color palette.

it seems i haven't posted much this month. i swear i'm trying to be better! but, i decided to move home for the summer so i moved back into my old bedroom. my room is painted a really deep red {my brother's choosing, not mine} did you know colors have different meanings and feelings associated with them? i gave a presentation on color psychology in high school and thought it was really interesting. the meaning of red signifies anger, danger, energy, and rage. hmmm...i'm thinking red isn't really the color for me. yeah? here's what i'm thinking...

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yellow...comfort, liveliness, optimism, & happiness.

blue...trust, loyalty, confidence, health, & tranquility.

gray...traditionalism and intelligence.

what do you think?

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i won't be doing anything this fancy {i'm just a poor college student!}, mostly just flipping my reversible comforter to the gray side, painting my walls a less angry color {something neutral} and spray painting my frames yellow and turquoise blue but, this color scheme just makes me feel so happy!

book worm.

i'm a list maker. grocery lists, homework lists, packing lists, to do lists, really anything and everything one could make a list for; i've done it. probably. well every summer i make a list of things i want to do and accomplish. oddly enough i usually finish most of the things on my list. what many people may not know about me is that i secretly am a 'book worm.' this summer i am compiling a list of books i want to read. here's the start of my list...

...flipped. ...the other side of heaven. ...the peace giver. ...harry potter and the deathly hollows. ...the goose girl. ...mr. darcy broke my heart.

do you have a favorite book? any books you would recommend i add to my list?

summer.

i only have a couple weeks left before summer break and i still have no idea what i'm doing. almost on a daily basis someone asks me, "what are you doing for the summer?!" my response..."i have NO idea!" am i moving home or staying in logan? i have a job in logan, but not at home. but, i haven't lived at home for almost two years. and gas prices are so high i probably won't want to be driving back and forth very much. oh no, what should i do?! you tell me. advice? suggestions? job offers? all are welcome! :)

while you're thinking of some great words of wisdom check out this beautiful song i heard on pandora yesterday..."anywhere but here."

my dream.

for as long as i can remember i have had this DREAM of traveling the world. experiencing different cultures, tasting unique food, photographing the beauty of ancient buildings and exotic sights, learning a foreign language and just appreciating the beauty that is in this world without worrying about about the cares of day-to-day life.

*photo from weheartit

i recently saw the movie 'eat, pray, love' with julia roberts and quite honestly i hated it. but, despite my dislike of the movie i absolutely loved the sights of these beautiful places they captured in the film like italy, bali, and india. since going to college i have had many friends do service programs in different countries. after hearing all about their amazing experiences and seeing their pictures i recently started thinking this is something i wanted to do. i'm not sure how it will work out yet, but i sure hope it does!

coming soon...

so i've got some great photoshoots coming up soon {hopefully!}. here's some of the inspiration, which includes, guitars, sisters, golden mountain fields, lamp posts, sun flare, and friends. time to get excited. i can't wait!

*photos from julie parker photography

new projects.

i'm feeling crafty and in less than a week i will be in a new apartment. and i think these will be some of my new projects. yes please!

*photo from make it and love it

*photo from make it and love it

even better.

Have you ever made plans for something you really wanted, only to have those plans fail due to things you can't change. So, you get back up and move on to your Plan B. Yet still sometimes you have to move on to your Plan C when everything else doesn't seem to work out. I remember what seems like just yesterday that I had all these amazing plans for what I hoped this summer would be. What can I say, I'm a dreamer! And of course those plans were quickly changed when I didn't get the job I wanted back home. Although things weren't going to be the way I planned I thought my Plan B would be just fine. Well, my back up came to a screeching halt when not one, but both of my roommates found themselves some boyfriends. Suddenly I found myself wondering what on earth I was doing staying in Logan all summer in an empty apartment with most of my friends back home for the summer. 'What am I possibly accomplishing by staying here,' I wondered on a daily basis. Well, here I am nearly four months later and although this summer has not be easy, I have realized that more often than not the journey of life just doesn't happen the way you think it will. Sometimes you're going to have to change your plans a bit, and although it's not exactly how you planned it usually turns out just fine. To quotes the movie What a Girl Wants, the main character Daphne realizes that, "The truth is sometimes things aren't exactly what you always imagined... they're even better!" So, even though I've had my share of bumps in the road and my summer has not been anything like I imagined, I have been able to strengthen friendships, develop new ones, and even work on becoming a better me, all while having a summer greater than I could have imagined.

One thing that was not in my plans...this song could not be any more perfect for me right now. Oh. Boy.

Big Plans...

A couple years back my Grandparents were cleaning up their old farm land and tore down a couple buildings from World War II, which they no longer used. When I saw they had left an old window in tact I did not hesitate to rescue it from the rubble. I had great expectations for how i could repaint it and hang it up. Yet, two years later and it is still sitting in the garage back home. Well not for long, I have big plans in mind for that old window! My idea includes:

3 {or 4} Glass Doorknobs

AND

an Antique Window

I'm so excited!

Also...

Someday I want to do something like this...

Summer of Dreams.

The first month of my summer break is nearly over and I realized how little I have accomplished so far. Isn't summer time supposed to be the time when you do all the things you didn't have time for during the school year-or didn't make time for. The fun stuff at least. I have so much time with only work to deal with I better make the best use of the time I have! So, I made a list. And not just any list, but list of all the things I want to do before school starts again. I like to think of it as a bucket list of sorts, and it's going to be awesome!

• read 8 new books
• go on 1 road trip
• purchase new, reliable car
• lose 10 lbs (dang, I have to give up my chocolate cake!)
• write 3 awesome songs
• sew in jeans
• set up photography business
• save up money
• cut my hair
• finish fafsa
• work out 3-4x's a week
• attend temple at least 1x a month
• improve my photography
• daily journal writing
• go to an antique shop
• sew, sew, sew
• try tons of new crafty projects (so many choices!)
• relearn how to play guitar
• learn 3 new songs on the piano

I'd say this is a good start to an even greater summer! right?! you bet.