Friday Five

1.  I've been anxiously awaiting this list of 52 places to go in 2015, since New Year's Eve. Since I'm doing a bit of travel this year, I thought for sure at least a few of the places I was visiting would be on the list.  Alas, only one: San Antonio Texas.  However, I now have 51 other places I'd like to add to my travel bucket list...

2. Once again, I'd like to reiterate, whoever created the concept behind Dog Shaming deserves all the awards for comedy.  Every time I see these poor pathetic looking dogs with their lists of crimes, I literally laugh out loud.  During this list of the 17 Naughtiest Dogs of 2014, I was sitting on sofa, trying not to drop my laptop because I was laughing so hard. Genius!

3. Love, Love, Love Jenny Colgan!  I started off with her book "Meet me at the Cupcake Cafe" mostly because it was hot pink and I thought it was about cupcakes.  Turns out it was also a wonderful book full of humor and recipes!  Being the good little reader that I am, I wanted to read all the rest of her books (she has lots!) but being the good little US citizen that I am, I couldn't because they're only published in Britain.  Of course, seeing as I was in Britain about a year and a half ago, I used all my carry-on space to bring whatever I could find of hers home (I think the flight attendants hated me...).  In the time since my trip, she's written a few more and I've discovered a few more that I didn't purchase.  Luckily, I'll be back in a few months with a plan (I'm so shipping them home this time).  And also luckily, I have her hilarious Twitter account and lovely articles like this one she's written for the Guardian to tide me over.

4. Seeing as I'm still debating the whole Project Life craze, I'm doing what every good 21st century girl does when she needs to research: I'm scouring Pinterest...  Luckily, Pinterest is home to millions of crafty people who have loads of ideas as to why I shouldn't and should do Project Life.  At the top of the Should list is the Single Girl's Scrapbook, a website I found during my research.  Her scrapbooks are gorgeous!  And since she's single like me, it's fun to see what all she's documenting.  One of my major objections to the whole PL thing was that I don't have a Prince Charming or little prince & princesses to take photos of, therefore my album would be all sorts of boring.  Apparently, I was way off, because I'm totally drooling over her creations!

5.  Broadchurch Series 2 is every bit as beautiful, heart breaking and funny as Series 1.  After one episode I'm back in that gorgeous town of Broadchurch on the coasts of Dorset, and very much engrossed in the powerful story.  I was skeptical that it wouldn't be nearly as good as Series 1 but I needn't have worried!  It's too soon to tell, but it may even be better...