Nails: "barely there"

This one was different for me, I've never used these colors before, I kept looking at them after they were done and it was as if the colors were barely there!

Mason Jar Lanterns

I Fell in love with the idea of these "moroccan" inspired lanterns. Since we seemed to have an abundance of mason jars at my house and some glass stain I got busy painting the jars. I have to admit, I needed to find patience for this project. usually when I start a project I want the end result that day, but this took 2-3 days to complete. Here are a few pictures, READ MORE for the how-to!

Anticipation

Recently I've been feeling a little down in the dumps. After I got over the fact that I was feeling that way, I was able to try and figure out why. My conclusion was that there seems to be natural changes occurring, summer is changing to fall, its the beginning of the school year, I just went back to work and my classes all start this week. I think that with all of the changes I was just feeling some anxiety from anticipating how everything will turn out. I've also noticed that I'm not the only one feeling this way, I tend to think season change has a lot to do with it. It is a natural shift and it effects us all. So my best advice is to accept how your feeling, and figure out what is making you feel that way. Happy thursday!

Braided Headband

Since braids are the hot ticket right now (and just because they're always pretty) I thought I'd share how I often style them. Click "read more" for the how to.

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More yoga shots

As promised, here are some more photos of my yoga practice and hula hooping! These pictures were taken by a friend of mine for her photography class. The location is a buddhist monastery in new york. Hope you enjoy them!

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New Event Horizon

More exciting news come in the form of music!
Event horizon just finished recording more songs, this is a preview of the songs which will be released in september, enjoy! (click "read more" for more sexy tunes) 
I would love to hear some feed back, what do all of you think?

The Run Down

My blog has been on a brief hiatus due to a much needed vacation, and It was such a beautiful trip. Although I was eager to jump on a plane and go somewhere far away, Parke and I ended up staying in the country just 8 hours away. We went to block island off of rhode island for a night and then made our way up the coast to maine. I've never really been to the new england areas, let alone as high north as Maine. To put it lightly, the scenery was breathtaking. It was sunny all 6 days and not one single rain drop fell. Parke and I hiked, camped, biked and explored the town of Bar Harbor, it was full of adventure and activities. I have a new appreciation for the land I live in, and discovered the adventure and beauty I am looking for is in my own backyard. Here are a few of my favorite pictures. Click "read more" for more of the vacation.

Summer Blues

Today I'm feeling the summer blues, its almost the end of august and we are just to the point of transitioning over to fall... I must admit though, I am not that sad, I love everything about fall!

the hair

the outfit

the shoes

the details


happy thursday!!

Hooping

Listed in my interests, you will find that I love to hula hoop! I started hooping about 3 years ago now and Its just the best, the feeling is one I would compare to someone who dances. Its very relaxing and centering. Here are just a few shots of myself hooping. More to come!

Safari Dress

I have a feeling that stamping clothing is becoming a hobby. I went over to goodwill this morning and found myself a pretty golden dress by H&M, and began stamping! This time I made cut-outs of giraffes and an emu for the sake of the safari theme. 
I really love giraffes and i thought they when perfectly with the color of the dress too. You can see my other piece HERE.

Here there everywhere

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Let me first begin with the fact that I am now on bloglovin, so feel free to follow me there! With my vacation just around the corner I am getting very excited! Parke and I are going up to Maine to Acadia national park, we will be staying in a darling little cottage for a few nights and camping the rest of the vacation. I am particularly happy because it is going to be packed with adventure and new discoveries! Also I can't wait to cook outside! Once vacation is over school starts right back up. This semester worries me because after having substantial time to relax, I am afraid that getting back into the "swing of things" will be a challenge...not to mention trigonometry. Although summer is not yet over, I have to say it has been great. I did so many new things like creating this blog, cooking ALOT, and tuning into my artistic abilities much more. Sadly, I do know that I won't have nearly as much time to do these fantastic things because I will be busy writing papers and studying anatomy! Although I said I was nervous about school I am also ready to get down to business and keep up that GPA. This was a long overdue post about what has been going through my mind. 
ta-ta!

Bracelets!

I've been on a bracelet kick for a little while now. In my spare time i'll just pull out the beads and string and bust out a couple of these pretty little accessories. 

Peppery tofu with vegetables

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Stencil Skirt!

I discovered this little gem here. I brought myself right over to goodwill in search of a white dress, instead I found this beautiful skirt by Ann Taylor for 8 dollars! my next stop was the craft store for the foam paper and fabric paint that I used for the stamp. This idea is very easy to do and the best part is, its custom made!

click, "read more" for the deats!

My beautiful flowers!

Today I was finally able to get into the garden and remember to take pictures of everything now that it has flowered. The most recent pictures I have of the garden is when it was still in the process of growing!

Time For a Picnic!

Todays plans were all over the place, I'm getting over a bad chest cold so cleaning at my home care job, like I normally do, wasn't in the plans. Instead, I had a spontaneous picnic with a friend! 

To find out what he had, read more!

New Nails!

what I used: rimmel "steel grey" and sally girl (unnamed)

read more for the how to!

More Veggies From The Garden

These vibrant veggies made my night! They were picked right from the garden last night, now that it is the end of summer most of the vegetables have already been harvested however, the peppers and yellow wax string beans are still kickin' it!

Re-Fashioned Bag

So after what I considered to be a "flop", I brought myself back to goodwill on the search for another bag. This time I found the perfect one. In lack of floral fabric I held off on pasting flowers on this one, and I'm really liking the way it looks without them!

Pan Fried Ginger Tofu With Long Grain Sage Rice

Yet another yummy entree! Inspired by the previous dish, this dinner was was a hit. 

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