More details from this weekend coming at you guys tomorrow in my Weekend Recap. For tonight, I want to share a little love in the form of some musical tunes I enjoyed today. My roommate Kelsey and I sat on the couch pinning and alternating picking songs from our iTunes libraries — the perfect way to spend a Saturday afternoon. They’re pretty well known, but have remained two consistent favorites. Enjoy!
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I am a self-proclaimed thrift store junkie. I would say that a good 85% of my wardrobe I have picked up secondhand — I love walking into a thrift store and getting that instant rush, the thrill of the chase. It’s easy to go into any popular retailer (H&M, Forever21, J. Crew, etc) and put together an outfit that is on trend and visually striking. When you thrift, you have to sift through the worn, the stained, the polyester blends. Finally, if you’re lucky, you can walk away with treasure. I like that every piece of clothing I’ve picked up at a thrift store comes with its own untold story. That brings me to the main point of tonight’s post: Z-Man.
I picked up this shirt at a Goodwill in Boulder, Colorado the summer before my freshman year of college. It instantly became my favorite tank top because I would end up throwing it on most weekends when I was going out — there was something about wearing a “Party Animal” tank that made any experience a little more fun. When people would ask about Z-Man, I would shrug — he was and still is a mystery to me. I have a wild dream of teaming up with one of my film friends and making a short documentary called “Finding Z-Man” where I embark on an epic quest to find the former owner of this shirt. Until then, I will continue to carry on Z-Man’s legacy through his well-loved tank. Today it was cold and wet outside, so in the true spirit of fall I went with layers on layers on layers.
Today ended up being pretty wonderful. I went to Buffalo Exchange (my all time favorite thrift store) with two sweet friends, Tessa and Caroline, in search of a good Halloween costume. Here is a sneak peek at what I ended up finding… any guesses as to what I’m supposed to be?
After shopping we stopped and grabbed some gelato — honestly, there is nothing better than spending a free Friday afternoon thrifting and eating sweet things with friends. Definitely a pick me up from yesterday, and now I can feel myself gliding right into another fantastic weekend.
Tonight I made a whole wheat chicken pot pie from scratch for dinner, but more on that adventure tomorrow. For now I am going to curl up, enjoy a night in and let life slow down for a bit.
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I knew today was going to be a challenge. The feeling crept up on me some time around 1 AM, as I worked to finish a design project, zapped of all energy and inspiration. I woke up this morning and not much had changed — I was run down and because of this, everything felt slightly off center. I am usually pretty good at remaining positive; on the day-to-day I like to think that I know how to keep myself happy and forward thinking. Days like this are challenging because they require a bit of extra effort. You are faced with a choice: you can surrender to your shitty day and crawl back under the covers or you can make the definitive decision to snap out of the blue, look up at the sun and remember that it’s a great day to be alive. I chose the latter (because let’s be honest, life’s too damn short) and here are the things I did today to get happy:
Source: flickr.com via samantha on Pinterest
Source: lovequotesrus.tumblr.com via Hannah on Pinterest
Source: imgfave.com via Amanda on Pinterest
Source: aliceiswonderful.tumblr.com via Jonna K on Pinterest
And finally, wrote about everything on this here blog. It’s amazing how taking an hour a day to just sit and share my ideas has truly helped my frame of mind over the past couple of months. I can easily say this has been my toughest semester, both academically and otherwise, and I don’t think I’d be so grounded if I didn’t have this daily outlet to look forward to. I am really lucky and grateful for all of the support I have received from my friends, family and the readers I have yet to meet. My journey with SLB thus far has been so insightful and I can’t wait to keep growing with it.
In the spirit of throwback Thursday, I want to end this post with a few old photos that never fail to make me smile.
More lessons to learn, more adventures to come, more beautiful things to see and do along the way.
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