deep red

 While the lighting in these pictures does not even begin to do this colour justice (the one on top is actually closer) it has long been one of my favourites... even before berry hues became the 'it' nail polish colours for this fall/winter ;)

Revlon, Exotica

 

And although this time they turned out a bit less than perfect, I am just way too excited that I have time (and energy) to paint my nails again to even care :)

Look for a long post coming soon to explain the lack of time/energy/no blogging for a month! (I am just waiting for school to end... which I guess is on its own a big factor ;))

Audrey

just one of those moments

Have you ever had one of those days?  Or one of those moments? (Because really they rarely last all day)  I did today.  And no, it didn't last all day (thank goodness) but it was hard...  You do know what I am talking about though, don't you?  One of those moments when all of a sudden you just can't handle it any more and you feel like you are going to cry when you don't really have one specific reason, it is just everything.
So anyway, that was me this afternoon.  Admittedly I do have full license to be stressed right now... I had three midterms last week, my pre-op yesterday which meant a one day down one day back trip to Toronto, two midterms coming up this week, and then my surgery.  So yes, my life is crazy, but usually I can handle it... I just keep moving forward and I seem to eventually get through.  But today, this afternoon, I just all of a sudden couldn't handle it.  Part of it is that I just really, really need a break... (Nothing long, I would be happy with a day!)  But, that is not going to happen for a while, probably not until Christmas.
But Emily, I hear you say, what about after surgery?  Well all I have to say is have you ever recovered from surgery?  Well neither have I, but I can imagine that it is not really that restful. So that doesn't count.
And maybe you think I am being whiny when I say that right now my life is really hard and maybe compared to some, my life is easy, but right now for me it is hard.

But, I am really enjoying school (when it is not trying to kill me); I am so happy that my surgery is finally happening, and that I can begin to heal; my family is amazing, and loves me so much (even when I freak out :P); the fall colours are so beautiful where I am right now; and I know that God is always looking out for me, even when I feel overwhelmed.

I just need to remember to take one day at a time, and not worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow is a new day.  Maybe that sounds a little too trite but it is just so true :)

I am hoping that tomorrow looks something like this :)

Sunday Social - September 23

I am so excited that I am on the ball enough to link up with Sunday Social this weekend :)

1. What is something you have wanted to do but are afraid of?

Cut my hair short :)  I know that it is just hair and it will grow out, but I think that I would either love it or hate it...

(Something like this if you are at all interested ;))

2. Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Well, right now I am just focusing on getting through the next four in one piece.  :)

3. What are you looking forward to before the end of 2012?

Getting my knee fixed!

4. What are your hopes for your blog?

That it will continue to be a place where I can just be myself.

5. Do you always see yourself living in your current town/city?

No.  But you never know :)

6. What is your morning routine?

Wake up at 6:30, get dressed, do my hair/makeup, eat, throw my lunch into my bag, grab my travel mug, leave for school.  And that is pretty much it...  (I usually end up doing my makeup in the car though :)) 


Have a great week everyone!

Hi :)

Hey everyone :)  So it looks like my 'short hiatus' turned into a long one... 
My appointment with the surgeon went well (He is going to try to fix me!) and I have a tentative surgery date for October.  
We ended up staying in the Toronto area for the whole week getting some other stuff figured out which meant that by the time we got home I had four days to get all the final stuff together for my first year of university. (eep!) 
Needless to say I have been pretty focused on that ever since, and while I have tried to do a post or two since then my brain has just been too tired. But, I am going to try to get a post out at least once a week from now on (no promises though!).... 
I know that there are bloggers who can juggle the full time job/school thing and blog like every day, and I think that is absolutely amazing, but that is just so not me right now ;) 

In other news, I managed in all that in between time to get completely addicted to Dr. Who and Roswell...find some pants that fit over my brace...and do crazy amounts of studying :)

So, anyway, I hope you stick around through this journey of mine,  while it may be a bit intermittent it is sure to be amazing :)

a short hiatus

In the north of Spain

Hi everyone!  I am going to see another surgeon this week about my knee (fingers crossed!) and I will probably not be blogging while I am away...  But, I am going to leave you with some awesome links from all over the place to keep you busy :)


- This list of the 100 top YA novels is pretty good... I don't agree with all of it (hello 'Twilight'?) but it is still pretty cool :)

- I found these dresses the other day and I love both of them...  Which do you like best?   The blue or the red?

- This is one of my new favorite websites.  The captions are the best :)

- These Caramel Shortbread Bars look way too good!

- I really hope that my bedroom will look something like this when I am done whitewashing it.

- This is the most amazing men's dress shirt refashion I have seen yet!

- I really want to try making this nail polish.

-This song makes me want to dance :)

- My Milk Toof is so cute!

- This article about writing better than you normally do is super funny and maybe even true ;)

-I found this post on beauty is really powerful.

(Heads up, some of these links may have mildly offensive language)


Have a great Sunday!

silver and teal

It's Friday!  And, I am linking up with The Nail Files again :)

I have to say that I absolutely loved my nails this week :)  I wish I had been more on the ball and taken some pictures right away instead of after a few days of wear and tear though... 

Once again I have no idea what this is called or where I got it...  I have a  lot of people that just give me their old polish which I love but I have to admit makes posting about it a bit tricky ;)

Don't forget to go see what everyone else did with their nails this week :)

Happy Friday!

a quote for the day