left my heart in San Francisco...

no really. I did. I went for the morning yesterday. It's so weird because I have always told myself that I would never ever live in the city and that I thought it was dirty and didn't like it. But now i love it. I currently live 20-30 minutes from the city and don't take advantage of it enough!!! I've recently gone to the city a few times to visit my 90-year-old great aunt who's in the hospital (sad). I just love the quaintness of all the buildings and the intricate architectural work. Not to mention the weather was just amazing!! It was so clear and in the mid 70's, that's warm for even summertime! The people on the streets are all just so stylish and every inch of the sidewalks with their beautiful buildings and greenery are PERFECT for photography and outfit posts! Not to mention, the shopping was amazing. I can't say enough. Each nook and cranny is filled with either an adorably, yet slightly overpriced, clothing boutique, or an elegant and delicious french cafe, greek restaurant, pub, or even frozen yogurt. God my eyes have opened to what the city can really be like!

San Fran I will be frequenting you often!!

some photos i've been taking...

To Do for today:
-Gym
-Apply for more jobs
-Seek out auto body shops that are A. Open today, and B. Cheaper than the other places i've been to. (Seriously?? $1,500 for a dent the size of an orange?)
-Seek out restaurants that need servers (TIPS!)
-Try to enjoy today aside from the stress that's already in the air.
-Call boyfriend
-Shop?? Gotta use that Nordstroms gift card right? I can probably squeeze this in between looking for server jobs, what-do-ya think?
I think that should fill my day. Doesn't sound exciting what so ever. Meh. Who wants to day swap me??

So I've been testing out my miniature effect...

and it's pretty cool! it creates a fake looking scene. Such as little toy figures. It blurs the top and bottom of your photo to give it this effect. So while skiing in Tahoe last weekend I tried it out a lot. And here are some of the results. I also have a Macro effect which magnifies things up close and gives them clarity...you'll see these too :)

BONUS: So I updated my frustrating "Grrrr" Post (Thanks to Roxy at Rock Beauty. Love Fashion. Live Life. Be You! for reminding me to do so). I have overcome most of the problems I had 2 weeks ago when I started this blog (I have lots more to still work on and achieve of course!)

So check out This Post because I updated it with some answers and insights!! Yay.

things old things new

I was going through drawers of old stuff today as I am continuing to move into my room and came across some fun stuff. My vintage photos of old-time friends and TONS {i mean tons} of Christmas, Birthday, Graduation, and Confirmation cards! I also found 4 mini aqua blue Tiffany's bags...even thought I currently own 1 thing from Tiffany's. Odd? I think awesome. The prettiest discovery of all was the dried flowers {in a Tiffany's bag i might add} that I kept from my boyfriend's old anniversary gift. The living version of the flowers is the second photo! I had fun "macro-ing" them on my camera while enjoying the amazing weather we had today. Is Spring really almost here?? Feels like it but it's only January.