MY LIFE IS FAST, MY HEART IS SLOW

{Word's We're Wailing-hitRECord collaboration}

handmade 'greece' tank via Purrr Remake, boyfriend jeans via Pacsun, 

Dolce Vita harness booties, H&M belt

I'm officially a second year student at Cal and it's kind of a wake up call. Freshmen year was a blast; from the friendships I've made to the parties we don't remember to the dining hall food, I loved every second of it. But now it's time to grow up, start doing something with my life, and experience more. I'm loving this new mindset and I have the lovely Joseph Gordon-Levitt to thank for that.

I went to his A Night at the Movies in SF last night and it literally brought me to tears. Regardless of how beautiful this man is and how lovely his speaking and singing voices are (which let me tell you, is beyond amazing, especially in person), I fell in love with his passion. His eyes glowed with pride whenever he started talking about his open collaboration project, hitRECord. It really resonated with me and something happened to me the moment I walked out of the theater. 

It's easy to fall into a pattern with life; to do the same thing day after day and be okay with it, and this is what college was for me. Something I've become fairly comfortable with, something that no longer excited me but I was neither happy nor sad about. I realize now that I want more, I long to find that one thing that'll make my heart flutter with pride, with love, with excitement. Something that'll give me the same glow in my eyes. Determined and willing, I'm going to spend the rest of this year dedicated to trying new things out, to pushing my boundaries, to hopefully find it. And if not, well hell, I'll surely have experienced a couple more interesting things and have a few more fun memories to fall back on.

Didn't want to fall into the category of "trying too hard" or "not trying at all," I settled for a relaxed and happy medium of "just right." I found this handmade tank top at the Melrose Trading Post down in LA and fell in love with everything about it; from the simple, easygoing cut to the beautiful print of Greece, it was meant to be framed and properly displayed. But I'm far too greedy and way too in love with it to do that. Since mornings in Berkeley are always a little bit chilly, I decided to wear my newly acquired boyfriend jeans that are just the right amount of baggy which make them ridiculously comfortable. These are the first pair of jeans I've worn in over a year as I can never find ones that fit my lower half correctly and I'm loving them! To combat the rolled up jeans, which I was scared would cut my height even more so, I put on my favorite Dolce Vita harness booties that I just want to wear with everything in my closet! A little rugged, a little badass, and a lot of awesome. And that's that. Here's to another year, GO BEARS!