Inspiration: Pictures Saved On My iPad

A few months ago, I showed you some pictures I saved on my iPad. Well, I thought I would show you a few more! I'm always saving pictures that I find on Instagram, on people's blogs, or from iPad-only magazines. But I have to get better at remembering where each picture comes from, or make note of it somehow. I only know where three of the pictures are from, so if you know I would love to be able to tag them. Thanks!

P.S. -- I'm part of Kate of Clear the Way's new 

Feminist Friday series, How Do You Deal?

In the first installment, several bloggers are talking about being leered at. 

{unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown, The Kit, Signeroo, Wit and Bloom, and unknown}

Happy Monday!

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Life Lately

Since in the month of March and April, I hadn't been working very often (at Triboro, which is a company I've worked part-time at for six years) I did a lot of relaxing, hanging out with my friends and family, indulging in yummy treats, and looking for a full-time job. 

Well, in March I went to the Purchase College job fair and I'm so glad I did because that's where I heard about Westchester Magazine's job opening, and now I have the job! It's a part-time position right now, but it can turn into a full-time one. You have to try all options because you just never know. 

At a job fair (best idea ever!) || #selfie || Playing pool

A new little succulent || Reading Bitch magazine || A cute French cafe

Donnolis (donut + cannoli = amazing!) || Interview outfit || Sunlight

Yum! || Crissy recommended a whole bunch of KDramas! || New pjs

A sunny day || My favorite Bite lavender lipstick || Colorful teacups

New make up || Saw this pretty car at an auto show || Got a job at Westchester Magazine! 

What's one awesome thing that happened to you this past month?

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A Photo Every Hour

I've always wanted to do this one photo every hour challenge. I think it's an interesting idea to document one day of your life, and then once it's done you can see how it compares to the other days. 

Another reason I wanted to do it was to see if I could really remember to take a picture every hour. I'm glad I didn't forget to bring a camera out with me since the day I decided to do the challenge was this past Saturday, and I had a bunch of errands to run. If you're curious, here's what a lazy kind of Saturday looks like for me. (I usually do some blog stuff on Saturday's as well, but on this particular day I was caught up, which equals more lounging around on my part.)

9:00 am -- Wake up and take my gummy vitamins

10:00 am -- Trying on more Warby Parker frames before I return them

11:00 am -- Looking through some coupons 

12:00 pm -- Eating some egg drop soup for an early lunch

1:00 pm -- Returning a book to the library

I didn't pick up anything new since I have so many at home I need to read

2:00 pm -- Picking up a frame for a DIY project

3:00 pm -- Afternoon Starbucks pick me up

 4:00 pm -- I put together a quick DIY of movie and concert tickets

and other things I want to remember

 5:00 pm -- Relaxation time! Watching an episode of Veronica Mars!

6:00 pm -- Finished reading Jane Bussmann's A Journey to the Dark Heart 

of Nameless Unspeakable Evil (review to come soon)

7:00 pm -- Munching on a turkey, cheese, and spinach sandwich with salt-less chips

 8:00 pm -- Quick bathroom break and then back to watching Veronica Mars

9:00 pm -- Post-shower

 10:00 pm -- Ben and I watch as Leo runs people over in a video game 

and then laugh like a crazy person

11:00 pm -- Sitting on my bed and checking Instagram

Instagram is seriously my addiction

12:00 am -- Reading the beginning of Cress by Marissa Meyer

before eventually going to sleep

What do you think of the photo challenge?
What are you doing this weekend?

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Inspiration: Pictures Saved On My iPad

Do you ever see a picture on Instagram or while reading an iPad-only magazine and double-click to save it? I do it all the time. If I was on my computer, I could easily transfer it to Pinterest, but when I'm on my iPad it gets saved to my photos folder. I thought I would collect some of them here for you to see in case they inspire you just the same!

Do you collect pictures on your iPad (or phone) too?

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(via The Kit magazine, @escapebyreading, @marianthiv, The Kit, 

Shop Ruche email, @keikolynn, The Kit, The Kit & @jennifhseih)

Photo A Day Challenge (August 2013) + Fall Into Place Giveaway! [CLOSED]

These pictures capture all my adventures in New York City with friends and family. During the course of the month, I went to the Met with my family, went to the Strand bookstore with my brothers, walked around Central Park and visited Alice's Teacup (yes, again) with Rachel, and then again visited the Strand but this time with Rachel. This whole summer I visited the city more times than any other summer before and it was wonderful! I knew I had to take advantage of the fact that I wasn't working because now that I'm back in school and looking for a full-time job, I won't be able to go gallivanting into the city on a weekday whenever I want. Well, maybe some days I will. 

