Such a Grown-up!

Welcome to Mid-November! So exciting, right? Even more exciting is all the little changes I have been making to this blog and my Etsy shop! First off, I now am at campyattributes.com. Balla' right?! It makes me feel like a grown-up, basically. With this change came the fact that I consolidated all my online naming, and changed the name of my Etsy Shop to 'Campy Attributes' as well! I just felt that if I am going to have so much online presence, that I should make it a tad bit less confusing, and just try and keep things a little more ...together? cohesive?






Okay, so...even more exciting is the fact that I have am currently adding a bunch of new stuff to my Etsy Store (Campyattributes.etsy.com) and that includes DRESSES! I have decided to finally take that plunge into clothing on Etsy, so wish me luck all! I think it is all pretty darn fun, hopefully all those out in the world will agree!

Adventures: MEDITERRANEAN

The journey has begun, I have started to immerse myself in all travel literature... to be combined with language and history... Mediterranean here I come...(in a year-ish).

Photo An Hour: A June Sunday

Photo an hour. I was skeptical if this would work for me, but I will say, I plan on doing one a month. Why? Because it taught me a lot about how I use my time, for starters. I mean, i am sure it depends on the day, but looking at my photos I realized my life revolves around two things: Food, and Junk (dump, thrift). Am I okay with this? Somewhat. Do I want to do a Photo an hour that starts at noon and goes until 10 or so at night? I think that would be a good contrast. But, Overall I know I want more outside in my photos... and less food? No who am I kidding... the food is staying.

8:45 am: French Press Coffee to start the day. Oh Coffee, I love thee so much.




9:45 am: And, now the food starts. I love sitting on the porch in the morning eating breakfast, or drinking coffee. I don't have a big porch, and have a single chair on it, but man, in the morning with the sun shinning, there is nary a mosquito, and living in the valley, that is something to be cherished. (Nigel also was super jealous at my attention to anything other than him at this point, so he became a model...)






10:45am: As I am about to head back inside to get clothed and such for the day, I realized I spotted the first Fireweed of the season. Man, I have such a love/hate relationship with spotting Fireweed...I am sure any Alaskan understands.




11:45am: On my way to town, I always make a routine stop at the transfer sites. Though there was quite a bit of large furniture, someone has also cleaned out Christmas supplies leaving boxes upon boxes of pretty color laying around




12:45pm: SOLSTICE FAIR....so of everything I take a picture of what? The Hot Licks Ice Cream Truck. Later in the day ( not pictured) I def. got some Earl Grey Ice Cream. new favorite flavor? Easily.




1:45pm: Still at the solstice fair, Nick and I discover that we are sporting AWESOME blue Slush Puppie tongues. Keepin' it Classy 24/7.




2:45pm: Next excursion! On our way to Value Village, there isn't much interesting in the car... But I had on a sweet yellow sundress, and I always want to carry a worn leather purse. 




3:45pm: Oh man. Value Village makes me so happy. I now can live the dream of being big bird. ALL THE TIME.




4:45pm: Scrambling to get to work, I set up A make shift bed for my sister under my own! BUNK BEDS! I had found two very large furniture cushions earlier at the transfer site, and they fit perfectly in the lower bunk! I love when that happens...




...and that is where it ends. From this point on I worked for 5 hours, and then watched True Blood. Coolest lifestyle ever, right?

Personal: Safety Dance

My Friends make me so happy. Instead of singing happy birthday to each other, we pick a song that the birthday boy (or girl) loves, and sing that, all group like. Isn't that way better than the traditional song?!

Personal: 'Happy Girl'

So My friend Dan and I went on a Late night Walk to Creamer's Field, a couple miles down the road from my cabin, a few weeks ago. He used some video genius, and created the following video. Enjoy.

Personal: My Heart Grows 3x Its Size.

True Story.

Ramblings: Brilliance

J.D. Salinger

...I have now read all his works--Catcher in the Rye, Nine Stories, Franny and Zooey, and Rise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction. Where Catcher in the Rye will always hold the title of favorite, the intricate stories he weaves in the rest are amazing. You cannot help but long to know more about the Glass Family, who are the subjects of Franny and Zooey, Rise High, Seymour and at least 3 of the stories in Nine Stories. your curiosity is provoked to know if Buddy Glass is in fact the writer, or voice, of Holden Caulfield in Catcher in the Rye.

...you just can always read them over and over and feel like there is so much more that you missed.