I'm Back!

I've had a few people ask me if I'm going to start blogging again and I really wasn't sure until this moment. I gave the blog a little revamp, got some bangs, and I think I want to try again. So, be on the look out for new posts very soon. Or don't. Either way. Live your life.

My August Love List

I was going to make another wish list post since I haven't in a long time, but I couldn't pick a theme because I just love so many things right now! So I decided to make a love list instead.

Enjoy!

I read The Great Gatsby for the first time this summer and it is now one of my all time favorites. I want this sweatshirt so bad!

I'm kind of loving these loafers for Threadsence for fall. But I can't decide if I could rock them or not.

I want this shirt so bad but I would never pay for it.....

I've been crazy about zucchini recipes as of late. These zucchini fritters look absolutely amazing!

I saw this book at Anthropologie a few weeks ago and I fell deeply in love. It is the cutest and most educational, illustrated manual on farming and gardening and cooking.

Drooling over these leather and lace fringe earrings from my favorite Etsy shop, Roots and Feathers. And she's having a sale right now! I really should just go buy them....

I think this braided crown tutorial is beautiful. Still haven't tried it yet, but I definitely will.

Just found a new blogger that I love. Her name is Maiedae and she is equal parts gorgeous and adorable. I'm obsessed with her bright red hair. I really love all of her rings in this post but I gotta have that fox ring from Forever 21! But I bet it's not in stores anymore.....Oh well!

Well, those are some of my current loves! 

What are you loving right now?

xoxo

Aves

End Of Summer Playlist

I am the world's worst blogger. I've been awful the past couple of weeks about posting. I guess I just don't feel like I'm interesting enough to talk about all the time. But maybe someday I will be. In the mean time, here is a playlist I have compiled as an apology for being absent, especially for Music Mondays. This playlist is short, but full of some of my favorite songs to jam out to this summer. Hope you enjoy!

Happy End of Summer!
xoxo
Aves

A Simple Entry

I haven't art journaled in a very long time.....it bothers me. But every time I think about doing it, I can't think of what to journal about. But tonight I was determined to make something, even if it was simple. My creative juices really needed to flow. And what I came up with was very simple, but meaningful to me. Sometimes that's all you need.

Still working on Elsie's Art Journal E-Course! :)

(But the entry I made tonight wasn't part of it)

My Pinterest inspiration board

The finished product!

I really like this entry even though all I did was cut out some paper, glue stuff down, and paint some words. But this statement says a lot about my life right now without really saying anything. And I like that. 

That's all for now!

xoxo

Aves

Music Mondays: Alabama Shakes

I'm about to share with you my favorite band at the moment. I usually can't decide what my favorite band is, but for the past few weeks there has been no competition with Alabama Shakes. I cannot get enough of them. For a while I didn't know that the lead singer was a girl. That's how powerful her voice is. I love it!! Anyways, here's "Hold On" by Alabama Shakes.

Happy happy Monday, folks!

xoxo

Aves

Music Mondays: The Shins

So, I've loved The Shins since my freshman year of high school. They always sound like summer and yet I can listen to them no matter what the season is. They're newest album, Port of Morrow, is pretty spectacular if you ask me. I'm just now watching this video for the first time and I thought it was brilliant. So, here you go! :)

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My week is full! A concert, class, work, and a wedding!

Have a good week!

xoxo

Aves

Be Brave.

I don't know that I've said this in a long time, but.....this week has been really rough. When I say that my life has been pretty amazing and free from trial for the past few months, I mean it. But my whole life, I've always known that when life is calm, there is always a storm brewing....I don't mean that to sound morbid, it's just true. This week a lot of not great things have been happening to me and the ones I love. Mostly to the ones I love, and that hurts more than if they happen to me. Watching the people I care about feel pain, loss, and confusion is something that I'm not very good at. I also can't stand not being able to make things better for people. It's a flaw of mine because it means that I want to take things into my own control and that's not my job. But it's in my blood. I've never wanted to hug and hold people, tell them I love them, jump in my car and drive 800 miles to see them more than I do right now. I almost can't stand it. But I know that God has a plan. I really do, even though I feel so out of control. And I know that He will bring about something great. He is in control. I guess I just want those people I love who are going through these hard times to know that I love them, that God loves them, and that they are brave. That they are not alone in this. And for me? I'm learning to cherish what I have and to not take things for granted. Things such as my health, my safety, and most importantly, my friends and family. I'm realizing the power of memories and of a kind word. I'm finding peace in a goodbye for now and a reunion in one week. I'm feeling more loved than ever before by those select few who know exactly what to say and when to say it and yet have no idea how much it means. You know who you are.

I'm sorry this post has been so sad and vague. I just don't want to release information if it is not approved by those that I love. And it's also really not important that I share those things here. I just want to share how I'm feeling right now. I ask, that if you pray, to pray for me and those that I have spoken of. And if you don't, I hope that this post has made you think of your own life and what you cherish the most.

xoxo

Aves