love: This one is a toss up between Take A Moment and Smile and Sally’s Baking Addiction. Both are pretty much guaranteed to put a smile on your face – one with inspiring words and the other with delicious treats. Either way, you can’t go wrong.
8) Current Reading Material I Love: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. After falling in love with the first book in the Kingkiller Chronicle series (you can read my review of The Name of the Wind here), moving on to the second book was the only natural choice. My thoughts so far? Just as good as the first.
9) A Memory I Love: All of them? Good. Bad. Neutral. It’s the collection of them all that I love.
10) “Chick Flick” I Love: The Devil Wears Prada, Mean Girls, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Coyote Ugly, Center Stage, Step Up, Serendipity, Must Love Dogs… Heck, chick flicks in general are all pretty good.
11) A Special Place in the World I Love: My immediate inclination was to go with somewhere far off and talk about all the great things that happened while I was on some random vacation, but after giving it a bit more thought, I’m going to have to go with something completely different. Home. At the risk of sounding cliche, there really is no place like home. As nice as it is to travel and experience the world, at the end of the day, it’s always nice to come home.
12) Beauty Product I Love: Coconut oil…
I use it for everything. From moisturizing my skin and removing my makeup, to deep conditioning my hair, coconut oil is seriously a miracle worker when it comes to all things beauty related. But when it comes to actual product products… that’s actually something that I’ll be talking about in tomorrow’s post.
13) Nifty Website I Love: Thought Catalog is pretty much a guaranteed good read and always has some interesting things to think about. A few recent posts that I loved?
29 Ordinary Things That Instantly Make Your Day Better
14) A Beautiful Blog Post I Love: Eep! I’m going to have to cop out on this one because I’m running late and can’t exactly think of any at the moment, so I’m going to just wish you all a beautiful Sunday instead.
See you tomorrow, friends! 
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What’s your favorite color of gummy bear/Skittles/fruity candy?
What are your favorite chick flicks?
What are some things that you’re currently loving? Books? Movies? Websites?
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Love the photo of you in your Lulu hoodie. It looks so comfy!
I definitely choose chocolate candy over the fruity kind, but I always go for the red/cherry/strawberry kinds of flavors. As for movies, I just watched Sideways for the first time the other night, and definitely recommend it. Currently reading What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell.
Speaking of books, are you on Goodreads?
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I’m not. I thought about signing up, but I just don’t know if I could commit the time to it
Do you use it? And would you recommend signing up?
I like it, and mostly use the app. My main use of it is to track books I’ve read (I forget which ones I’ve read), and to list books I want to read. It’s also nice to connect with friends on there, cause I’ll get some great book recommendations. I don’t use the site much, but when I’m deciding on new books to read I love having access to my lists.
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We totally have the same taste in movies. You just named my top choices. How to lose a guy in 10 days is pretty much the only movie I actually own. I’m obsessed. I’m that crazy girl that actually doesn’t take naps. I just can’t do it! I can’t fall asleep in the afternoons and when I do, then I don’t sleep at night. It’s a serious problem.
Oh, and red gummy bears are my favorite flavor
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I absolutely loved reading these. I couldn’t agree more with what you said about home. Whenever we walk into our place after a long day, or weekend away, I am always so happy and comforted to be home.
‘Pitch Perfect’ is my current love. Although, I am thinking about going old school today and watching ‘Father of the Bride.’
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I took a nap yesterday afternoon for the first time in weeks. Let me tell you, it was so nice and refreshing! I most do this on the weekends more often!
It continually amazes me how awesome coconut oil is. I just thought it was great for cooking, but now I keep learning all of these additional beneficial ways to use it. I’d say it is a bit of a “superfood”….or “super product??”
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Favorite chick flick? Has to be The Notebook, although the book is much better than the movie. I’m excited for your beauty product post tomorrow because your makeup always looks fabulous in your pictures.
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Aww thanks girl
I have a long-time love affair with makeup, and I swear that these days I’m turning into more of a beauty junkie than a foodie!
