Thursday, June 13, 2013

Sweet Summertime: What's in My Beach Bag?


On a good day it's about a 15 minute drive from my house to the beach, so I am out there quite often. I always carry my beach bag with me with all of the necessary items for beach survival.





{Beach Towel}
This is actually one of the towels I brought to use at school, but it is perfect for the beach. It's bigger than a normal beach towel so you don't get your legs covered in sand.


{Sunscreen}
There is no doubt that I am extremely pale and extremely prone to getting sunburn. I'm so tired of getting burned and I think it's important to protect your skin, so I choose high SPF sunscreens. I also bring a chapstick with SPF, because, yes, even my lips will get burned. It's awful.


{Water!}
If you aren't bringing water to the beach, at least bring some sort of beverage. Whether you're out there for just a few hours or all day long, you're going to want to stay hydrated.


{A Hat}
I always keep a hat in my bag. Obviously they keep you protected from the sun, but they also come in handy for taming crazy beach hair.


{Snacks}
Because you never know when hunger is going to strike.


{Sunglasses}
Gotta have the glasses. It's always a good idea to keep a cheap pair in your bag too. Going to the beach and forgetting your sunglasses is the worst. Squint city.


{A Book}
Last but not least, a good book. I'm guilty of taking books and never actually reading them, but sometimes you just need a break from swimming and sunbathing and sandcastles.


I'd love to know what some of your beach bag essentials are!

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Perfume Bottle Collection




A couple years ago I decided I'd like to start collecting perfume bottles. I'm not really sure why, but I loved the idea of it. The thing I love about all of these is that they each have a special memory tied to them. Not only are they a gorgeous decoration for my vanity, but most of them are sweet gifts that have been given to me. That's something I adore.



This was the bottle that started it all. A few years ago I spent spring break with my best friend Anna and her mom and sister in Atlanta. One day while we were out shopping I came across this in Anthropologie and decided to take it home with me.



I think Anna is the biggest supporter of my collection. She surprised me with this bottle one day and I absolutely love it.



Last year for graduation Anna's sister, Alex, gave me this bottle. I love how unique it is from the rest of my collection; it's much taller, and the color is gorgeous.



This is one of my favorites out of the bunch. When I was little I would pick this up off my mom's vanity and pretend I was getting all dolled up to go somewhere magical. I was so happy when my mom let me have this one.



These three bottles were given to me by Anna as well! She spent this past Christmas in Italy with her family and brought these back to me as a souvenir/Christmas/New Year's gift. I love how different each of them are, but they are still a perfect fit.

I'll update you as the collection grows! Is there anything you have started collecting?

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

50 Random Facts About Me

50, whaat? Yes, today I'm sharing 50 random facts about me, which is probably more than you would ever want/need to know. But hey! I thought it might be a fun video to make. If you would like, you can check out a few other videos on my YouTube page here. Please give it a watch and let me know a random fact about you in the comments!

Monday, June 10, 2013

Happy Monday


Now that I have a summer job and work Monday through Friday, I am back into the routine of hating Mondays. Sigh. So, to try to rid us all of the Monday blues I thought I'd share this sweet quote. I'm hoping this week will be a productive one, but I've got to remember to take the time to do things that make me happy. To appreciate those little happy moments that can so easily slip away. To make the most of today.

Happy Monday.

Image via Pinterest

Friday, June 7, 2013

Photo Friday

Instead of sharing some of my own photos this Friday, I thought I'd show you guys a few that have been inspiring me lately. I spend a lot of time on my computer and look through a lot of random websites, so I often come across something that I love.


I found this picture here on Pinterest a while ago and fell in love. I love the color & I adore peonies. This is currently my phone background, and it makes me so very happy.



Last semester I took a film director course about Hitchcock, and Rear Window became one of my favorite movies out of the bunch. I'm a sucker for anything behind the scenes, so when I saw it in this Buzzfeed article, I had to save it.



I never ever get tired of seeing Eiffel Tower pictures. I came across this website that posts about Paris every single day, so now I can feed my addiction daily.



Jenna Fischer retweeted this picture and it just about broke my heart. Yesterday I watched this video which is an hour and 45 minutes of The Office bloopers. An hour and 45 minutes... worth it, but what is my life.



I guess this isn't exactly a photo, and I'm sure you've seen this quote way too much, but I love it. I think I'm a pretty patient person but sometimes it's hard to imagine your hard work paying off. This is a nice reminder. If you are a bit of a quote junkie like me, here is a site you will love.



This is by far my favorite picture I've seen all week. I just about lost it when Taylor & Ed tweeted about the new video release. It is too, too cute. I saw this photo on Instagram, and this fan site. You can also watch the new video of Everything Has Changed here (I highly recommend you do).

That is all for this Photo Friday. I hope you all have an absolutely wonderful weekend!

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