PurplePearlEyes : "@FreePeople: This will likely... Creative Ways To Remember Your Travels. Traveling is an amazing thing.
It opens our eyes up to new people, new food, new ways of life. Traveling can make you realize that you never want to stop discovering – or possibly that you’re happiest when you’re right at home. Two summers ago I had the great fortune of traveling to over a dozen countries in one trip. Lots of people love to collect souvenirs or to have their pictures taken in front of famous monuments or gorgeous landscapes as a way to remember the trip – not me. At the beginning of my trip, I just so happened to take a photo of my little striped backpack with the Swiss Alps in the background, and that’s how it all started… I now have almost 20 pictures of this little guy chilling in different places around the world. 15 Ways To Simplify Your Life And Become Zen. UPDATE: This previously ran on October the 22nd however, come the weekend we thought everyone needs a little zen time so we brought it back.
Image source It’s sometimes nice to reduce complexity in your life, just step away from the stress and busy routine and just simplify. How To Practice Holistic Beauty. I’ve always been intrigued by the holistic way of living and I try and practice it as much as I can.
I always get tied up with the thoughts of “are my work outs enough,” “Do I need to run more,” “do I need to be working out every day in order to be healthy,” then I came across the holistic approach. You are what you eat, what you think and what you do. Do exercises that make you happy and that your body can handle. Choose things that work for you and make you feel good, don’t try, just do – once you think about trying, it has a negative effect. What happens to your body happens in your mind first. How To Create A Cozy Atmosphere In Your Home.
When the holidays come, with them come feelings of coziness, peace and comfort.
I think of evenings spent with family and friends baking cookies, drinking hot chocolate, and enjoying the warmth of the great indoors. Those warm feelings come largely from being around the people you love – but there are a bunch of things you can do to achieve an indoor space that emits coziness from every room. Here are my tips on how to create a cozy atmosphere in your home. Click on images for sources; top image source. 1.
Home Remedies for Seasonal Affective Disorder. It bothers me when people think that Seasonal Affective Disorder is a made up thing.
It is definitely real – it affects me and thousands of other people, most commonly during winter time. I love summer and being outdoors, so for me the hardest thing about winter is the lack of natural light. 5 Ways To Exercise Outside In Winter. The thought of exercising outside in winter is not exactly appealing to me… I am not a fan of the cold.
However, it is more appealing to me than the idea of going to a gym. In an attempt to motivate myself, I’ve made a list of 5 ways I want to get outside and exercise this winter. Not only is the exercise clearly good for you, but the fresh air and time spent in natural sunlight can do wonders for your mental well-being. Take A Hike Get bundled up in your coziest sweater and hiking boots, and go hiking! Run Believe me, I don’t necessarily jump at the idea of getting up in the morning and going for a run, especially when it’s freezing outside.
Ski Or Snowboard. How To Layer Your Necklaces – How To Wear Layered Necklaces. There’s a special trick in creating an interesting neckline and that is to layer some necklaces.
It’s surprising how effective it is. It adds a unique touch to any top. The key to successfully layering necklaces is to have two lengths: one that sits up high and the other that drapes longer like a pendant. It helps if one is dainty and the other is more prominent. We think you’ll find that this works with almost any top. Shop layered necklaces here. How To Layer Bracelets – Stacked Bracelets. When I think of layered bracelets, I typically imagine them being a very summery thing – I picture lots of friendship bracelets and neon.
We have some really cool new bracelets though, and I was inspired to mix and match to create an arm festival with a more autumnal color palette. Here are three different color palettes and bracelet combinations that we love for fall! Shop Bracelets. Create a neutral color palette for your arm festival with shades like gray-blue, rust, copper, and ivory. How To Do A Messy Ponytail – Messy Ponytail Inspiration. Inspiring Words: Travel Light. Image source, image source Travel Light, Live Light, Spread The Light, Be The Light It’s one of the busiest time of years for traveling; whether you’re going across states to visit family, taking a holiday vacation overseas, or a long road trip to celebrate the new year.
That busy time of year is here again. Quote: Live Beautifully. Inspiring Words: Extra – Ordinary. Image Source Always look for the extra in the ordinary, go beyond the norm and think deeper and a whole new world will appear.
Never just look, examine, discuss, and open your imagination. The philosophy of life has always intrigued me, the connection between realities, existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind and language. Solitude. Humor. December Moodboard From Free People. This December I’m craving a fresh, clean start… hints of pastel shades and florals are creeping back into my mind and I’m already longing for spring. I love the crisp early morning silence, waking up to the rays of light filtering through my window, playing records and drinking coffee, the day ahead full of so much promise. Tousled up-dos and wind-swept hair… cozy winter hats and long, flowing dresses. Click on images for sources. More creative inspiration from the BLDG 25 Blog. Africa expeditions. I found these images via little paper planes and they blew me away! They were taken on research trips for the chicago field museum, some as early as 1896. the color was added by hand to glass slides, resulting in images that combine the effects of photography and landscape painting. so incredibly beautiful. go see them all here.