I may have to jump on the survey bandwagon too, it’s been a while… My fave color of gummy snacks is red, cherry all the way! Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids have been a longtime favorite. And not to mention the red Starbursts
Although, I cannot stand cherry flavored medicine… But those are totally different things so I guess that’s a-ok. Least favorite would have to be lemon. We just watched Pitch Perfect last night and thought it was hilarious!
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Love the “be a fruit loop” quote
I love red and purple skittles! My favorite chick flick is Armageddon!
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My favorite color of fruit candy is orange! It always has been since I was a little kid. And I agree with you on the favorite month thing – August is my bday month! And I’d have to add July to that list because it’s smack in the middle of summer and really hot (just the way I like it!)
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awww we are on the same page for so many of these answers! i’d add red wine to the red list
hehee!
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What a fun survey! Afternoon naps are most definitely the best! Couple that with chick flicks and I’m one happy girl
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Ketchup was an excellent answer to the red question…I wish I had thought of that one…have to add marinara sauce too! I put that on everything I can
Red is my favorite flavor of any candy (but it had better be cherry or I’ll pout). Chick flicks are fabulous, indeed, and I have to add Pitch Perfect to the list of favorites…it’s fabulous! And I’m currently loving The Name of the Wind…excellent recommendation love!
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I still haven’t seen Pitch Perfect, although with the way everyone’s been raving about it, I probably have to make that happen soon… I’ve just been too absorbed with reading in my spare time to watch many movies!
for valentine’s day I am all about the non chocolate candy like candy hearts, gummy in all kinds of shapes and sizes. droooool. what I love, is coming to your blog and never knowing what to expect. coming and seeing a confident individual who knows no fruit loop should be left behind. a friend that always answers my texts and emails and is ready to listen to everything. that is what I love lately.
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Those are excellent things to love
I’m a big fan too.
My favorite chick flick is ps. I love you. It’s so good! Makes me want to go to Ireland!
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I like original flavored Skittles or Sour Patch Watermelons. I don’t really eat a lot of candy/fruity candy but I do like those candies! My favorite chick flicks also include How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and Mean Girls. I can’t think of any other chick flicks that I really like. I’m currently loving all of the new blogs I read, but I haven’t found any good new books that have really won me over as of late. I am starting the Kiterunner soon and I’ve heard good things about it, so I can’t wait to read it!
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The Kiterunner is a really great read! I think you’ll like it
You always have the best surveys!
1.) Love the red gummy bears/Skittles/fruity candy, as long as it’s cherry-flavored.
2.) Not much of a chick-flick gal… but I do agree with you on “The Devil Wears Prada.” That was a well-done flick.
3.) Currently loving the new show called “The Following.” Scary, suspenseful, and awesome.
Random posts are truly the best! Though I somehow never manage to fit a survey in myself (somehow there are always popping different topics up I want to write about) I enjoy to read them on other peoples blogs. Hershey kisses are such a great valentine’s gift not too cheesy (unlike German gingerbread hearts: http://www.theoktoberfest.com/HTML/lebkuchen/lebkuchen.jpg , which are so scary) and since they are individually wrapped you can enjoy them over the course of weeks. Have to order some at Amazon…
And, wohooo, Tuesday is my oral exam in marketing – afterwards I am completely done with studying for this month and will dig right into the reading process. It’s always so sad when you start a great book and have to lay it aside for some days.
Oooo! That’s always such an awesome feeling! Good luck with your exam!
So, clearly this survey is being filed away for a future appearance on Sprinkles.
Favourite colour of fruity candy? I was actually sharing a box of Runts with Eric the other day (apparently, those still exist) and I was stealing all of the little strawberries and bananas…especially the bananas. So I’m going to have to say yellow. I will NOT eat the purple ones though, of any candy. It doesn’t taste like grape, it tastes like purple.
Coyote Ugly and The Devil Wears Prada are definitely high on my list of favourite chick flicks. But my absolute favourite?
Josie and the Pussycats. No shame.
Hope you’re having a lovely Sunday, my dear!
