A Palm Tree

Charleston, 2013 “The cure for anything is saltwater - sweat, tears, or the sea.” - Isak Dines...

A Sunday of French Cooking

In anticipation of my birthday, I had Justin make a full out French meal for me on Sunday. It was lovely and delicious … and super fun having him squint and use his translator app to get past the French verbs we weren't familiar with in the French cookbooks we...

International Day of la Francophonie

Today I saw a pin on pinterest where someone commented on how it was "the international day of French language". Eager to celebrate the French, I began watching all of the Youtube videos related to everything French without actually bothering to note that March...

Creativity, Photography, & Inspiration

"To me, photography is an art of observation. It's about finding something interesting in an ordinary place… I've found it has little to do with the things you see and everything to do with the way you see them."  - Elliott Erwi...

Longing for the Beach

Did you know that I am excited about going to the beach this weekend? Only 6 more hours of work + drive time. What are you doing this weeke...

Where to Stay in Charleston

All day yesterday, I attempted the long process of booking a hotel. I suppose it is not typically a long process, but for me, it is. I have status at a few hotel chains, and I always have this argument in my head about whether I should stay somewhere to get points...

Charleston, Here I Come!

In 3.5 days I will be in Charleston. Yay!!! Before I get there I have to work for approximately 12 hours straight tomorrow. I'm grateful for the work, but I'm going to be sooooooo tired! And there probably won't be a blog post. In the mean time, go check...

Thinking about Home Furnishings

I've been working on a paid project all week about home furnishings, and for the last assignment they asked me to put together a collage of all of my favorite home furnishings. It was kind of fun to see this collage above of turquoise, blue, ivory, and white....

TBT: Metal Roses

Most of the time when I think of "throwbacks" my mind goes to my junior summer of art exploration. It was a time when I was told I wouldn't graduate on time unless I took summer classes, but my college didn't offer any classes I needed. Instead I found myself...

Herbal Essences Naked Dry Shampoo

One of the things I absolutely hate about vacationing is washing my hair. To be honest, I just generally hate washing my hair. About my hair: It is thick and naturally wavy. If I just wash it and do nothing else to it, it will dry frizzy, either wavy or curly,...

Urban Outfitters July 4th Sale

After a difficult weekend, Justin decided to take me shopping. We weren't really going to spend money; we were actually going to just browse and get out of the house for a bit. Randomly, I decided to glance through Anthropologie's sister-store Urban Outfitters....

Finances 101

SPEND LESS THAN YOU MAKE. It's easy to say, and it should be easy to do. But it's not. It's not easy to do when you get kicked out of your rental home (because it is sold, mind you) and have to buy a car to travel back and forth between Atlanta and your new...

Happy 4th of July!

I hope you enjoy getting to spend today with your loved ones … grilling out, watching fireworks, vacationing and all of the things you might consider doing on a beautiful summer day like today....

Starting Anew

"It's not what they take away from you that counts. It's what you do with what you have left." - Hubert Humphrey Time to go to Baskin Robbins and get an ice cream!...

Change in 2014

There is that moment when you are just starting to figure everything out … and then change happens … out of the blue and unexpected. That point is a great time for introspection. Where do I want to go in life? What do I want to do? Am I following my heart and/or my dreams? What steps are necessary for me to do so? And as Justin puts it, what will make me happy? Now? 20 years from now? Honestly,...