So I shall update you quickly what I've been up to! I had come to the conclusion for the millionth time that I had way too many clothes and that I needed to stopped buying them, especially dresses, since I hardly wear them anymore. I allotted money to different things and different activities. I bought a fancy typewriter (just decoration sadly, since it was only $7 and the keys don't line up) and I also bought a vintage bike! If I end up doing some blogging in the future, it will make a fancy prop, but realistically, it's a way for me to get around. I'm still trying to master riding it, since the last time I rode a bike, I was 12 and regularly crashing into things, including parked cars and my cabin at camp.
Photo via City Cyclery's Facebook Page
I've also
been trying super hard to eat better. This was a big step for me, as I
ate mostly pizza before. It finally clicked that the reason I might feel
sluggish and depressed a lot might have something to do with my diet. I
still treat myself here and there (I had a cookie today and I had some
KFC on the weekend) but overall, my diet is much healthier and comes out
of boxes and packages much less.
I also took up knitting! I was inspired by my friend, Nicole of Mercantile 519
and her rad creations. Also, I've just been getting into vintage more
and more (and not just clothing, the way people lived in general) and
learning to knit seemed like a natural step to take. I signed up for a
beginner's class at Michael's and it went horrible to be honest. My mind
could not grasp how to form a stitch, because I couldn't keep left and
right straight, over and under kept messing me up and I kept confusing
clockwise and counterclockwise. It really isn't that difficult now that
I've gotten the hang of it but I like to make things more complicated
than they are. I have no idea what this thing is going to be below, it's
too narrow to be a scarf or a dish cloth, but look, it's a patch I
knitted!
In an effort to not spend money on dresses, I've been spending money on
hobbies, better groceries and things for my house. And also...
magazines! Sometimes print magazines and sometimes digital ones if the
print versions are too expensive (and I seem to love imported ones so
that's often the case.) I was already in love with BUST and Vintage Life
magazine but I'm newly in love with Frankie magazine, Mollie Makes and
Betty magazine. I also have a library account that hooks me up with
digital subscriptions to Women's Health, Martha Stewart Living, Mental
Floss, Whole Living and dozens of others. I've been a very busy girl.
Between reading several books on the go, I can now have dozens magazines
on the go too. Huzzah!
1) Mollie Makes / Digital 2) Betty / Digital 3) BUST - Website / Subscriptions 4) Vintage Life / Digital 5) Frankie / Digital
After
reading Vintage Life and seeing all the cool vintage theme events going
on the UK, I was yearning for something like that to happen in Windsor.
When my mom mentioned going to a poodle skirt themed work function, I
timidly asked if I could come. My mom had been shopping for an outfit on
Modcloth for weeks, but I didn't get the bright idea to ask if I could
accompany her until the day before. Luckily, I had items in my closet
that worked just fine. I had so much fun! They even had a hula hooping
contest, which was right up my alley, considering I had just bought a
hula hoop a few weeks earlier. Sadly, my hoop broke 2 revolutions into
the actual competition, but in my heart I know who should have
rightfully won.
Hoop is in the air
Hoop is not in the air
Afterwards, an Elvis impersonator took to the stage and then went up to
ladies in the crowd and serenaded then with roses. I was a lucky
recipient who received a rose, however, it was a little embarassing
because I was in the midst of stuffing my face with popcorn and didn't
see him come up beside me. Then suddenly people were taking my picture
and I was like, "Noooooo." I don't know the lady in the orange sweater,
but look how cute her reaction is. I had to post it!
That's
pretty much all I've been up to! I have some other posts planned this
week because several businesses have graciously sent me products to
review (I was seriously stoked because I didn't think I was important
enough for that to happen?) so keep an eye out for that! Until next
time!
