graduation...

...it is done. i completed my classes. i've started interviewing for jobs. and i walked in my school's graduation ceremony. i officially have a master's degree. and it is the most surreal experience of my life. right now, it just feels like normal summer break. like in eight weeks i'll be in the office supply section of target stocking up on spiral notebooks and ticonderogas. but no. any day now my entire world focus will shift when someone calls and says they want me.

want me to be a speech therapist. for realizies. to really actually help people. on my one. and then also pay me for it and not give me homework. i feel like my adulthood is just starting to begin and i can't wait!

fun thrift store find...

from the 1930's. the information is totally obsolete, but it's a fun read and looks great on the bookshelf!

omg spin pins.

everyone go buy them now. they are amazing. i have a giant mop of curly frizzy hair on my head and it always looks fabulous when i straighten it. but i don't always have an hour a day to devote to just the top of my head, so i'm always looking for a cute way to put it up.

enter the spin pin. i bought them at target on a whim and i'm so glad i did. these two twisty pins keep my whole mess of hair in a super cute bun all day. stick a flower pin back there and i look like i'm actually rocking a look (instead of hiding my frizz!).

i'll make sure to post pics this week, but seriously, they rock. i can't wait to get a job just so i can wear them to meetings and rock my super professional persona!

pre-buyer's remorse....

....anybody else? argue with yourself for every little thing you want to buy, even when it costs very little? i have done this my whole life. i can remember being 8 years old at a toy store with my birthday money for hours, refusing to buy a single thing. and i'm not one of those people who are all about money. if hubby merely suggests that he thinks something is cool, i run out and get it for him. when i visit my mom for a long weekend, i love going out to eat with her, shopping, etc.

but when there is something that i really want, i find it almost impossible to just buy it. and the more i want it, the more i convince myself i shouldn't get it. i'm not sure if i don't think i deserve it (cause i don't feel that way overtly, at least) or what. but it's stopped me from getting a few great pieces for my house or my closet. i can barely buy lipstick at the target because my FAVORITE shade is like 7 bucks, and i know i can get something else cheaper (but usually uglier. and then i WASTED money buying the cheaper lipstick i hate because i go back for my fav anyway). and i know hubby gets annoyed having to constantly reassure me that it's okay to get something.

so yesterday, I DID IT! i wanted a pair of shoes, and only had to argue with myself for 10 minutes before i (with hubby's encouragement) pulled the trigger. and now i can't wait for them to come in. because for 50 bucks, you can bet i will be wearing these bad boys with everything!

so, anybody else? have a tough time "splurging" on things you really want?

i've wanted oxfords forever! from modcloth.com