hearts and cats

Ever since September 1st, I've been in full-on fall mode, drinking hot chocolate and pretending that it's cold outside even though it's actually just as hot as it was in July. But yesterday was our first autumn-like day! Luckily none of my neighbors were around because I was definitely skipping and twirling around outside, basking in the cool weather. I'm actually surprised how many other bloggers love fall, because growing up I was always considered pretty goofy for liking it so much. Everyone I know is a summer groupie, and the fact that I'd choose chilly nights over balmy ones made me some kind of alien lol!

Anyway, here I go again with another very literal outfit, inspired by this I <3 cats pin! Having the words spelled out isn't quite enough... you need to also be wearing a cat shirt and a heart skirt to really drive the point home, right? ;)

Shirt + Skirt - c/o sheinside | Pin + shoes - modcloth | Cardigan - forever21

I only have eyes for you

It should come as no surprise that the main reason I wanted this dress was so I could wear it to the eye doctor. I seriously cannot WAIT until my next appointment now!! Also, if you look closely you can see that I'm wearing a belt that's the same color as my dress. You're probably thinking that it came with the dress -- and you'd be wrong! It's actually from another dress, but the color is *exactly* the same. It's so weird since this is such an unusual mauve/muted pink color. I just thought that was pretty fantastic :)

Dress - c/o oasap | Cardigan - f21 | Shoes - modcloth | Tights - target

currently

I thought it would be fun to do random posts once in a while with what I'm doing right now. I tend to write my posts in advance and schedule them, or write about things that I did yesterday/last week/last month. I love the idea of a blog as a record of your life to look back on later (sort of like a public, less embarrassing version of a diary) so it would be nice to have more tidbits of daily life in here :)

I'm currently:

+ listening to Buddy Holly
+ wearing pie-print pajamas (from Target)
+ taking photos for my mom's etsy shop
+ packing orders for my etsy shop+ waiting for my dad to get back from the grocery store (pumpkin pie!)
+ drinking hot chocolate in a Tigger mug
+ getting ready to sew more throw pillows for my bed
+ preparing a DIY project for this week (it involves cats.)
+ enjoying my weekend!

What are you up to? :)

calendar sneak peek!

I've been drawing and drawing and drawing and drawing, and I am FINALLY... almost finished. I have just one illustration left, and then my 2013 calendar will be complete :) I thought I'd share some sneak peeks first, mainly because I'm just so happy with how it's coming along so far!

These are definitely my favorite flapper doodle drawings. I haven't been this smitten with my own work in a long, long time. It's a nice feeling :) I'll be listing all of these as prints in my shop over the weekend, and if you like what you see, the calendar is available for pre-order here!







ps. I got the first shot by duct-taping my iphone to my ceiling and using a self-timer. I put a piece of paper between my phone and the duct-tape so it wouldn't damage it, and it worked great! Also, my sweater and shorts are both from asos. Just in case anyone was wondering :)