February, you’ve been good to little old me. While I didn’t have any huge events taking place, I think this February was just one of those months that was full of exploration. I’ve finally been working on the nitty gritty of my thesis, the typeface that I’m designing is coming together in a really fun way, weekends have been spent doing work/having spontaneous fun time with the man-dude, and I even was able to start doing my first DIY’s—and get that canvas painted. Boy has that been on my list for ages!
On the down-side, I have really been struggling with my health again. With a lot of this new exploration has come a lot of stress, and I definitely turn to comfort foods when I get stressed. Cake at 4PM, ok, sure. Can you guys reach out from the internet and slap my wrist the next time that happens please? I hand-lettered that little saying to hang above my desk that says: “No Excuses. For Serious.” It’s been helping—but my kitchen is on the other side of the apartment from where it’s hung ;) Blah blah, March is a new month, and my main goal is to get back on track. I’ve been starting to interview for jobs and send out some applications for post-grad life—I want to be in the right state health-wise before I start heading down that new avenue. I’ve had some exciting opportunities come my way in the past couple weeks, and I’m crossing my fingers I start to see something come of them. This month has really taken a toll on my mentality towards graduation in a big way, and I’m so full of questions. It will be great to have a little direction and I’m hoping that starts to come soon. I’m such a weirdo planner, so it’s hard. I’m sure many of you can relate to this feeling of not knowing what’s next.
Here’s to trucking on in March—with fun times like St. Patrick’s day to keep us on our toes! How was your February?
If you’re interested in more sneak peaks into my months, follow along on instagram! Oh, and those adorable magnets shown above were sent to me by stickygram! I have them all lined up on my fridge right now. These are such a great was to get your instagram photos into your real life—that’s so nice when most of my photo documentation just stays on my phone or computer now-a-days. And they’re crazy cute to boot.
lovely collection of images to go along with your lovely reflection of the past month. It sounds as if you have oodles of things going on this month (thesis, job interviews)…so remember to be kind to yourself as well! have a wonderful start to your week! xo
Comment by Rebecca Alexis — March 4, 2013 @ 10:48 AM
Aw thanks Rebecca! I hope you have a lovely week ahead of you as we’ll :) While I think the start of March is going to be a doozy, I have a week of spring break where I’m hoping to really get back on track ;) So does this taking care of myself include cake? ;) kidding. Hah.
Comment by Kelsey — March 4, 2013 @ 11:40 AM
Yes to cake! Well on occasion. I call it food for the soul… sometimes you just need cake. I also wanted to tell you that I really liked your last post as well, “inspiration vs. imitation”. Loads of food for thought there. One thing I did ponder about is my series called gratitude monday(s). I thought it was a kinda original for many reasons, but after having gotten to know waaaayyyyy many more blogs out there, I don’t think it is so much anymore. I haven’t seen a series quite like mine, but definitely folks posting on “happiness” and “gratitude” …Which is great! SO I think some things are coincidence, and others are things tucked into our unconscious from sources long since forgotten. xxoo
Comment by Rebecca Alexis — March 4, 2013 @ 2:03 PM
Awesome, I’m glad the cake can still be a thing ;) And a big fat “yes” to writing about happiness! I do think there is something incredibly valid about going along the same kind of principles of other posts when you have something unique to share with the content. I agree as well that somethings just come to a lot of us, and then you realize that these same themes keep popping up elsewhere — this is a neat phenomenon that I’m trying to study about right now, when common inspirations/thoughts/ways of living pop up in a certain community. I don’t think this is wrong at all :) It’s such a touchy subject to tread upon because there aren’t really any ‘right’ and ‘wrongs’ — I think as long as you’re trying to move forward and learn along your own journey, that its all good :) applauds friend!
Comment by Kelsey — March 4, 2013 @ 2:14 PM
exactly. moving forward, & learning from the journey. and it would be fabulous if there was a big great wave of happiness, gratitude and slowing down that was embraced by all. xo
Comment by Rebecca Alexis — March 4, 2013 @ 3:37 PM
I love Stickygrams! I’ve made a few and hope to cover part of my fridge with them.
Also, glad my notecard made the cut. ;)
Comment by Cara-Mia — March 5, 2013 @ 10:47 AM