Just breathe.

In one week I'll be leaving to live in a whole new place away from everyone I know and everything I know. It's only a short 7 days away, yet I still don't know how I feel about it. When I think about it it just doesn't seem real probably because it's so big of a thing. On the one hand I want my life begin and I want freedom, a new beginning, a fresh start, etc. etc. but on the other hand I worry if I can even live on my own. I think that I'll run out of something I need to survive and won't know what to do, or that I'll run out of money and just be stuck. I guess I'm just having a mixture of feelings really and when I think about it, I think that it's one of those things you just do. To be cliche, you just gotta dive right in! Head first! No looking back or thinking about. It's an experience of a lifetime and I know that once I get past my shyness and anxiety, it's probably gonna be the best 4 years of my life. Those are thoughts that keep me moving forward and get me siked up for such a big endeavor. Once I get past the culture shock/settling to whole other state, then I get to shift my worries to college work! Yipee! For me, the latter seems the easier of the two :P Well I think that's pretty much all I have to say on that subject. Sometimes it just feels good to put your thoughts/feelings/worries into writing. It helps you figure out what you're really feeling and I think that your true thoughts always slip out when you start writing about a particular subject. Alright, now that's all I have to say lol. And now I think it appropriate to insert a little inspiration into this post, so here it is:

"Don't live down to expectations. Go out there and do something remarkable."

~Wendy Wasserstein

and that's exactly what I'll do! :)

half moon nails

like any regular lazy sunday, i was browsing around the internet and came across an article about the half moon nail trend. i thought it looked so unique and so totally AWESOME (!) that

i decided to give it a try. i found an easy step by step guide (it really isn't too hard, it's just a reverse french manicure) and then started figuring out which color combos looked the best. I went with a summery coral since you know it's still summer and all, the 110 degree weather keeps reminding me, and paired it with a nice neutral to give it a more vintage-y feel. i didn't know this until reading more about it, but it was actually a really popular trend in the '30s and '40s! just thought i'd give you all a little history lesson as well, get those old brain juices flowing since school is starting soon :) below are some pictures of what the final result was! please ignore the slightly messy paint job, i hadn't gone around the edges to clean them before i took the pics and you know no one's perfect!

the lighting makes the coral a little more pink, but in real life it's more of an orange and the neutral is a grayish purple! i think next time i want to make the top color come down a little bit more, it was kinda hard getting the sticker thing positioned right though and i never knew how much it was covering, but i still loved the results! definitely going to try again with all kinds of different colors.

colors used:

-wet n wild wild shine in blazed

-rimmel lasting finish pro in steel gray

hope you enjoyed! :)