1 Year

After doing some general maintenance of my blog, I realized that last week was my 1 year blog-iversary! HAPPY FIRST BLOG BIRTHDAY, ME!
How cool is that??

My posts have changed quite a bit from the time I started, which I always anticipated, but just recently began noticing. When I started the blog, I was in a transitional period of my life (which I tend to say about every period of my life...which...I guess is a good thing?) and not really sure what direction my blog would go in. Lifestyle blog? Angry waitress blog? New Yorker blog? humorous? serious? It was all very up in the air, and some of my earlier posts really reflect that. I'm sure there will continue to be a not-so-interesting post every here and there, but for now I've found a format I like: Lots of pictures, not a lot of words.

It may be reflective of how hectic my life is right now, but I find myself not wanting to invest much time in reading my favorite blogs. I just want to look at the pictures. Which begs the question, if I don't want to read the words, does anyone else?

Perhaps this will change, perhaps I'll go through many different phases of blog- style. But for now, save for this long winded post, I'll keep it short, pretty, and photo filled.

That's a picture of how you probably feel after reading all those words. 

And if you didn't read any of it...that's a picture of me in college! byyyeee!

Words

All these words are ones that I wish would always stay at the forefront of my mind.

I think that everyone has certain sayings or quotes that motivate them to accomplish, achieve, or push through, and this bunch in particular have that affect on me. Do you have words or sayings like this? That boost your mood and remind you that things will be all right? 

No? Oh. Well you probably have no soul.

I'm just kidding, I'm sure you have a lovely soul.

Oh The Places I'll Go

Here's a list of places I'm traveling to over the next bunch of months, in chronological order:

1. Finger Lakes
2. California
3. Mexico
4. Las Vegas
5. Italy

These trips are all spaced out over the summer, with Italy in October to round out what is shaping up to be a ridiculously awesome summer. I'MSOEXCITED!

Now the question is...What do I pack?!

Spoon Flower

I've been working on a final project (yay school's almost over!) for which I have to design an entire apartment. Literally, the ENTIRE thing. I was given a blank floor plan and had to create a kitchen, living room, bedroom, bathroom, etc. After hand drafting the floor and furniture plans for this apartment, I had to choose fabric and textiles to create an inspiration board representing the "style" of the apartment. (Have I lost you yet? That's fine. Just scroll down and look at the pictures.)

For my inspiration, I primarily used the website Spoon Flower. Yeah, random name, I agree. But it's a website full of amazing fabrics.

This first one has an early 1990's vibe to it. This makes me extremely happy. I may not end up using it for my project, but I love it none the less.

The rest of these will likely make it to the inspiration board, along with a slew of others.

That is all.

Nail Polish Envy

It's been a while since I've written about a nail polish mishap. Mostly because for the past few months (possibly a bit longer) I've been getting successful gel manicures. And there's not much to write home about when it comes to these...there's a small array of colors (which sucks a little) but they stay put for at least 2 weeks, so...yippee!

But alas, I'm still constantly in awe/extremely jealous of awesome manicures that I could not possibly ever replicate, like these:

Cambridge Satchel

Latest obsession: the Cambridge Satchel Company. Based in the UK, they make awesome leather bags that British kids apparently use for school. They come in a huge range of colors, from classic brown and metallic silver to fluorescent pink and bright white.

These are from the Fluro line. (fluro= fluorescent. Nifty, eh?). When I went to buy mine, I wanted one of these. But let me tell you, it is NOT easy to find these babies in New York, and ordering one online would mean massive shipping costs. Maybe. (I don't really know, I didn't look too much into ordering online, I'm more of an instant-gratification type of person.)

When I went to one of the only stores in Manhattan that carries Cambridge Satchels, I saw this one:

And now I own it. MUAHAHA. 

Here are some more of their color options, because they're pretty and you should like them.

You can monogram your bag, which is pretty awesome:

Ok bye.

Favorites

Clutch with Jewelry

White Room with Accents

Blue/Green crystals

Color Bursts

Zara Horse Shirt

Lately, I've been absolutely devoid of energy and on the brink of overwhelming exhaustion, so instead of writing a full post, I've decided to share with you some of my most recent favorite things.