Forgotten Stairs

Shirt - Maurices (Thrifted) // Scarf - Charlotte Russe // Jeans - Buffalo Jeans // Jacket - JCPenney // Shoes - Go Jane // Bracelet - Thrifted // Earrings - Big Lots // Rings - Thrifted

Photos by CT

These photos are actually from before vacation...but I got distracted with vacation stuff and didn't have a chance to post them. But here they are now! Obviously the writing is from before I left for vacation too :p

I don't think these are really forgotten stairs...but I didn't even know they were there until yesterday. And I think forgotten stairs are cool... Anyways, as I was walking to 151 (the printing room in Akron's art building) the other day I looked out the glass door, saw those stairs, and I thought wow that's a cool place to take pictures! The very next day CT tells me that we're taking pictures by the stairs behind the art building--the very same stairs I found the day before. Turns out I'm just a doof 'cause CT takes pictures there a lot and I just don't pay attention to my surroundings!

So I'm leaving for vacation in the morning! (as in last week in the morning...) I will still be posting (I did) and I hope that I will get some awesome pictures with the mountains as a backdrop! (oh wait we left the camera behind...so yeah that totally happened...I guess they came out alright :p) Can't wait!!! (truth) It's supposed to be in the 70s all week!! (It was...and a little in the 80s!)

Hope your day is fantastic!

Mysterious Hallway

Shirt - St. John's Bay (Thrifted) // Scarf - Charlotte Russe // Jeans - Buffalo Jeans // Shoes - Go Jane // Bracelet - Handmade// Earrings - Big Lots // Rings - Thrifted
Photos by R. Parker

So...I think these pictures turned out fantastic! This mysterious hallway is actually just the front hall of my house... As you can see, my cat likes the camera today. And she likes my photographer! Which is good because Rachel's gonna take care of my cat while I'm on vacation!  My family is going to Massanutten Resort in Virginia--I hope to get lots of good outfit pictures!

So...Friday Favorites (or I guess Saturday Favorites?...whatever). So original right? I don't know if this is going to be a regular thing or not, so I didn't really put any thought into that title.

1. I'm totally obsessed with Buy the Stars by Marina and the Diamonds! I'll be honest...I'm kind of a sucker for any song with lyrics about stars. I really love astronomy and took a course in it even though I didn't need any more sciences.

2. So I LOVE OneRepublic's new album Native. (YouTube Amazon) So I haven't listened to OneRepublic since Apologize (YouTube Better Song YouTube Better Video Amazon) but I totally love this album! I kind of love tribal print and accessories right now and when I saw the Native cover I was just like Please please let the album be good! 'cause the artwork is awesome! It turned out awesome! It's really not the genre I usually listen to, but I've been expanding my music horizon recently. Oh, and I really love the song Counting Stars...well that's interesting Star is in the title again...

3. So yeah now that I'm making this list I keep thinking of more music to post! What you're seeing here is totally different than what I usually listen to, so I'll eventually post some old favorites...but enough music today. Here's a YouTube Video that I seriously can't stop watching. Yes...I have a very weird sense of humor, but I just love FilmCow. So here's Professor Toothy. I seriously don't get why I find this so funny...

4. Ok so this movie looks really interesting. I've never even heard of The Purge until it came up as an ad on YouTube. This is a very interesting and original concept so I'm looking forward to seeing the movie!

5. I never really got the whole Harlem Shake craze...some are kind of funny and some aren't. But this one is seriously the best. Why? Because it's the cast of Supernatural!

Well, I hope your day is fantastic! Don't forget to follow, and like Finding Inspiration on Facebook!

When I See the Sun

Shirt - Body Central (similar) // Skirt - Talbots (Thrifted) // Tights - George // Shoes - Diva Lounge // Earrings - Big Lots (like 10ish years ago...) // Necklace - Handmade // Rings - Thrifted
Photos by CT

I really do hope the sun is here so stay! ...But who am I kidding, it's Ohio. The land where the sun never shines... Anyways, I really love this skirt! It's pretty old--I thrifted it a few years ago--but the color is right on  trend! Unfortunately...I can almost guarantee that I won't be wearing this skirt with tights again. Even though I think it looks great with black tights :( The fabric clings to the tights! That combined with the wind (Akron's just really windy?) I spent the whole day holding my skirt hem down. It got a little irritating. On another note, I can't wait to wear this skirt in the summer without tights because it's really cute and comfortable!

