Aloha friday blog hop

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Welcome to WEEK 56 of the Aloha Friday Blog Hop!  

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Here's the extra special addition to our lovely hop. It's an oh-so-easy opportunity for you lovely participants of the Aloha Friday Blog hop to get some exposure to your blogs!!  What do  you have to do to enter?  Just link up to the Aloha Friday Blog Hop Below!! It's that easy!!  No extra forms or hassle, just link up!  Each week we will pick a linker to featured at random and invite you all to say ...
 

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Aloha Hoapili translates as Hello Close Friend. So, without further ado let me introduce you to this week's featured friend...

Melissa at This Girls Life.

Melissa blogs all about DIY, food and the adventures of life!

Want a little taste of her blog? Check out these posts to find out what you've been missing:

Tips for Happy Feet
DIY Spring Wreath
Cake Mix Cookies

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Arthur has arrived

I don't know why but he looks bigger here than he is in real life. He's still so freaking tiny! 

Saturday was the day I could go pick up our new kitty. I drove off with my boyfriend in the morning and we were there by 11pm. I was so excited to see him again! It had been a month and he had already grown so much. The woman we bought him from filled out the paperwork, gave us some more info and that was basically it, we could take him home! She did tell us that he was kind of a rascal (which has proven to be true). So we set off for the hour and a half drive home with him. He was so sad in the car, he cried almost the whole time. I felt so bad taking him away from his sisters, brothers and parents.

When we came home though, he saw our first cat Laila and he immediately stopped crying. I guess he was relieved there was still some company. One hour later and he was feeling totally at home. He was playing in our couch, exploring different parts of our house and taking regular breaks to eat. But.. Laila wasn't so happy to see him. She treated him like an invasive intruder and kept hissing and growling all day long. She didn't let him out of her sight for one single second. And Arthur was so sweet. He kept trying to make contact but she just wouldn't let him.

Sunday (so the second day), she was kind of tired from hissing all of the time and only did it when he came too close. He kept trying though and after a while she just kind of slapped him to get him away from her. He took this as a sign to play and tried to grab her tail. She turned around and ran away. The first time she didn't keep an eye on him! It was funny though because after a while she came back and they just started playing.. So sudden! With the occassional hiss from time to time.

They play rough!  

Monday evening, we caught them for the first time just laying next to each other. And later in the evening, Laila started washing Arthur . I was so glad! It's now Wednesday and they're already freaking inseparable. They do everything together. Sleep, play, eat, go to the toilet (I swear, they take turns and then go back doing whatever they were doing). He totally thinks she's his mother because his tries to get milk from her. After a while her belly is totally red but she just lets him and licks him while she's trying.

I'm really glad with the way things worked out (and so freaking fast). Laila hasn't cried one single time since he's here while she used to every day while we were gone (neighbours could hear it) or when she didn't get enough attention. And the fun part is that we didn't have to give up any cuddle time with her. Now it has just doubled with the little one here. They're adorable to watch. I'm glad Laila finally has a little friend and that Arthur feels so at home. While I'm typing this, he's sleeping between my ribs and arm and she's on my legs. Oh and by the way, these pictures were taken in the same ten minutes haha. 

Have you ever 'added' a second pet to your home? How did it go?


This photo cracks me up so much!

Motivating Monday #27

© Another week means another collage of pretty clothes. I promise, I only looked at this webshop. (Even though I wouldn't have minded dropping some things in my cart. I guess it's easier to buy something in real life without feeling so guilty haha.) I have to say though, I kind of dislike webshops that only have model shots and no clear product images. But it is good for styling inspiration ofcourse!


© Such pretty illustrations! I wouldn't even be able to choose.

© This evolution of the hipster is pretty spot on haha. I totally recognize it!




© I'm sure you've all heard about this website before but still I'm going to mention it for the ones that don't know haha. This is why I'm broke. Lots of crazy/weird inventions but also pretty nifty gadgets.

© I like to include little papers or some stickers when I send snail mail and although I haven't printed any yet, I'm a fan of printing out little things yourself to include. These are some pretty awesome free printables.

© This is amazing. I saw the video before but only found this article now which reminded me to share it. After you've read the article, watch this video. I should probably explain that the guy is Marina's ex-husband. She didn't know he was coming and I think their wordless conversation is beautiful.

