you can do it

first of all, i would just like to apologize for my absence. i took a hiatus from anything productive because i thought being lazy was a good idea. turns out, it was actually kind of horrible. i feel like i've been living my life, but not really living my life if that makes sense. so i came into my studio (which i haven't used until today due to said hiatus) and saw this up on the wall. i know the previous tenant of my little space and i am forever grateful for this little affirmation at a time when life is feeling hard.

13 days

i would just like to take a moment to celebrate this long awaited comeback. i'm trying to get away from posting totally rando stuff, but i think the whole world can agree that this is going to be amazing.

friday favorites

today's friday favorites fall under the "if i had a million dollars" category. aren't they beauties??

1. the most gorgeous leather jacket i've ever seen from marni for the small price of $1,360.00

2. burberry large leather washed duffle. the things i would do to get my hands on that!

3. michael kors always does it right when it comes to watches. 

**for some reason this published not on friday like i told it to? so we'll just call this thursday/almost friday favorites

25 facts

i am not one that loves to be in front of the camera...like, at all. i am an awkward creature and it does not translate well through a lens. so it was a little painful for me when i had to take some photos of myself. but i figure, i have them, might as well use them here. so i've decided to indulge in a moment of vanity

1. die hard diet coke addict

2. kathleen kelly is my spirit animal. i watch you've got mail almost once a week and it never feels less magical. 

3. london calls to me every single day

4. i'm a dreamer

5. i'm a creature of the sun, which makes me feel conflicted about my love for rainy london

6. i could eat pizza for every meal. 

7. my friends say i'm a cougar because i love one direction. i say, love is blind to age. (kidding, kidding, kind of...)

8. if you wake me up, disturb my sleep, or try to talk to me in the morning, i automatically resent you. 

9. i'm extremely sentimental and nostalgic. i have the hardest time moving on from things. 

10. i'm embarrassed by the amount of celebrity gossip i know

11. i prefer shopping alone

12. i love airports because that means i'm about to go somewhere

13. i want to travel to every country i possibly can

14. i have an extremely type a personality

15. i hate hate hate all fish. dead or alive. so stop trying to get me to eat it people!

16. i actually love to cook. this probably comes from constantly watching the food network. 

17. i'm really shy when i don't know people. when i'm with people i know, i'm super loud and annoying. 

18. harry potter is still the best book(s) i've ever read

19. i'm studying art...i'm really shy about it

20. i get so grumpy if i'm hungry or tired. i'm practically a baby when it comes to those matters. 

21. i can never, ever, ever sleep without socks on

22. i get a lot of anxiety about the things

23. truthfully, i hate watching football. unless i'm watching it on friday night lights that is. 

24. some of my favorite memories are in bookstores

25. i would give anything to rewind my life to a year ago exactly. can somebody make that happen for me? (blame fact #9)