January 17, 2015

Booyah! Three Day Weekend. || 1.17.15

January 17, 2015/ ekfriend

|| Crazy, Hectic, & Unapologetic ||

Just a quick check-in and then off to the links we go! Honestly, I didn't think this week was going to be so rough. I thought I would breeze back to school and move swiftly into the perfect routine, balancing everything under the moon like a wizard. HA! So not true. My classes all caught me pretty off guard, so any grand intentions I had for this space were wiped clean as I tried to prioritize my life. Not to worry, I have some great ideas coming your way. I promise this time. I have some new editions to the recovery blog that I will be linking to, some great nutrition post ideas, and maybe getting more into some yoga. That being said, I am going to slow down and be mindful of everything I am doing -- I have to leave room for spontaneity! Please continue to read, and bare with me as I navigate this new semester and find my rhythm -- I promise it will be worth the wait. Xx.

What are you up to this weekend?

LINKS & FINDS ||

How to make those goals stick. 4 great and amazing tips.

10 ways to reduce your stress. Chill out, man :-).

Because sometimes etsy shopping is overwhelming -- here's a guide.

How to really clean your closet.

Great interior trends of 2015.

Love Emily McDowell's cards.

I love this color palette -- it's how I feel every gloomy, doomy winter.

Explore, love, hope, and be yourself. Always.

xx

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January 10, 2015

Saturday Finds || 1.10.15

January 10, 2015/ ekfriend

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|| Schoolward Bound in T-Minus 14 Hours ||

We're packing up all my goodies and valuables and heading back to my supposed home away from home. I've made my peace with Wake and hope the bond grows stronger every second I am on it's grounds. Sadness wrings my heart as I prepare to leave my mom and beloved animals, though I know they are never far from my heart. My heart is full for the future and every spontaneous moment I take this year. I'm excited for all this life has to offer.

What are you up to this weekend? Let's kick some butt this year and make 'em proud. xx

LINKS & FINDS ||

Five items for easy, peasy, lemon-squeezy entertaining.

An amazing restaurant showcasing chipped tile -- not hiding it away.

Best iPhone apps of 2014.

See this man disappear in his own artwork.

My new favorite place to workout. In addition to yoga studios, of course.

For the haters of wearing leggings in everyday life. Here is a style guide for ya.

8 steps to open myself up to love this year. Even if it's scary.

Explore, love, hope, and be yourself. Always.

xx

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January 02, 2015

It's Gonna Be a Great Year || Friday Finds || 1.2.15

January 02, 2015/ ekfriend

|| BOUNCING WITH NEW YEAR SPIRIT ||

We've bid adieu to an eventful year of ups and downs, highs and lows, excitement and boredom, and ushered in what feels like it's going to be an adventurous year for all of us. Where will it take us? I'm letting go of plans this year. I'm letting go of expectations and requirements. I want to live. I want to be the twenty year old that I am, and jump off cliffs, go skydiving, hike to wild heights, travel with nothing but a dollar in my pocket, stop planning everything and just live life. To me, that's complicated and impossible, so all the more reason to try it, eh? That was a little bit of Canadian in there, maybe I'll get back there this year. There is so much hope in the new year. How can we lose it half way through the year? I'm not planning on it. This year is going to be the year. I feel it, and thus it will manifest itself. I can't wait to see where it takes me -- how about you?