SUN PARADE & FARMER'S MARKETS

This has been a productive day so far. I've been really busy lately, trying to catch up on readings etc, playing music, going to concerts... Yesterday I met with a violinist here at Smith to see if she could play the violin for some of my songs. She has 11 years of experience and learned the song in... I don't know, 5 seconds. She's super nice, super talented, and seems very reliable! Very happy about it. Last night Kady* and I went downtown for a concert at Iron Horse. You should definitely check them out. They are also very nice, and I asked Jeffrey to add some mandolin to my songs 'cause he's very good at it. All night, people kept shouting "More mandolin!!" haha. The concert was at 10pm and after that, we went to Sam's pizza to get a slice of heaven. I got pepperoni, Kady got Black beans & avocado. Delicious! I don't know how but it was already 2AM by the time we got home. This morning we (Kady and I) went to the Farmer's Market in NoHo. It's so cute and small! We didn't buy anything but took some pictures. I'll go again sometime this month. I've a recipe in mind...! (to share with you all too)

*Kady is pretty much my closest friend here. Just saying. You'll hear a lot of "Kady and I did this or did that..." She's awesome and full of surprises!

I'm still a tiny bit sick, but I'm sure I'll get over it by the end of the weekend. I'm at the library, and I finished some important stuff... Off to have dinner and then study some more in my room! I'll be back soon with my goals for October.

...Don't you just love pumpkins?

Love,

PUMPKIN

This is what I wore today... I didn't really get ready for a outfit photo shoot or anything. My friend Kady took these pictures about 5 minutes after I came home from work. Working with toddlers is amazing. I love it. I had two classes this morning, and then when I went to get mail, I had two "You've got a package!" notes. Two! Woop woop! One was my brand new mini fridge and one was my new Lodinatt bag. I love it! I'm so grateful they wanted to work with me again because this new bag is great and just what I needed. I feel like I got over that cold rather quickly which is great. I just really wanted to be okay again. I drank tons of green tea...
So, this look came from wanting to be comfortable and wanting to feel like it's fall. Hence the orange and hence the shorts & cape. I found this cape at a thrift store here in NoHo. I love it! Still rockin' my Blowfish boots almost every day of the week. Trust me, they're so comfy.

Cape: thrifted / Headband: Forever 21 / Bag: Longchamp / Shorts c/o Oasap / Boots c/o Blowfish Shoes

Love,

Hello hello... I haven't posted in a while, and my next "real" post will most likely be in a day or two. While I like the idea of 'slowing down' and enjoying each moment, I still have to work on picking what the important things to do every day are... because now I've got a lot of work to do, and a lot of things planned due to laziness. In these situations, I usually get overwhelmed and end up doing nothing instead, but I decided I didn't want to do that this time. So I'm at the library, in a little corner in the basement (it's frightening – I'm the only one down here) with my books and assignments and I'm ready to be done with this. I can't wait to tell you about my trip to Boston to see Ben Howard this weekend. It was an amazing weekend even though I ended up getting pretty sick because I didn't take a sweater to the concert. My Longchamp is one half books, one half kleenex. Now I'm sipping tea all day long...

See you soon,

FREE COOKIES

Ok, so today I'd like to share one of my favorite corners of the internet... Pinterest. I don't know how many of you have heard of Pinterest but it's amazing! I love love love it because I love keeping things organized and I love how easy it is to keep beautiful pictures you stumble upon on the internet. 

I'm going to share with you some pictures. I have about 25 or so boards, I would guess, so I won't share one of each board, but still a bunch so that you get the idea of what I like to pin! If you're on Pinterest, send me your link, and follow me because I promise my boards are reaaaally neat and lovely :)
PS. Another good thing about Pinterest is that if you click on the picture, it takes you to the source (though sometimes it's just tumblr) so you can discover new blogs, and you can know where the pictures come from.

PRETTY LITTLE THINGS

"Pretty little things" is... pretty much just that. Beautiful pictures that don't quite fall under any other category. Beautiful pictures are awesome. I guess this is the "messy" board, but it's a beautiful mess! 

TATTOO: BEAUTIFUL

I think this one speaks for itself as well. If you like mostly small tattoos in not so obvious places, then maybe you'll like my board. You will also see a lot of anchor tattoos because I'm getting inspired at the moment. Funny, the picture above is what my friend Anthony got when we got tattoos in Ireland. He got it on his ribs though. It was a "If you get one, I'll get one" type thing. Love!

STYLE: LOVE

I have four other "Style" boards: Summer, Autumn, Winter, Spring. But some pieces, I just don't know what season they go with so they fall under the Love category! If you're looking to be inspired for a particular season, visit my other boards!

