#febphotoaday

if you're on instagram, i'm sure you've heard of #janphotoaday or #febphotoaday. there's a theme every day, and so you post a picture to ig with that theme! it's super fun. i started the january one but then actually pretty much failed. i think that it was too close to the end of my 365, and i just needed a little break. : ) but, i'm doing the february photo a day and haven't missed a day yet. pinky swear.

the woman who created the febphotoaday said that she'll be making the themes for it every month! it's going to be so fun to follow along with it, and i'm going to try to participate as much as i can!

here are my first 5 pictures!

[1] your view today. yep. if it was more accurate, it probably would've been my binder and a desk, but no pictures in class, sorry 'bout it.

[2] words. stack of books on the mantel!

[3] hands. i love these colors! too bad the polishes are crappy. :\

[4] stranger. hah! this is so awkward. i took a picture of this guy out the car window. i hope he didn't see me!

[5] ten am. i helped with charlie's sunday school that morning!

to see more of my #febphotoaday, follow me on instagram! @gracieisabel!

saturday sunflare // the paper mama selfie challenge

whew! it's been almost a week since my last post. honestly, i've just been doing other stuff. schools, you know. edumacation. it's kind of important.

today it hit 60 degrees! hallelujah! um, excuse me. didn't we have like 30 feet of snow, like, a week ago? i rolled up my jeans to capri's, which is a tradition when it hits the big six oh. but then i got cold. ha!

i also hadn't picked up my camera in, i don't know, a week. since my 365 ended i've been taking pictures, but i haven't felt as inspired, ya know what i mean? i'm going to read a few photography & editing tutorials, stalk a few pinterest boards, the like.

anyway, today i jumped outside to take a few selfies and some of charlie, because he's cute. and then i asked my mom to come out because hello, it was the golden hour and there was fabulous light & sun flare for portraits!

linking up the above photo with the paper mama's selfie challenge.

here's a little "currently" for you:

obsessing over: nail polish. ironically, my nails aren't painted right now... anyway. it might be getting a little unhealthy. but don't worry, i'm buying the cheap stuff, not the fancy schmancy $10 a pop.

working on: my photography. like i said, i've feeling a little uninspired lately...

thinking about: the monday that i have off for semester break! thinking about going to ikea... hmmmm.

anticipating: new york! i am so freaking excited! i even made a countdown on my igoogle.

listening to: taylor swift. looove her.

eating: um a lot of sugar. hah! that's what saturdays are for, right?

have a fabulous weekend, friends!

xo

clothes

i don't know why, but i've been getting into fashion a lot lately. it's kind of on and off, i think. sometimes i don't really care at all, and sometimes i'm going mall shopping whenever i can, online shopping (but not purchasing!) daily, and obsessing over my fashion pinterest board. right now it's the latter.

i would wear everything in this little collage that i made. i feel like my style is kind of all over the place! ha! i feel like a lot of the things above wouldn't exactly be in my price range... that's why forever 21 is my best friend. ;)

what's your favorite store?

charlie is two!

my baby brother is two today! i shouldn't actually call him my baby brother because he's actually a toddler, but saying "toddler brother" is just weird and i have a feeling i'll call him baby brother forever.

he has been requesting "donees" (donuts), "bloons" (balloons), and "birday hat on my head" whenever someone mentions the word "birthday" or "two". he is pretty excited. sure takes after his auntie!

i'm not sure how i feel about him being two. i love watching him grow up and talk and make friends and be a kid, but part of my wants him to stay a little baby forever!

i love love love love you charlie and i am so happy you're my little bro.
happy second birfday, big boy!

xo

let's reflect

oh hey there. i'm actually still alive! & well! this week has been really stressful/busy/great. how can a week be stressful & great, you ask? well. the stressful part was that there was a rat living in our garage. yes. you heard me. A RAT. NO ME GUSTA. it was living in our garage and coming in our house at night. ew. i don't want to talk about that too much because it grosses me out so you can read about it here and here.

it was great though because i had a good week after the rat was... ahem. dealt with. (sorry, rat.) i had, count 'em, ten hours of community service to do before the end of first semester that i was kinda stressing about. i had a few friends over and we baked and took the cake pops (oh my heaven) and cupcakes to the firemen/retirement home.

in other news, tomorrow is charlie's second birthday! ahh! i don't want to get all sappy and "you're growing up so fast" but i just love him so much and there's no way he's two already. i'll save my sap for tomorrow, on his birthday. you're welcome.

last thing, pinky swear. i'm entering a photo contest at my library, and i'm stuck between the two pictures below! which one do you like better?

have a great weekend!

xo

week via instagram!

well, i have been pretty MIA this week. which is ironic, considering it snowed seven and a half inches and i sat on my butt on the couch all day long for five days.

[1] i rearranged the shelves in my headboard!!

[2] snowmegeddon came true. 7 inches!

[3] squishy cheeks ♥

[4] i love him! he'll be TWO in just a few days!

[5] my HALF BIRTHDAY DESSERT!

[6] gone.

[7] yeah. my week.

[8] the snow slowlyyy melted...

[9] babysitting saturday morning!

[10] ♥ colbie!

have an awesome sunday, y'all!

xo

list on a snowy tuesday

001. it's supposed to snow ten inches today. TEN. not kidding. i'm giddy. but i also know that if the forecast turns out to be true, being snowed in here is going to get real old real fast.

002. have you heard of the show on abc, once upon a time? oh my. it's literally so good. my family & i record it on sundays and everyone watches it monday night! ah! i wish it was on every night. ♥ i think i'll do a post about my favorite tv shows, soon.

003. guess what, my room is still clean!

004. if anyone is wondering, i got the polaroid floral-y frame from irocksowhat! my mom & i have been reading her blog for a long time. she's a really talented blog/graphic designer, and she posts freebies literally all the time. i think i'm going to print a few of the prints for my room! they're so cute!!

005. ♥ i got misty.

k, that's all for today, folks. if the weather man decides to be right, and it really does snow 10 inches, i'll probably be blogging a lot. ;)