Take a walk

Get outside.. breath in.

 Open your eyes.. and have time to yourself.

When your mind is quiet and your body can move.

Just take some time..

lately

Can hardly believe the leaves are changing and falling to the ground already. The initial shock of fall - cool weather, dewy morning grass, chilly wind - always gets me feeling down, but I gradually come around and start to enjoy the season. The orange, red and yellow colors, fresh air, warm candles, bulky sweaters and hot drinks win me over every time.

happy fall!

 

Just popping in to say hey.

And happy fall.

I'm trying to enjoy this beautiful weather while it lasts by sitting outside and being productive instead of in the office.

I hope you all enjoy your first weekend of fall and maybe even get some apple cider, pumpkin pie and fall foliage too!

See you Monday!

first glimpse

It's starting to look a lot like autumn over here. Cool morning air, the kind that you just know you'll need a sweater for by looking out the window. Plants are getting in their last blooms before the frost gets them. Leaves changing color and falling to the ground. It's brisk out, but the sun is still close enough to warm your still sun-kissed skin. The kind of weather that most people would be happy with for the rest of their lives. I know I would. Have a happy Thursday friends + make someone smile.

my fall must-haves; wish I could-haves

 

I'm in serious need of a new wardrobe. Especially in the fall department. I feel like I'm still dressing like a high schooler. If I could, I would own all of these items, in every color of the rainbow! But looks like for now I'll just have to stick with my plain jane tees and boring old jeans that I've literally had since high school. No joke. But hey, I can dream, right? 

Wildfox Couture baggy shirt, $155 / Pull&Bear loose top, $29 / Nobody Denim skinny fit jeans, $330 / Proenza Schouler genuine leather handbag / Stella & Dot leaf jewelry / Alice + Olivia round scarve / Elie Saab dress / Slim fit jacket / Heart stud earrings

Pink sweater / Wallis owl sweater / Fiorentini + Baker motorcycle boots / H&M circle scarve, $13


So tell me. What are your fall must haves?

Weekly Gratitude

I am just going to ignore the fact that I am insanely behind and try to pick up where I left off. I hope that is alright with you.

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This week was filled with many things to be grateful for. Here are just a few.

> Beautiful days like this. Warm breeze, windows open and sunshine.

> Chinese take-out on nights when it is absolutely i m p o s s i b l e to cook.

Yes it's possible for cooking to impossible.. am I right ladies?!

> Vintage buttons from gram!

> Coming home from teaching and seeing that boyfriend has dinner almost done.

> I couldn't be happier and more relieved that my very pregnant friend/boss Jen, is home from the hospital. She went in last week with stomach pains and after an exhausting week of tests and false alarms, is on bed rest at home. No baby yet, but they are both doing very well!

> My Mom and her awesomeness. And how she buys me pumpkin iced coffee when we go out.

Have a happy weekend!

Enjoy this gorgeous weather!

I love Fall -- for many reasons!

Cause I that's when I get to curl up with my yarn and make all sorts of lovely things for you!

Some of my newest fall loves.. these mesh bags! Here are the first two that I've made. More to come - I just love the fall colors.

I hope you do too!

Visit my Etsy Shop for these items and more!

Perfect for gifts -- fill them with awesome goodies, and you don't even have to wrap it!

Wednesday Wishes!

1. Boots! Cowgirl boots, flats, heels, tall, short.. any and all kinds of boots. I could spend hours on Zappos.com {size 7.5 please}!

 

2. A bench for my kitchen. Something along the lines of this. Cause it's sweet and stuff.

 3. Fall weather. Allthetimeallthetime. I'm definitely a warm weather kind of girl, but there's something about jeans, sweaters, apple cider and autumn colors that I absolutely adore. 

4. For my best friend to have a fantabulous Birthday tomorrow! Cause she's special and deserves nothing less.

-- The two of us celebrating her Birthday last year --

What are your Wednesday Wishes?

For the l o v e of boots!

Fall is my favorite. Warm apple cider. Bright leaves. Pies. Family. Thanksgiving. Yum.