So...if you caught my last post, I was majorly jonesing for a mug brownie! Well I finally got my mug brownie! And I'm watching Supernatural again while I write. Notice a pattern? Ok that was like the best mug brownie I've ever made!! Hmm.....maybe I should do an outfit inspired by supernatural?

What about you? Do you ever get fashion inspiration from TV shows?

Hope your day is fantastic! Don't forget to follow and like Finding Inspiration on Facebook!

"I Don't Care if the Sun Don't Shine"

I love this picture except that my sister's dog is in the background... 

This is what happened when I tried to get the dogs to move! They followed me right back to the waterfall--that's their favorite place to sit!

Dress - American Living // Cardigan - Liz & Co. (Thrifted) // Tights - JCPenney // Shoes - American Eagle (Thrifted) // Earrings - Thrifted
Photos by Laura

So this is the outfit that I wore on Easter Sunday. It was also my last day of spring break. I had a wonderful break spending time with my family, but I'm ready to go back to school. Ha! Just kidding! I'm totally ready to for summer and to be done with the semester! I'm so glad that break was so late in the semester because now I have only a few weeks left! And, this Sunday I'm actually going to take another break and go with my family to Massanutten Resort!!! I'm so excited not only because it's really nice, but I know there will be some really awesome places to take pictures! I just have to make it a few more days in school. Not to mention my least favorite class was canceled this week...YEAH!! So I'd say it's been a pretty awesome week! Oh yeah, and I'm wearing more dresses..and it's warmish! So yeah, I'm happy!

Back to Easter Sunday...I thought my family looked pretty spiffy this Sunday and I took pictures of my mom and my sister, Laura, to show off their cute outfits :)

Laura's Dress - JCPenney

Mom's Dress - Merona

Don't they look fantastic :) Hope you have a great day! Oh yeah, and what do you think of my lipstick? I haven't worn real lipstick in a long time! And this is pretty bright!

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Through the Woods

Shirt - Thrifted // Cardigan - Liz & Co. (Thrifted) // Jeans - l.e.i. // Shoes - Restricted // Earrings - Thrifted // Bracelet - Handmade // Purse - Thrifted
Photos by Laura

I wore this during spring break last week. I really wasn't expecting to go anywhere, so I really didn't put any thought into this outfit. So...this is what I look like when I just throw something on in the morning! Honestly though, I think it's way cuter than my outfits during midterms week. And I did put some thought into those...but I was really going for comfort and warmth! Anyways, as I write this I'm watching The Sound of Music. I haven't watching this movie in forever! I don't usually like musicals or girly movies, but I make an exception occasionally :)

So, there are a lot of blogs that I started following just because I liked the style and the pictures, but I just recently started reading the actual text. Before I started blogging I wasn't as interested in the reading, but now I really enjoy it--it's like getting to know the bloggers! Well this made me realize that I have a lot of improvement to do on the writing of my blog. I feel like the photos are getting better, but I'm not happy with the writing yet. So here's where I need your help. What do you like about the writing in your favorite blogs? What do you like about the writing in my blog and what could be improved? And what would you like me to write about?

"Tale As Old As Time"

Wish this weren't so blurry...but it shows the back of the dress nicely.

Dress – Corey P.  // Shirt – Worthington // Tights (similar) – Charlotte Russe // Shoes – Rocket Dog // Turquoise Ring (similar) – Thrifted // Claddagh Ring (similar) - Gift // Bracelet (similar) – Handmade // Earrings (similar) – Thrifted

Photos by Laura B

….Just sayin’ but I’m SO glad I didn’t get pictures of my experiment with eyebrow pencil. It was horrific. I got some new makeup and I was just playing around with it when I got the idea to try darkening my eyebrows. So imagine dark eye makeup, really bold lips, and CRAAAZY EYEBROWS! …and that’s when my mom walked in. I don’t remember exactly what she said but it was something about looking like a murder clown and my eyebrows looking like caterpillars dancing above my eyes. But hey, at least she was honest!

Anyways, I love this dress! I look like Belle from Beauty and the Beast! Not gonna lie--yes, I was singing Beauty and the Beast songs all day! Oh! And, I’m so excited just to be wearing a dress!!!! It’s still fairly cold outside, but I missed wearing dresses so much that I decided to just go for it! I have NO tolerance for cold and usually have to wear several layers in the winter, so I don’t really wear dresses that much until it’s warmer. I see other people wearing awesome skirts and dresses in the frigid cold and they look…well, cold. What about you? Do you wear dresses in the winter? And how do you keep warm?

Have a great Easter weekend!!