2013

My year according to my iPhoto

January...

free.dom

the sunset the day dom was a free man 

 

the year of my hooping obsession,

and first hoop and LED hoop.

 

new dark hair do.

 

disneyland with my BFFF for my 24th

 

luv her

the best day of 2013.

when my dude got out.

read more to see the rest of my year...

love at first swipe

Tinder tinder tinder

"its like window shopping for men"

is how I explain it to my girlfriends.

Tinder is fantastic, and fun 

but here are some oh no no's that boys do in the tinder world

Rule #1- Don't post pictures of you and your friends if your friends are hotter than you. thats a super bummer when its 3 group pictures of a bunch of dudes, then the one lonely selfie. the order should be, good selfie, group picture, this is my fun personality picture, this is my hobby picture (me running, me in the woods, me on a bike, me at the gym, me drinking beer (hey Im not judging your hobbies)) 

Rule #2- Don't post pictures of you and your friends if they are taller than you, also don't put your height in your about me unless its over 6 foot, we don't want to know, just disappoint us in person.

you must be 6'0 to ride this ride

Rule #3-Don't post pictures of you and a baby, I assume its yours and men with babies is too much baggage, this isn't eHarmony.

Rule #4 Dont post pictures of you and a girl, a hot girl, I assume its your girlfriend. Also doing the shitty crop of the blonde next to you is equally bad.

Rule #5-Don't post pictures of you at a wedding, I assume its your wedding when your standing with you arm around the bride and then I take a screenshot and send it to all my girlfriends and we talk about what a scumbag you are. 

pumpkin

I'm a simple girl really

I love bed, beer, veggie burgers, taco bell at 3 am, yarn, hello kitty and pumpkin flavored anything.

fall is my favorite time of year because, obvi, PUMPKIN

so if you don't already know you bout to know,

PUMPKIN BUTTER

is

the

shit.

its at Trader Joes 

or you can make your own like this

like this or any of these Pinterest recipes 

things I have used my pumpkin butter with

-toast- add some butter, pumpkin butter and some cinnamon. yum

-greek yogurt with a spoon full of PB and some bananas

-I made a rice and veggie dish with pumpkin butter

-ohmygod, I made pasta and alfredo sauce and added the pumpkin butter to the alfredo sauce it was AMAZING, were making it for thanksgiving!

-pumpkin milkshake with ice, ice cream, coconut milk and a spoon full of PB

and my personal favorite a fall twist on some cocktails

-gin and soda with some pumpkin butter

-whiskey water with some shake it up and yum

I got a little fancy and got some vanilla vodka, mixed in some cream soda and some PB- holy sweetness that was delish. 

the point of the story is buy a bottle, or 5.

shoes

Dating in the windy city. 

let me start with an open letter 

Dear every man in Chicago

Running shoes are only acceptable footwear when you are in fact running. ONLY.

running shoes are not meant to be worn out of the gym or the running path on Lake Shore Drive. 

here are some acceptable shoes that should be worn on dates, to bars, to restaurants, work, and every where else 

nikes

I am a sucker for a man in a good pair of dunks. 

vans

vans are always hot, I especially love the ones with the suede laces.

and lastly the distressed boot

it took me a while to accept these shoes on men, but now when I see them I love. 

with a nice pair of jeans and a flannel

please excuse me while I remove my clothing. 

that is all. 

love,

legs.

hot child in the city.

A 20 something girl navigating through life, dating, crafts and everything else. 

Im going to use this space to blog about, my dating adventures via tinder and talking to the cute guy at the coffee shop, my big move to the windy city, how to make bomb ass diy crafts, funny stories just cause, pictures of shit I like on the world wide web, reviews of: restaurants, movies, books, blogs, boyfriends, beauty related goodies, and whatever else I can think of. get ready world its coming. 

so kawaii

I am obsessed with the kawaii culture

everything is cute and shiny and cartoonish.

I wish the whole world was kawaii.

Kawaii (かわいい [kaw͍ai.i], "lovable", "cute", or "adorable"^[1]) is the quality of cuteness in the context of Japanese culture.^[2][3][4] It has become a prominent aspect of Japanese popular culture, entertainment, clothing, food, toys, personal appearance, behavior, and mannerisms.^[5] The noun is kawaisa (可愛さ^?), literally, "lovability", "cuteness" or "adorableness".

The root word is "kawai", formed from the kanji "ka" (可), meaning "acceptable", and "ai" (愛), meaning "love". The term kawaii has taken on the secondary meanings of "cool",^[6] "groovy",^[6] "acceptable",^[7] "desirable",^[7] "charming"^[8] "non-threatening", ^[8] and "innocence".

I've always loved hello kitty and even in high school my side kick was blinged out with a huge obnoxious cellphone charm. 

Ive recently been lusting over  kawaii whipped iphone cases. 

like these

made by xanadujulie

so I've been determined to make my own, after lots of googling I discovered that people make the little pieces themselves with clay so I went an bought a BUNCH of clay and spend hours watching tutorials on how to make different things. 

this girl socraftastic is no joke,

watch her videos and she will teach you everything.

then I watched this girls whipped decoden tutorial video.

and I made....

obviously xanadujulies is better, but Im a beginner. 

BUUUUT I am pretty proud of myself for hand making all my little clay pieces!

watch tutorials on how to make waffle molds, chocolate bars, flowers, bears, cupcakes. 

and its super fun, when I get better at it I am going to sell these in the etsy store

interwebs

fun posts that I liked enough to drag on to my desktop and share with my 5 readers, (maybe 2?) 

things in my little Arizona life are stressful, Im like a month behind in my computer class. I wish it was like the movies and tv shows where you can hire some nerd to do all your work for you

( nerds... email me ;) )

Dreamcatchers!

With the street fair ending this weekend I got a random spurt of creative energy.

I saw a bunch of dreamcatchers at the street fair for 70$ and up. So I went and bought my own hoops and taught myself to weave a dreamcatcher!

tomorrow I plan on buying a small hula hoop

and making a HUGE dreamcatcher. 

:)

25 before 25

yesterday was my 24th birthday

Im getting on up there in the world, and I wanted to make a list of things to do before 25.

so here is my 25 before 25.

1. crochet a blanket

2.graduate college

3. get a new car

4.take more pictures

5 learn how to use my camera better

6. take my blog more seriously. 

7. be more organized. 

8. go to the grand canyon

9.explore SF (will be crossed off soon)

10.maintain healthy friendships and cut ties with the ones that arent good for me. 

11.work on my business.

12.dont hide from love.

13. take a road trip up PCH.

14. visit santa cruz

15. move out of Tucson

16. spend more time with the Davis family

17.learn about the stock market.

18.learn sign language

19. travel in Europe with my mom

20. hula hooping

21. learn to cook more things. (besides mac and cheese and quesadillas)

22. vegan life. quit cheese.

23.let loose

24. read more 

25.explore more.