sad truth.

This cartoon is an incredibly accurate description of what my peers think is "food porn". News flash to anyone that has Instagram on their iPhones, we are not all professional photographers. Some things you eat do NOT need to be documented for all of your friends to see.

Acceptable food shots: incredibly pretty food/table arrangements, extremely strange food, or if you're just proud of the fact that you somehow managed to make something edible for once in your life and want to prove it to your Mom.

nom nom nom. alice.

New Obsession

My obsession with daily lifestyle/fashion/DIY blogs is reaching a boiling point. I might actually begin to put together real outfits and projects to post about, rather than complaining about how bored I am.

Today I attempted a DIY necklace I found on Honestly...WTF. I really like this blog, lots of interesting ideas that have inspired a long list of projects I'm really excited to try and alter to my own aesthetic and abilities.

Here is her version:

honestlywtf.com

Here is my necklace:

I decided to use two strands of leather string and a long gold chain, all found at Hobby Lobby. If you like this version, simply tie the two colored strands around the hook of the chain, and braid the three together, tying the strands together at the other end. Not quite as high fashion looking as the bracelet that inspired it, but I tried. 

Maybe my next post will be an outfit picture? Depends on whether or not I can teach my 10 year old brother to take a non-blurry shot. 

x. alice

Instaroundup

Wow, haven't posted in over a month. I would say sorry, but I'm 99.9% sure only one or two people actually know this blog exists.... so whatever. 

Life has been pretty much at a standstill here, besides a few very fun weekends and very frustrating job developments. Still no career. Still nannying {the kids just got 3 guinea pigs, oh sweet joy}. Still do not own a pair of lilac colored cropped skinny jeans. This last update might just be the most troubling to me. 

I have decided 3 things though:

1. While I will continue to apply for real, big girl jobs, I will also start applying for others. This means I'm coming for you Anthropologie. I promise to be a hard worker and spend all of my paychecks on your stock. {I need sweaters and cash}. 

2. Lollapalooza kicked my arse. It has been one week. I am still recovering. 

3. I will be healthier. I will take my dog on 3 mile walk/runs until we both are about to pass out and one day soon, we will hopefully not look as pathetic doing so. Pencil skirts will one day be my friend, not my nemesis.

So the "Instaroundup" the title of this post promised shall commence.... right meow.

x alice.

Big Stuff

Many, many things have happened the last few days, and many more are coming up!

Good things:

I should be hearing back from a job in Boston any day now. I don't have enough fingers to keep permanently crossed. I would very much like to start apartment hunting. 

My best friend's birthday is tomorrow. Happy Birthday Caldawg. I will never stop calling you Caldawg, including in my maid of honor speech at your wedding. Prepare yourself.

Death Cab for Cutie FO FREE at the Taste of Chicago on Thursday. Arts Admin, Art+Design reunion!

My cousin's first show since his apartment caught fire a few weeks ago is tomorrow night at the Double Door in Chicago. His amps and instruments somehow survived the fire, smoke, and water damage with minimal repairs needed. The family will be celebrating accordingly.

Pretty Lake again on Friday. 

INDY ON SATURDAY! QUESO! LA PIEDAD! FRIENDS! 

Bad things:

My brother and I were involved in a hit and run accident when we tried to take a cab home from a bar in the city saturday night. Very scary, but we are safe, no one was injured. But still, buzzkill ending to an amazing Trolley Bar Crawl with friends. And I now know for sure that I am not the person you want with you when something like that happens, I don't have a calm bone in my body.

I guess that fire should be included on the bad things list, too. 

Matthew siblings, pre-crash.

Binging & Purging

Its time to cut ties. There are people that are not necessary to see and interact with on a daily basis, that just make me feel bad. As much as I hate it, it has been necessary to unfriend, unfollow, and delete someone from my life in order to effectively move on and start the next chapter. Social media, while useful, is a stupid thing that, 99% of the time, only causes bad things to happen. 

Maybe I should just delete facebook once and for all? Move to a new city where I can meet someone and say, "Hi, my name is Erin. Lets get to know each other before knowing our entire lives and histories because of a computer." 

Happy 4th Y'all. Independence is the name of the game today.

Fall Forward

As the summer weather really starts to hit (100+ degrees) I immediately begin fantasizing of chilly temperatures, falling leaves, hot coffee to go and hats & scarves. My closet revolves around outfits for fall. I find myself thinking "this top would go great with a cardigan, boots and jeans" or "I want to be wearing tights more than anything right now." I love boots, pashminas from Italy and red berets with pea coats and jean jackets. 

Hopefully by the time my favorite season comes around I'll be strolling through the streets of Boston (fingers permanently crossed). 

Summer Boredom

I never realized just how boring life after college would be. For example, the list of things I'm excited about in the next week are things that would have felt like obligations (or at least, bottom of the list) 3 months ago:

1. haircut

2. sleepover with my 8 year old cousin

3. new episode of Modern Family recorded on the TV

4. long walks with my dog

5. nannying

6. having somewhere to drive to

I need a job, or to move. ASAP.