Get me OUT OF HERE!

This kid is a genius.

Today I have that mild headachy-burn-behind-the-eyes feeling because I've been working into the wee hours and last night also doing laundry (12:30am in the basement laundry room, totally normal) in advance of the insanely anticipated vacation I'm going on tomorrow (#JamaicanMe30 woop woooop!) I'm not complaining, because hello VACATION, but the "do it all now so vacation can be vacation" workload combined with my building excitement is making any level of focus today... interesting. And when focus is coming and going I thank the holy heavens for Pinterest. Here for your reading pleasure are some freshly mined gems from site that just keeps on giving (distractions... and procrastination... and mind numbing entertainment). Enjoy!

I'm not usually one for whites and pale pinks, but this bouquet is just stunning.

Well don't YOU just look like an out-of-this-world salty and sweet treat!?

If it could be done for just 24 hours, I'd totally do it.

Beautiful to look at and no doubt delightful to eat!

I never thought about it that way... 

I desperately want to slide on this slide.

Hump Day Distractions

HAHAHAHA!

A very merry Wednesday to all of you my friends! I'm feeling especially cheery today thanks to some exciting developments here in blog land. First, the infamous Ann Marie Slaughter of recent Why Women Still Can't Have it All fame "favorited" my tweet about THIS post the other night, which means she read it and even better, she liked it! Be still my aspiring writer heart:) And yesterday brought record breaking traffic to SeektobeMerry meaning more people than ever before stopped by the site!! I guess yous just needed to find a little joy. (Big thanks to my fabulous Sis-in-Law for the shout out!) And as if that wasn't enough, I have some very exciting new content news in the works for you... It's all just very merry stuff. Anyways... you're probably all "good for you Mer, get to the distractions," so, without further adieu - here's a whole bunch just for you! Happy Humping:)

* "Don't lick my arm, that's what weird kids do" and other brilliantly illustrated kid quotes from one hip Dad.

* What a brilliant way to test out a new NYC neighborhood before buying

* Bath time for baby sloths. Even more adorable than you're imagining.

* A cat/dog love story.

* Heaven is a salad that actually looks delicious.

* Maybe this time the odds will be ever in her favor!?! (Yaaaaaaaay!)

* And while we're watching trailers, the brilliant Christopher Guest has something for you.

* Another perspective on the women/work/home/balance debate. Why going back to the home kinda rocks...

* Why can't we see ourselves as beautifully as others do? (and THIS brilliant response to the ad)

* In case you are interested in how to create the most realistic T-Rex noises

* Cannot believe I left THIS awesome show off my "What we're watching" post! When a show is on your dvr and the soundtrack is on your iPod, the execs must be doing something right!

* Mmmm boozy summer bike rides (or ditch the food, bring just the vino) (via ExPress-o)

* If I had a dog, I would definitely dress him up.

* I'm very sorry that I pinched you in the nuts.

Hump Day Distractions

That is no joke right there.

To make up for the fact that I have been a bit uninspired and unmotivated these past few days (hey, it happens:) I thought I would give you a CRAZY big list of distractions for your hump day reading pleasure. Crazy big, hump, pleasure - sounds good to me (hehe.)

* Videogame lovers and Pixar fans rejoice, THIS movie looks adorable.

* Closed Captions apparently make storylines far more interesting for the hearing impaired.

* The perfect gift for the dog lover in your life.

* Give you hair a little blast from the past with one of THESE fun styles.

* Dr. H remains closed minded about getting a dog. Perhaps he'd prefer we get one of THESE!?

* Something called "The Running of the Wieners" exists and it is amazing.

* Last Friday I joined the iPhone revolution (ooohyeah!) Here are some top Apps for my  fellow homies in the cool club.

* Tasty, healthy, easy to make and Dr. H approved (a recipe doesn't get better than that!)

* Ron Swanson is back and he wants to talk about your meat.

* Football on Sundays may never look the same.

Hump Day Distractions

Dancing Polar Bear = I am officially distracted. Work it bear!!

Oh hey there Wednesday! Look at you sneakin up on me thanks to a lovely 3-day weekend shortening the week! It's rainy and grey here in NYC so I've been snuggling up with tea and willing Friday to arrive. Soon enough... In the meantime, allow the distractions to commence:

* Photobombs seriously crack me up!

* I'm skeptical about the ability to preserve freshness, but maybe it's worth a try?

* Dannnnnce to the music.

* I find Google Street view to be highly entertaining (also, ridiculously helpful). Apparently, so does THIS guy.

* Hey baby-makin friends... I am going to spoil your babies with adorableness from HERE.
* THIS is a pretty great story about how a moment of honest praise turned into something much much bigger.

* Now if that isn't the most darling thing!! 100% chance you see this as decor at the next shower/kiddie/girly party I'm involved in hosting.

* My wifi network name is not nearly creative enough

Hump Day Distractions

I am here to support you too.

Welcome to your weekly installment of Hump Day Distractions where I've got a little bit of Olympic goodness, a unique salad (followed by dessert of course) and more than a few laughs all queued up for you. Happy humping!

* Who knew that the First Lady was so into hugs?

* Despite Bob Costas' best efforts, nothing captures emotion better than a beautiful still image 

* Great idea buddy. Great idea.

* Will we float through the air with the greatest of ease? Finally scheduling my birthday gift to Dr. H for August.

* If you're one of those people who avoids salads with bacon and mayonnaise, I'm not sure we can be friends anymore.

* Why stop at bacon? Bring on the dessert! (easy enough for even the dessert challenged such as myself)

* If you like the show GIRLS, you're going to love BOYS

* How does that saying go? If at first you don't succeed, try try again?

* I want to work with whoever did THIS

* P to the S - Bloggity blog had some RECORD breaking traffic yesterday! Many many thanks for reading and sharing

* Be even more merry - follow me on "the Twitter" @seektobemerry (pretty please;)