Currently Loving

1. Winter Break

So, life has been hectic this past month. I was home for Thanksgiving holiday, back to school for finals, and I am now home free for a month- a glorious month where I have nothing to think about but friends, food, and family (the three most important F's). Because of this time off, I'm vowing to get back on my blogging game. Yes, I've been very consistent with twitter, instagram, tumblr, etc. Those platforms take much less thought and are much easier to just check up on than sitting down and writing a whole post. So, I apologize but I promise to be getting back!

Because I've been MIA for a little bit, I wanted to share a few things that have really been on my radar lately. There are no categories and no organization, which I apologize for. But here we go- a modge-podge of everything on my radar these past few weeks!

2. Music Mashups

Or mainly just this one...

3. Plaid and Monograms

I bought this monogrammed shirt from J. Crew on Cyber Monday, and just got it when I came home. And I never want to take it off. 

4. My Childish Obsession

With this movie, these boys- their accents, style, smiles. 

Definitely my guilty pleasure. 

5. Vogue 2013 vs 2014 List

I try to read Vogue Daily... daily. This is one article that I loved.

I hope that you enjoyed seeing a little bit of what I've been loving. I apologize for being gone but hope I can redeem myself! This holiday season I have a few projects up my sleeve, so keep an eye out for that! :)

Weekend Reading

Like I said, I've been really enjoying keeping up with the news lately.

It keeps me from being sucked into the "college bubble", yes. But it also has given me so many different aspects of the world to think about that I normally wouldn't. Flipboard has given me access to so many different news sources- many more than I would be able to look at if I had to go to websites individually- so I've discovered sources that I didn't even know existed. The best part? Everything is channelled to my interests, but it's also not the same news over and over.

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With the weekend arriving, I hope to have some relaxing time carved out to catch up on the articles that I saved for later while discovering even more. I know I'll never have as much time as I'd like to, but that's what next weekend it for... right? The past couple of weeks I've come across some articles that I've loved- some have made me laugh and some have made me want to travel. Some just seem unnecessary, but are interesting nonetheless. 

If you have some spare time this weekend, these are a few articles that I'd definitely suggest:

and if you don't have some time for reading in your weekend, I suggest you rethink your plans. 

Vogue's Fall Reading List

Elle's How to Take a Selfie

13 Everyday Phrases that Actually Came from Shakespeare 

Surviving Whole Foods

An Insider's View of 19th Century Paris

From to-do lists to satire, this list of articles really is very random and inconclusive. 

None of the articles are long or deep, but they all caught my attention enough for me to save them and look over a second time. For a college student with not a lot of free time, I'd say that's enough evidence for promotion. 

These articles would go perfectly with a relaxed morning and a cup of coffee. 

Doesn't that sound wonderful?

Look to the Stars

I have never been one to follow my horoscope.

I've had friends who base their days on their "daily forecast", making decisions based on what some random app tells them. But, now that my sign is in full effect and my life is going a little bit crazier than normal, I've been enjoying reading these silly little excerpts. And, as much as I try to tell myself that they're all written so vaguely that they can't really pertain to me, it's hard to deny the fact that for some reason they're scarily accurate.

I find it fascinating.

I'm a Libra so this is my time. When I was younger, I'd read them to see which famous person I matched up with or to see if my crush had a "compatible" sign. That's the least of my worries at this point, as I've been reading my daily horoscopes telling me repeatedly that I am going through internal disquiet and disheartening obstacles- neither of which I typically go through. In addition, my horoscope for this coming month tells me to "Explore my heart's desire... no boundary is too difficult to cross". The accuracy and ability to read into what's going on for me now is too much to skip out on.

how fun is this?!

I've been following my horoscope in the Vogue Daily section of the website, and I find it so fun! Regardless of if it's accurate or not I like to have a place to blame anything crazy that happens. Especially in this crazy, tumultuous time of my life, it's nice to have something to read and tell me that everything is going to work out. Maybe I'm crazy... I'm starting to honestly feel that way lately. Reading my 'Scope has confirmed that, but it's also given me some reasons. 

Hopefully I'll be getting back some normalcy in my life.