Happy Friday! Thank God for the weekend, right? I have family in town for a while and plans to unplug, take my sister to our new church and work on this little apartment of ours a bit. Before I step away for the weekend I wanted to thank you for all of your sweet comments/emails/tweets yesterday. I'm so excited to let you in and share a little more of my daily life in 2014 and I definitely wouldn't even be considering it without your support!

In other news, there were a TON of amazing things happening on the internet on this week. Here's what I loved:

Stephanie Sterjovski shared a few of her dreams for 2014 Gaby from The Vault Files discovered her word for the new year... and it's a good one rewatching this super fun Jenna Lyons interview for the 50th time 30 things every woman should have and know via My Cup Of Te SMP Living's features on Taylor Sterling and her gorgeous home Don't be pretty - be beautiful in 2014 via One Fine A if Carrie Bradshaw had an Instagram (so good!) tips for shooting outfit photos from Jana Williams & Matchbook Magazine's January issue

sparkler wand // confetti system pinata // glitter-sole pumps // confetti bomb

Happy 2014! We welcomed the new year with a simple night at home but, as you know, I'm all over any celebration that can potentially include sparkle. A few festive sparkler wands and some party-ready dressing is just the ticket for a successful hello to a brand spankin' new year!

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image via Freutcake for SMP Living

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