only.boring.people.are.bored

Today has been one of those days where I woke up with a plan that quickly disintegrated into nonexistence. In the BEST of ways.

I was supposed to go home to work, so I woke up at 6am to go home only to notice that my commute was canceled sometime during the night. So I drank the coffee I had set to auto brew and got productive a bit earlier than normal. I was so awake by 8 am that I decided to try something new with my hair, and this over the head french braid was way easier than I thought! Sometime around noon I received a call from a friend asking if I wanted to join an afternoon excursion to a nearby town, so at 2 pm I found myself riding to Champaign for a small errand but really nothing much at all. In retrospect none of that sounds very exciting, but all day I was just glad to be out of my normal routine. Sometimes all it takes to brighten things is a little bit of something out of the ordinary.

Also good for the soul: getting crafty. I love these bracelets, which I have been making like crazy. All you need is some twine, some hex bolts (best color selection and price at Ace Hardware) and a little manual dexterity. I found my tutorial HERE.

wearing: denim shirt-madewell, black jeggings-nordstrom b.p., heels-shoedazzle, ring-lowluv erinwasson, bracelets-selfmade

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

mama.said.there'd.be.days.like.this

Do you ever have a day that's so mundane you think "seriously, I will be so pissed if I die tomorrow and this was how I spent my last day!?" No? No overly serious deep thinkers in this audience? I know it's a morbid thought, but sometimes I spend so much time trying to make every moment of my life count, because I want to 'live while i'm young' so to speak, that I get really disappointed when there's nothing I'm really able to do but wait on the internet repairman to come, work, cook dinner, and wear pajamas all day.

It makes me want to find a gypsy cart (like the one above, so dreamy) and just run away.

On a less dreary note - it's only 12:15. I have a new book & Lykke Li's new album, and the sun is actually shining. Those three things plus a quick shower, a chai tea latte, and an animated discussion with my boyfriend about our WAY fun weekend plans might be all it'll take to perk me up.

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

authenticity is invaluable

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

extravagant necessities

Oh I'm sorry, you mean you don't wear fluffy fur coats to go to the bank and the pharmacy and Wal-Mart on Thursdays? Well, I normally don't either, but tell me, what else am I supposed to wear when it looks like this outside?

That's our actual tree. It took me nearly an hour to clean this off my car this morning (but don't worry, I wore Uggs for that.)

coat, wedges, hat-asos, shorts-vintage levi's

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse

No winter lasts forever. No spring skips its turn.

I have to say, I really hate this time of year. That yucky end of winter, yearning for spring. There's just so much that I'm really starting to hate about this season - like this 2 inch layer of ice and snow that has completely blanketed the midwest. I hate that. Combined with the fact that the groundhog didn't see his shadow (EARLY SPRING!!!) and there are gobs of pretty spring clothes popping up over the blogosphere, I'm officially dreaming about sitting on my front porch with a beer and opening all the windows so I can hear my record player outside. Don't worry - I've blocked my mind from even *thinking* about festivals yet. It would be too painful. Of course, the Bonnaroo lineup usually comes out mid month...so we'll see how long that lasts. In the meantime, I leave you with some sorta spring-y images.

"Maybe if they all could be combined - art, rock and fashion. Those were always my favorite things."-Stephen Sprouse