Hey there and welcome to this week’s edition of Link-End Round-Up. Today is Stained Couture’s 11th birthday! Yep, 11 years ago today, I bought this domain with vague plans. Actually, I was an amateur freelance graphic artist back then and bought the domain to host my portfolio. However, I had so much bandwidth space and wanted to use it. Back then, there was this new thing called “blogs” popping up and your girl decided to get in on that. Pan 11 years later and here we are.

I must admit, that I had some “off” years here and there. However, after some trials and tribulations, I’m back in my groove and I’m enjoying playing in make-up and skincare and sharing my opinions over here. I’m having fun again and I hope you can tell. 🙂

Today is also Inauguration Day here in the US. I will admit that this is the first Inauguration that I will not be watching and I will probably avoiding social media, too. I’m just not interested and I have a lot of work to do. So, I have my reasons.

It’s been raining for the past few days and I’m hoping that it will clear up for a moment so that I can finally wash my car this weekend. I’m driving a “dustmobile” and I’m over it. Also, I want to visit Ikea to look for a new dining room table. So, work with me Mother Nature, because I do have plans this weekend.

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and stop by next week!

LINK-END ROUND-UP: January 20, 2017

• Foods that flush salt out of your body.
• Coffee addiction can help you live longer. Great for me!
• A detailed look into how to make soup. January is national soup month, FYI.
• There’s a workout app for introverts. Great…I guess.
• JCPenney to add Nike shops to some of their locations.
• Adding aromatherapy oils can add some power to your workouts.
• Fawning over these zodiac journals. I need the libra one…NOW!

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Here’s the first Link-End Round-Up of 2017 after quick hiatus. Glad to be back! I hope your new year is starting off on a good and positive note. Although it’s been taking me a little longer than planned to get back on track after the holidays, my year has started off on a great note. I got a pretty hefty (and overdue) raise at work and an upcoming bonus once I finish the big project I’m working on. So, my work life is going rather good right about now.

To be honest, as I entered this year, I reflected on my life as a whole and realized I’m a good space right now. However, I still have room for more growth in other areas of my life and I’m working on planting seeds in those areas.

In the meantime, please enjoy some of the reads I’ve read over the past couple of weeks. See ya next week!

LINK-END ROUND-UP: January 6, 2017

• The 6 things you should do before 6am
• How to make some of your favorite desserts vegan-friendly.
• So far, I’m leaning toward this office chair from Ikea.
• Calculate how valuable you are to your boss.
• When personal brands go wrong.
• Get more organized in 2017 by getting your closet together.
• Start to pursue meaning instead of happiness this year.

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I hope you had a nice and relaxing week. Also, thanks for stopping by for this week’s edition of this Link-End Round-Up. Just like last week, this was a three day workweek. Although I was happy with my perfectly strategic technique to get the most out of these extra vacation days, it was very rushed. I have some self-imposed deadlines to finish by the end of the year. So, I had a lot of stuff to cram into three days.

I plan to spend the most of my weekend binge-watching holiday movies and special Christmas episodes of my favorite shows. Chill mode.

In the meantime, stop next week the final holiday, 2016 beauty wrap and end of the year round-up. See you next week and enjoy this week’s of Link-End Round-Up.

LINK-END ROUND-UP: December 16, 2016

• Know when to quit something and feel good about it.
• Guide to living creatively.
• Best indoor plants to purify your home.
• As an introvert, this humorous article is me.
• Also, as an introvert, here are ways for introverts to survive the holidays.
• Use hypnosis to avoid holiday weight gain.
• Things successful people do on the weekend. Numbers 5 is on my list of things I want to do more of in 2017.

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