discover your fashion destiny? Maybe.

Okay, this is going to be a very girly little post I am about to write but everyone can just learn to deal. I have a very incoherent/eccentric fashion sense that tends to border too much on the plain side. I feel like I always play it safe and rarely purchase clothes that really fit my personality. Every now and then something will come into my wardrobe that is the most ideal style but this tends to be few and far between.

Recently, I noticed that there was something magical happening with my Etsy account. Something so wonderful and excited that I have to share it with the world. I am discovering my style without spending a single penny.


You see Etsy has these lovely little things called "hearts" where you can heart an item or a seller and then they are sort of bookmarked and you can find them very easily for every and always (even if these items are sold at some point.) This is the most fantastic thing ever because every time I find something new that I wish I had the money for I just "heart" that item. Now I've been doing this for some time now and I've started to notice some major patterns on my "hearts" page. This is FANTASTIC.I'm always so hesitant to buy certain clothes and make big fashionable choices because I've never really been able to dream up a cohesive wardrobe but through the little habit of hearting things that make me "ooooh" and "aaaahhh"

I am figuring out what my style consistently is. This is a nice little perk for a girl who loves clothes and is trying to make the horrible transition from college junky attire to professional member of the workforce attire.

Lots of Love and Peace,
The Snail

Oh My Such a Carryin's On You Never Did See

Since I don't have a full time job at the moment, it doesn't really seem like summer is over to me. Sadly, all of my friendsies are go back to school/leaving me to begin new adventures in their lives so I am reminded that the carefree friend time of the season is coming to a close. To commemorate this strange but lovely summer, I would like to make a top ten list of favorite moments. Here goes.



In no particular order:

1. Disneyland with Katttttt!

2. Running through the loop in wonderful, warm, POURING rain.

3. The Avett Brothers at the Sheldon with Emily. mmmm Avett-Miracles.

4. The day we went to all the beaches.

5. Super Secret Surprise Friend Day

6. The day we went to the Getty and Santa Monica and had yummy Thai food and that homeless dude thought I was Kat's mother.

7. Soulard and Cherokee with Mom and Emmmm.

8. Project Runway nights with Mallory.

9. Dressing up like a nerd-bomb to see the Dark Knight at midnight

10. Making cupcakes like lunatics.

11. Everyday in California.



Thanks for a good summer friends.



Tomorrow I am going to get lost in the Botanical Gardens and work on some drawings. Sometimes I really love to go on outings by myself. It makes me feel strong and more comfortable in my own skin. I think sometimes you need to be alone to be able to really appreciate time spent with other people.


Let me leave you with this video. Watch it all the way through, bet you won't regret it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTs7IKAmpg4

Love,
Owl (hoot)

Olympics, Getting a Job, and Then Some

I think the Olympics were partially created to make twenty-somethings feel completely worthless and to inspire them to do something with their lives. In other words, every time I watch one of those 16 year old girls flip and fly around the gymnastics floor I wonder how I've fallen so far behind in accomplishments. And let's not even start on that man-fish that America (with good reason) has fallen in love with.

I am thinking of not being a substitute but instead working as a teacher's assistant. This is a tough decision to make since I need to connect with a district in the next year if I want to do an internship and that will be a lot harder to do as an assistant but I also feel that I will get more out of being an assistant than I would as a sub.

Seriously, how does anyone do gymnastics? How do you get your body to do those things? CRAZY!

The Snail.

Resin Day!

Emily and I are making resin today! I can't wait to see how it turns out and sport some new resin jewelry.

I've been sleeping in really late which I should probably feel bad about, but I don't. Yesterday I spent the entire day reading On Beauty by Zadie Smith. I want to go read it now. Also, I took Rascal for a walk in Queeny Park which ended up being a lot longer than I anticipated. There was this one point when we were walking down this dirt road next to a creek and the trees were growing and connected over my head like a secret tunnel. It was like walking through a magical jungle. Later I saw a really big lizard.

I think I decided what I want to do this year unitl, hopefully, I find a teaching job or go to grad school next year. More on that later. I have to prepare for resin day!

Something About Me

I'm terrible at making decisions (big or small. Especially big.) And I don't know how to get better. somedays I wish I were more impulsive.

What I Want

1. Unlimited Izze juice in all flavors except Blueberry
2. An Avett Brothers show every weekend
3. A job that I like that doesn't take over my life
4. Best friends gathered around a bonfire
5. A week in Vienna
6. A house with a porch swing
7. A great record collection
8. To make time for my art
9. A top hat and a unicycle
10. Pinatas at every party
11. In-n-Out in St. Louis
12. A pink Vespa
13. To grow my hair long and then cut it very short
14. Unlimited funds for vintage clothes, music, and books
15. ROMANCE! ADVENTURE! JOY!

"My body if the earth but my head is in the stars!"
-Maude

Very Sincerely,
Owl