Adjustments

Hi hello strangers! Well, twenty six days later and im all settled in into my new place, well not really because i still have half my life in a storage unit, but its as good as its going to get for now.



My transition from moving from Huntington Beach up to Long Beach has been a little rocking, ok alot rocky. Even though Huntington Beach is just a hop, skip and a jump away, i feel they are worlds apart and two entirely different cities. I have never lived in a metropolitan area such as Long Beach and its been very exciting making some lifestyle adjustments to accommodate living in a more city like environment than Huntington Beach was, such as learning to use my bike as my main source of commuting. Unfortunately, i dont have parking where i live now, so its nothing but street parking over here, and let me spare you with just saying, dealing with the no parking situation has been an utter nightmare to say the very least! So instead of driving to run errands, such as going to the bank, or post office, or to go grocery shopping, or even to work, i now bike every where. i even bike to the laundromat when i have to do a load since i dont have an on-site laundry in my building. These are all things i took for granted when i lived in Huntington Beach, howvever despite the changes im loving it!



I love waking up in the early morning and biking to the beach, and on my way seeing all the local shop owners open shop for the day. I love seeing the dozens of people who walk their dogs in the morning. I love the hustle and bustle of other commuters. I love the grittiness that this place brings out in me. i love that i have something new to see and learn about everyday. i even love that its a challenge for me to buy groceries now because whatever i buy i have to be able to take with me on my bike. I love how friendly people are here, and i also love how unfriendly people are here. I love seeing that people still roller blade.

However, on an entirely different note, im still a sleepless soul who fills her nights with shenanigans and solo dress up parties, so i thought this time would be as good as any to share with you my newest of treasures! I recently bought myself a Ukulele from the late 1930s, and Im most excited about it, as i belive the uke is one of the happiest tunes to be heard and a great instrument for impromptu playing.





Sadly, as of now i only know two cords, but im hoping by the summer i will be able to play a tune or two, so i can take it with me to festivals. But for now my poor neighbors get the privilege of listening to me practice at all hours of the night. (They like it, dont worry.) Howvever, im off to hid under my covers and prep for a night of junk food and watching re-runs of I Love Lucy.


ta' ta' kittens!

Somthing To Look Forward To

At last, i am back again, hi hello dear ol' blog! Things around here have been crazy, in fact they have been so crazy that i have nearly abandoned ship over at my little ol' etsy shop, but fear not i will most definitely be back up and fully stocking the shop with new frocks in the next two months. I say two months because i still have a roller coaster of changes to look forward to that have me running every which way but focused on the shop, so my sincere apologise if the shop really does start turning into a ghost town.






However, something for you to look forward to are these precious 1920s & 1930s floral cotton frocks that will hit the shop in the up in coming new listings.







But, something or rather things for me to look forward to are just settling into my new place that i just moved into, starting a new job, learning to play my new, well vintage Ukulele, and well gearing up for another big change for me that is going to happen in the next few weeks!

I still have no idea whats going to happen or how im going to adjust to all these changes in my personal life, but i do know that im just going to enjoy my time here in California and soak up as much experiences and learn as much as i can while im here and embrace taking more chances, making more mistakes, and learning to pick myself up and brush myself off, all the while just being young, rowdy and excited about life!

Am I Going To Sink Or Swim?

Hello kittens and hello February! My oh my, where does time go? I thought i would brush off the cobwebs and dust the dust off from this forgotten 'journal' and briefly share with you all whats been happening around these parts as of late, not that anyone cares, but this is a journal, right?





These photos are from the last few days i spent in Washington and sadly this was practically the only day it snowed. But since ringing in the new year back in my hometown of Spokane, Washington i have made my way back home in southern California and have been bombarded with so many unexpected changes in my life, both big and small, and in just the sort span of this blossoming wonderful new year.
For one and perhaps the biggest change for me at least for now is that ive made the decision and am ready to say goodbye to my wonderful little beach city that i have called home for almost four years. I love it here and I love the beach, but im ready for the city life and am hungry for something new!
I would be kidding myself and lying to you if i didnt say things for me right now have never been so unclear and ive never felt so unsure of whats to come and or what i want. To be honest, im scared to my wits end of packing up again and heading to an entirely different city where i dont know anything or anyone, howvever i have also never been more ready and excited for a another new challenge than i do now.
so, who knows whats to come or what next city i will call home, but i have fifty three days to decide and am ready to jump into somehting new and find out if i will sink or swim!
So, here goes nothing!

2012 Who Are You?

I cant believe 2011 is already over! Time seriously seemed to fly by for me this year. It was an incredible year full of ups, downs and everything in between, however even though im sad to say goodbye to 2011 im even more excited to see whats to come in the new year. To me 2012 means even more late night dance parties, more vintage, lots more moments of discovering myself, taking more risk, making even more unforgettable lifetime memories with my beautiful friends, and most importantly dreaming bigger and better dreams than ever before!







I hope you all had a wonderful new years. Unfortunately i didn't take much photos that night other than these terrible cell phone phones that were taken before we went out and let the mean streets of Spokane, Washington, and every bar & party downtown take a hold of us until the very wee hours of the morning.
Here's to another great year full of uncontrollable laughter, making mistakes,and being happy!

cheers*

Home

My goodness its been a very long while since i have done a post! Lots of things have changed and are new for me since, but instead of boring you with what i've been doing since i last posted i think i will just start with today.
Im back home in Spokane, Washington for the holidays visiting family and friends. Its been nearly two in a half years since ive been home for longer than thirty two hours and almost three years since ive seen my older sister. This trip around is defiantly different than any of my other previous visits.





Being 'home' so far has definitely been exciting but yet also rather strange. Things are different. Im different. Although it seems no matter how long im gone for time in Spokane seems to stand still. That to me is both terrifying and comforting.





Sadly, my time in Spokane in nearly coming to an end and i will soon be back by the beach in southern California. I cant quite explain how incredibly strange this trip has turned out to be so far. I feel both nostalgic for Spokane, and yet determined stay away for as long as possible.

But enough with my nostalgic woes. Hopefully I will do a better job updating this thing, but i make no promises. So if im no where to be found around these parts for another three months i hope you have have a fantastic and fabolous new years!

Dirt Dishin' Daisy

I have put together a very special refined collection of one of a kind vintage leather boots from the 1920s to 1940s for the shop for the upcoming fall/winter seasons! Leather has and will always be one of my favorite and most beloved materials to wear, and vintage leather boots being a key staple piece of that love. There has always been just something very somthing about broken in quality leather that has aged beautifully over decades. So i have brought to you my most favorite vintage leather boots i have ever found for you to enjoy!
all boots above will be trickling into the shop by the end of october!

Tales From An Insomniac

Bonjour! Its been a long week of sleepless nights, to much ice cream in bed, early morning dance parties to sixties french pop music, lots of late night lurking on the web for super hero costumes for my cat,and i have been spending way to many hours playing dress up in the very wee hours of the night, i'd say my week so far has been productive, hows yours?





Last night was no exception to my bazaar late night antics. I could'nt sleep and felt a niche to tear up my closet and play dress up at two thirty in the morning. I just felt like dancing and i could'nt think of a more suiting time to crank up some old timely tunes and try on nearly every dress i own while twirling around my room in my ballet slippers.





Although my dress up parties might seem silly, well its because they are, but sometimes the most enjoyable part of my day is just being silly very late at night all by my lonesome where i can throw up my arms, shake my hips and dance like a wild ape!

how about you kittens, how do you lovelies spend your sleepless late nights?