gift guide

it is officially december!

this year i'm giving utilitarian gifts. i, for one, would use the heck out of everything on this list.

1. OPI nail polish from sephora

2. moleskine kindle cover from liberty london

3. audrey envelope from lodis

4.morse code necklace from coatt

5.vintage cologne from blackbird

6. rain coat from bridge & burn

7. volcom jacket from ccs

8. indiespensable subscription from powell's

8. let's make some great art from amazon

9. bird by bird from amazon

10. waiting for tomorrow planner from modcloth

11. bamboo wall art from paper culture

oh yeah, summertime



i've been waiting eighteen long, endearing years for the moment when i can i finally tell myself that i'm done. and now it has suddenly appeared. for a good five months i will be able to wake whenever i damn well please, read whatever i damn well please, and wander wherever i damn well please. every summer i construct a list of summer goals and this may be the first summer i actually get to attempt, if not acheive, each one. but we'll see about that.

1. get a wrist tattoo

2. go to hot yoga more often

3. make gourmet smores

4. build a teepee in my backyard

5. watch andy warhol's films

6. go running like its the end of the world

7. buy new perfume

8. make popsicles

9. go on salvation army treasure hunts

10. snorkle at shark's cove

11. eat at ted's bakery

12. wear flowers in my hair

13. have a tea party

14. see the hangover 2

15. hunt for shells

16. go camping

17. go to secret beach

18. jump off the waimea rock

19. swim in the creek in colorado

20. visit the sedona planetarium

21. go to a concert

22. survive the roadtrip

23. go garage sale-ing

24. make head dresses for the roadtrip

25. finish all the books on my summer reading list!

26. skinny dip

27. hike the stairway to heaven

28. make a great discovery

new years goals

2010, you were not the greatest. in fact, it's safe to say you were the worst.

2011, you have the potential to be the best. in fact, i will make you the best.

since resolutions are swiftly swept aside, i have a 2011 goal list

here goes:

1. stop living in the past and start living in moments

2. do things out of my comfort zone

3. running and abs, 5x's a week

4. think positively

5. drink more water and less diet cokes

6. be comfortable with myself

7. get a wrist tattoo

8. appreciate the little things

9. BE HAPPY.

listography

a book for list lovers like myself. complete with lists covering a range subjects- from your favorite cartoon shows to a confession of your own personal fashion trends over the years. to lighten the penance, each list is accompanied by a quirky painting.

also, you can make your own personal lists on the listography website. check out my account.

very late summer list

this is long over due. good thing this is summer and not school.

1. camp in backyard and make smores

2. take pup to the beach

3. go rambling

4. hang out with brenon

5. hike a different trail once a week

6. tan in new bikini

7. northshore roadtrip

8. post up kind coupons

9. make mini books

10. blow giant bubbles in the park

11. picnic

12. make baked alaska

13. make watermelon lemonade

14. make a pinwheel

15. night hike with glow sticks

16. glue googly eyes onto objects in public places

17. make family a gourmet vegetarian dinner

18. geocache

19. bookends and morningbrew on a sunday

20. garden

21. bayfest

22. go to a concert

23. make jam

24. write neato facts on paper and leave them places accordingly

25. write quotes on dollar bills

26. try out new restaurants

27. play in sprinklers and eat watermelon and popsicles

28. read skinny bitch

29. keep a journal of observations

30. wear spf so i dont get wrinkles