Music Monday

Happy Monday!  You know, when April started a week ago, I had illusions of grandeur about how much I was going to get done this month, and I was finally going to be really prepared for all my finals and I was not going to be stressed!  That, of course, is not my style.  I am a massive procrastinator, and one week in I am already stressing about how little I've done and how much I still have to do!  Oh, jeez.  At least this is (hopefully) the last time I will be putting myself through this school stress.  In one month, I will be graduating from law school!

For today's Music Monday, I bring you the greatness that is Ben Gibbard.  I'm sure you've heard some of his stuff with Death Cab for Cutie, but he also had a lesser known band called The Postal Service.  Both are wonderful in their own rite, so I decided to provide you with both today.

Grapevine Fires was written about the terrible fires that so much of California experienced a few years back.  I think the song is so beautiful with the message that it portrays as well as the tune it carries.  There is beauty in everything, if only we look for it.

Rainy Day Outfit

Do you ever have those projects that you are so close to being done with, but then you put it on the shelf for months?  Like, a good book or a sewing project?  Well, this sweater is mine.  I am (usually) an avid knitter, and I love to make sweaters.  I made this particular sweater a few years ago, but I made it a size too small, and never wore it.  

Last summer I decided to tear it apart and remake it in the right size.  This was the first big thing I tore apart, and that in and of itself was a very time-consuming task.  For lack of a better word, it sucked.  But I loved tbe yarn, which had been discontinued, so I was bound and determined to redo it.  Then, after I had finished it and sewn in what I thought were all the ends, I put it on to wear to school and discovered two un-threaded strands.  So I put it on the shelf to finish when I had time, and there it sat...for six months.  So sad!

Now that the weather is getting nicer, and this sweater will be unwearable for six more months, I decided to take it down and finish it.  Guess how long it took me?  Three minutes.  Five, if you count finding my tapering needle and bringing it downstairs.  Adam just laughed at me.  Then I made him take my picture!

 

 

 

Hope you guys had a wonderful weekend!  

List a Week No. 6

I know you just saw one yesterday, but here's another list!  This time, I got to write about others.  Specifically, Ways in Which You Can Love Others.  This one was fun, because it gave me ideas of little things I can do everyday to make the people around me feel special and loved.  Such as writing thank you notes more often!  I think that is something that we all can do.  My aunt is fantastic at doing it, and I think it's a lost art.  Don't you love getting snail mail?

You can see the rest of my lists here.

List a Week No. 5

As you know, I'm participating in Moorea Seal's project 52 Lists.  Obviously I am a few weeks behind, but I'm slowly but surely catching up!  I think List 13 came out today.  So you'll be seeing quite a few in the next week or so, then it will be once a week, I promise!

Week 5 was List What You Are Grateful For.  This one was a little difficult for me.  Not that I'm not grateful for things (I most certainly am!), but just putting them all into words.  My dad was diagnosed with cancer when I was quite young, and so I grew up knowing that you should never take anything for granted.  That mindset is something I will always have, and I try to be grateful for both the little and big things in life.  Writing this list made me aware of many little things that I don't take for granted, but don't think about everyday.  It was quite rewarding!

You can see the rest of my lists here.

Music Monday

Happy Monday, everyone!  And welcome to April!  Hopefully Spring will decide to stick around from a while this time.  I'm really in need of some nice weather.  Yesterday was great, and the April Fool's set in and it snowed last night.  Boo!  As much as I'm looking forward to the warmer weather, April is not looking great for me.  This is my last semester of law school, and I of course have been procrastinating as usual.  So this month will be filled with outlining, paper-writing, and learning all the stuff I haven't yet attempted to learn.

I have a lot of great family events coming up this month as well, such as my brother's art exhibit and my aunt's 70th birthday, so it should break things up a bit, but I am still looking forward to April being over!

Just in case any of you are in the same boat and have a stressful April staring you in the face, I thought we should have a fun video today.  Hope this brightens your day!

Enjoy!

List a Week No. 4

I'm trying to catch up on my 52 Lists by Moorea Seal, so you will be getting a couple this week.  Week Four is "List Your Current & Future Goals & Dreams."  This was a fun one!  It even brought some new goals to my attention.

Easter flowers :)

You can see the rest of my lists here.

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful day!  I sure did.  My family met at my Mom's and we had a wonderful Sunday afternoon, complete with hilarious stories and fantastic food.  I love when we get together.  It always puts a smile on my face for the rest of the day!

I of course used Easter as an excuse to get cute!

Shirt and skirt and c/o Modcloth / Shoes c/o b.o.c. @ DSW / Necklace is vintage 

Hope you have a great evening filled with naps and good television!