Insta-Week

When Life Gets Busy...

I disappear.  It's horrible.  I would much rather blog than do homework but 6 classes leaves me very little time to be creative or  think of things to write about besides classwork.

BUT I'm loving my History of Costume class.  It's my two favorite things combined together! History and Fashion.  We actually have an assignment to create a historic costume from recycled materials.  How amazing is that?  I can't wait to get further into class!

Hope everyone is having a good weekend! I'll try to get better at posting this coming week!

10 Ways to De-Stress Your Life

1. Disconnect - turn off your phone, social media, etc. for an hour or so and do something.  It's so much easier to focus when you aren't checking your phone every 5 minutes.

2. Treat Yourself - It doesn't need to be something expensive (or even cost money).  Have a cup of coffee or do something you love and usually wouldn't have time for.

3. Exercise - Exercise releases endorphin's. Endorphin's make you happy! ("And happy people just don't kill their husbands!" -- Legally Blonde)

4. Talk it out - Pretty self-explanatory right?  Just don't talk to too many people... Too many views on a subject can just stress you out even further.

5. Get creative - Put your stress into something productive that you can be proud of after it's finished.

6. Have a dance party - Put on some music and dance around for a little bit... Happy music makes you happy.

7. Sleep - Being exhausted can make everything seem 10 times worse than it actually is so sleeping makes your life much less stressful.

8. Listen to music - Music impacts your mood more than you think.

9. Do nothing for 2 minutes - Click Here

10. Get organized - Having an organized life makes everything simpler and, therefore, less stressful.

My Week in Pictures (& a video)

Uptown Charlotte from my friends Balcony before we went out to dinner Sunday night.

I bought my school books ( I still need one). $450 later...

Boys sucks so we had some Pumpkin Spice Lattes to make it better... This addiction will break my bank account.

9-11: There's no forgetting what happened all those years ago.  It used to be just another day... until 2001 when our lives changed forever.

I finally got my ring in the mail from Ireland!  It's not as pretty as my old one but I bought it myself so I'm super proud of it!

My cat is crazy (She was attacking a pebble).

Happy Friday!

First Week of School

Ridiculous... that's all I have to say.  Seriously, I have never been more exhausted in my life. Clearly my body was not prepared for waking up at 6 am every morning.  By today my body was so ready to just sleep forever and I still had to be up at 7:30 this morning.  Luckily, I'm off tomorrow and can sleep as late as I want (watch me wake up at some ridiculously early time...)

Add in a whole bunch of drama that I really didn't need to be a part of and I literally just want to close myself into my apartment for the entire weekend.

So, that's why I disappeared for the week... I'll try super hard to make my blog posts better next week!

Have a good weekend!

My Week in Pictures

I bought myself a ring... just because.

I got my first pumpkin spice latte of the season!

My cat actually cuddled with me the other night (She doesn't usually cuddle... she usually just lays nearby)

Cotton ball & Qtip holder in a Mason Jar with a votive holder on top.

The store I work in is under construction.... We get to look at this pretty wall for 2 months. Yay! (Not)

I organized all of my crafty stuff into bins... So many crafts, not enough time.

And I bought this super cute little surge protector.  LOVE!

Have a good weekend!

The Long Awaited Apartment Pictures

Dining Room

Kitchen (Valentine's themed hand towels anyone?)

Living Room (I know I need curtains... they're on my shopping list for next paycheck)

My Room/Wall of Scarves and Study Area

(Not uploading a picture of my bed 1. because it's not made and 2. there's a picture here)

 Closet Space & Storage

 Vanity

 Shower (The ribbon holding up the shower curtain is my favorite!)

What I Want Wednesday

Grey Quilted Ballet Flats from Target - I NEED these!

Monogrammed Koozie -  So cute!

Tiffany & Co. Key Necklace - Honestly I would be happy with any skeleton key necklace.

Kitty Cat Ring - So I can be a true cat lady (as if I'm not enough of one already)

Fabric Covered Corkboard

We were in desperate need of some stuff to jazz up the boring white walls in our brand new apartment.  Conveniently, my roommate had a corkboard she didn't want anymore and gave it to me!  Plain cork is incredibly boring though.  So, I used extra fabric from our throw pillows and some push pins to make the board a little less boring.

It could use some notes though right? I hung it on the wall in our dining room near the front door. Hopefully I can find a use for it soon, but until then at least its a little LESS boring.

Cost of this project : FREE!

Don't you just love free projects!

Happiness in a Cup

So everyone has something they turn to when they're in a bad mood or upset about something or just need a little pick-me-up.  I call it a "happy-maker" (makes me happy... get it? Creative right?) Starbucks is my happy-maker.  

So today, I was bored and lonely and in desperate need of a happy-maker to fix my mood.  Luckily, Starbucks officially has their Pumpkin Spice Latte back.  Seriously, it's like a little piece of Heaven in a cup.  I once told my roommate that I needed it in a continuous IV so I never had to do without it. (She told me that meant I'd never be able to taste it though which created a problem... She's smart.)

So needless to say, my Pumpkin Spice Latte (mixed with the fact that Toy Story is on TV right now) has vastly improved my mood.

Catlady SideNote: I know I write about my cat way more than necessary so I'm going to start labeling it so people don't have to read about her everyday.  Her right eye has been watering way more than usually lately (almost like she's crying) but it doesn't seem to be bothering her (She's not itching it or anything).  Anybody with cats know what the cause could be? Or better yet, how to make it stop?

Hope everyone's having a safe and happy holiday weekend!