happy saturday

{image by Maja Maljković, found on WeHeartIt}

You should read this post on The Storque, then venture over to Yes, Honey Chyle and follow her link to this incredible and beautiful and ridiculous time-lapse film, take a look at these pictures of New York on Honestly...WTF, then venture on over to Dottie Angel where you will see, on this post, that I actually WON something.  No joke!  ME!  I laughed out loud (yes, C., that's why I laughed), went to work (till late), then went to browse the shop for which I now have a gift certificate, and oh-my-indeed it's full of fun vintage.  I'll be sharing a few things I love tomorrow.  For now, have a happy Saturday!

for the home

While browsing the internet, I find such lovely spaces.  I imagine what my home could be like, knowing all the while that as much as I love old homes with a wabi-sabi aesthetic, owning one is neither wise nor probable at this current phase in my life.  Still, I do think our someday-home will be slowly but surely filled with found pieces, meaningful art, and plenty of handmade bits.

I'd love to find a piece like this one from CherryMenLove (which my bestest friend Kat shared with me), or like this one, only piled with a soft mattress and pillows and probably covered in books.

{by larajanepark on flickr, who has some other beautiful photos, by the way}

This bed is awfully pretty, too.

{by NathanaelB on Flickr, whose photostream shows some pretty interesting looking travel!}

I'd love a library as well, but with an enormous sofa instead of chair like the ones here (not quite my style, I'm afraid).

{by Stewickie on Flickr}

I'd have a china cabinet full of new pieces like this...

{by Lisa Stickley London}

...and there'd be a bunch of older pieces, like the turquoise pyrex set I picked up at Peddler's Mall a year or so ago, and there'd be the new and lovely set of cups and saucers my aunt gave me at Christmas, and I think they'd all be in something like this...

{by mvwoodworking on Etsy}

I might stick a whimsy shelf like this in a corner.

{by woodcurve on Etsy}

And maybe, just maybe, I'll have a ridiculously gorgeous and perfectly lovely home, if I don't get carried away by a few too many whims and fancies that have no hope of matching (as I am quite prone to doing).

House-hunting tomorrow...I'll let you know how it goes!

Can I live here, though, please?

let's go tie a tie...

Some ties Rock

{by JMVNoos in Paris on Flickr}

Others...not so much

{by Sisudave on Flickr}

(I do spot one or two in there that could work, but I'm still a bit frightened by the sheer amount of pattern)

Cory got lucky today and landed a good looking tie for just a few dollars today so that he can look quite charming at the wedding we're attending tomorrow for one his high school friends.

As for me?  I got lucky and landed two bracelets and a pair of earrings for a few dollars (three) myself.

Hooray for bargain hunting.

Pictures later.

thrifting

I started my new job at Cville University this week and made a quick discovery: I have almost no professional clothes.  I mean, I had some from my practicum in  2008, but not enough for everyday wear.

So I went to goodwill and a local consignment store and came away with five shirts, five sweaters, and a skirt for about $33.  Yeah.  It made my day.

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I've been having a good bit of fun thrifting and assorted objects found at my parents' house.  For the next few weeks, Cory and I will be working in different cities :(.  I will have a bit of time on my hands-when I'm not working, anyway-so expect a few more projects in the near future.  The internet is spotty, but we're working on that.

I am really loving working in at the university.  I didn't hate Chick-fil-A, but working this new job is rewarding.  I do a lot of little detail work, but it actually matters for the people involved.  I have part of the responsibility for enabling students in their academic careers-something that matters a lot to me.  These degrees can do so much for these students' futures, and I get to be a part of it.  I've come to realize that this is the reason I wanted to go into education when I started college.

I hope everyone is having a lovely fourth!  We're eating burgers and such tonight.  What are you up to?