talent + technology = awesome

it's amazing to see what can be done with technology nowadays. I saw this a while ago and thought it was such a cool video. enjoy :)

online shopping trap

so refinery29 had one of their awesome reserves that ended up giving me half off at edgeofurge.com!! 

not only do they have great clothes and shoes, but their customer service is phenomenal and they even have handmade items!!

all the cute stuff that came with my order :)

these are some not so good shots of the leggings i purchased from them. the black ones have some rivet detailing at the bottom, and the tribal black and white ones are handmade by jessie! 

anyways check out the site on cyber monday b/c i heard they're having a sale!! wooooop!

btw, sorry the pictures are so crappy lol

November Birchbox!!

getting these little boxes has become one of my favorite monthly things, since most other 'monthly' occurrences are not as pleasant lol. anyway, this is what I got this month!

the box :)

Thymes body lotion, a sample of Kate Spade's twirl perfume (it smells amazing!), zoya polish, and jouer lip enhancer

I LOVE THIS!!

I absolutely love the Jouer lip enhancer because it does what traditional lip plumper's are supposed to do without that annoying "lips-on-fire" feeling. It makes your lips completely smooth and essentially plumps out any ridges. I love!

if you haven't yet, sign up for birchbox HERE!

inspiration post #1

I am a SUCKER for pretty pictures, so this is a collection of pictures I either find inspiring, really like, or both. enjoy :)

no days off...literally

I cannot begin to express how much I dislike that phrase...however I can't help that I've been feeling that way since I started taking classes again. It's like an endless amount of either stressing about work, or stressing about studying. To begin with, I started to feel like I'm stuck in a rut at work. Then once I leave work, accounting principles begin to flood my already over-stressed brain. School and studying have never been my favorite things to do, but since accounting and I have a very tumultuous relationship (this will be our second attempt at making it work), I've had to really devote a lot of my time to understanding where debits and credits go, amongst other overly complex financial journalism rules. The remainder of my time is spent contemplating why we have to try again at all lol.

But life is just like that sometimes though;we're forced to deal with things and people we dislike (or hate in my case) in order to challenge us. We tend to question what the purpose of certain things and experiences are in regards to us, but we rarely think about the bigger picture. Whether your current hurdle is to face a vengeful ex (aka accounting), rebuild a broken relationship (still accounting lol) or just simply move forward in life (finish school/get out of a rut), always remember that you will make it. It might kick your ass, but the whole  experience will reinforce how great you are.

Lesson of the day: never underestimate yourself because you are far more capable than you think.