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Ohhhhh! I remember Runts! I used to love those, and Gobstoppers too! I’m okay with purple candy, but I’m not a fan of yellow when it’s lemon… tastes like cleaning detergent.
I love me some Serendipity, The Holiday, and Mean Girls. Also, A Cinderella Story is one I cannot get enough of.
I really want to get a Lululemon hoodie. They look SO comfortable and I love how they design their clothes from the feedback of customers – Hello, thumb holes! I love the sour watermelon and little sour apples. I don’t know if it’s the sugar or the fact it makes me think of childhood. Or swedish fish. Or a nice assortment of everything delicious 
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My wonderful adorable boyfriend is begging me (I swear to you) to buy my a scooba hoodie, or some Lulu pants..and at first I was SO gung ho, but now I keep talking myself out of it..what’s wrong with me!? I feel like I should have my woman card taken from me!!
White gummy bear, GREEN skittle, and favorite fruit candy…uhh…uh….I eat a lot of chocolate. I like sour stuff though. I want to have a slumber party at your house. I can just envision it being the most adorable grown up house, with a touch of flare!
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You might be a sucker for filling out surveys but I’m a sucker for reading ‘em
! This sure is a fun one and I’m especially with you about red candy- always the best unless we’re talking about Jolly Ranchers. In that case, I’m partial to blue (blue raspberry) & purple (grape). I love Thought Catalog too- I’m following them on Twitter and click over to their articles more often than not! Have a great Sunday, Amanda! 
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I have to agree with you on those chick flicks! They are my favorite kind of movie in general so I love so many of them
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I couldn’t agree more with you on what you said about home. It’s always the perfect place
I love that feeling of comfort, and I’ll always find that at home.
My favorite candy color is yellow, but I also like green and orange. Red is my least favorite!
We would make good candy-eating buddies then, because yellow is my least favourite so we could trade
Hi! Just found your blog- I love it!!! This is a great post.
My favorite color candy is always green- I’m usually assuming it’s lime-flavored, because apple is somewhat of a disappointment.
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Funny, I just took a nap for the first time in about 3 months yesterday! It was pure awesomeness. Obviously, I’ll have to complete this survey at some point;)
All the chick flicks you love are ones I’d totally pick, you know those girly ones that are SUPER predictable haha. I’m such a sap for them.
And I’m totally obsessed with my scuba hoodies from Lulu. I have like 4 different ones. Yikes.
Happy Sunday love!
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Home is my favorite place too. It’s the first time in my life that I actually have 2 (Basel&Zurich) – even better! Fave color candy – RED gummy bears. The big ones
But I mean there is just nothing like chocolate 
Chick Flick: Actually Love (in December), SATC 1&2, The Holiday. Happy Sunday Hunn!
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You totally love August because it’s my birthday month, right?! ;D I wish I could take naps, they really are glorious! The only time I ever nap is when I’m sick.
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I’d be SO in for a movie night
but you missed the ONE movie needing to be watched now: Valentine’s Day! Have you seen it yet?
. Wish we had Lululemon around here.
Home truly is the best place to be especially when it involves spending time with your family. For me there are two homes: my flat and my parents’ place. But the latter still feels more homey with all cgildhood memories connected to it.
Ooooh, that hoodie looks perfectly comfy! No surprise you want to wear it all of the time
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I don’t think I’ve seen that movie, actually. And I completely agree with you about having two homes… I’m currently sitting at my parents’ house, as per Sunday evening tradition, and I can never get over how much more homey it feels than my own place.
I too have Been living in my lululemon hoodie – soooo soft – worth every penny! Although green is my favorite color I always tend to eat yellow and orange gummy bears! By the way you always seem to find the best beauty products – what do you suggest in the line of eyeliner pencils – I would love to try liquid but definitely knw I’m not skilled enough for that!
You would be surprised how simple liquid liner can be! You don’t have to do it in smooth motion, just go with little strokes and fill in whatever you missed… and I always lean my elbow on the table to steady my hand. As for which one, I really like Revlon’s Colorstay for a liquid liner. It gives a nice defined line and doesn’t smudge all day.
