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So I suck at keeping a blog running, but I'm avoiding homework so I thought I'd post a few pictures about my life since my last post.

Of course there has to be pictures of my cats and I. Top is Emmett and bottom is Bella!

My family and I went to Clear Lake one Saturday and went on a boat ride. 

I went to Leakycon in Chicago with my friend Katie and we had a pretty crazy time there!

The lovely city of Chicago :)

Our passes for Leakycon on the first day. By the end, I had many banners and coffee stains all over mine.

My family also went on a weekend adventure to Omaha, Nebraska and visited the zoo there! I got this little guy in the gift shop!

And last but not least, it's been feeling like fall lately! Chai tea and a scarf are two of the many things I'm looking forward to with the season change!

Anyway, schools been crazy but I'll try to keep posting for prosperity's sake. Hope your beginning of the school year has been less hectic than mine!
xo Emily

My Week in Instagrams

This week was pretty slow event wise. I spent most of me week as a nanny or at work. I did get to spend some quality time with friends and I got some pretty new things to keep me happy.

first we have a project I'm working on with the little girl I watch. We're making a pillow!

I did a full closet purge and got rid of a TON of clothes I don't wear anymore. It felt amazing and now I have room for new clothes! :)

A little TJ Maxx trip with my friend, Brittney.

Gorgeous new shoes I bought while shopping with Brittney. I'm most excited about these. Who doesn't love a new pair of shoes?!

Last but not least, my new nail polish arrived from Amazon. I'm a bit late on the mint nail trend but for me it will always be a favorite.

Hope your week was great, too! Until next time! xo Emily

New project

Today I started a new project with the help of my friend Katie!
I have an obsession with decorating my room and I'm always looking for ways to spruce it up. Katie has a "wall of awesome" in her room and she helped me create one of my own for my room. It is a work in progress but it makes me happy. :)
xo Emily

Graceling, Fire, and Bitterblue

I am currently making my way through Graceling and Fire again before I read the next installment in this series. It is taking me longer to get through them then I'd like to admit, but once I finish I'll get to start Bitterblue and then we'll see if it lives up to expectations! ;)

Hi! I'm Emily and I am super excited to be starting this new blog! I've always wanted to start a blog and I since I'm not working today, I thought "Hey! Why not start now?"
I'll start with a little background about myself. I am currently 17 years old but my birthday is coming up soon so that's gonna change :) I will be a senior this coming year and will (finally) be completing high school. I love photography, fashion, interior design, and traveling. This blog will be for me to share my photos, diy projects, trips, and just my general life. I'll get started by posting a segment called "My Week in Instagrams" every Sunday. In the segment I will post 5 (or more) pictures of my everyday life taken with my Android and usually posted on Instagram (but not always). This is just a way for me to get used to the blogging lifestyle and I will be adding more things to my blog once I get accustomed to the responsibility.

So here I begin my adventure with a posting of My Week in Instagrams (I know it's not Sunday, please forgive me)!! So excited to share a bit of my life here.

4th of July fireworks!

This is the outfield of a baseball stadium where we set out out blankets and watched the fireworks from!

 I am an avid reader and the other day I found the time to take the girl I nanny to the park where I could sit and have some much needed reading time. The book I'm reading in this picture is called Insurgent. It is the sequel to the book Divergent, which I recommend to everyone!

This little guy is my best buddy. This is Mr. Marty Anderson the Moose Pillow Pet. Say hi Mr. Anderson! :)

This is a picture of my family and I. I am in the very middle (yeah the super pale one, I know) with my sister and mother on either side of me and my brother in front of me. My mom is also holding the little girl I nanny. We're waiting for the fireworks to start! 

So there we have it! My first post! I'm so excited for the future of this blog! 

Until next time! 

xo Emily