Friday Inspiration

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Some days I wake up and hover over a road with no directions or intent and see where it takes me. Lots of dead ends, a few pleasant surprises and stories that have to be shared soon as you run into a friend. Don’t be afraid to be aimless. Get sloppy. Make mistakes. And wear those accidents with pride.

            -Karl the Fog

Have you heard of the Twitter account, Karl the fog? Being from the Bay Area, I have a love/hate

relationship with fog but after seeing this account, I kind of can't help but love it. 

Check it out here! Also, how amazing is this quote from his instagram though?

Outfit Post:: Plaid and Simple

I have an outfit post!! I saw this plaid shirt and knew I needed it because a) I have nothing

like it and b) it's plaid and kind of reminded me of Christmas which always makes

me happy. 

I don't know about you (and please don't judge me) but I've been listening to Christmas 

and jazz music non-stop. It's pretty much the only music I can listen it. Everything

else sounds too busy to me now. You should listen to the jazz playlist on Pandora.

It's perfect. 

Anyways, have a happy halloween!! I'm volunteering at a hospital around 

here for their little Halloween party! I'm going to be Minnie Mouse. :)

Here's the facts: {pants, shirt-similar, shoes}

Papa Hack's Visit to Arizona

My dad (or Papa Hack as we lovingly call him) came to visit me last weekend

and it was a blast! He spoiled me rotten by taking me to the yummiest 

restaurants and we bought a bunch of Christmas presents for the rest of 

the family at an Arts & Crafts fair we stumbled upon! 

Some other things we did include:

 Having coffee at his favorite coffee place, Exo. 

And touring Kartchner Caverns! If you haven't been, I definitely

recommend making a reservation to see this amazing cave and hear

the story of how it was found! 

Tucson was killing it with the weather while he was here and I even had

to wear my windbreaker for the football game (where we won!!). 

I love having visitors so I'm so excited that my best friend is coming in two weekends!!

Can't wait to frolic around the desert with her!

Aren't visitors just the best?

A Peek at the Weekend

This past weekend I went on a little retreat with my service fraternity up to Mt. Lemmon

and it was the perfect little getaway. The weather was cool (I was constantly bundled

up) and there were some trees changing colors so I was happy. 

After the past two weeks of craziness and constant stress, the fact that I could 

escape up to a cooler climate with some friends was truly wonderful. 

This upcoming week is going to be a lot easier to manage so I'm excited to 

be back to blogging and looking over other people's blogs! 

If you didn't notice, I am apart of the Her Campus Blogging Network now!! 

I'm so excited to be a part of a group such as this and can't wait

to meet more people. :)

Real Talk: School

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Lately, life has been great. I have been busy in the best way possible,

I feel strong in my friendships and have kept up with my family, and everyday

I try and brush off the frustrations that occur but somedays are more difficult

than others. But that's normal. And that's life. 

Yet, lately school has been killing me. I'm not feeling passionate or inspired, I'm

running through the motions and spending copious amounts of energy trying

to achieve good grades with no results. It's exhausting, ya know? Somedays

I get so exhausted from the constant grade beat downs and trying to brush it all off

with a "you'll do better next time" kind of mentality that I literally go to sleep early

just so my mind will shut off. 

Then next time occurs.

Still there's nothing. The cycle begins again. I often think of my favorite Great Gatsby

quote, "So we beat on, boats against the current..." to get by.  And I smile

and push back the frustrations. 

Maybe school is not my forte and I need to accept that. 

Maybe I just need a break away from the schooling.

Maybe I need to suck it up.

Maybe.

And so as the quote says, I am arming myself with coffee and the willingness

to be wrong as I make my way through this week and the rest of this semester.

 Join me?

My Favorite Things

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(Is the Sound of Music song stuck in your head now??)

Whenever my week is absolutely insane I tend to online shop to decompress. I love

gaining some inspiration looking at pretty things on the internet. :) For anyone

that follows me on Pinterest, you've probably noticed the giant influx in the amount

of pinning I've done recently. (I used to barely go on Pinterest.) 

The items above are some of my favorite things that I found on the web 

that added just that little bit of an inspiration break to help me study even more. 

And friends, let me tell you, it feels good to be back. 

I Promise I'll Be Back

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So this blog is going to be quiet this week... again. I really hate this because I love

this creative space but I need to give my all to the exams and papers

I have due soon.

I have to say, these past few weeks have been rough. These are the weeks that are

classic college but not a part of the good memories, just the "oh yeah,

college is hard and remember when the library was your home?" memories. But
mixed in with those rough moments have been some pretty great ones as well.
So don't you worry! 

So the library is where I will be. I'll see you all next week! :) 

My Wish List

I recently stumbled upon this website and it blew me away!

How perfect is that yellow coat and the sweater and that shirt and the navy coat??

I love how the yellow coat could add a burst of color to the more drab and neutral

colors of winter. I would be extremely happy if any of these articles of clothing found 

a home in my closet. 

This week is midterm week (and the week after that- ugh) so it's going to be pretty quiet 

around these parts for a little while. My dad comes on Thursday (!!!) for Family Weekend

so I'll have some updates from his trip when I return. :)

I'll miss you all as I am drowning under books and college-ruled paper.  

What I Learned This Weekend

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And what I learn the most, every single day, is how important it is to trust others. Trusting shows you care, you believe in them and most importantly, it opens us up and piece-by-piece begins molding us into the best versions of ourselves.