SHARKZ!

this is baby g right now. she jsut ripped all of my sheets off my bed
and then passed out immediately thereafter. amazing.

i spent most of today in stores... i know i shouldn't have.. but i did. i acquired new fabrics, an eyelet kit, new threads, lots of new patterned paper, christmas ornaments, wreaths, lots and lots of spray paint, twinkle lights, wooden shelves (which i spray painted 'ballet slipper' pink tonight), several ADORABLE dresses, a few cardigans and a sweater. i have a cute new outfit to wear every single day until the semester is over! ill try to take pictures but knowing me and my amount of stress currently, ill go to school in jeans and a hoodie (ew, i know!).

i can't wait to show you all what i've been crafting lately and i can't wait to redo my room! its literally the driving force for the next week and a half to fly by! i think i might get a headboard or a new bed for christmas. right now i only have a frame but i think it'll be a nice new touch. i'm also looking for an L-shaped desk that isnt TOO big so i can get rid of all my small desks/bookshelves and put it all on one. that way i can use the small side for sewing and then the larger side for my computer, etc.

anyway, i need to sleep because i promised myself i'd be up at 7am (yeah right) and be SERIOUSLY productive tomorrow! i have so much to get done, especially if i want to see josh while he's in town. then it's back to the grind. luckily school is open 24 hours this week. huzzah!

i'll leave you with some epic pictures of my favorite animal. goodnight!

dress.

i am in love.
Anthropologie's Golden Light Dress.
if only i could justify $188.

i'm [this] close to getting that Betsey Johnson
dress i've been watching on ebay. chances are likely
that it's a knockoff but it's equally as cute.

Ten Rules for Being Human

Ten Rules for Being Human
by Cherie Carter-Scott

1. You will receive a body. You may like it or hate it, but it's yours to keep for the entire period
2. You will learn lessons. You are enrolled in a full-time informal school called, "life."
3. There are no mistakes, only lessons. Growth is a process of trial, error, and experimentation. The "failed" experiments are as much a part of the process as the experiments that ultimately "work."
4. Lessons are repeated until they are learned. A lesson will be presented to you in various forms until you have learned it. When you have learned it, you can go on to the next lesson.
5. Learning lessons does not end. There's no part of life that doesn't contain its lessons. If you're alive, that means there are still lessons to be learned.
6. "There" is no better a place than "here." When your "there" has become a "here", you will simply obtain another "there" that will again look better than "here."
7. Other people are merely mirrors of you. You cannot love or hate something about another person unless it reflects to you something you love or hate about yourself.
8. What you make of your life is up to you. You have all the tool and resources you need. What you do with them is up to you. The choice is yours.
9. Your answers lie within you. The answers to life's questions lie within you. All you have to do is look.
10. You will forget all this.
    

(via my livejournal friend, janejane_jane)

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hello, my favorites!

its that time of the semester... you know, final projects, cramming for 16 hours for the art history final because that class is really really stupid (& so hard!), trying to get the puppy enough play time so she doesn't feel neglected, visiting family and having family visit, holidays, shopping, volunteering, planning, preparing... yeah... it's finals week. my room looks like a tornado. i kid you not. there are things everywhere. clothes galore, georgia's chew toys, unwrapped christmas presents, empty picture frames, yadda yadda yadda.

i'm going to be fairly distant this week. well, up until next tuesday to be exact. these last 7 school days are sure to test my patience, my passion, and basically my sanity. i'll get through them though.


i'm going to try to update over the next several days, don't worry. but please realize that i'll be a slight hiatus until finals week has passed me by.

you're all fantastic.

remember, if you want to swap christmas cards or anything like that, email me! (kaelahbee at gmail dot com) i love sending out cards and anyone i receive anything from will undoubtedly receive something back! i've been working on handmade ornaments and necklaces! <3


xoxo

happy thanksgiving.

or should i say, happy black friday?! i've been absent for a few days because i'm visiting my parents down in my hometown. i had to work at the bar wednesday night and then yesterday was spent at my step dad's family thing... i didnt even have cell phone service! eeek! i've been taking a much needed break from the internet. the cell signal here isn't even all that great so its been nice to stay off the computer, stay away from homework, not talk to anyone really, and watch tv, hang out with my parents and just kick it. so so so nice!

i didnt go black friday shopping, instead i slept until 9am. it was nice. im watching "say yes to the dress" on tlc now and mom just made breakfast! my favorite :D tonight i have to work and i have to go back to franklin prior so i can take georgia home.

ill attempt to post today but if i dont, rest assured that i'll return tomorrow. im enjoying this break :D

i hope you all had a fantastic holiday and i'm so very thankful for all of you. you're all amazing.

