must have.

be still my heart...

i need this. i don't know what my obsession with dresses is lately.

i suddenly want a closet full of them.
and, well, as for this picture... i know you want it too. bcbg.com. you're welcome.

lies we tell.

it has been within the past week that i have discovered the most comfortable outfit that i own. some white, slouchy sweatpants… a loose, green zip-up sweatshirt, and a stretchy cotton headband to hold my hair back away from my face. this is now the only thing i will ever be wearing when i’m at home. it’s my favorite.

today i was thinking about the subject of people being fake. my cousin and i were in the mall, and we bumped into some 16 year old kid that was obviously trying to be super cool for her. he seemed a little awkward, like he was a closet computer geek. and he seemed totally out of his element in a mall, as if even the act of leaving his house was a big deal, ya know what i mean?

anyway, he was trying too hard. and i stood there wondering to myself… why do we try to be “cool”? and, i wonder, at what point do we teach our kids to try to impress other people? why didn’t this kid’s mom tell him to just be himself? why aren’t we teaching the next generation that to be true to your own personality and your own likes & dislikes, is really what makes you unique- and you being you, is the coolest you there is.

which brought me into thinking about just how fake people really are. we were all born and raised into a society that really supports you in being fake. it says, “yes, please be someone else.” it tells us, “be skinnier.” or, “don’t leave your house without makeup.”

….i’m not bashing the use of cosmetics. i think you should look your best, put your best foot forward.

but who are we trying to impress? we are attempting to fool everyone. it’s sad. and here we are, in a world filled with people who are lonely, depressed, and insecure- all because someone never told them that it was okay to be themselves.

if you ever do anything that is simply not true to who you are, if you ever just jump on the band wagon of popularity just to try and fit in (which i think we’re all guilty of), if you ever give in to peer pressure, or make decisions based on someone else’s idea of ‘how-it-should-be’… then, you’ve robbed yourself of one of your own life’s greatest pleasures- being you.

favorite song.

or, at least, one of them. 'wild horses' by ray lamontagne.

looking ahead.

i have an idea for march's blogs. i am going to interview some interesting people, and i hope it turns out fun. i've already begun making a list of people i would like to interview.. some of them i would like to be complete strangers, i think that might be fun. there's something for both of us to look forward to!

meanwhile, it's been quite some time since i've given you a few of my opinions, which is the entire purpose of this blog! so. the wait is over, and i'm prepared to redeem myself for the time we've lost together, my little dears.

1. the grammys. did anyone watch this besides me and my sister, bethany? (http://www.7daysofsomethingnew.blogspot.com/ ...spontaneous plug, yay!) i don't know which made this show better: lady gaga showing up in what my sis called "the ark of the covenant", or ricky martin wearing silver jeggings and black army boots. honestly, the only thing i liked about the entire program was seeing it end.
2. 'sanctum' . quick movie review. don't get attached to any of the characters, because all of the normal/likeable ones are going to die. what's going to happen is, it's gonna start out with lots of cool nature shots- and that's going to distract you from just how bad the acting is- but then, unfortunately, it will take a turn for the worst- get very cheesy- and a little gross- and finally come to a slow death with only the most annoying character surviving with nothing but an empty oxygen tank and a glowing-shark-tooth-necklace. ...seriously.

3. blogs. my name is katie, and i am a blog-aholic. i have a problem. ...don't judge me. you would be too. i can teach you my ways! for wedding things, i adore loveandlavender.com. for fashion things, gofugyourself.com (fug = fugly), and i like the idea of these blogs- project30days.com, healthy-delicious.com, donmilleris.com. i could go on, i won't bore you.

4. the iphone/ipod/ipad/i-anything. it has been brought to my attention that i need one of these (or all of these) but i'm really torn. for one, i don't understand the purpose of the i-pad, completely. am i missing something? it's a giant i-phone that you can't make phone calls with. so it's a laptop that looks like a giant i-phone, correct? i don't think i need this. i want this, but i don't think i need this. i will never have this unless it's given to me as a gift. the end.

5. vacuuming. the art of vacuuming. if i could be a teacher and teach anything, i would like to teach this class. okay... maybe... not really, because i'm not SUPER great at vacuuming. but, just to keep it real with you- if you vacuum any room in your house, it instantly looks 34% cleaner.

that's all for now.. (: goodnight, loves.

*sigh*

l.o.v.e.

that's all my sister was saying today to describe things she liked... "i l.o.v.e. that."

another valentine's day. good for us, actually having an entire day devoted to cherishing people we care about. good for us, actually having a holiday with a bit of meaning, unlike several of them which are pointless...

i hope you take time today to do more than just give/receive flowers or chocolate or pink & red cards. i hope you look around you and see all the things you can be grateful for, and take a chance to reach out to someone and show them how much you need them. make someone feel significant, make someone feel important to you.

love one another.

the latest.

it's basically mid february and i have literally done nothing so far this month.

i'm getting a little bit restless. not bored, but just not satisfied. i need a job, but i don't want a job. because everything about having a job is just really typical and dull. i know you know what i mean. i need a change of pace, after my current change of pace (which was quitting my old job) so i've been thinking about ways i can switch it up.

for instance, i was thinking about how i could get a hobby. or start a collection. my only real hobby is reading. i love reading. but i don't even think that counts as a hobby.

i really want to learn how to cook. the best thing i can cook is a grilled cheese sandwich. and i want to write, it's always been my dream to write a book.

all this stuff i have said is basically just to say that i have nothing to say. hopefully tomorrow will be better.

wish list.

animal planet is kindof addictive. it's something nobody wants to admit to being addicted to. but most of us, if we watched it for a few minutes, would be hooked. you turn it on and you think it's going to be boring... but then a seal eats a baby penguin and you're in shock. and then you can't change the channel. it's weird.

also, my parents bought a 46" HD flat screen tv. so, this adds to the animal planet infatuation.

anyway. i have found some things that i currently want. and i thought i would share them with you, girls, in case you'd like to partake in the wishing. as you all know, i'm all about making lists. and what's better than a list of things you plan on buying as soon as you get some extra cash?!

...could be a while for me. but oh well. enjoy.

ohhh goodness. it's a cargo pant, it's a legging, it's a jean. it's a cargo jegging. it's a carjegging. these pants look so comfortable. and for $23 bucks on forever21.com, how can you go wrong?

if you've never been to etsy.com, you should. and you should also go see the "ice cream candy" store inside etsy, where they have these really really really cute beaded headbands. i don't know if i could pull one of these off, but i would try.

heavens to betsy, i would probably sell my car for this dress from lulus.com, if anyone would even accept that as a form of payment. (k, not really) but i'm a sucker for anything one shoulder, and isn't that silhouette just perfect?

that's all for now, possibly, maybe, more later.
by all means, if you have anything you're wishing for- please share!