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.



4/1

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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 ;)

"Lots of people want to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down."

-Oprah Winfrey

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Oceans, the sun, and warmth

 

 

 

 

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All from my Tumblr

 

"Get excited and enthusiastic about your own dream. This excitement is like a forest fire - you can smell it, taste it, and see it from a mile away."

-Denis Waitley

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Sky blue

 

 

 

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My favorite color!

All pictures from this Tumblr.

I may or may not have posted this once before, but it's so perfect how could you not?! One day...

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Obsessed with:

Alright... so I'm pretty sure I meant to post this in January, but that obviously didn't happen. Luckily I've still been using everything I was obsessed with in January, so here we go!

 

-Macaron book from Anthropologie-

I got this book for Christmas and I LOVE it! I have to say, everything I've tried to make as come out terrible, sadly. It's still cute too look at, though. Maybe one day I'll get it!

 

-LUSH-

Probably the BEST thing on this list! They sell handmade, organic bath and beauty products. The bath bombs are my absolute favorite, but I'm also a fan of the bubble bars. Go to LUSH right now!

 

 -New lip gloss-

It's obviously from Francesca's and it's great! I'm not obsessed with it, but it is a really great looking lip gloss!

 

 -The Bling Ring-

Ok, 90% sure I've posted about this before, but it's a great movie! What can I say!

-My ukulele!-

My friend, Alexandra (from China), can play tons of instruments, so I told her I'd get a ukulele and practice and we could play together when she gets back! I'm still working on moving my fingers around quickly and it still is a little out of tune, but I think I'm going pretty good! Right now I'm learning Skinny Love by Bon Iver.

 

 -Makeup removing wipes-

Old news and not really something to obsess over, but I've never been one to use makeup wipes and they're great! It's nice to have a clean face before you get in the shower or take a bath.

-Cleana & Clear cream cleanser-

Awesome stuff! I use it at the end of my shower and it cleans out your pores SO well! Your face feels so fresh and nice afterwards! It's definitely working and it's much better than the Noxzema one in my opinion.

-Garnier Fructis breakage helping conditioner-

Alright, alright. My hair is TERRIBLE. I have a confession to make... I haven't had a hair cut in 14 months. I'm going to get one soon, I have it all planned out, no worries! But while it's insanely broken, dry, and filled with split ends, I'm trying to keep it as healthy as I can. So I'm basically getting my hands on anything that says it 'repairs and protects'.

 

What have you been obsessed with lately? Link back to me!

Bath time

Who else loves baths?! I probably take a bath about once a week, maybe once every 2 weeks. I want it to be something to get excited about and not a chore, you know? So I took a quick iPhone picture of my set up before I took my last bath...

 

 

I always have 2 candles, either a coffee or a glass of water, a book (in this picture I have The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big Round Things -- super good book!) or a magazine, my phone and headphones, bubbles, and the water looks a little green/yellow because of my Lush bath bomb -- they're the best. If you've never been to Lush, go there immediately!!

 

Do you take baths? What does your bath tub set up look like?

Content moment...

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I'm so excited! I'm 18, I've committed to a college, and I'm so relieved and happy right now.

 

How are you all?

18

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Today's my birthday! I'm legal! Tonight I'm getting Chipotle and opening gifts and that's about it. We went out for dinner on Friday and my grandparents came over on Saturday.

 

It's actually hard to believe! I'm honestly not the biggest fan of birthdays because I don't like growing up (ha!) but it's still fun to celebrate :)

Do you want to see the world?

I'm so so so in love with these photos by Martina Ravelli! Beautiful! Definitely check her out!

 

Manchester, January 2014

 

Venice, October 2013

 

Paris, October 2013

 

London, June 2013

 

Moscow, March 2013

Kate and Leo

 

"Leo was so tired. He has his head on my stomach and asked for a sandwich. The assistant asked, 'What do you want on it?' and Leo said, 'Oh, Kate will tell you.' And Leo just kind of fell asleep. And I did know exactly what he wanted, this cheese and no tomato and no pickle. I absolutely knew. And I thought, 'God, that's really weird that I know this person so well.' It was brilliant."

-Kate Winslet

 

This friendship is so incredibly perfect.

Proud self

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I got my wisdom teeth out yesterday! I was so so scared and I'm so proud of myself for doing it. It was not bad at ALL and my mind is seriously blown that they did all that while I was sleeping. I fell asleep, they stitched me up, and I woke up in a different room. Insane! I'm honestly really terrified of surgery though, so kudos to me for not having a panic attack in the car! (I did have several anxiety attacks prior to yesterday though and had my mom reschedule the surgery multiple times before I worked up enough courage.) So all I really wanted to say here was, if I can do it you can do it! Yay, me! ;)

"To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle."

-Walt Whitman