My new walls!

above my bed

My new walls make my room happy. and me happy too! :)

What do you think?

IDK, my BFFs The Slash Blog

Meet Nichelle and Elise. Nichelle blogs at Vintage Wanna Bee and Elise blogs at Elise's Pieces. 

They are BFFs and they think they are way funny slash, they are actually pretty funny.

Elise and Nichelle met in a Women's Organization that focused on personal growth, faith and sisterhood. After becoming besties, and realizing they blog were obsessed with blogging, they decided to create 

The Slash Blog!

The Slash Blog is a sisterhood that focuses on faith, friendship, service and sisterhood. 

Click here to learn more about The Slash Blog and why it's called, "The Slash Blog".

The Slash Blog is officially live as of today! Head on over to check out this new blog that focuses on and is based on friendship. Elise slash Nichelle invite you to join along with their Weekly Inspirations, Weekly Challenges, Weekly Uplifting Printables, Monthly Serviced Projects and more! Head on over to the blog, 'Join The Sisterhood', or just come by to get a smile or a laugh! 

Check out The Slash Blog here:

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The Slash Blog is also having a "Slash Bash" in honor of the new blog launch!

If you are in Northern Utah, or Southern Idaho, Elise slash Nichelle invite you to come to this Super Awesome Blog Party! Please RSVP on the facebook event here. 

If you would like to get involved, have questions, want to say hello, have a funny joke, or have a charity or organization you would like to see on The Slash Blog, you can send an email to The Slash Girls at:

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A Yummy Afternoon.

i love bright fruit! yummers! 

Fashion Friday: From the tips of your toes to the tips of your mohawk

Guess what I did?

Yep, I chopped it. 

I'm now free of roughly 10" of hair & have come away with the "Modern Mohawk". . . .

Ginnifer Goodwin-esque.

I went girly-rocker today and faux-hawked it up with a glittery snake clip.

In the words of cousin Andrea, fellow short-haired friend, I feel "EMPOWERED, BRAVE, CONFIDENT".

Yeah, I think I'm gunna like this! :)

my newest vinyl

Awhile ago I saw this designer chair eye chart and I've wanted one ever since. They weren't selling them anymore and I was bummed, but never have had time to make my own. . .I saw it again the other day at work and KNEW it HAD to be cut in vinyl! 

I think It turned out pretty cool! :) My eye sight is 20/chairy! :) har har har.

creative people

Wow. This is amazing. NEVER want to forget this! 

domino

So I went into FYE the other day because they had a big bin of Justin Bieber things on sale they are right next to my work and I wanted to browse before I went home. 

I found this cool Ipod/USB connector (for $5!!), so I bought it to go in my car. (Which seriously has a USB port!! what!? that just makes me love the car more! )

I plugged the other morning and it worked!  I cranked up Jessie J and screamed sang loudly all the way to work. Makes a dull road full of traffic cones a little better! :)

Assumptions.

Assumptions are funny things. Sometimes what you assume ends up being exactly right--but most of the time, you should just keep your assumptions to yourself.

Exhibit A: Assuming I'm a 14 year old girl just because I love Justin Bieber. Now that's just SILLY! :)

Exhibit B: My sophomore year of college was almost over and my roommates and I were laughing one night about memories when it came out that some of my roommates saw that my name was Keisha before they met me and assumed they were rooming with a black girl. And then they were disappointed because I was white as a cracker could be. hmmm.

Exhibit C: The other day I got this envelope in the mail. 

Free Gifts Enclosed it said. Well I love Free Gifts. And it's from the Smithsonian! So I opened it. I didn't look at the full return address, but I should have. 

My free gifts enclosed were bookmarks; of deceased African Americans.

Mom figured out why they sent it to me and only me in our house. . . . .I mean, this is what google images pops up for "Keisha":

OH, good. The enclosed bookmarks are mine to keep! great!. . . . . . I'll frame them.

Now I'm not saying you have to be black to enjoy black culture, I'm just saying. . .don't assume I'm black because I have a black girl name. 

mmmmmK?

Who are you? No. Clue.

Who am I? Well, first of all, this would be a better representation of me:

Fashion Friday: derek cardigan

This weeks Fashion Friday is not from my closet or my Polyvore. No, today it's from Etsy. Browsing online, I found this lovely artist: derekcardigan. or mr. desierto as he's called now.

He hand draws and then digitally colors this lovely fashion prints. Don't you just DIE! I want one of everything please!

He describes each print so lovely and gets his inspiration from the best in the business. 

Utterly fabulous, he says, "My interest in fashion started (I think subconsciously) when I first watched Sleeping Beauty. The part where princess Aurora is dancing in the clouds while her dress magically changed from pink to periwinkle blue made a definite impact on me. Since then I have never been able to escape the allure of a beautiful girl in a beautiful dress."

Weren't we all inspired by that? Lovely.

Here's to sketching, bright colors, fashion, and inspiration. 

Thursday Theatre Review: Chris's People Like Us

Have I told you how much I love Chris Pine?

In my humble (and correct) opinion, he is one of the best actors in Hollywood. He can play ANYTHING. 

From the cocky and clever Kirk in Star Trek, to the half crazy brother in Carriers, to the unlucky in-love Jake Hardin in Just My Luck. Not to mention the new-train-employee-made-hero in Unstoppable, the fighting-with-his-best-friend for a girl in This Means War, and of course, the sexy Nicholas in Princess Diaries 2.

His most recent movie, People Like Us, is no different. He plays brilliant salesman (read: lies for money), Sam, who finds out (after going through his dead-beat dad's estate) that he has a long-lost sister and nephew. The movie is a heart-wrenching tale based on a true story. He learns that love trumps all and that there are many different kinds of love. He learns that everyone is just trying to do their best in life and that we are all here to help each other on our journey.

Chris does fantastic and rips your heart out with his real-life struggles he goes through. I usually go to movies and read books to GET OUT of reality, but this was played so beautifully and had such a great message that my heart was warmed and I left feeling content and happy with my life.

Plus, how could you NOT be happy when you get to look at this face for 2 hours. ;)

I must-ache you a question. . .

I found this idea a while ago and loved it. Each day this year, write down one thing that you did, then, next new-years: read them all and see how much you accomplished in a year.

Pretty special.

I also found this saying on Pinterest and KNEW i had to cut it in vinyl! 

I added the "how was your day?" because that's the first thing me and my mom say each to each other when we see each other at the end of the day. I started writing these in January. . .and I've fallen behind, so I need to catch up, but now I have a cute jar to put it in! YAY! can't wait to read them!!

CTR

All my darling primary kids are turning 8 and getting baptized! 

They are such sweethearts and I wanted to get them a little something to mark the special occasion.

I went to Seagull Book (not a good idea when I'm trying to SAVE money!) and I found these darling journals, glow-in-the-dark CTR rings, and baptism pencils! SO cute!

I wrote them each a little note and we had a special baptism lesson where I read them MY journal entry from MY baptism day. SO neat to look back 14ish years and remember. So special. Glad I wrote it down. 

I need to be better about Journal writing.  These memories are special and I want to remember them FOREVER! 

And I'll say it again. . .

Vinyl is SO COOL!!

Look how darling my bathroom looks now:

Fake birds: WAY better than real birds. 

This is my favorite quote/mantra. 

It reminds me to stop worrying and live life--because EVERYthing is going to be alright!