Be a fruit loop in a world full of cheerios – I love that! I’m SO delighted that you love my blog. It makes my day to read that. Thank you so much!
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Haha we have very similar chick flick loves! Although I’ve never seen Must Love Dogs. Favorite candy? Way too hard to choose! But I won’t ever turn down something with dark chocolate
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I dance on the treadmill too
hahah soulmates 
And yeah once I actually did fall off, thank god I was going slow though so it was more like “quickly-stepped-off”
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Hershey’s caramel or cookies ‘n cream kisses are my favourite Valentine’s Day candy too! And I just so happen to have both of them in my chocolate drawer right now…. yes I have a drawer devoted to chocolate.
My favourite chick flicks are The Devil Wears Prada, You’ve Got Mail, 10 Things I Hate About You, Never Been Kissed, Mamma Mia, It’s Complicated, Love Actually, Clueless, and probably so many others that I can’t think of right now!
Have a great Sunday!
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Although I’m not a big gummy candy fan because I just don’t like the fruity flavors of stuff (chocolate is the way to go!), I always pick out the blue and red gummies
And I’m so not into chick flicks! I love action movies and horror movies…. well, horror movies are becoming cheesier, so not so much anymore… but yeah. I have to say though that I LOVED “Flipped” — not many people have seen it, but I love those kinds of coming-of-age stories in books and movies as well.
I’m currently loving the warming weather, a clean house, and the smell of chicken in the oven
I love action movies too, but I tend to stay away from horror because then I can’t sleep. And I have to admit that I’m one of the people that have never seen Flipped… actually, I’ve never even heard of it. Might be something I’ll have to look into on a rainy (snowy) day
Looove this. You can never go wrong with Hershey’s Kisses.
It’s not uncommon for me to spend 10 minutes perusing the chocolate aisle (sea salt? caramel? coconut? peanut butter?), only to become so overly stressed by my options, that I end up walking out of the store with a bag or two of kisses. They never let me down–in taste and cost (best bargain)! My favorite variety is hands down the macadamia kisses, which are sold exclusively in Hawaii (and online). I’m not sure if mac nuts are off limits for you, but if not, you *definitely* need to get your hands on a bag. 
I’ve never been a fan of fruity candy (chocolate wins every time), but if it’s my only option, I always reach for the red pieces. As far as chick flicks go, a few favorites include: How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Love Actually, The Holiday, and When Harry Met Sally. Reruns of Sex and the City *never* get old either!
Hope you had a wonderful weekend, Amanda! <3
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LOVING coconut oil lately!
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So you have great taste in movies–The Devil Wears Prada and Mean Girls are two of my favorite movies ever! I’m generally a big fan of chick flicks and rom coms, I’m not one for action or horror movies at all.
I used to be a huge fan of gummy candies when I was a kid, and gummy bears and gummy Lifesavers were my faves! I loved the clear gummy bears and the sour variety of the Lifesavers, especially green apple. But my least favorite flavors of any candy were always cherry, orange and lemon–I would always give those to someone else!
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What a beautiful post!!! Hope you have a great day!
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Love your favorite place and I totally agree with you….there’s no place like home! All of the chick flicks that you named are faves. I love any chick flick with Julia Roberts!! Hope your weekend was fabulous, Amanda!
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i love fruit loops, therefore i love YOU! don’t ever change. and naps, i can’t do them. I wake up grumpier.
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I only do if I sleep for too long. But 15 or 20 minutes? Perfection.
I never used to take naps before having surgery! Now I’ve taken one every day since then haha. I’ve never really felt the need and the few times I tried I just couldn’t fall asleep lol. Ah well. I never knew coconut oil had so many beauty powers either, I’ve only ever seen it used as food! It seems like it does so many things though, I bet it’d be a good bargain buy…and something that actually removes my mascara instead of leaving a dark shadow under my eyes every night would be real nice lol. As for red…red lipstick does NOT work for me!! Nor does nail polish!! I’ve tried so many times and I totally want to get that blonde-bombshell look but…I just can’t pull it off. Maybe I’m doing it wrong?? Or I should stick to pink. Yes to red gummies though, that’s the best flavor!
