Things Pinterest Has Taught Me {Live}

Pinterest has taken over my life. Every spare moment I have (waiting for the bus, on the bus, before bed, eating breakfast, well you get the idea), I spend looking at the awesome ideas Pinterest has to offer.

WARNING: Before making an account, make sure your ready for the side affects the addiction can cause, including: lack of sleep, eye soreness, reduced social life, a need to try everything you see.

With that being said, here are some of the things Pinterest has taught me:

01. How to be More Crafty

 02. How to Throw a (Great) Party

03. How to Have (A Little) Better Style

04. How to Dress for the Occasion

05. How to Cook (Better)

You can check out my Pinterest account here.

Hello Again {Live}

Hello!

Well it's been a while, hasn't it? Lots of things have happened since we last talked. I graduated from university with my Bachelor of Communication in Information Design, got a "big girl" job and have become the Vice President of the Information Design Alumni Association, among other things.

I thought it would feel strange not going back to school in the fall, but it really didn't. Probably because what I am doing now is what I was doing in school, which made it a smoother transition. However, it feels strange being the only one of my friends that isn't in school - dealing with group projects, midterms and papers. But you don't hear me complaining! It's so nice to come home at night and just watch TV, workout or just relax and not spend hours and hours doing homework. Likewise, enjoying my weekends by hanging out with friends and family, or just doing nothing (and loving every minute of it)!

I still have a stack of books on my bedside table waiting to be read, a stack of movies next to me TV waiting to be watched and a stack of papers on my desk waiting to be filed, that have been there since before I finished school. I can't say I have been all that productive, but I'm slowly adjusting to this new phase of my life.

I am excited to begin this new chapter of life and am liking what it has brought so far. I have a few things I would like to do in the coming months:
01. Learn a new language (I'm thinking French)
02. Grow my career (maybe take an extra class or something)
03. Travel
04. Live on my own

Yours Forever,
Kathleen

P.S. Oh, yeah, and this is how the hair situation is coming along:
(Slowly but surely and yes, that is some blond you see!)

Snapshots {Live}

My Graden - Honey Suckles 

My Favorite Flower - The Peony

My Garden - Alberta Rose

Stampede

Homemade Iced Tea

My Love of Tea

Beach Day

Tourist Much ?!?

Happy Saturday!

Hair {Style}

Sorry for being MIA for so long. One word: school. 

However, I will be done as of April 21. Not just done for the school year...done, as in FOREVER! I don't anything else, other than school. Going to school for the last 17 years and then nothing is going to be weird. No homework in the evenings or weekend, being able to hang out with friends/family and not having to worry about the mountain of school work I have to do, and not having to juggle 9 group projects and individual projects all at once. NOTHING! Now I just have to find a good job and start my 'big girl' life.

But that's not what this post is about - it's about my new hair. I cut my hair short in the fall.

From this:

To this:

I haven't straight hair in a LONG time (I get perms...not the old lady kind) so I straightened it:

And shortly after that, I decided to cut it all off:

Since this picture was taken, I have played around with it and made it more messy and not so 'perfect' (I haven't had time to take a picture of it). I fell in love this this girls hair. I have been admiring it for a while now, but didn't have the guts to do it. But when I got to the hair dresser, I just decided to dive in and do it. I love the way it turned out! 

Down the road, I think I will keep it straight and grow it out a little longer that shoulder length like this.

2012.

Happy Holidays!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! 

I'll see ya'll in 2012!

Holiday Gift Tags {Design}