Also, I just wanted to let you know that this will be the last Photo A Day Challenge I do until January. I want to be able to focus on writing and not have to remember to take a photo everyday. 

1. Something beginning with N {notebooks} // 2. Incomplete {my novel} // 3. Skyline {NYC}

4. Fresh // 5. Early {still in my pj's} // 6. This means a lot to me {my necklace}

7. A sign {where my novel takes place} // 8. Peek-a-boo // 9. 2 o'clock 

10. Beverage {mango smoothie} // 11. I love doing this! {relaxing by the pool} // 12. Macro

13. Fast {cyclists on Park Ave.} // 14. Trash 

15. The best {getting new goodies via giveaway -- all items are from Lulu & Georgia}

16. Cooking {my version at least lol} 

17. Exercise {Central Park} // 18. Someone you spoke to today // 19. Lost {among these books} 

20. Stairs // 21. Slow // 22. A room {at work}

23. Yellow // 24. In the background  {at the mall} // 25. Culture {American birthday party}

26. Entrance // 27. 10 minutes from home {movie theater} // 28. Corridor

29. Lucky {to have two awesome little bros} // 30. Cluttered {my desk} // 31. Dangerous

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Have a great weekend!

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Photo A Day Challenge (July 2013) + Sponsor: My Life as a Teacup

I had fun doing Fat Mum Slim's photo challenge this month! Although many of them aren't as artistic or creative as I would like, it was nice taking a picture every day. This month I actually remembered every single day that I had to take a picture (even if I didn't put it up on the same day), so it allowed me to think about what I wanted to photograph and how. I'm looking forward to doing the challenge in August too!

1. Happiness is... {reading} | 2. Shoes | 3. Cold

4. Red, white or blue {blue nails} | 5. Love | 6. Fave smell {Taylor Swift's Wonderstruck}

7. Where you are | 8. Path {the library} | 9. 3 things

10. Smooth {book covers} | 11. I wore this! | 12. A bad habit {biting my nails}

13. 4 o'clock {on a train} | 14. Edible {leftovers from Alice's Tea Cup} | 15. Outside the window

16. Bottle | 17. Inspirational | 18. Number {hanging out with Brittany}

19. Building {architecture of the library} | 20. Hot | 21. Fave food {chocolate chip cookies!}

22. Grey | 23. I drew this! {painted this years ago} | 24. D is for... {delicious}

25. Ground | 26. The everyday {driving} | 27. Black + white {statue at The Metropolitan}

28. This is new! {nail polish and giant pencil} | 29. Perspective | 30. Friendship

31. Workspace

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Life Lately

Some of these pictures are from around my birthday, but I figure it's never too late to show off fun pictures, especially if they remind me of my birthday, and who doesn't want to be reminded of that? During the last month, I got a ton of wonderful presents, went to the city a lot, drank lots of summer peach tea, and got new beauty products.

Jackie and I // Avra and I // My present to Avra (from JewelMint)

Wake up and smell the flowers! // Lunch at Alice's Tea Cup // Grand Central Terminal

Graffiti on Spring St. // New Lush products // Discovered a free library with Kristin

New nail polish // I want to look good in these bikinis! (via Target & ON) // Gift from Brittany

Love my new clothing from SearsStyle // July Glam Bag products // Gifts from Rachel

Have a great weekend!

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Photo A Day Challenge {June 2013}

After taking a few months off from Fat Mum Slim's Photo A Day Challenge because of school, I decided to get back into it since it's so enjoyable. It's challenging in the best way; it makes me think about the subject or object in question, the composition, the angles, the colors or lack of it, etc. Some were easier than others of course, and some turned out pretty mediocre, but that's all part of the fun. 

  1. B is for...{Ben/brother} // 2. A moment {at the MoMA} // 3. On my table {a half-read book}

 4. After dark // 5. Environment {flowers} // 6. Transport {Helicopter inside the MoMA}

7. Bright {the Rain Room} // 8. Animal {Princess} // 9. From down low {corner of Lexington & 57th} 

 10. You! // 11. Something funny {weird chair at the MoMA} // 12. 11 o'clock {running errands}

13. Kitchen {teapot} // 14. Texture {brick, wood, metal} // 15. From above 

16. Family {my brothers and I} // 17. Centered {a statue at the Met} // 18. Street {Upper East Side}

19. Currently reading {City of Bones} // 20. Cute // 21. Lunchtime

22. Enjoying life {seeing Man of Steel} // 23. Last {as NOT the last time I'll be eating Ben & Jerry's ice cream with Magic Shell!} // 24. Negative space

25. Sharp {knife} // 26. Empty {Who ate my Chinese food?} // 27. Into the sun

28. Red {lipstick} // 29. In my bag // 30. Handwriting

How did you do with the photo a day challenge?
Will you be doing it in July?

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