Instagram Inspiration 01.

For the longest time, I've always considered Pinterest my #1 place online to find visual inspiration. I use tumblr a little bit here and there but it's really mostly been Pinterest. Lately (seriously--I'm really late on this one), I've been using Instagram as another place to find visual inspiration from photographers, stylists, and other artsy people. Today, I just thought I'd share a few of...

Color Palette / Cotton Candy

So this is an idea that I'm testing out as a new post idea--let me know what you think! I plan on this being an addition to current posts, not a replacement. I'll still have two (other) posts a week plus the curated on Friday, but I thought I could add this in once a week or so just to add a little variety. What do you think?I use color palettes like this all the time, especially in my design work....

Curated Weekly / 14

It's been a really nice (though holy cow, it has been busy) week in my world. I'm trying to think of what I did last weekend and the beginning of this week and I can't quite remember! It feels like forever ago. I was in the lab quite a bit this week and have officially started volunteering at the natural history museum. That's fun!For Valentine's Day, H and I tried to FaceTime and watch Netflix at...

My Favorite Blogs and Websites

Recently, I read a post from Gina Alyse (two posts actually, Part One and Part Two) about her favorite people, blogs, websites and youtube channels around the internet. You may have noticed that I have a page on my blog with all the blogs I read on a regular basis...but that list hasn't been updated in months. So I'm in the process of updating this list + I thought I'd share it with y'all in...

How and Why I'm Taking a Netflix Fast

In my February Goals post, a couple of you noticed and commented on my goal to take a 3-day TV fast + I thought I'd post a little bit about the thoughts that led up to this and how I plan to do it. I've never watched a lot of TV or movies. My parents are pretty conservative so I tended to opt out of movie nights or going to the movie theater. I maybe watched an hour of TV every few weeks growing...

Curated Weekly / 13

Let's just say this week has been SO needed after the mess of a few weeks that I've been having. For awhile, I was in a mental spot where anytime anything went wrong, big or small, I'd start crying and be totally incapacitated for the rest of the day. Thankfully, life has eased up on me a bit and I've stabilized a bit from that weird phase and everything feels so much better! It was so lovely...

Handcrafted Gifts for Ladies You Love

In case you're looking for some last minute gift ideas for a mom or friend (or let's be honest, ideas to tell your boyfriend what to get), I've got you covered. Recently, I found an online store called Uncommon Goods that shares unique, handcrafted gifts (I especially love these necklaces!) with the wellbeing of animals and the environment in mind. Uncommon Goods supports a variety of amazing nonprofits...

Celebrate Random Acts of Kindness Week

I'm not always the best at being kind to people, especially strangers, but it's something I really, really believe in working towards. There's a quote that I've always loved: "Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle" (generally attributed to Ian Maclaren). I know there have been so many times where I've been having a really tough day or week or month and one person's kindness can...

Curated Weekly / 12

The last couple weeks have really knocked me off my feet. I've been getting a lot of headaches. I'm totally insecure in my choice of major and with my living situation for next year. My computer broke earlier this week. I spent the majority of yesterday searching campus for my keys/wallet/ID/license/debit card. Probably because of all of these things, I've literally been in the lowest mood ever all...

How to Spend More Time Reading

I've always been a pretty big reader. You know, when I was eight or nine, I was that kid who checked out a stack of books from the library so big that I had to use my chin to help me hold the stack. Yeah. But over the last couple years, and especially over the last semester, somehow I've just...stopped. Like totally. I think I went four months without reading for fun at all. That's scary...

February Goals

Hi friends! So you may (or may not) have noticed a little bit of radio silence here on the blog last week without the Curated Weekly post on Friday. The story is that on Thursday night, my computer decided to stop charging, meaning that it died and I didn't get a chance to write the post before Friday morning. Even more unfortunately, it'll be at least another few days before the part to fix my laptop...

7 Visually Inspiring Pins

I'm bringing this series back, just because I absolutely love Pinterest and want to share a little more of the inspiration floating around on there. Follow me on Pinterest for more (either by clicking on the link or via my profile in the sidebar).Leave your pinterest link so I can check out your pins and follow you!! Which of these pins are your favorite? What's inspiring you these da...