O h h h   yeah. And new shoes. Meet the newest addition to my shoe collection:

In Light Gray

In Black

{famousfootwear}

I love love love these boots. Someday, one wall of my "roomdedicatedtoshoes" will be floor to ceiling packed with boots. Super cute and warm. Something else that stole my fall-style-loving-heart - a woman wearing a scarf. But not just any old scarf. It had a hood! How fantastic. Why didn't I think of that. So adorable.   I.Must.Find.One.

or make one ; )

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favorite thing today - [besides boots and hooded scarves] :

 "Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not."  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

What's your favorite thing about today?

 

"A good way to stay healthy is to eat more Chinese Food!"

My sister and I had Chinese for lunch. It was delicious. Sushi. Rice. More Sushi. Crab Ragoon. Pineapple. yummmm. When I opened my cookie the tiny paper read:

 "Memories make what we are. 

Dreams make what we'll be."

What type of fortune would you rather see inside your cookie? The ridiculously silly kind [hence the title for this post] or the life changing insightful kind? If I had the job of creating fortunes for those delicious little dessert thingies, I would probably come up with some pretty silly remarks. Like, "Dude. Find a breath mint.. NOW!" Personally, I'd rather laugh than feel a dramatic, black cloud suddenly appear when I read the confusing mumbo jumbo written in blue.

 By the way - I could eat sushi and pineapple all day everyday!

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- Someday my boyfriend will get me a cute bicycle like this one - 

 

                                                  enjoy the rest of your Hump Day ; ]

                                                                  

A breath of fresh, Autumn air

Things that make me feel refreshed & happy:

Cleaning and organizing my clutter (ie. combining my stuff from three places , into a teeny tiny one)

Changing/reorganizing my blog - partly because I'm bored

Doing laundry

Making the bed every morning

Being caught up with finances - well.. as caught up as one can be

Getting new pointe shoes

Picking out my outfit for the night before

Thinking about all the lovely gifts I'm making for the Holidays

Homemade pizza (everyone picks their toppings! So fun!)

Drinking tea &/or coffee - usually not in that order

Stepping out into the cool, fresh Autumn air - when I'm all bundled of course

Thinking about the next couple months

Having a schedule

Having a paycheck

Painting my nails

Donating clothes - then buying new "grown-up" clothes as I call them ; )

Spending time with my Momma

Setting new goals for myself

Halloweeeeeeeeeen : )

Making lists..

What makes all of you happy this time of year?

happy weekend

 Yippee!

I hope you get to do something fun. 

& enjoy the fall weather ; )

"For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it"

As promised.. photos from Jacob's Pillow, our garden & a few other things. 

Enjoy ; )

 

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It's that time again..

I've always had a love/hate relationship with this time of the year. The fairs. Nice weather. Fresh vegetables. Packing. Driving. Unpacking.... SCHOOL! But this year is different. There's absolutely no hate. It's all love. Wanna know why? I think you already know. 

 It's not that I disliked every single moment of college... just some. I'm relieved that I won't have homework, assignments, rehearsals, work, drama & deadlines pounding down on me all hours of the day. I know that some other form of stress will somehow creep into my life. But I'm content. For now. One thing that I will miss dearly... seeing some of the most lovely people I know everyday : (

Lots of wonderful things are happening too! My best friend is having a baby in October.. Yippee! I start teaching dance classes (six total so far). And I am rehearsing with Eclipse Modern Dance Company for some super great performance opportunities! We are scheduled to dance on one of the live news channels in three weeks.. we're a little nervous that we won't have enough time, but we're determined to pull it together. Even if that means throwing in extra rehearsals that go until 11:30 pm.

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So. Something I've been thinking stressing about is money. When does the human race not stress about that? Oh that's right. NEVER! So my most recent revelation or "scheme to make money so I can put gas in my car and pay off my loans" as I like to call it, is to make jewelry, key chains, crocheted scarves and blankets - and sell them. It's not a million-dollar plan, but I think it might be a good start?! What do you think.. would you buy something from me?! I could take custom orders and post photos of things that I made and sell them that way. I dunno. It's still a thought in my head that needs to be worked out.. 

Ideas, thoughts, advice is most certainly welcome & appreciated : )

I hope you all enjoy my most favorite time of the year. I can't wait to eat a caramel apple from the fair!