© I think I'm in love with the guy from this clip. I know it's full of hipster material but I think this is a great commercial. It might have something to do with my love for Dr. Martens as well though.

© This girl takes beautiful pictures. The creativity and talent of others can make me so jealous sometimes!

© I've seen Sass & Peril around on some blogs and I love their stuff. Especially this tote and this pillow. They have some really pretty stationery as well.

© We all know about the 'trick' with the potato and the clock but have you seen this? Aside from the project, I love the pictures as well.

© Totally obsessed with this song at the moment.

© Another week means another collage of pretty clothes. I totally failed on my shopping ban today guys. More about it later this week, something has to change! But I promise, I only looked at this webshop. (Even though I wouldn't have minded dropping some things in my cart. I guess it's easier to buy something in real life without feeling so guilty haha.)

Free comic book day 2013

Last Saturday was Free Comic Book Day. I have to tell you, apparantly I've been living under a rock. I didn't even know that it existed untill this post from Stephanie. This was Tuesday. So I immediately went searching for more info and found out that it even existed in Belgium (but it's only the third year). I could've slapped myself! I was so mad at myself for missing this haha. But I sent out an email to a comic book store (Worlds Ends Comics) and they said they still had some!

Wednesday, my boyfriend and me went to the store and 'some' was an understatement. They still had tons left! When I sent an email, they put the ones I asked for aside for me which was pretty awesome because the star wars comic wasn't available in the store anymore (too bad for my boyfriend haha). So I still ended up with all of these! I didn't left the store without a small purchase either. I bought the first two trade paperbacks from The Walking Dead. I've already read them both (and the free comic book) and they're awesome. I'm superglad with everything I got. (Plus the store and the people working there were really cool as well.)

These were the ones I was really excited for. Unfortunately I still missed out on some but well, that's my own fault. Definitely not missing it next year haha.

I don't really know these (well some I know by name but that's all) but it's still nice I have them.

What I suppose are comice meant for kids? Same story as above.

Out with the old, in with the new

I gave the blog a little makeover so now we're totally ready for happier weather. I was bored with the old one for a pretty long time already but didn't really have inspiration. Then a couple of weeks ago I made myself a colourscheme but I didn't do anything with it. Yesterday I finally felt inspired and I came up with this. Quite a difference, right? You can see the old one above. Just for the sake of memories.

This was the board I made for myself. All of the elements I use (or will use) are on here. Also, I changed from three columns to one. So the widths have changed as well. From now on pictures will be a little bigger but the old posts will still have smaller ones. I still have some issues though, if you can help me with one of them, please do, I'll be very grateful!
- How do you make your navigation bar as wide as your whole blog?
- How do you delete the search box title? Right now mine is "." because I can't leave it empty.

I'm pretty proud of myself for doing everything on my own (with paint!) haha. What do you think?

Aloha Friday Blog Hop

You can click on each of the hosts & co-hosts links and labels to easy follow them!  If you want to go to their main blog and follow from there, click their link in the hop below!

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Welcome to WEEK 55 of the Aloha Friday Blog Hop!  

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Here's the extra special addition to our lovely hop. It's an oh-so-easy opportunity for you lovely participants of the Aloha Friday Blog hop to get some exposure to your blogs!!  What do  you have to do to enter?  Just link up to the Aloha Friday Blog Hop Below!! It's that easy!!  No extra forms or hassle, just link up!  Each week we will pick a linker to featured at random and invite you all to say ...
 

<div align="center"><a href="http://acatlikecuriosity.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Aloha" title="Aloha Hoapili" target="_blank"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U4bM2HwNLY8/UKnx1zTR7aI/AAAAAAAAI1I/jrflm1VMyzw/s1600/Aloha+Friend+button.jpg" alt="Aloha Hoapili" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

Aloha Hoapili translates as Hello Close Friend. So, without further ado let me introduce you to this week's featured friend...

Karina at Mom In The USA.

Karina blogs all about charities, decor, jewellery and much more!

Want a little taste of her blog? 
Check out these posts to find out what you've been missing:
Giving Back In May
Good For You
Did You Know?

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If you're interested in co-hosting future month's Aloha Friday Blog Hop, please email jean@whatjeanlikes.com for more info. 

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A Curiously Gorgeous Giveaway 

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