Feathers!!

I'm slightly obsessed with feathers at the moment. I wear them on my necklaces and feather earings and I've been experimenting with them in my hair. I love them!

If you want to give me a really random Christmas present, I would love a bag of feathers. Not dyed feathers, just give me natural white or brown or mixed! But I have discovered that I can't wear black feathers because they literally disappear in my hair.

It's funny though, and I'm going off on a tangent here, but I think I've finally found my style. All through Junior High and High School I didn't really have a style. I kind of just threw on what was the most comfortable to me and that went with my hair too. I stuck with the bob or the awkward short with layering. It wasn't really until end of my senior year and the beginning of my freshman year that I really started pulling together a look. This is just a random list of influences:

-Star Wars (yes... vintage T's totally wearing the Millenium Falcon shirt now)

-Layers

-Feathers!

-Black and neutral colors

-Red

-Christmas (goes with the name, why not work it?)

-Seattle and Rain

-The Beatles

-Snow White

-Vintage

-Sweaters

-Comfy!

Back to feathers... here's random examples that I totally love!

Adult Temper Tantrums

Yes... I had multiple today.

I am ashamed but it's true.

Today has just not been my day. We have about 5 inches of snow on the ground. It all started this morning and it pretty much snowed straight from 8 o'clock this morning until about 8 o'clock in the evening.

So that didn't help.

Then I had a lot of homework to do. That REALLY didn't help.

Then I ran out of time. That never helps.

And then my roommate Allison decides to jump out at me from behind my bedroom door. I love her, but I think that was my true breaking point.

I screamed in my pillow (multiple times), fixed a cup of Earle Grey, and put on my comfiest clothes. But nothing helped. I was about ready to explode. My nerves were just way on edge.

But then my wonderful roommate Allison (the one that was almost responsible for the Atomic Holly-Bomb) did the most genius thing...

She got on her computer and played this... I was instantly soothed and everything was better, even now I'm so relaxed. And although I'm ashamed to admit it, I totally cried when she did this for me. I love that girl...

Pippin

So I really miss Pippin. So I decided I needed to post pictures of him. He's the most adorable thing I've ever witnessed. Every cute thing reminds me of him and it kills me. We're coming up on our 8th Anniversary on Christmas (That was when I got him, or the day our relationship started hahaha). I love him!

Just Beautiful

Discovering My Manhood

So my roommates and I are crazy. Not even kidding. We are the strangest compilation of people and yet we all work.

We were watching Santa Claus is Coming to Town as the kick off to the start of the Christmas season. I was messing around and playing with my hair when one of my roommates Jessie informed me how much I looked like a Jonas brother... and thats where it all started...

First there was a man shirt...

Then there was facial hair...

Then I didn't want to be alone...

Then we realized that one of my roommates could look like Justin Bieber...

Then we went searchin' for ladies...

Mother-- I've found your lost son Don...

This is how it all started

Then I didn't want to be alone

Biebes on the left, Joe Jonas, and a skater/truck driver

Baggy pants really DO make you walk weird

"Thrust out your pelvis!"

"Now make man noises"

Me and Devie

I was told I make an attractive man... it was already easy to pick up chicks (or FHE sisters)

Just add the height and its REALLY freaky

This is my long lost brother Don, that Joe told me died in a tragic garage fire when he was naughty and playing with matches (my mother went along with this joke and I believed it for at least a year)

Afterwards... I had to thicken the eyebrows and add sideburns. It really freaked people out. I don't know if that's a compliment. I work really hard to be feminine and yet it was so easy to scare the pants off my roommate-- Lauren refused to look at me

Love Who You Are

This was brought to my attention by my best friend Alyssa. She's beautiful even though she doesn't believe it.

YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL!

I don't think I've ever met a person who was ever really pleased with their look. Everyone judges themselves thinking that that is what others will think. Did you ever just stop to think that maybe people will think contrary wise? When you're looking in a mirror (1st) don't stand so close, nothing looks good up close; (2nd) say something good. Everyone has something about them that they love, so just stick to it and embrace it!

I love my hair. It's long and ... ok black. It's different and I like it (even if it always makes me pale). I don't like my squinty eyes- but I've got good eyelashes. I don't like my cheeks- but I have a cluster of freckles on my left cheek that I like. Out-weight the negative with something positive! It helps me every day.

Love This!

I love to look at vintage and decorating blogs. I like to pick out designs and ideas for the future. I have way too many to post on here but here's a couple of my favorites.

The best part is the flags but the mushrooms are cute

Love Chalk walls

I love the weathered look and the colors. I'm starting to really love this mustard/green

See? I'm lovin' the chalk walls

I did something like this for an assignment in my watercolor class, love it

Now I just need to find out WHERE to find a GIANT envelope

And GIANT cards

Two of my favorite loves: Red and clothes closets!!

I've always loved my mother's teacup collection

I want to find a globe and paint it like this... again! With chalk!

I really love antiqued furniture

Perfect to do with all my photos!

I need to find old apple crates

I really like the old door but also the different colored nobs on the dresser

I want to learn how to make these!