Love Puppy

llbeansignature:

Introducing our new unofficial L.L.Bean Signature mascots: a litter of baby foxes spotted outside the office yesterday. 

My heart is racing. I can spot a kit from a mile away. Ok, maybe not, but I LOVE FOXES!!!!

noraleah:

I knew I liked this woman.

Elizabeth Banks: I Thank Birth Control Pills for My Son

Just over a year ago, my son Felix was born via gestational surrogacy. He came out of me nine months early and because of my broken belly, his babycake was baked in a wonderful angel’s oven and now — I can’t believe it — he’s a year old and walking. He has expanded my capacity for joy a thousand-fold.

His life would have been much harder to come by if not for the birth control pill. How’s that, you ask? Well, it’s a simple fact: The pill is used for many situations that have nothing to do with the prevention of pregnancy. The pill was prescribed to me when hormonally induced migraines kept me locked up in dark rooms for days at a time. It was prescribed to me to regulate insanely painful cramps every month — cramps so painful that I often vomited.

And here’s a little secret I am happy to blow the lid off of: The pill is often prescribed during the IVF (in vitro fertilization) process to help MAKE BABIES! That’s right, women dealing with infertility are often put on the pill to help regulate a cycle so that they might have a more successful IVF. The pill is used to manage ovarian cysts, endometriosis and other conditions too. Not to mention, it helps couples plan for wanted children.

Obviously, I’m not a doctor. I’m just a woman grateful for my necessary and very helpful medication. And I’m sure glad I don’t have to discuss any of these conditions, including infertility, with my employer.

A girlfriend and I recently wondered what would be more mortifying: having to tell her male employer she needed birth control to mitigate a heavy flow or just bleeding all over herself in the office?

So with that image in mind, I encourage all women — and the men in their lives — to protect access to birth control, and encourage our politicians to take women’s health issues out of the political process.

For more information, please visit the most comprehensive and willing advocates for women’s health in America: www.plannedparenthood.org.

(Source: judygrimes)

Dan Zak, in a day-after essay on how Facebook and Instagram were meant for each other. (via washingtonpoststyle)

barackobama: Another reason to like Obamacare.

24freedinners:mockingbrain

tallgirltales:

One more week! So very excited.

Wait. Gale v. Peeta here is not even a question! GALE GALE GALE.

Cat’s in the bag. 

sharingtime:

SOME DRESSES ARE FABULOUS!

OTHER DRESSES ARE NOT PRETTY!

CLOTHING IS DEFINITELY BEING WORN!

what he said.

gretchenjonesnyc:

sly like a fox

FOXCLIFF!

delbertshoopman:

While it’s always sad when we loose someone (regardless of the situation)… I totally disagree with New Jersey flying the flag at half-staff today for Whitney Houston and pushing Lance Cpl. Osbrany Montes De Oca until Tuesday, February 21st 2012.

The moment we prioritize fallen celebrities over our fallen soldiers who fight for our freedom is a complete fail. America we failed.

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What he said.

Raymond wishes you a Happy Valentine’s Day.

(via katespadeny)

zachklein:

My friend Emily Fischer runs a custom quilt studio called Haptic Lab and she just introduced a Great Lakes quilt. If you grew up in this region, you might feel as fondly about this as I do.

She’s accepting pre-orders for $150, and then do a big run to deliver in May.

Oooh, I love it. FTW.

nanette lepore’s beverage of choice (via sarazucker) 

In good times and in bad, everybody drinks! Bottoms up!

(Source: thefashioninformer.typepad.com, via sarazucker)

24freedinners:suicideblonde: Michelle Dockery in Vogue UK, 2011