just let me be. me.

just another passion of mine that i have been working on lately - these are some of the first of the collection that i'm working on and i will have a website up soon enough for those of you who may be interested in purchasing anything! everyone of my pieces is handmade & original - i don't believe in making the same thing over and over again so each piece is unique! i combine old and new products because i like the juxtaposition of the two ! i hope you enjoy & let me know what you think! :)







all of the above are pendants and necklaces - i should have some bracelets and such up soon!

laugh. it's my favourite thing to do - and it needs to be done more often. life is far too short to take it so seriously so laugh at the little things and the journey will be much more enjoyable. being cynical gets you no where but somewhere alone. allow yourself to enjoy the life you're living, even if it's not the greatest at times - you're still living it - so take the time out of your day and laugh - it will make your world a lot more brighter, i promise. :)

find something you're passionate about and happiness will follow.

But everything I have to give I'll give to you
It's not like we planned it
You tried to stay, but you could not stand it
To see me shut down slow
As though it was an easy thing to do
Listen when
All of this around us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do
You will shelter me my love
And I will shelter you
I will shelter you
I left you heartbroken, but not until those very words were spoken
Has anybody ever made such a fool out of you
It's hard to believe it
Even as my eyes do see it
The very things that make you live are killing you
Listen when all of this around us'll fall over
I tell you what we're gonna do
You will shelter me my love
I will shelter you

oh photography - how i've missed you. lately i've been tapping into one of my most adored passions of all time & i've realized just how much i truly missed it.

You’re like a wet blanket on a Saturday night
Trapping me in and nothing feels right
Holding me down and soaking me through
Let me break free and let go of you
Soaking me with pain and regret
Fighting for air from this suffocating net
Let me break through away from this place
Of broken memories and heartache enlaced
Holding me down and drowning me through
I’m gasping for air for all to undo

there really is nothing better than spending time with old friends and laughing your faces off. with school winding down and my last exam on monday (thank god!) i was able to come back to the mainland and see friends whom i haven't seen in far too long! but although time passes friendship sure doesn't fade - i don't remeber the last time i laughed so much in one night, it could have been the mojitos or the wine but i think it was moreso the company of the people i was with that night that made it so great - from feral children, to mermaid girls, to octopus kids and tree men -to spooning in a bed with 2 of the bestest/greatest friends in the world and to witnessing a dog take off running through traffic down broadway ( it still sends chills throughout my body) ahh! i like to think he's safe & at home now - i couldn't have asked for a better night with better people! thanks guys for being such great people and some of the greatest friends a girl could have!! :) <3

if you don't already own this album - BUY IT!! one of the greatest albums i have ever purchased to date. for reals.

Defined by what we are told is true

Wanting to break away from the mold created

Questioning all we have learned from a young age

Watching people fall into the categories told

Let me wander into a life less defined

And free my soul of definition

Upside down trees falling from the sky

Landing on the earth with their roots in the air

No one knows why the trees are falling

No one seems to care

Fall from the sky little trees fall

There’s no need to grow from the ground

So fall trees fall, stand tall with your roots in the air

Labels pasted on faces of those who don’t fit in

Difference is but a disgrace to those who condemn

Power is a molding block to make others follow

Shame goes to those who wander freely

Who don’t conform to the rules of the beholder

Please let me go and discover a world like no other

Upside down trees falling from the sky

Landing on the earth with their roots in the air

No one knows why the trees are falling

No one seems to care

Fall from the sky little trees fall

There’s no need to grow from the ground

So fall trees fall, stand tall with your roots in the air

I want to know a world free of disgrace

A world where everyone can be

Where difference is not singled out

And love can be any way

A world where no one is defined

And labels are bestowed

Where trees can fall from the sky and no one questions why

Upside down trees falling from the sky

Landing on the earth with their roots in the air

No one knows why the trees are falling

No one seems to care

Fall from the sky little trees fall

There’s no need to grow from the ground

So fall trees fall, stand tall with your roots in the air

- written by. me.

classes finished! woohoo - so yesterday was the last day of classes & i could not be more ecstatic! summer is just around the corner, which means sunshine, bbq's, friends, coaching softball & making money! this weekend is the home opener for the softball team i coach and i could not be more excited - i love those kids & i can't wait to get out on the field! here's to a good weekend & hopefully lots of sunshine! :)

The night-time shadows disappear
And with them go all your tears
For the morning will bring joy
For every girl and boy
So don't let the sun catch you cryin'

writing a 10 pg paper on health promotion amongst older adults is about the most un-fun a day can be. 7 pages to go...

