La Negrita Tiene Tumbao

 That thing on my heard is my mom's scarf from the 80's. I always feel like Celia Cruz when I wear it.

 I love it!

Clay Earrings!

So a few weeks back I saw this tutorial on making earrings out of clay. After a long time of procrastinating, I actually made them! This is what they look like! 

Aren't they cute? 

Next up: flower ring!

Desert Outfit

I got a cute cardigan at the gap today. I tried to go for color especially because 1. I wear too much black, gray, and white. 2. I'm trying to look more cheery.
I really liked the cut and I think I will be able to wear this on my mission. I don't have anyone to take pictures so I used my crappy iSight in the hall, so you can't tell that it is pinkish. :(

This outfit reminded me a lot of the desert, probably because I had wind-blown hair. I was kinda feeling lazy today.

I am wearing off-pink gap cardigan, a copper-sequin mossimo tank , F21 skinny jeans, xhilaration gladiators, second-hand dooney & burke bag. 

DIY Armani-inspired scarf

This is my first DIY post. I'm so excited!
This was a really simple and fun scarf/necklace to make. I turned my a-size-too-big J-Crew shirt




into....










this!
















I still love the Armani fabric but I think I did pretty well,
what do you think?

Debate: half empty or half full?

I gave a talk in church today. It was on Missionary Work. Specifically Doctrine and Covenants Section 4. I was able to discuss a lot of personal experiences. I most definitely have grown since the last time I spoke. And that was the second semester of my freshman year? I think.

Aside for looking for employment, I've tried to keep myself occupied these days. I've been practicing French here and there, making a few mixes, scrapbooking, geocaching with Mayme but mostly reading. I'm reading Doctrine and Covenants, "This Boy's Life," attempting to start the Count of Monte Cristo, and a few hundred blogs. I'm trying to expand my creativity. Especially because it's been in hibernation for the last three years. I intended to take a photograph every day this year. One that would sum up my day, but these Winter days have been anything but interesting. So I'm trying to come up with a new project that I will stick too. Maybe take a picture of myself everyday? Make a box for all of my past and future moods. Kind of a time capsule but to myself. Maybe make a mixtape for every day until I leave. And not only that but an explanation of it? Sewing modest skirts? I don't know what to do with myself. I'm going insane.

There's a couple of series  I've watched religiously from beginning to end in the last month. Not to mention focusing on my friends' lives instead of my own. I've felt somewhat detached. I don't really have any friends here and it's just so hard. What's hard about it? Mostly that I have no one to connect with. I can't share my most inner thoughts or feelings, let alone act on them. Surprisingly enough, I'm okay.

So because I've felt somewhat lazy and unproductive, I have decided on a few things.

1. Write a letter every week. (A total of $21.32 assuming that postage doesn't go up in the next year.)
2. Sew at least one skirt.
3. Make all of my clothes fashionably modest.
4. Take Mayme out 3 times a week.

This could go really well, or terribly bad.