Etsy Wednesday

 

 

 

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This shop is so, SO cute! Tote bags are awesome because they can have almost anything on them and be super cute. I love how simple they can be, but also show off your personality in such a subtle way. The one that says "Adventure is out there" is my absolute favorite! Love!

RIP Robin Williams

Dead Poets Society, 1989

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As a lot of people are, I'm so saddened by the death of Robin Williams. He was such an amazing actor and he really made my childhood smile. I've been having a movie marathon of his movies (raise your hand if you have been too) and it's just unbelievable that he's not around anymore :(

 

Also I want to write on here that if you're having trouble and it seems like there's no one to go to or no where to turn, please please call the National Suicide Prevention hotline 1-800-273-8255. Robin made people smile when he wasn't even happy himself and we should take a minute to thank this man.

Patrick, of Instagram

 

 

 

 

 

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Face to face with Patrick -- a famous Instgrammer. This is so interesting! It's weird how people rely so much on their phones now because carrying around an SLR camera "isn't as easy to manage" and "too much baggage". He answers questions about Instgram and his life, check it out!

Music

There are some really good songs I've been loving lately! Check them out!

 

Dark Star by Jaymes Young

 

On The Rocks by Grieves

 

Wait by M83

 

Come on Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners

 

Guilty pleasure song: Wiggle by Jason Derulo ;)

 

Hope you're all doing well!



Behind a Tattoo

This is awesome! I really can't wait to get a tattoo.
 

Behind A Tattoo from Gonzalo Vazquez on Vimeo.

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Do any of you have tattoos? Do tell me about them!!

 

 

 

 

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These pictures by Whitney Justesen are so pretty and whimsical. They make me want to travel and go on adventures!

Currently

(from my Tumblr)

Loving: Being a high school graduate! Cliché, yes. But while I have a lot to do this Summer and a lot on my mind, I feel like something has been lifted off my shoulders. I know I'll miss it, but right now it just feels great and I love rolling my eyes when I see a "little" high schooler walking around ;)

 

Watching: Many things! I've been pretty obsessed with Catfish on MTV lately. I've also been going to the movies a lot -- recently I've seen Neighbors (super good!) and The Fault in Our Stars (crazy good!) and then I'm planning on seeing 22 Jump Street in  few days (because Channing Tatum). Oh, and then 4th of July weekend I really want to see Tammy! Have you see the trailer for that? SO funny! So yes! Movies!

 

Anticipating: College. Many emotions going on right now... nervous, really excited, overwhelmed, happy, scared. I'm only going about 5 and a half hours away, but it's still pretty crazy. So whether it's any of these emotions, I'm really anticipating college.

 

Listening to: Definitely The Fault in Our Stars soundtrack! SO GOOD. I really can't pick a favorite song out of all of them... maybe Wait by M83? Or Long Way Down by Tom Odell?? So many good ones! Have you seen The Fault in Our Stars yet?

Working on: Getting all my shit together. I feel like I'm repeating myself, but my mind is so scattered, so I just need to make many to-do lists this Summer and sort things out. It should be fine.

 

Wishing: The Summer would slow down a little. I mean, who doesn't think that, right? But it's crazy how fast it's moving and I've honestly never felt so many motions at once. I want to enjoy being with friends who I haven't seen in a while, but I also have to do my Summer homework, get all my dorm stuff, we're going on a few vacations, blah blah blah. Just so much to do, not enough time!

How are you all doing?? Create your own 'currently' post and link back to me -- I'd love to read about everyone else!!

June

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It's June! I literally never thought this month would come. Yay for Summer! Does anyone have any awesome plans?? Let me know, I'd love to hear!

Short hair

So! I should announce that I'm officially a high school graduate! Thank you, thank you very much.

 

But anyway... today I finally chopped my hair off! I got about 10 inches cut and I love it. Believe it or not, the last time I cut my hair was about a year and a half ago. Yes! A haircut was definitely in store for me. So now I'm just trying to think of all the things I can do with short hair! Besides takes super quick and non stressful showers.

 

 

 

(Pictures from my Pinterest)

Wish list

A trip to LUSH is definitely in order for me! That place is so amazing... I don't know how I just discovered it a few months ago!

 

Here are some things I'd like to treat myself with from LUSH right now:

 

Cupcake Fresh Face Mask

Each Peach Massage Bar

 

Twilight Bath Bomb (the bath bombs are my favorite!)

 

Avobath Bath Bomb (I hear this one is awesome!)

 

Blue Skies and Fluffy White Clouds Bubble Bar

 

Stepping Stone Foot Scrub

 

So long story short, I want everything at LUSH ;)

Have you ever been there? Do you love it? Anything on your wish list at the moment?

