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These are the days that must happen to you
- Walt Whitman

One Sunday Afternoon

Even though it is now March, snow keeps piling outside my door which is driving me to count down the days until I'm on a plane headed to sunny Florida. Summer seems to be so far away, especially now that I'm in the middle of a snow storm. To pass the time, I'm left to browse online for some summer staples to pack.

♥ Big Floppy Straw Hat


♥ Aviator Sunglasses


♥ Tory Burch Sandals

I'm looking forward to drinking a cold beer, digging my toes in the sand, listening to music and reading a good book all while the sun shines down.

Another One Bites The Dust

As everyone knows by now, Domino Magazine, one of my all time favorites, is closing its doors. When I heard the news, I was extremely saddened and disappointed that another great magazine couldn't stand strong in the face of the internet and this economy.

I am an avid magazine reader and collector. I don't know where it comes from, but I have this desire to save magazines I like for years. When I moved, I broke down my massive collection to just a small selection - Domino, Blueprints (which was another fantastic magazine that died a premature death), Nylon Magazine (one of the best fashion mags out there), Readymade Magazine, and Martha Stewart. Ok, it's still a lot of magazines but I consider these the best ones so that's what I kept.

Good bye Domino Magazine! I'll miss the photographs of beautifully decorated homes and all the great ideas that came from flipping through its pages every month.

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You were the one, you were the only one, and you were amazing.

- Angelina Jolie in Gia

Be Mine...

One of my favorite memories of growing up is making those paper mailboxes at school every Valentine's. I would pick out valentine cards a month in advance just to make sure I had the perfect ones. We would have a little classroom party every year and stash valentines in everyone's handmade mailboxes. Don't ask me why since I have no idea but I still have valentines from elementary school saved in a box in my closet. I take after my grandmother who never throws anything away.

Now that I am older, I rarely ever celebrate Valentine's Day. I think the last time I did anything was about two years ago which is the last time I had a boyfriend. I still wish we could make paper mailboxes at work and pass out valentine cards to everyone, but I doubt anyone would go for that. If we did, I would totally use this adorable guinea pig card I found on Etsy. Maybe I should bring it up for next year?

GUINEA PIG VALENTINE CARD - ERINA ELLIS / ETSY

Single on Valentine's

I am someone who is looking for love. Real love. Ridiculous, inconvenient, consuming, can't-live-without-each-other love

Carrie Bradshaw - Sex and the City

Run Down of A Long Week

This past week I have been:

♥ Actually cooking dinners and not burning them. Although, I did set off the smoke alarm yesterday but I swear it was just steam that made it go off

♥ Counting down the days until I go to Florida on vacation in March (59 days)

♥ Organizing, cleaning, throwing away

♥ Preparing for a graduate school interview on Friday

♥ Realizing dating just gets harder the older you get

♥ Working on some project ideas - Actually feeling more and more inspired with each passing day

♥ Spending more money than I really should on things I really don't need

♥ Working on keeping my New Year's Resolution of heading to the gym regularly - So Far So Good

♥ Work is crazy and only getting crazier

Goodie

"Can love really travel back in time and heal a broken heart? Was it our joined hands that finally lifted Maria's curse? I'd like to think so. But there are some things I know for certain: always throw spilt salt over your left shoulder, keep rosemary by your garden gate, plant lavender for luck, and fall in love whenever you can."

- Sandra Bullock in Practical Magic

Signed, Sealed

I've been thinking a lot about where I am in my life right now. I think that I'm living in a spot where I'm too comfortable and I'm starting to think that it's not such a good thing. I'm lucky to have a job that not only pays me a decent paycheck but also gives me job security, which is a relief in today's economy. Everywhere I turn, people are loosing their jobs and I'm lucky enough to not have to worry so much about that. The only thing is - it's not satisfying to me and I'm dying for a change.

A year ago, I had applied to a few graduate schools only to get denied. As much as I was disappointed in myself, I realized that maybe I wasn't as ready and as organized to attempt graduate school. Since then, I have been doing a lot of research and looking into a lot of different programs and I finally found a teaching program that is extremely doable.

I think I may have found something good here and tomorrow I'll seal my application closed and mail it off. Let's keep our fingers crossed.

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A Quote for Thought

People should fall in love with their eyes closed. Just close your eyes. Don't look and it's magic

-Andy Warhol