Hello 2013!

I'm very excited to move forward this year and actually reach some new goals and challenge myself a bit this new year. I've spent the past few years pretty much sitting on ideas; held down by negative thoughts I personally conjured up or feeling that what ever idea it was wasn't "good enough." In fact, mostly, that is the story of my life. I'm getting older and growing more and more tired of regretting things. So what if my ideas don't pan out to be amazing? And what if they do? I'm not too sure why I'm so hard on myself, I have been for as long as I can remember. We'll no time to dwell on that now because I'm going to work really hard this year to be good to myself, not put myself down, and not care if I fail a little (or even a lot) because out of failure sometimes grows great success. Heck, I may even just impress myself once or twice.

Happy New Year!

Image: My instagram photos tagged #fromwhereistand throughout the year of 2012. I've already taken new ones this year, and have new shoes to debut as well. :)

Instagram weekend / August 20-21st, 2011

1/ "I now pronounce you husband and wife!" Stef and Kenny got married! They had an amazing ceremony in Kansas City, MO and I was so excited to see them. Here they are, looking beautiful and happy, seconds into their new lives together. <3 2/ A "fromwhereistand" photo of the ground after the ceremony ended. I never get tired of white flower petals. Or white flowers. Or just flowers in general... (She picked the most beautiful flowers too!)

3/ The wedding topper to their cake was super cute. But duh, it's Stefanie and Kenny- they make everything cute! I love that they included their little pup Tooie. 4/ Meet the Kim's! A fun family photo booth of the three of them. :) It was fun having a photo booth running all night. I popped in several times and had a blast.

5/ My outfit, for the evening wedding and reception. 6/ All the tiny hand made details from the S + K wedding were amazing. I had such a great time looking at everything, and a great time being there too!

Beauty lately / Summer edition

Two summer beauty items I'm always collecting more in the warmer months are perfumes and nail polish. But, let's get real, I'm always collecting these things year round! I just happen to get really excited for the scents and colors being sweeter and brighter in the summer months. :)

Fresh Lemon Sugar Perfume /
I rediscovered this scent in the back of my New York City-esque skyline of perfume bottles I own. I forgot it's sweet, summery touches that I used to once spritz among my flowered tops and bright sundresses. I first purchased this scent in 2005, I think it's been long enough for the memories associated with that time to have faded- now on to some new ones!

Sula Paint & Peel Nail Polish /
These lovely little guys are a recent discovery that I can not get enough of. For 9 dollars, same as your standard OPI or Essie polishes, you get a nail polish color and a top coat all in one adorable portable package. The best part is there is no nail polish remover necessary, you can just peel each color off your nails when you're done. I've tested them as well and if you are careful and slow, they do peel off in one piece. I think these are great for travel!

Instagram weekend / June 25-26th, 2011

1/ Poetry foundation new building open house- really neat space! 2/ Vintage animated wall clocks- a panda and a poodle side by side!

3/ Dog beach! Seriously heaven. 4/ Balloons in the trees. I can not resist taking pictures of balloons.

5/ From where I stand- Natalie and I exploring a new shop full of bizarre things. 6/ Pretty soft baby blue sheer curtains.

7/ Natalie alone on a baseball field, trying to locate a friend in the distance. 8/ Stuff displayed on a wall for sale in the store of unusual and bizarre, yet interesting things.