Link Love

(Just a little Channing for your day ;) )

A very deep and eye opening post on Tumblr -- love this so much.

A second a day video to see a little girls life go downhill over the course of a year. Chills!

Here's a beautiful picture of the city where I'm going to college -- any guesses??

I'm totally in love with this Flickr account right now. It was honestly impossible to not like every single picture!

Have you seen this video yet?? It's amazing! Molly sings a song and she tells a story. It seriously feels like she's taking you away for a while.

I'm also currently swooning over this Flickr account!

Right now I just want to open all the windows in my room and blast this song!

Hope you've had a wonderful week! :) 

Netflix love

What have you all been watching on Netflix lately? I pick a show and then usually ending up watching the whole series in about a month. I think from the beginning of the school year up until now, here's what I've watched:

 

The Office -- So funny!! I can't believe I was late on this band wagon and didn't start watching it until it was over!

 

Keeping Up With the Kardashians -- I've watched every season probably 2 times so far hehe! It's just so good. Plus I've watched Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami.

 

Hart of Dixie -- It's such a sweet show. It's perfect to watch on a rainy day and it's one of my favorites! Rachel Bison is amazing too ;)

 

Bob's Burgers -- This is honestly the funniest show I've EVER seen and if you haven't seen it before, watch it right away! I laugh so hard I cry!!

 

And I'm currently watching The Secret Life of the American Teenager -- it's really good so far! I can't say much since I'm only on the sixth episode or so, but I think this will be my summer show since there are 5 seasons in the series. I'm ready!

 

Netflix is a great thing ;)



Big, exciting month ahead

I can't believe I only posted 7 times in April this year! What's wrong with me?? It's not even that I feel bad, it's just that I love this blog and it makes me sad that I'm at such a blogging rut. I can never think of anything to post anymore! Give me suggestions and ideas about this [problem] if you can, please!

 

I didn't even give a formal 'hello' to May... so hello May! What a beautiful, crazy month, full of new experiences and big changes.

 

Ok, so what songs have you been listening to lately? There are some really good ones out right now and I've been listening to some new and old goodies so I thought I'd share them with you...

 

Sing // Ed Sheeran

 

Partition // Beyoncé

 

Girls Chase Boys // Ingrid Michaelson

 

Don't Leave Me // Regina Spektor

 

Bridges // Broods

 

And there are plenty more, so maybe I'll do another post on the others!



(Carrie WishWishWish, on Flicker)

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"And forget not that the Earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair."

Khalil Gibran

Hot yoga

I'm sure you've heard of hot yoga before... have you tried it?? If so, let me know!

 

I did it for the first time this morning and it was just a beginner class (at least that's that they told us.. haha!). It was GREAT though. It's super intense and kind of hard to handle, but the feeling afterwards is fabulous.

 

You do yoga in a room that's 105 degrees and 40% humidity -- crazy, right?! It's gets crazy hot and you're drenched in sweat by the end. Having sweat pour off your body is a great feeling, though. Literally, you sweat in parts of your body that you didn't even know could sweat and by the end you can ring out your hair.

 

I highly recommend trying it at least once. Be prepared to sit down if you start to get dizzy or nauseous and only take a couple sips of water here and there throughout the class. You'll feel amazing after 90 minutes of... suffering. ;)

'...The spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in YOU..."

-Romans 8:11

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Hoppy Easter!!

 

Give me some ideas...

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What do you do when you're at a loss for blogging inspiration?

Ladies, tell 'em

"We teach girls to shrink themselves
To make themselves smaller
We say to girls,
"You can have ambition
But not too much
You should aim to be successful
But not too successful
Otherwise you will threaten the man."
Because I am female
I am expected to aspire to marriage
I am expected to make my life choices
Always keeping in mind that
Marriage is the most important
Now marriage can be a source of
Joy and love and mutual support
But why do we teach girls to aspire to marriage
And we don't teach boys the same?
We raise girls to see each other as competitors
Not for jobs or for accomplishments
Which I think can be a good thing
But for the attention of men
We teach girls that they cannot be sexual beings
In the way that boys are
Feminist: the person who believes in the social
Political, and economic equality of the sexes"

-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in Flawless by Beyonce

Right now...

I'm craving a big cup of coffee,

 

classy clothes,

 

a day with lipstick,

 

the beauty of Summer,

 

a day of watching Titanic (which they just put on Netflix!!!) and eating Chipotle,

 

and a day back in the Empire State of Mind.



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What a great month! Eeeep there's so much to look forward to and this year is flying by so quickly!

 

(p.s. you have a little something on your chin.... April fools ;)