my happy weekend.

hello, friends!

how was your memorial day weekend? fun, i hope. mine was wonderful. i worked saturday, but was lucky enough to have sunday-tuesday off [monday being my birthday, & tuesday being my normal day off]. 

on sunday i met my ma in new buffalo & spent the day with her. we got brunch, walked around & went to a couple shops.

on monday, adam and i drove to milwaukee. i really love when we're able to take mini road trips - we can take our time, stop at garage sales, get a snack, etc. it's the best. we found this 50's restaurant on our way to milwaukee, and just had to stop & take pictures. 

once we got to milwaukee, we went paddleboating - my favorite! after that, we watched their memorial day parade & then got dinner/drinks. it was a nice, relaxing birthday.

on tuesday, adam & i spent the afternoon at the beach.

it was a happy, happy weekend :]

30 before 30.

there are approximately four days until i turn 25. 

the dreaded 25.

to be honest.. i've totally been freaking out about this whole age-change thing. i'm going to be a quarter of a century & i really feel like i don't have much to show for it. therefore, i decided to write a list. a list of things i need to do before i'm 30, because 30 is only five years away. and five years is gonna fly by.
so here we go...


*30 things to do before i am 30*

be a hippie at a three day music festival.

learn how to use a sewing machine.

visit new york city.

skydive.

take couples' dance lessons.

sell one of my refurbished pieces of furniture.

learn how to play the guitar.

visit italy. or live in italy. or both.

get engaged.

take a graphic design class.

go hiking.

take an all-american cross-country road trip.

own my own studio, office space and/or business.

swim with dolphins.

walk for a cause.

pay off two of my three student loans.

learn my body [what i can/cannot eat].

try acupuncture.

go on a hot air balloon ride.

have a health regimen.

read one book a month [60 in 5 years].

scuba dive.

learn time management.

get a puppy.

go to mardi gras!

become fluent in a language [3 semesters of italian doesn't count].

see the beatles 'love' show.

complete a juice cleanse.
get a tattoo dedicated to jeremy.

forgive.


i will be documenting each item when it is completed, so that you guys will be able to follow my journey :]

do you have a 30 before 30 list? i'd love to see what is on yours!

terrifically thrifty tuesday!

last tuesday was an amazing thrift day.

it started off by visiting a free market on morse with my friend stephanie. the market was open to the public for drop off & pick up - so both stephanie & i brought a couple bags of stuff to get rid of. at the market i ended up finding a brass lamp, some old photography assistant books, a creativity book & a huge bag of paint/linoleum chips [they were free - so why not?].

 the lamp is so perfect because it's so industrial looking & at some point, we'll be able to take it apart to put something cool inside the glass :]

after the market, stephanie & i went to the thrift stores i normally hit up every tuesday. i found 'middlesex' [which i've been dying to read], a beautiful black and white storage box, a vintage scarf, a blue bell-sleeved dress & a teal leather purse.

grand total? 

$13!

have you thrifted anything good in the past week? i'd love to see pictures!

music monday.

happy monday, friends!

this week's music monday is brought to you by beach house. they have a new album that's fantastic - and this is the first song off of it.

enjoy <3

beach house ~ myth

current obsession.

well, the good news is summer is just around the corner. but the bad news is that i'm not ready for it, at all. when i decided to do some 'window' shopping online to find inspiration, i found a common theme - neutral.

the color isn't very summer-y - but the items i found were so fresh and bohemian, that i couldn't help but love them anyway.

white squirrel ring via etsy / tribal tunic from modcloth / feather cushion from le souk

leather butterfly chair via pinterest / go outside print from modcloth / leather 

tote via pinterest / love table cards via etsy

what's your current obsession for this season?

recap friday.

what a week this has been! 

the weather has been absolutely gorgeous - hence the oberon ;)

my monday & thursday outfits. can you tell how excited i was that it was monday?

my beautiful friend kate from live inspired. and these are some pictures i took of her last week. 

isn't she gorgeous?

hope your weekend goes splendidly, friends <3 

hello.

it's been nine days since i last posted.

in blog time, nine days is a looooooooooooooong time.

i'm sorry.

can you ever forgive me?

after i posted this, i really didn't know what to do with myself. i was a little scared & a lot nervous to see what people's response would be, so i just sort of stayed off my blog for a couple days [real mature, i know]. but luckily, the response was positive. a lot of people said they admired my chutzpah, and a lot more people said they too have felt some of my worries and concerns. my post also spurred this by kate from live inspired, and a friend from high school [whom i've unfortunately lost contact with] even came forward to tell me some of her own concerns. she knew what she wanted and wanted to change, but was content with where she was right now at this point in her life.

how refreshing.

maybe i just need more contentment in my life. 

anyway, hello.

i'm back.

stay tuned for more posts, soon :]