Dear Bruce Springsteen;

I

Love

You.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=129kuDCQtHs

(Courtney Cox featured @ 3:20 in this video - so young! haha)

i carry your heart with me

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true) and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart) e.e. cummings

meet my huge, geeky literary crush - e.e. cummings - i've been hunting used bookstores for about a year now looking for any works by him - if anyone ever comes across one, i will compensate you - i promise! his words are amazing - if you are not familiar with his works i urge you to be asap - you will not regret it.

"to be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting"

- e.e. cummings

so i just celebrated my 23rd birthday. crazy right? feels like just yesterday i was hitting a ball of a tee and tying up my ballet shoes. 23 years of my life have gone by and as i sat at the table in the bar, celebrating my birthday with my friends, i realized how fortunate i am. i've always known i had the greatest friends in the world - as i am sure everyone believes this is true of their own. however, i really do have the greatest friends - some new, some old but regardless, they really are the best in the world - no joke. they have been here for me in more times than i could ever count and they make me laugh when no one else can. throughout this past school year, i decided to take the trek, pack my bags & move to the island. knowing no one but my roommate alicia & bailey - i decided that i was going to do this for me, get out there and experience the world on my own (well, partly). little did i know this year would bring about a heck of a lot more stress, anxiety, fear... the list goes on, than i could have ever imagined. i mean yes, it wasn't that bad since im still able to type this excerpt at the moment. but trust me - it was bad. from countless arguments & struggles with the landlords, to living in a house infested with bugs, to renovations that were never completed, to robberies and stolen laptops, to catching robbers on our back porch, to roommates peacing and at not paying, to family being in and out of the hospital, to brothers being in car accidents.... and trust me the list goes on. i don't mean to sit here and complain ANYMORE by any means but just to give you a taste of what i have been through in the past 6 months. through all of this my friends never left my side. although a ferry ride away they, and one in particular, supported me and was there for me in more ways than i could ever thank her for. she is truly the most amazing person in the entire world - her heart is larger than anyone i have ever known and her strength and independence is undoubtedly remarkable. if she knew i was saying this about her she would be saying "oh my god no.. thats what i'm here for-thank you for talking to me". She is so humble and so genuine that anyone that is able to have her in their lives is better because of it. She has travelled to endless places in this world and of all - her main goal is not to do it selfishly but to help others along the way. from helping children in kenya and uganda to , well you name it-shes done it. she is truly one in a million and i am so very thankful that i have her in my life.... i love you mariiiika. you are the greatest person and the bestest friend i could ever ever have & i love you so so much. these 23 years of my life have been wonderfuuuul but they became truly better when we became friends! thank you for everything - i love you forever! - when you move away from home you really do realize who are your true friends, who will call you, who will be there for you & ive really realized that over these 6 months. i realized that the friends that are there for you and that treat you with the upmost greatest respect are the friends to keep around. people who pretend to be this but then you realize one day that they really aren't who you thought they were - those people are not worth keeping around. the good ones, the ones like marikkka are the ones to keep because those people no matter what will have your back in anything you do. so, with all that said - that has been my greatest lesson learned over these years - that true friends are in fact true friends and that anything else is just not worth heartache and hope. so heres to friends and the happiness they bring to your life ! :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zuzi-yH9VLo

- a great feel good song -

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qelpxf2cGu8

life is very short and there's no time for fussing and fighting my friend. i have always thought that it's a crime, so i will ask you once again: try to see it my way, only time will tell if i'm right or if i'm wrong. while you see it your way there's a chance that we might fall apart before too long. we can work it out.