People, Places, Words and Things.

I've been incredibly girly lately and can stop wearing, buying, or thinking about the color pink. I'm using these photos to remember that a little pop of pink goes a long way. And this quote has been ringing in my ears daily. I get it Twain... I'm figuring it out.

Walk around the neighborhood

Today at work I was stuck in a chair in front of a computer all day, so when I got home I was inching to be out in some fresh air. It was crisp and lovely, and I discovered some gems all within a few blocks of my apartment in Golden Hill. There was a much wider variety of plant life than I expected and I found a little walking path behind the houses that reminded me a lot of the hill behind my childhood house. I also discovered lots of little steps on this path and some very colorful houses and cars. Forgive my cheesy nature pictures, a girls gotta practice.

If I was going to leave my house today...

This is what I would wear if I had even the slightest desire to leave this apartment today. But I do not. Right now Netflix and Tumblr are winning big time and I can't seem to pull myself away from the screen, cold coffee and the three day old brownies in my kitchen and I really have no problem with this. Tomorrow I return to the real word and go back to work, so for now I'm going to enjoy how incredibly useless I am.

If you care...The dress is by Thistlepearl from UO (not available on the site), the beanie is Free People, the shoes are Calico, I purchased them at the Rose Bowl Market, The Bracelet is UO from last year, the necklace is Free People, some rings are vintage, a few from Free People, the 3 feather ring is Betsy and Iya and the bag is UO from many years ago.

I'm trying really hard to not let my employee discount control my wardrobe. I will sometimes leave the house and realize I am wearing Urban Outfitters head to toe and I never used to dress like that. And as I re-read that sentence I tell myself to shut-up and that this is not an ACTUAL problem or struggle worth mentioning.

alright.... back to doing nothing...

I'm a lucky girl

Happy day after Valentine's Day!

Bandwagon ... I don't care.

This interview inspires me. The show GIRLS always makes me laugh. And I must remember there is no crying in baseball.

Know what makes you happy.

In tough or frustrating times it is so easy to dwell on what is wrong or what is upsetting you. While I am a very strong believer of acknowledging your sadness and identifying why you feel that way in order to work past it, sometimes you just need to be  a "Pollyanna". So today I am staying positive and thinking about all the little things I am grateful for and all of the little things that make me happy.

I'm learning my way around this new toy. A new hobby can be a little scary because I can be very hard on myself, so I'm trying to get past the point of thinking every picture I take is shit. Whenever I think that I just revisit this Ira Glass quote and move forward.

This sign outside a liquor store in my neighborhood made me laugh today. I love a good pun and I don't care who knows it (I also happen to agree with the sentiment).

I buy myself flowers sometimes and I think everyone should. Trader Joe's sells bouquets that are cheaper than a vanilla latte, I think we all can manage that.

I love my brother. I'm really proud of him .. like REALLY REALLY proud and constantly impressed by him. Are you kidding me, he is holding an owl covered in snow!!

Excuse the photo quality, but I am celebrating that I have been losing weight and fitting into things I usually don't fit into. I tried this dress on as a joke but was shocked and surprised that I liked it (and that it zipped up).

I would stop at 5 because that is a satisfying number but I have one more.

On Thursday I am going to Florida with this boy to meet the people who made him. I'm excited to say the least. I have never been to Florida and I'm grateful to get away for a little while. Mostly I'm excited to go with him because he is cute.

sunday...

Sundays are for coffee, TV marathons, Tumblr, afternoon showers, nail painting, open windows, room decorating, playing dress up and make-up experimentation. Don't. Think. About. Tomorrow.