STYLE PRINCESS

Kate Middleton has her own board because she has amazing style! I also have a Blair Waldorf board.

HAIRSTYLES: BEAUTIFUL

Ahhhh so many lovely hairstyles out there! Here's one board with a million different things you can do to/with your lovely hair.

MAKE UP: LOVELY 

Make up and nails! I hardly wear any make up, but it's still fun!

HOUSE: MAGICAL

I love thinking about my future house! Daydream board...

BABY & KIDS: FUTURE

As an Education minor, yes, I love kids! This is a 'daydream' board. 

WEDDING: WONDERLAND

You know who that is, right? James, from Bleubird. She's like a celebrity in the blog world. I love her and her blog! This board is pretty much me just dreaming. "Someday" stuff.

PIZZA: GOODNESS

Oh.. My.. God. PIZZA. That's ALL! PIZZA! If I'm dying, my last meal: Pizza.

AVOCADO: OBSESSION

Yeah, I'm obsessed with avocado. It's delicious, ok?

FOOD: GOAT'S CHEESE

You know I love goat's cheese right!? You should. And I have a whole board with nothing but goat's cheese recipes! 

LOVE: PHOTOGRAPHY

These are pictures of love...

LOVE: AUDREY HEPBURN

Because we all love Audrey Hepburn... right? Just a little? Or a lot, in my case.

LOVE: PARIS

Paris, je t'aime!

ART: BEAUTIFUL

I don't have that many pins in this board, but I still like finding beautiful pieces of art!

Now I hope you'll create your own Pinterest account & follow mine...

Cheers!

AUTUMN

Today I woke up at 7AM to the sound of bells. Here at Smith, that means it's Mountain Day. The president picks one beautiful day and classes are cancelled so we can enjoy the day. My house was going to go apple picking but we didn't have enough cars so we went to the park for a picnic instead. It was really nice! My lovely friend Kady and I are going downtown later on, I want to get something like pumpkin latte, and I need a couple things from cornucopia. We went yesterday and I got pumpkin chips because I'd never tried them before - yum! I didn't get anything else but I will once my fridge arrives. Cornucopia is awesome, it's all natural, organic, that type of thing, but that also means that... a lot of it is expensive. We will be getting goat's cheese though! Ooooh my, yes.
I realized while going through Pinterest pictures that I truly love autumn. I also love winter... But let's stick with autumn right now. The colors are gorgeous, the weather is nice... I love pumpkin anything too! Pumpkin pie is one of my favorite things... ever. I also have a Pinterest board with nothing but breakfast, but it's mostly beautiful pictures of coffee and tea that are easy to imagine sipping while sitting in a comfy chair, reading a book, out in the country... only the sound of the wind and the leaves (oh, in Ireland). There's something so magical about autumn! I could go on with my little daydream, but I think I'd rather the rest just live in my own little head. It's a very simple, slow life that I think of though...

Love,

PART 2: GUITAR

Ah, how I love this guitar... 

So, I'm at the library at the moment. I have a class in 45 minutes, I think I can finish the post before then. I'll watch Myles O'Reilly's videos while I write though... They're lovely. I would watch them if I were you. I love watching the Lisa Hannigan Recording Diaries ones. Not because it's Lisa, but because that recording process is so... dreamy. I want that! To record an album! The thought just makes me smile. 

Today is my friend Kady's birthday so VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY KADY! You're an amazing person! Woop woop! (She just turned 20!) (She also took all the pictures for this and for Part 1)

This weekend, Anna and I go to Ben Howard's concert in Boston. How very very very exciting! 

I've been super healthy lately which is awesome. Since I tend to get all faint if I don't eat every two or so hours, I've decided to really try and eat six small meals instead of 3 big ones. It's been very easy for breakfast. Just sit down for five minutes for a little bit of yoghurt and cranberries, and then grab something to eat right after my first class. It's harder for lunch and dinner though. I forget. Anyway, maybe I'll go into more details in another post. 

Outfit... Dress: Thrifted Pepe Jeans / Necklace c/o Deuce / Boots c/o Blowfish Shoes / Bracelet: homemade

This dress was an amazing find in a thrift store in Paris. It was kind of tight at first, but I loved it so much! I think I've lost a couple pounds though and it feels nice! Not so tight. I absolutely love the way it looks with these tights and the amazing Blowfish boots. And finally some pictures of my guitar where you can see the whole thing... She's so beautiful, isn't she? 

See you soon for Part 3!

Love,