Good morning Monday! Another new week is here, and as a matter of fact this year only has four weeks left. How crazy is that! Zooooom said 2015. Let's make the best of the weeks still left in it then. Here are this week's Monday pepp & tips links.

Christmas Cards

'tis the season to write Christmas cards, and on that topic I've found two handy tips (pardon my pun) on hand lettering. Firstly, how to do it by One artsy mama and secondly, how to turn it digital from Lauren. I'm doing mine today.

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Color of the year

Last week Pantone announced Color of the year for 2016. This year it's actually two! Rose Quartz and Serenity, pale pastells (yes I like them very much.) Quartz did a very interesting article on the subject with a fun video including my favorite clip from The devil wears Prada.

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The tools kids (people) need to succeed in life

I found this list from American Psychological Association on educating children on how to cope with life (especially now after the last month's tragic events over the world). I thought that these tools are equally important for adults who either never go to learn them or forget them from time to time. If you don't have the time to read the article, here's the list on what tools you need to succeed here in life:

Skärmavbild 2015-12-07 kl. 08.33.38 Gratitude

Last but not least, a lil reminder that gratitude makes a whole lotta difference. How happy should we be to be able to wake up to a new week and just go for it?! Let's!

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