[LINKED] The Holidays Are Over & It's Time To Get Shit DONE

+ What a great idea for gathering all of your friends/contacts addresses. If you do this now, maybe you'll be prepared by the time you need to send out holiday cards NEXT YEAR (via Shelterrific).

+NY's ugliest apartments of the year (and they ain't kidding, folks) (via Curbed NY).

+ Conversation Starter: How do you feel about pimping yourself? Some killer insights in here about social media and you as a brand (Marian Schembar).

+ Make a dog bed for your pooch out of a vintage suitcase...YES. YOU. CAN (Decor Demon).

+ Time to take things to the next level with your blog...here are some great tips (My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia).

+ Loads o' great shit here too on takin your blog to the next level: Copyblogger Best of 2010 (Copyblogger).