Simple Things

I've been feeling very inspired lately to look around me and find all of the simple things and moments that I love and find joy in. Sometimes I can get so stressed out by mountains of papers and projects and looming finals, that I forget to just take a moment to close my eyes and rest.

Here's a list of some simple things that make me happy:

• Christmas lights all over campus

• The last lingering fall leaves

• My fuzzy blankets

• Hot tea on cold days

• Holiday candles

• Christmas jam sessions in the car

• Friends that know just how to make me laugh

• Looking back at old photographs

• Hot chocolate

• Basically all of the Christmas things

Okay, so maybe this kind of turned into a thankfulness post, but you get the point. What are some of the sweet little things in life that you've been noticing lately?

Le Printemps

Spring (noun)

1. the season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in the northern hemisphere from March to May and in the southern hemisphere from September to November.

"in spring the garden is a feast of blossom"

 

 

 

Take a few minutes today to look around you and appreciate the beauty of Springtime. You'll thank me afterwards.

 

A New Adventure

Well hullo there, little blog. It's been quite a while. I'm so sorry to have forsaken you for so long, but sometimes life just gets in the way.

Anyways, I'm just here to let you know that I'M IN FRANCE! Lyon, France to be exact. Yup, you heard that right. I'm livin' it up in the French country side right now. (actually, I'm in a city, not the country, but does that really matter?) So far it has been fabulous, and I never want to leave.

What am I doing in France, you may ask. Well, lemme tell ya. As you probably know, I'm taking a gap year right now between High School and College. I love traveling, and kind of just decided that it would be fun to go to France. I wish I could say that it was some divine calling, but the reality is that my family has friends that live here, so why not? So I'm here. I'm going to language school every morning, and I have an internship in town two or three afternoons a week.

I feel like all I've been posting on the blog for the past several months are updates, but fear not. Lyon is a gorgeous city full of amazing architecture, rivers, and all of the french food that you could ever imagine, so I'll be back soon. I've already got about a hundred million pictures on my phone that are just begging to be posted.

K. I'm off to eat all of the pastries now. Au Revoir!

Anne Tyler + Lincoln Park Conservatory

Just, you know, tryna be Karlie Kloss....

Most of this shoot was me saying things like, "Okay, flip your hair back and forth." or "Pretend like you're laughing." or "Bounce back and forth like Karlie Kloss." I'm definitely not a pro at giving posing tips, but I'd say it turned out pretty well.

P.S. If anyone ever wants to do a photo shoot in a greenhouse or conservatory, I'd totally be down for that.