Monday Manis, Mantras, and Mani-spirtaion

I'll start this post off with an apology. Lately, I've been swamped with errands, school work and family time, which, as you've noticed, has lead me to neglect my blog. For this I am ashamed, but have been able to pick it up again. Thankfully, I've had quite the inspiration fix with some of the blogs, Youtube beauty channels, and magazines, that I have a lot of new ideas for posts. :)
Now, on to the important part. This week I'm dedicating the featured nail art to one of my favorite mani-inspiring blogs. "The Beauty Department" has so many great and simple posts that I've fallen in love with and I thought I'd share that adoration with you. So, without further ado, here are the Beauty Department manis:

All of these gorgeous nails are pretty self explanatory. Each one of their nail posts includes a following tutorial for each design that goes step by step and many are very simple (not to mention ingenious).

Check out the thebeautydepartment.com for yourself. You won't regret it. :)

I'm the kind of girl who is inspired by both music and words. If I don't get my daily dose of verbal wisdom, I feel as though I might just go insane. So here is the quote that's been stuck in my busy little brain for the past few days.

Well, that's it for this week's Monday post. I'll admit; it's not one of my best. However, I do intend to try harder at keeping up with this blog.

Til next time,