// Things I Love Thursday v.162

♥ this gorgeous moth! ♥

♥ these amazing high-speed photos of paint splashes! INSANE! ♥

♥ these gorgeous bee embroideries ♥

♥ i love this collage ♥

♥ did you know birds engage in play? silly ravens! ♥

♥ this precious pup! ♥

♥ this socrates quote ♥

♥ this series of perforated photographs on an aluminum lightbox! ♥

♥ this is the best halloween costume EVER! ♥

♥ this party animal ♥

♥ animals are amazing! ♥

// Drop by this post and tell us your favorite pair of shoes on the ShoeDazzle site and you could win them (and more)!

// 10 things not to say to your kids. I'm trying to break the habit of saying "Good job!" and give a more descriptive praise. What do you think about this article?

// Veronica shares 10 ideas for wedding favors! Love this post.

// 19 mind-blowing facts every iphone and ipad user should know. Some were already well known, but some of the others actually surprised me a bit! Like the airplane mode + charging!

// Jen has some amazing things in her shop right now... not limited to this adorable dog sweater, and this ultra-bright japanese cardigan!

// 38 pictures that prove cats have hearts of gold. You're welcome! haha

// Have you checked out what they've stocked the BeauCoo Shop with?! It's overflowing with awesomeness! I'll take every single dress, plz!

// DIY Death: Natural, At Home Funerals and Their Boomer Appeal. I spent a lot of time reading this and discussing it with Mike. I find it totally fascinating, and honestly pretty genius. This article raised a lot of interesting points about our society's relationship with death and I have to say... I'm all for this movement! How about you?

// I used to think aliens were watching me from a doorknob: What are your weird irrational fears?

// Carrie Anne's blog has quickly shot it's way up to the top of my daily reads and overall favorites when it comes to blogs, and I would never have found her if she hadn't chosen to sponsor LCH (Thank you CA!). She's so genuine and sweet, and I love that she doesn't sugarcoat everything on her blog. She's just real and super chill. I'd probably just link every post she's done recently but seriously, go check her out! Especially her maternity style series! She's so cute!

// This is why poor people's decisions make perfect sense. What an honest and raw read. (So much good has come out of this post for the author! I highly suggest following up on the story!)

// Today I'm planning on finally ordering some StickyGrams for this year's photo clients! (Spoiler alert!) I've put it off for so long and now the deadline is just a week away! AHH! Get in your last minute orders because these make the best Christmas presents!

// 31 things no one tells you about becoming a parent. Hilarious and totally accurate! #29 is our life EXACTLY!

// UNPOPULAR OPINION: Sometimes my kid throws tantrums in public and other people should deal with it. Whoa! The comments section has exploded. What do you think?

// Don't forget! You've still got just a couple of days to enter to win a all-expenses paid trip for you and your 3 best friends to celebrate New Years in New York City! All you have to do is upload a photo to the gallery (it can even be private!) I hope one of y'all wins (and takes me! haha just kidding... sort of)

Happy Thursday, friends!

PS; If you're in/around Nashville, don't forget to come see us and Honeybean this Saturday at Porter Flea! We'll be set up from 10am til 6pm and we've got so many goodies for your Christmas list!