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life’s a beach

04 Monday Aug 2014

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hamptons-montauk-navy-beach_1people, people, people… if you haven’t heard of gray malin it’s time that you do. his prints are insane and some of the most beautiful things i have ever seen. i may or may not dream of the day that i possibly could have one of his prints, but until that day i’ll just look online (over and over again). his prints are all of beautiful beaches and the way he captures the colors of umbrellas or even just the water is mind-blowing. so although summer may be winding down, which i hate to even admit, as cheesy as this sounds gray malin prints make me feel like it will always be summer. yes, i just said that, so it’s time for me to get back to watching the leftovers (so dark, but so good). maison-gray-photography-montauk-4 SalesEvent_34690_Logo_1Bondi_Beach_7

link loving

02 Saturday Aug 2014

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inslee prints ftw.

1. i can’t stop listening to this 

2. i really love long island… home sweet home. 

3. one of the perks of living 30 minutes from the city and working there this summer as an intern has been partaking in this list. 

4. let alone the fact that i’m a classical studies minor and love anything having to do with almost everything greek related, clover canyon’s grecian collection is beautiful. 

5. i kind of want these for my 21st birthday festivities

6. bradley agather has one of my favorite blogs and i constantly check for updates. 

7. my go-to lip colors in the summer. minty and fresh, plus the red and hot pink shades are both amazing.

8. i’m all about food, especially really good american-style food. 

the lust list

24 Monday Mar 2014

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samudra bags are the best // the go-to pair of sunglasses // keep calm and wear lipstick // a camera that would be great for taking some artsy cherry blossom pictures (if they ever bloom) // a small bag for someone who doesn’t like to carry any bag // a dress that looks as comfy as pajamas // a BAM pair of summer sandals // a hat i wish i could wear

the weather here in d.c. has been absolutely insane… one day it seems like it’s about to get nice and warm, and the next it’s snowing and we have a delay in classes. i’m holding out hope that spring weather is right around the corner, and it should be, but the wait has me imagining summer. so until the spring temperatures arrive, i’ll be looking up warm weather clothes and pretending i’m in some tropical place.

the little things

30 Tuesday Jul 2013

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APoT_HaagenDazs_130726_2the other day i was going through some of my favorite blogs and i came across a post on a piece of toast which was right up my alley. it wasn’t fashion-inspired per se, but was about the little things in life. if you know me, or can learn anything about me from this blog, i am all about the little things in life. it also helps that the post happened to feature  my favorite ice cream/sorbet/fro-yo flavor of all time, peach haagen dazs sorbet. let alone the sorbet, all the pictures in the post happened to be absolute perfection. on that note it got me to thinking what my favorite “little things” are, and while i could easily go on and on, i figured i’d share a few here with you:

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1. peach haagen dazs sorbet (i had to)

2. a huge iced green tea with vanilla (actually an addiction)

3. that feeling you get after seeing a really good movie and being so fulfilled/happy you think your chest is going to burst (i swear this is real)

4. snuggling up in a really comfy blanket, reading an amazing book by the fire, while it’s snowing (if this has never happened to you, i promise it’s worth it)

5. any type of friends marathon

6. when i can sleep a little bit longer than originally planned (literally, i can sleep for the longest time.. like get up walk around, get some water, and go back to sleep. i don’t know if this is normal, but i like this ability so it is what it is)

7. seeing one of my favorite bands in concert (lumineers post coming up soon!)

8. decorating, plain and simple.

9. curling up in my bed, catching up on my favorite tv show

10. finding that perfect something you didn’t know was missing in your life

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the playlist

09 Tuesday Jul 2013

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during the week while i’m driving to work (pretending i’m going to the beach) i listen to my summer playlist. nonstop. i’m the kind of person who gets easily frustrated by radio commercials or songs i don’t like on the radio. you wouldn’t think it’s a bad quality to have, but i start to freak out a tad bit when i can’t find songs to listen to. although i love when one of my favorite songs plays on the radio, sometimes the wait isn’t worth it. instead i turn to my summer sounds (so cheesy), and they keep me calm enough to not enter another state of mind, road rage.

1. pompeii by bastille

2. cowboy boots by macklemore & ryan lewis

3. unbelievers by vampire weekend

4. american pie by don mclean

5. drunk in the woods by walk the moon

6. wagon wheel by old crow medicine show

7. the walker by fitz & the tantrums

8. sweet home alabama by lynyrd skynyrd

9. i will wait by mumford & sons

10. i’m gonna be (500 miles) by the proclaimers (i tend to scream, not sing, this one)