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eat, pray, love.

i think i'm going to finally go buy this book tomorrow while i run errands in the a.m... i've heard such mixed reviews but every PERSON i've discussed it with has loved it. raved on and on. it was only the online reviews that said otherwise. either way, i think it would be a good read, right?


People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.
— Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert

quotes.

it's been a hot minute since i've done a post full of quotes... and many of these are repeats... but they're repeats for a reason. they're good. they're true. they're honest. they're exactly what we need to hear. and to be quite honest, my heart just needed a little quote therapy. :)

“ I think in a way that it’s good, you know? I mean, maybe it’s the only way that we could finally stand on our own. You know, to hurt each other so much that we have no choice but to let go. Maybe otherwise we never would. ” -dawson's creek

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“ You’ve always been this possibility for me. This wonderful possibility, but it’s just not right. And I’m so sorry. I need you to know that you’re the man I wanted to want. ”
— Gilmore Girls

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“ You’ll never find the right guy, if you’re still holding onto the wrong one. ”

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If winning is getting up one more time than you fall down. If strength is more than muscle. If time teaches us patience. And knowledge gives us grace.

Then we will go forward. Remembering the past. But never yearning for it.

There is so much more to look forward to.

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Keep your heart free from hate, your mind free from worry. Live simply, expect little, give much. Fill your life with love. Scatter sunshine. Forget self, think of others. Do as you would be done by. It’s the way to happiness. Try this for a week and you will be surprised.
— H.C. Mattern

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This is your life, right now. It doesn’t wait for you to get back on your feet.
— A Lot Like Love

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When the men betray you - and they will betray you- use this as an opportunity to forgive, as a heightened experience from which you can make music, write poetry, paint paintings. Believe me, you will be privy to a world that’s more vivid than your crayon - more colorful than those snapshots your father is so fond of. A place where your creativity is queen. So plunge in, say yes, fall recklessly in love. Feel more deeply than your friends do. Hit the heights, descend into the depths. Kiss the lads smack on the lips and move on- like it did. I survived love and you will too. — The Lost Girls

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People keep telling me that I fall in love too easily- that I should protect my heart, that I shouldn’t wear my heart on my sleeve… I fall in love at least 20 times a day. I fall in love with the sky and the sun and the flowers and my children. I fall in love with smiles, with music on the radio and with french fries and Dr. Pepper. I fall in love with the sound of laughter, blue jeans, accents… Sometimes I fall in love with complete strangers, especially the ones holding hands and kissing in public. The ones who aren’t afraid to be in love with the idea of being in love either. I don’t mind the pain of unrequited love so much, because I think they’re wrong. Love looks good on me.
— Natalie Anne Erlanson

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When there has been so much love and happiness for someone, it is natural to be reluctant to close such a wonderful chapter in our lives, for moving forward is rarely accomplished without considerable grief and sadness. And while our sorrow may be profound, the clouds will clear, and the sun will shine on us again. And in that warm, bright light we will find ourselves facing a glorious future. A future of exciting challenges and infinite possibilities, in which the horizon will stretch out before us, trimmed in the heavenly glow of the sunrise of our tomorrow.
— The Prince & Me

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You’re going to come across people in your life who will say all the right words at all the right times. But in the end, it’s always their actions you should judge them by. It’s actions, not words, that matter. — Nicholas Sparks, The Rescue

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As you become more clear about who you really are, you’ll be better able to decide what is best for you - the first time around
— Oprah Winfrey

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There will always be people in your life, Sweet Angel, who hold you back, who cost you too much, and who fail to see all you’ve done for them. But, of course, they’re just there to teach you that you do have time, that you’ll always be rich, and that your own high standards are all that matter.
Sounds like a good deal to me, Sweet Angel.
— You knew that,
The Universe

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"It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power." -- Alan Cohen

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xoxo