A Little Random

This post has some random thoughts and bits, just little blurbs from my life lately.

These are my nails right now, I did them late last night and wanted something funky and bright. It's a blue gradient with gold sparkles on the tip. They are sooo fun and they match my shorts right now. I did the base blue with Pacific Blue from Sally Hansen and the darker blue with Sapphire Siren by Maybelline Color Show, and finally the gold was just "Gold Glitter" from Studio M.

The weather has been so beautiful lately and the cats have been enjoying the open apartment. Mojo always tries to get out, he just loves the outdoors. Opposed to Nemu who's lived outside and knows that home is much better; he never tries to dodge out.

This last picture is in honor of my best friend's birthday! Happy birthday Janelle!! I'm wearing a cupcake shirt just for you. (sorry my face is covered, it was too bright!!)

Can we pretend it's Monday?

This last weekend I went to Chicago for my sister's wedding shower. It was so fun and thanks to the weather I stayed an extra night, so I got to spend more time with her and her fiance. And then last night Tim and I hung out with some friends, whom we're house-sitting for this week. Lot's of fun!

However, none of these fun things are why this blog post is up late. Photoshop and I got into a fight. It happens frequently and even more so when I'm out of practice. So, like the title says, can we pretend it's Monday? Mostly because this post doesn't make sense if it's not.

I used to do Monday blues pretty frequently, and yesterday I was trying to think of a post to do and thought, "Man, I have the Monday blues." Pretty perfect huh? And then I came across these gems. The upper left corner and bottom right are from the same blog (which has many other beautiful pictures). And the bottom left is from here.

Productive Monday

Today has been one of the most productive days I've had all summer. I just did things around the apartment, but sometimes getting all those little odd jobs done can be the most rewarding. After this full day I sat down and enjoyed a little pinning from Pinterest.

I could not get over these two pictures! They look even cooler together!

I traced each image as far as I could: donuts (she includes the recipes for those tasty looking donuts) & glasses

Thursday Inspiration

Well, I realize it's past midnight which technically makes this Friday inspiration, but let's ignore that.
These are some images I found through Pinterest - I'll try and find their original sources though. This week I am sharing clothing as an inspiration; a lot of times I find vision in my closet. I love mixing old pieces to find a new outfit to fit my mood perfectly. I also might mix unexpected pieces to feel a little fresh and fun, like wearing bright red rain boots with a fun skirt to feel a little playful on a rainy day. The textures and colors of clothes and how they work together is one of the main reasons I love fashion.

I got them here {1, 2, 3, 4} - the first one is a blog that I just discovered.

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Inspiration Thursday

I have to start with an apology, clearly all of my fun ideas for posts didn't happen. Trust me I was just as disappointed as you. :( However, here are a few pictures that I've been editing and working with for class that might be interesting for you as well. Today we worked with converting to black and white and before that we played with light; two things that I absolutely LOVE!

I am just going to put a quick note so that I've said it once - these pictures are mine, I took them, I edited them and I am not putting a mark/signature on them so that you can enjoy them as a whole. Please do not use them without giving me credit. :) Thanks!