lately

    As I type this I am inside a hotel in the...how I love the city. I live in the country, so it is a big deal if I can walk to Target! I think that in the future my preference would be to live in the city near a beach. Ha. I quite like it. While being in the city for a few days, I have came across things I am very fond of and I thought I would share.

just a few finds from this past week

1 // anthropologie
There is no Anthropologie store near where I live and there is one in walking distance here. I went there. It. was. like. heaven. I could not stop ohhing and ahhhing. I had to buy something, so I think I bought the cheapest thing there a cute little vintage doorknob. I have yet to figure out what I am going to do with it but I love it.


2 //kashi pizza
I went to Harris Teeter the other day and we walked down the frozen food aile and they had Kashi pizza and Kashi frozen meals! Say what? Even though neither of these are entirerly healthy, if you need something on the go and it a little bit more wholesome. Bam, there ya have it.


3 // fancy restaurants
Recently, I went to a very nice restaurant for my birthday with my Grandma. It was on the 21st floor, everyone was in suits, and there was a dress code. Also, did I mention the food was amazing. Here is a snap from that.

yay for fancy places!

4// blog every day
Do you think I could blog everyday? I feel like I might run out of ideas, what do you think? I need some inspiration. I really need your help! What do you think?

Thanks for reading. xoxo. Big shout out to my mom, it is her birthday today and she has supported me every step of the way through blogging. xoxo Mom!  Check out her website here.

wallet tutuorial

    When I don't feel like spending money on something, I make it! That is what I did with this wallet. Often times I make things and they don't turn out perfect, so I trash it. Hence the reason I don't make a lot of things for me. But after two tries I got it right! I love how it turned out. So simple, unique, and clean. The only thing I would change, might be to put interfacing in it if you are using cotton fabric. The tutorial called for duck fabric, but just about any fabric will do. This tutorial is super easy, Even if you are just getting into sewing or have been sewing for years. It is pretty customizable, you could add straps, Velcro. make more card holders, whatever you feel like!

Tutorial

Thanks for reading. xoxox

on being grateful

    Last Saturday was my birthday and I came to realize a few things. One, I like to be the center of everything on my birthday. Which is not acceptable for any day. It is okay to be the center of attention on some things but, I wanted too much. It was so easy for me to get caught up in "It's my birthday. I should get what I want." All this to say it made me realize that I should stop and look around and see how blessed I am. To think that I was able to get presents, have a nice breakfast, lunch, and dinner, go tubing, spend time with my family, and get many birthday wishes is more than many people will ever have.

my birthday breakfast // kiwi

    During this time,  I was just looking around observing life and I came to realize that I am so l blessed. It just amazes me sometimes how much I take for granted. I mean, I have to sleep on the floor and I am a little sad. All these things on earth are not eternal I need to stop saying I "need this, need that" but more of what can I do wisely with this money.

What my point is that I need to be more grateful for what I have.

Thanks for reading. xoxo