BLOGyear: gahh!

frustration.

frustration.

frustration.

frustration.

frustration.

oh, the frustration. 

BLOGyear: taking a break.

These past few weeks I have taken a break from blogging.  

Not because I am crazy busy, but because I don't have much to say. 

There are so many things in this world that need to be said,

so many things that will be forever  unsaid. 

money.

politics.

dreams.

hopes.

jobs.

family.

friends.

It all seems so simple sometimes, life. 

You're born, you grow and age, and you leave this earth.

Yet, the things that happen here are so important, yeah?

What car you drive? How much it costs.

How much your home cost? How big is it.

How many friends do you have? How many are true.

Where did you go to school? What degree do you have.

I wake up everyday to go work in the beauty industry. 

A place where people drop hundreds of dollars on their highlights, their haircuts, and our opinions.

Don't get me wrong I love my job, and I love the beauty industry. 

But sometimes those people, well, they drive me a little past crazy.

There are people struggling all over the world, to pay their bills, to feed their families, and to... 

exist.

And yet as an adult, who fully comprehends this, I waste so much time on stuff.

I know people who make more money then they can handle. 

I know people who can barely pay their bills.

And, I know people that still keep a smile on their face no matter what. 

We are all just people.

White. African American. Asian. Hispanic. Male. Female. Gay. Straight. Bisexual. 

Young. Old. Rich. Poor.

Aside from out views, beliefs, and 'statuses'...

We are all the same.

BLOGyear: days twelve & thirteen

exhaustion.

So much to do before the Christmas party this Sunday. I really wish I could just sleep for a day, I'd be so happy. But this weekend will be amazingg :)

Till then, have an awesome weekend. Anyone off tomorrow, I will be living vicariously through you :)

Say what you want about them, but I love the Olsens and truly love their fashion. My inspiration for this weekend...

:)

BLOGyear: day eleven

   Trying to stay dedicated to eating extremely healthy and working out on a daily basis is starting to catch up with me. I did, however, slip a little today. But it happens to the best of us. To keep myself focused I went to my favorite website at the moment, Pinterest, and searched fitness.

Here are a few things that keep me going...

Goodnight, my alarm clock and I have a date for 5:30 am :)

BLOGyear: day ten, a day with Alexander.

The Met, mid July 2011.

On a beautiful Sunday morning, after walking down 5th Avenue, I jumped into line for the most amazing exhibition I have been in the presence of so far in my life. 

I don't read Vogue every month just for the fun of it. I read it because Anna Wintour is the most incredible Editor in fashion history. I read it because, if you look past the advertisements, and the insanely expensive clothing, you see incredible stories. 

Vogue is where I was first introduced to Mr. Alexander McQueen.

Here are some of the pieces I was able to see in person.

 Maybe you'll think they are silly, stupid, or strange. But maybe, just maybe, you'll look past that, and see the genius, the creativity, and the heart that went into making these dreams a reality. 

{the top half was made out of medical slides that were painted red}

"I want to be the purveyor of a certain silhouette or a way of cutting, so that when I'm dead and gone, people will know that the twenty-first century was started by Alexander McQueen." -Alexander McQueen

This exhibition is not the norm, but neither was the man that created it. I don't love fashion simply because I like to pick out things to wear, and try different combinations. I love fashion because of the time that is taken to select a certain fabric, the way in which the fabric or material is draped, sown, and cared for. Clothes aren't just clothes, they are ways to be whomever you want to be. 

Dreams. Creativity. Inspiration. 

These are all things that make art possible. 

So the next time you see some outrageous price on something and you go to shake your head. Don't shake it because it pisses you off that you can't purchase it, cause hell, I will never be able to purchase it. But stop for a moment, and think of how much time, and love someone put into designing that coat, or that purse, or even a simple pair of sunnies. 

Art is all around you. In the clothes you wear, the music you listen to, the pictures on your walls.

Art will always be something that is near and dear to my heart, why couldn't it be that way for you too?

tk.

BLOGyear: day nine, a confession.

2012 will be a year of change, a year of truth, honesty, & speaking up about things that matter.

 Matter more then any baking tutorial, craft DIY, or outfit of the day ever could.

A few years ago, I changed. 

Things in my life changed, and I lost who I was. My confidence that came so easily at times, was gone. My care-free, fly by the seat of your pants attitude, was something I longed to once again have. It wasn't a person that changed me, or even an event. I used to smile constantly, and laugh even if no one else thought something was funny. Without a care in the world, the smallest things brought the most joy in my life.

Just now, just within the last few months have I had those feelings, that confidence, again. What broke me, was in fact, me. What continued to break me was the constant reminder that I was not someone anyone "wanted", or so I thought. I finished school so scared of what people thought of me, afraid that no one would like me. All because someone said mean things about me, and to me. Here I was, 20 years old, and afraid of bullies? Now that, is sad. People can be cruel, they can hurt you, but they can also bring you up. 

That's what saved me.

People.

My dreams, however far fetched, or distant, are what continue to save me. 

My friends, however few, are what make me smile.

I like to make people happy, not so they like me, not even so I feel better. But because seeing people happy, is the greatest thing I believe anyone can see in the world. 

So this year I challenge you, sole reader of this blog, to make someone happy for no other reason then everyone deserves to be happy :)

I am surrounded by amazing people everyday, and they, are what make me happy. I am who I am, and that's what makes me happy. I'm sarcastic. I'm hard headed. I'm a ball busting, pain in the ass 20 year old woman, on the brink of the rest of her life. And I could care less what you think :)

dream...more

laugh...more

smile...more

cry...more

care...more

endure...more

take...more

leave...more

share...more.

Be the amazing person you were put here to be. 

:)

BLOGyear: day eight

I love Sundays.

Sunday is the one day a week where I know that at some point in the day I will be able to do nothing. 

And, doing nothing is sometimes the best :)

     Last night I brought some homemade chocolate chip cookies to bring with me to babysit, and they were a hit. I only made half the batter's worth of cookies because I was falling asleep, so today I finished up the batch! After I had let the cookies cool I decided to make homemade chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwiches. nom nom nom.

So after making cookies, I let them cool and gathered some of the ingredients...

Once I had everything together I started the assembling process!

{I suggest bigger cookies, these were a little small}

All you have to do is take a moderate size scoop for the cookie, and then firmly push down another cookie on top. I like to use mini chocolate chips around the perimeter but sprinkles work well too, and are really cute for kids!

Once everything is done you just wrap them in some wax paper, and let them re-harden in the freezer (one to two hours).

Happy Sunday, Enjoy :)