jamie came across this new song “brave” by sara bareilles this week. i feel it’s quite fitting considering this week’s horrific events. we could all use a little bravery at a time like this. i typically post the song alone, but this video is too cute. i hope it inspires you to be brave and to remember those brave souls who lost their lives this week.
||| rachel |||
inspiration comes from all aspects of life, including those which make you feel like a horse in a dog show. here’s the essence of that inspiration in list form:
things that make me nervous:
- sweaters with sleeves that are too tight
- people my own age who act my age
- yelling at the bus driver to open the back door
- people eating seafood
- explaining that I am not actually a vegetarian, just an extremely picky eater
- public affection
- when girls are angry
- the movie Spring Breakers
- doing simple math while people are watching
- music festivals
the list has led me to face my fears. i applied to be a lead volunteer at Lollapalooza 2013. yikes. *disclaimer* according to my parents, i’ve essentially been a 30 year old since i was 4.
||| 1. boots $79.95, z gallerie | 2. london undercover | 3. umbrella $59.95, pier 1 | 4. porcelain $88, overstock |||
finally, a travel tip stateside! this tip is for those of you heading to la. we had read lovely reviews about church & state, a french bistro in central la, on yelp and had to try it for ourselves. below, you’ll see the bar area, pear & brie flatbread, le cachat, tarte aux champignons & escargots de bourgogne en croûte.
my apologies for the dark pictures, this was the first week with my new camera & we ate outdoors (highly recommended, weather permitting).
as i was reminiscing through photos from italy, i noticed an obvious theme: i (apparently) enjoy photographing stairs. it seems logical, they’re ideal subjects; almost perfect, they rarely move. i rounded up my favorites below (yes, these are the elite stair pictures, there are others). the descriptions are below the collection.
i was going to include a tacky “take the stairs to success” metaphor, but i’ll just leave you with interesting stair pictures.
||| inside the wall, lucca ||| into the vineyard, montepulciano ||| santa maria novella, florence ||| above our patio, florence ||| to the library, san lorenzo ||| pitti palace, florence ||| winding stairs, the vatican ||| ancient ruin stairs, rome ||| my favorite, the stairs to nowhere, pienza ||| down to a wine cellar, montepulciano ||| across a bridge, venice ||| winding down, san gimignano ||| the land of stairs, cinque terre ||| the most terrifying stairs, duomo of florence
||| Rachel |||
so i was browsing pinterest the other day (ha. “the other day” as if i don’t look at it every hour…) and i came across the image below. i had seen the original before and remember thinking, “well, that’s a … Continue reading
||| 1. white wire dish rack at world market $19.99 | 2. dish doctor at hive modern $96 | 3. tempo dish rack at unica home $122 | 4. green basin at umbra $30 | 5. bunny dish rack at culture label $42.77 |||
you know when you occasionally get caught up in… life? well, that’s where i’ve been the past few weeks. living.
i attended a free seminar at next door cafe last wednesday, “dream first, job second” with Laurel Donnellan from Bright Livelihoods. by creating a passion profile, others (who i had never met) were responsible for listing potential hobbies/jobs/careers ideal for my profile. at the top of both lists was “create a blog”. though this shouldn’t have shocked me, it did.
and so i’m back, blogging about blogging! (& still working to stray away from food posts!)
strive to do something you are truly passionate about this week.
||| happy monday! - R |||
||| 1. quotes of note | 2. paper & paper co. | 3. fosteria |
| 4. mikasa su casa | 5. cream street shop |||
can you believe it’s almost spring already!?
it’s almost time to break out the garden tools and get to work on beautifying the yard here in the midwest. pretty garden tools are some of my favorite motivators to get outside and start digging.
||| enjoy! -t |||
||| 1. roses $15, anthropologie | 2. stripes $18, alice supply co. | 3. copper $58, terrain |
4. orla kiely $31, rare device | 5. orange dipped $20, brook farm general store |||
