January 10, 2015

Saturday Finds || 1.10.15

January 10, 2015/ ekfriend

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|| Schoolward Bound in T-Minus 14 Hours ||

We're packing up all my goodies and valuables and heading back to my supposed home away from home. I've made my peace with Wake and hope the bond grows stronger every second I am on it's grounds. Sadness wrings my heart as I prepare to leave my mom and beloved animals, though I know they are never far from my heart. My heart is full for the future and every spontaneous moment I take this year. I'm excited for all this life has to offer.

What are you up to this weekend? Let's kick some butt this year and make 'em proud. xx

LINKS & FINDS ||

Five items for easy, peasy, lemon-squeezy entertaining.

An amazing restaurant showcasing chipped tile -- not hiding it away.

Best iPhone apps of 2014.

See this man disappear in his own artwork.

My new favorite place to workout. In addition to yoga studios, of course.

For the haters of wearing leggings in everyday life. Here is a style guide for ya.

8 steps to open myself up to love this year. Even if it's scary.

Explore, love, hope, and be yourself. Always.

xx

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January 05, 2015

January Resolution: Spontaneity || 1.5.15

January 05, 2015/ ekfriend

||ON FIRE||

One week to go until I'm reading over books filled with economic based calculus and texts about Hinduism. One week of relaxation coupled with intense panic of the unknown, and I'm back in Winston-Salem, making sense of everything all over again. I'm not as agitated as I was for the beginning of the fall semester; I've made my choice to remain at Wake, and I'm sticking to that decision. But it doesn't mean I don't get a little nervous at the idea of going back to a fuller than full workload. Will I get exhausted again? Burn out? It's the new year, new me kind of deal, but is it? It's never easy transitioning from a little work here and there to a packed, 19 hour day, 7 days of the week kind of deal, but I'm determined to make it work.

This past weekend, I hung out around the house, became frustrated, watched a few seasons of Bones, made a recipe that I can't wait to put a twist on, and thought long and hard about what this new year will mean in the long run. My plan this year? One resolution a month mixed with some new habits and attitude adjustments -- all will be minimally planned and I'll be spending life in the moment (thanks to resolution #1 - Spontaneity). I'm really excited. This week I'm hoping to catch up with friends before I go back and really start living the life I want for my future. Amazing 2015 here I come!

How was your weekend? What are some of your resolutions this year?

||GRATITUDE||

I am grateful for trusting friendships.

I am grateful for love.

I am grateful for a desire to be ~~more~~ spontaneous.

I am grateful for hope.

I am grateful for passion and commitment.

I am grateful for living a life I am proud to live.

I am grateful for the sun, the moon, and the stars and how they will always keep me on track.

What are you grateful for?

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January 02, 2015

It's Gonna Be a Great Year || Friday Finds || 1.2.15

January 02, 2015/ ekfriend

|| BOUNCING WITH NEW YEAR SPIRIT ||

We've bid adieu to an eventful year of ups and downs, highs and lows, excitement and boredom, and ushered in what feels like it's going to be an adventurous year for all of us. Where will it take us? I'm letting go of plans this year. I'm letting go of expectations and requirements. I want to live. I want to be the twenty year old that I am, and jump off cliffs, go skydiving, hike to wild heights, travel with nothing but a dollar in my pocket, stop planning everything and just live life. To me, that's complicated and impossible, so all the more reason to try it, eh? That was a little bit of Canadian in there, maybe I'll get back there this year. There is so much hope in the new year. How can we lose it half way through the year? I'm not planning on it. This year is going to be the year. I feel it, and thus it will manifest itself. I can't wait to see where it takes me -- how about you?