• Everyone should read The Daily Motivator! I used to religiously email these to my boyfriend every morning and they truly are the best way to start the day! Lines like these make my heart sing:

Make your image of yourself and your life a positive one, and you’ll program yourself for real, sustained success. Imagine yourself at your very best, and hold that image firmly in your mind, day after day, moment by moment. Bookmark it & check in daily!

• The reason your hair still waves and kinks inappropriately after using your GHD from fruitybeauty. Fruity is SO RIGHT! I always wondered why my at-home straightening skills were so lack-lustre (well, not to mention the fact that I’m no hairdresser)! Also, check out a great video demo on perfecting GHD curls here.
• 40+ Networking Tools for Freelancers - awesome resource list! Bookmark it if you’re setting the world on fire and doing your own thing!
• Man, balloon art has come a looong way. Like, seriously.
• Ok, I really love Things I Have Learned in My Life So Far! There are some really varied submissions & it serves as a touching, insightful reminder that the simple things in life are often the most poignant. Really fantastic concept! 
• Awesome Photoshop tutorial on facial retouching from PSDtuts. 
• Has everyone seen the Dear God site? Very interesting read… although it’s not all necessarily positive, it’s a brilliant forum & appears to be incredibly therapeutic, which can only be a good thing! Oh, and the site design is super bright & sleek, which, as you may have gathered, kinda makes me happy…
• Julia-Fullerton Batten is one of my favourite photographers. When you go to her site, click on ‘PROJECTS’ & then ‘IN BETWEEN’ — how good are these images?! If you like her work, make sure you also check out these shots here (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6) of teenage girls wandering around dwarfed surroundings, which, in my opinion, are the coolest in her portfolio to date.
• Three Sneaky Traps of Positive Thinking is a fabulous article from one of my fave regular reads, The Positivity Blog.
• Dumb Little Man always has amazing articles! This week, my picks are Get Back to Healthy Eating: 8 Easy Steps to Post-Vacation Recovery and 5 Snacks That Will Smash That Afternoon Groggy Feeling.
• It’s all about shades in the latest Accessory Report from the lovely ladies at WhoWhatWearDaily.com.

Soo… what sites are you frequenting this week? What’s got you all linked up? Let’s share the link love sweet peas!

Rach xxx