11. something i need by onerepublic

12. alive by empire of the sun

13. safe & sound by capitol cities

14. carried away by passion pit

15. counting stars by one republic

16. tightrope by walk the moon

17. home by edward sharpe and the magnetic zeros

18. ho hey by the lumineers

19. born in the usa by bruce springsteen

20. on top of the world by imagine dragons

the art of aesthetics

02 Tuesday Jul 2013

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tumblr_mkdvmdaudC1qes1wto1_500this may sound totally weird, but there is nothing i love more than grouping photos together.. yes, grouping photos together. now it isn’t as simple as grabbing one here and one there, instead i actually try to find ones that fit together like a puzzle. i can see people reading this and thinking “well, that’s easy” or “well, that’s stupid”, but it is something that both calms me and lets me be creative without have to use up too much energy (seeing that i’m running a bit low on it these days due to lack of sleep). anyways i always find myself searching through my pinterest or my tumblr and just grouping together photos, depending on how i’m feeling, what month it is, yadda, yadda, yadda. i’ve been working on my desktop background for july and that has been tedious…(if you consider putting pictures together tedious, which it can be!) so here are some photos for all of you to enjoy, god knows i “worked” on them. tumblr_mo8o6lnHeS1qbya53o1_50080d7eb758b46230b5606fd289bc2805ftumblr_m38x75OYxi1rulg6zo1_500ea594c3ba65c0b61506365e713a2ee8atumblr_mnra9wfSTb1re5b7mo1_500tumblr_mf8oj1YsW01r3bteso1_r8_500

new york, new york

21 Friday Jun 2013

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bday13if you guys don’t already, i most definitely recommend that you start following the blog, love taza. it follows the davis family: mom, dad and two little bubbas, eleanor and samson. i kid you not these children are some of the cutest i have ever seen, and they make me want to return to my days of babysitting and camp counseling. they are always smiling and happy, and i have a feeling it has something to do with their too cool for school mama. if i could be half as coo/amazing a mom as taza then i’ll be doing something right (this won’t be for awhile though, still in college!!) anyways the whole point of this post was to show the amazing 1st birthday party samson had. it was new york themed and although it was for a baby, i most definitely would love to have the same kind of party, but with some more “adult” things. bday05bday60bday11bday14bday71bday08bday61

the obsession

18 Tuesday Jun 2013

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as many of you guys know i am more than obsessed with stripes… it’s really bad. i see them, in any form, and try to convince myself its necessary to get them. it’s a habit i’m breaking, but a habit nonetheless. anyways, the majority of bloggers i follow tend to rock stripes in so many different ways. the upside about this is that i can dream up different outfits with pieces i already have thanks to these blogs. the downside is that i may see them wearing something that i could define as life-changing (me being dramatic) and favorite it, watch it obsessively, hoping it goes on sale, ultimately falling into an endless cycle.

what a jule

13 Thursday Jun 2013

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elliott3a few months ago i wrote about one of my favorite bloggers, sincerely, jules, and how much i wish i could look as stylish as her a in sweatshirt. if i could pull of a sweatshirt like she does i would do it all the time.. (currently working on this since i just look like a mess). anyways, i decided to start a series where i’d feature some of my favorite outfits from some of my favorite bloggers. even though i’ve already done a post on jules before, i had to do an updated one. as i mentioned before the only way i can think of to describe her is simply that she is the shit. pardon me, but it’s true. her style is the definition of california cool, and if anyone could push me to wear a pair of high tops with a dress or heels during the day, it’s jules. i love how i talk as if i know her, even though i clearly don’t, but she is one of those bloggers you want to know. i could totally see us hanging out at the beach or browsing the shelves at zara, but that sounds so creepy so i’m going to stop. all in all she seems like a fashion buddy/a friend you’d want at your side, so i’m more than happy to kick off this series with her.  bcnbraid2memorylane7 newstuff surfbarcelona8 nordstromsavvy10 memorylane6

hey there, pinterest

11 Tuesday Jun 2013

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tumblr_mn3xq7e8eJ1qim02bo1_500i have a confession to make… i’ve hopped onto the pinterest bandwagon. when i say i fought this for about a year, i’m not kidding. i even made an account and then refused to use it, but it was for a good reason. i knew i’d become addicted, and i was right. knowing me i couldn’t just have any names for my boards, so when i tell you that i spent a good time brainstorming some “witty names” (that aren’t all that witty) i’m not exaggerating. pinterest has become a process, but it’s a process i love. planning for next year’s dorm decorations has already begun, and i have been working on my summer loving board like no tomorrow. if i’ve been off of my computer for a while i will sit and scroll back until i find my last pin, and start looking at other pins from there. i’d say i wasn’t addicted, but that’s a lie… (seeing that i have every possible form of it downloaded: phone, iPad, etc.) i’m still on the hunt for other pinners to follow, which gives me just another excuse to keep on pinning… or this whole post may be a cry for help in stopping this obsession (but not really).tumblr_mgr2r6uyZY1rd9ycko1_5002c75bdabf838a26131966fa0e3d01caftumblr_mkjnjxBt8S1r7304ko1_500d1fab949e1c57019844edd9e3f234655