Kitty Deschanel | Food, Wine, and Travel Adventures Across the USA

...otherwise known as the Not "Baaad" Sundays blog hop! After linking up, I'd love to know: Are you going away for 4th of July this weekend, next weekend, or not at all? It's tricky to get away from work with the holiday being right in the middle of the week. Now, let's see all the nifty awesomeness everyone has been posting! I'm posting this a little early. It will be interesting to see if we get more links.

Sexy Nerd is IMPOSSIBLE to plan a vacation with! He's the kind of person who says things like "Why are you stressing out about this? Just book something." and then complains about everything you consider booking. I really wanted to include a stopover in Honolulu. It would break up the long flight from LAX to Sydney and only cost a little more than flying directly. With our 5 year wedding anniversary approaching, we had been hoping to revisit our ceremony location and eat our wedding cake (one of the benefits of using a cake that the bakery has in stock every day). Unfortunately, no matter how hard I planned, I just couldn't seem to create an itinerary that included Hawaii. Sexy Nerd kept saying to skip it. He said that a trip to Australia should focus 100% on Australia and that he didn't care about stopping in Honolulu. So, I showed him an idea for an itinerary. "But I thought we were going to stop in Hawaii," he said, completely crushed. ...

I would like to tell you something I learned at the Albuquerque Lucky Paws animal shelter yesterday. Did you know that, nationwide, black cats are the least likely to be adopted? If you are a black cat, you are more likely to be put to sleep than any other cat in the shelter. Now, I don't know about you, but I have known some remarkably lovable black cats. And they're CUTE! What is with the black kitty aversion? Society doesn't still think they're bad luck, right? Right? Luna from Sailor Moon would tell you that's preposterous!

The folks at BlogHer want to know: What are your favorite resources (Products, Apps, Books, Websites, etc.) to help you get organized? Hmmm... My best tip for getting organized is one that I stole from work. Get yourself a box, like the ones paper comes in, and an assortment of folders to stand inside the box. I use this idea for e verything , from keeping track of different bank accounts and credit cards to magazine subscriptions. Some Fun Folder Ideas Decorating Inspiration Party Plans Future Travel Itineraries Books I Want to Read (whenever I finally have time) Websites to Visit (same problem as before!) I also created a Vitamins/Supplements folder, which is great because I can rip out an article on something I'd like to research further and possibly try, then take care of everything in one order the next time I'm ready to make a purchase from Drugstore.com (translation = easier to hit the minimum purchase required for free shipping!) And...

Happy Father's Day weekend, everyone! I'm looking forward to visiting each of the sites linked below. I'll let you know if your post makes it onto the LambAround Pinterest board!