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Yesterday my dad and I drove down to Ithaca to drop my brother off at school. The weather was lovely, and the Cornell campus is gorgeous. 

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My grandpa gave me his old Ray-ban sunglasses a few years ago, & they've been hiding in my room since. I wish he remembered what years he was wearing them in because they're fab. I decided to bust them out yesterday for the drive & needless to say, im in love.

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Other new obsessions include this gorgeous Austin Flap Fossil bag in claret red. Went into work monday night and completely fell in love with this bag -- & it's on sale now for 130$ !!! The Austin collection is absolutely gorgeous. I bought the envelope clutch in cognac over the summer, & the simple silhouette and unfinished leather inside made me swoon. 

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Today's wednesday, which means *drum roll* half-off at the thrift store! Found these three cozy sweaters and two skirts there today and spent a whopping 13$ I love thrifting because things are so cheap & theres loads of potential inbetween all those racks of old clothes.

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Message of the day? I love finding treasures whether old or new!!!

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// shirt: fossil, [sale] 5$ // sweater: kohls, 15$ // jeans: thrifted, 5$ // boots: uo, [sale] 40$ //

// scarf: alpaca wool, gifted //

- xx S

weekend at a glance

 / 1. // beautiful treasures from China, thanks to my lovely friend Grace xxo //

/ 2. // Lyssa & light

 / 3. // Bella & one of lyssa's dresses, haha

 / 4. // first glimpse of sunday morning

 / 5. // tomato soup with goldfish crackers are a given weekend meal

 / 6. // polaroid camera that tommy gifted me for my twenty-first. first photos shot while in Paris :)

 / 7. // home<3

 / 8. // Lyssa & the warmth of the fresh towels

 / 9. // Saturday it
 was 63
 degrees at 9
 am! Such a
 nice and
 random
 weather
 change.

 / 10. // all the snow melted away, & the lake beginning to lose its frozen-ness. later on in the day half of the lake still had its frozen layer on top, and the other half was full current.

 / 11. // my daunting task throughout the entire weekend: finishing my two final essays for the London semester. Obviously fueled by coffee, toast & orange juice

 / 12. // oh, and my darling clementines :)

 / 13. // pup keeping me company

 / 14. // lyss

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/ 18. // outfit of the day // sunday


// tights: uo, [sale] 5$ // shorts: thrifted denim & DIY lace added, 7$ // top: h&m, 17$ // cowl scarf: uo, [sale] 5$ // denim shirt: garage sale, 8$ // glasses: aldo, 12$ // earrings: vintage market in london, 8£ //


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One of my final weekends of freedom. I wasn't allowed to work while I was in London because of my student visa. Working in retail, it was my first time having proper weekends off to do whatever I liked ! [so nice] It was lovely to be able to spend time sleeping in, going to different outdoor markets, and doing some sight seeing. Everyone should be able to have weekends off, le sigh. But now it's back to the grind, and with school starting up again on the 28th i'll definitely be busy again. It was nice while it lasted London, you tease.

- xx  S

Sunday

"above all, you must illuminate your own soul"

Early morning, rainy sunday inspiration from the lovely Virginia Woolf


|| //Photo by me, edited text with overgram\\

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Such nice weather over here in Buffalo, NY. Sun's out & the sky is a nice tint of blue-- so naturally, I'm procrastinating on my essay writing by thinking of losing all this snow completely. High hopes for the next few months weather-wise, and it was nice to be outside without a coat on today!

 

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Just painted my nails with these funky colours. I always go for super dark colours during the winter months. But since im dreaming of sun and skies, i wanted to incorporate some more spring colours. By pairing the neutral gray colour majority with little hints of turquoise, purple & glitter, you are able to use these brighter colours even in January!

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// cowl scarf: uo, [sale] 5$ // sweater: fossil [sale/employee discount] 30$ //

// tank: aerie, [sale] 7$ // lace halter bra: freepeople, 38$ // 

// floral leggings: manchester, gifted // woolen socks: gifted // boots: vintage london, 29£ //

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Also brought out my old watercolour paints & paper today. Ive missed these kind of doodles while I was in England. Little ounces of creativity help brighten even the darkest of days. Lastly, this song has been stamped in my head for the past two days.

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Happy Thursday!

- xx S

"Do not delude yourselves. Nothing is easy. But there is hope."