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day 316

Today I explored around my town again, not really knowing what I was going to do for a photo but being glad I was finally feeling happy about photography again, and found this awesome abandoned building at the end of a string of cute old houses. It's so cool that all these locations are just a couple blocks away, and all it takes is walking around and looking for them.

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dress: borrowed // shirt: mom's closet // collared shirt: garage sale // tights/shoes: forever 21




These photos are from a couple days ago, before I dyed my hair! That's right people, if you've noticed on my other internet haunts, I dyed my hair this deep purple color, the same color that I dyed my tips way back in September. But I'll talk about it more in my next outfit post. :) Until now, let's take a moment to enjoy these super cute tights I got the other day! They have cute little hearts on them! Sometimes I just love wearing cute girly things. It makes me feel really pretty. Who doesn't want to look down and see cute little hearts on their tights?




It is officially nine days until I see Matt again! We are in the single digits people! It's been almost exactly three months since I've seen him and I cannot wait to step foot in the airport and see him with his bags. :) His family is coming to Portland for Thanksgiving and I can't wait to see all of them. It will be nice to have a little bit of familiar faces around for the holiday. I am seriously so excited!




I hope you guys have a fantastic week!

we are all connected

day 315

What makes you uniquely you?

As I go through life, I've discovered how un-unique I am. There are thousands of people who wear the same clothes as me, participate in the same activities as me, believe the same doctrines as me, and ever ignorantly thinks that they are the only one to experience the same things as me. I don't really find that saddening though, for humans are relational figures and thus our un-uniqueness binds us to one another. I think uniqueness is a highly relative term (at least in this case), but what makes me (and any other human) unique is my relationship with others and their relationship with me. I place great worth on certain people, and that ability to give and receive worth is unique to every individual, with an infinite amount of combinations brought about through every person everyone comes in contact with. I can make a person seem to me more or less unique, and others can do the same in their view of me and the view of their relationship with me. We are all connected by this ability as well as our un-uniqueness, which in a sense makes us incredibly unique in that we are all the connecting element of the red string of destiny and without each one of us, the string would be broken.

-- my answer to a psychology question that we never turned in.

"An invisible red thread connects those who are destined to meet regardless of time, place or circumstance. The thread may tangle but it will never break." -- Chinese Proverb

my week in instagram #22

and the fog rolls in // squirrel earrings // I love the rain // my handmade mug filled with warm hot chocolate // leaves on the window // year 3000 dance // a foggy and rainy morning // looking up and looking down on my walk // a paint set from my man

My week in instagram is back! I've put it on the back burner for a couple of weeks, but I really enjoy sharing these photos, especially for those of you who don't have instagram. But if you do, you should follow me @impulsings ... it's a party over there!