Red is a tricky one because there are so many different shades of it. I never used to think that I could pull off red either, but that’s just because I was picking the wrong color… There are orange reds, hot reds, pink reds, deep reds, cranberry reds… kind of mind boggling, which is part of the reason I think a lot of people tend to shy away from it. Then again, you can never really go wrong with pink… You could always try for a bolder pink look?
I love the Lulu scuba hoodie! Until I have a little extra cash to drop on it though, I bought myself a Athleta substitute which is doing the job quite well.
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Amanda, have I ever told you how much I adore each & every one of your posts. Some are crazy and random, where others are beautiful & so passionately written!
Current song I’m loving :: Thrift Shop. Can’t stop playing it. I’m thinking it’s starting to drive Joshua crazy. Oh well
He married me, therefore he has to love what I love & listen to what I listen too.
Coconut oil is great as a moisturizer, love that stuff!
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Red, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and The Happiness Project (well, the first chapter)!
And question for you – do you know if coconut oil causes breakouts? I’m looking for a good nighttime moistuerizer…may have to do a little more research on this.
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I’ve heard that it’s not supposed to clog pores, but I do find that it makes my skin a little oilier than I’d like and that sometimes causes me to break out. I usually just use it under my eyes, and then as a body moisturizer.
I love green gummies and anything blackcurrant flavoured! Whenever I have American sweets, the purple is grape which is always so disappointing!
I LOVE One Fine Day. I watch it like a zombie, it’s such a comfort film! I also love The Devil Wears Prada!
Currently reading The God of Small Things after having on my shelf for much too long.
I’m unbelievably excited for your make up post. I spend many hours watch beauty stuff in Youtube and love seeing into other people’s favourites!
Oh! I love the conversation hearts that come out for Valentines Day! I would have to say that my favorite color candy is pink and red. Pink Starburst are just amazing.
As far as chick flicks I love ANY movie with dance it it (ie. Honey, Step Up, Bring it On, Save the Last Dance). I dance around the house for a least an hour afterwards. haha.
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i use to love peeps until i got cinnamon ones one vday and hated em ever since! pink starbursts were always my fav, id always try to trade with friends! coconut oil is my fav thing ever. It really is the best moisturizer and maker remover! plus its delicious
i love all of those chick flicks, also overboard and braidmaids always make me smile! love those movies.
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When it comes to candy like gummies and skittles, red is aaalways my favorite. I used to pick out all the orange and yellows because i just didn’t like them. But I’ve come around and am a little more fair towards all the colors now
I love the part in ‘how to lose a guy in 10 days’ (great movie btw!) where matthew mcconaughey picks out all the colored m&m’s except for the brown ones because chocolate is brown and therefore the brown ones are the least artificial. hehe.
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Ahh I want to comment on every single one of these!! I adore Calvin Harris and my current favorite song is ‘Sweet Nothings’ – the perfect collaboration with one of my favorite DJs and the lead singer from one of my favorite musical groups (Florence and the Machine). Hooray for my birthday month (August) being your favorite…I think it’s my favorite as well not because it’s my birthday month but because it’s the epitome of those hot sun-drenched summer days right before Fall takes over. I completely approve of all the movies you listed. Center Stage is definitely an oldie but a goodie; same with Serendipity (<3 NYC!) and Coyote Ugly! And I adore coconut oil too. I have a huge tub of it that I use for hair and face masks, scrubs, and cooking. It's magic!
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I’m a new reader & had to comment because I LOVE chick flicks – the ones you named are great! I’d also add “27 Dresses” (*I can watch this over & over & Over…) and “Bridal Wars.” I remember when my awesome hubby bought the DVDs for me and watched them all with me! **swoons** Methinks he really didn’t know what he was getting himself into though – lol! Great post!