allison — medieval french origin, meaning 'of noble character'
- she/her
- infj
- sun in libra, moon in aries
- slytherclaw
- horned serpent
- neutral good
jun 22 2018 ∞ jul 3 2018 +
07.23
- when fruits ripen, they give off ethylene gas
- if you display Buddhist objects, you shouldn't display Buddha heads (without bodies) because this is reminiscent of the practices used by colonialists when they took trophies & is culturally offensive
- the same neurotoxins fire whether you're reading a book or talking to a friend
jul 23 2018 ∞ jul 23 2018 +
- bake desserts
- build a blanket fort
- clean my room
- cook a new recipe for myself
- create music mixes
- create zines
- dance in my room
- do a crossword
- do light cardio
- eat outdoors and people-watch
- go for a drive
- go for a walk
- google explore a city
- keep a pocket journal
- learn vintage hair looks and makeup looks
- light candles
- listen to a podcast
- make a collage
- make lists
- make a list of things to do in European c...
jul 3 2018 ∞ jul 4 2018 +
fashion inspiration:
- Percy Bysshe Shelley coming home hungover and disheveled after a particularly wild night at Lord Byron’s
- primordial goddess of the underworld, power-hungry and bloodstained
- fairy tale princess awakening blushy-cheeked from eternal slumber
- French cafe worker of 1960s Paris fixing cat-eyes in department store windows
- Victorian widow mourning her second husband that she may or may not have secretly murdered
jul 5 2018 ∞ jul 9 2018 +
EUROPE
- austria » graz
- austria » salzburg
- austria » wachau
- austria » vienna
- belgium » brussels
- czech republic » prague
- czech republic » cesky krumlov
- czech republic » kutna hora
- denmark » copenhagen
- england » manchester
- england » oxford
- england » stratford-upon-avon
- france » bures-sur-yvette
- france » les ulis
- france » paris
- germany » berlin
- germany » hamburg
- germany » munich
- hungary » budapest
- hungary » eger
jun 22 2018 ∞ jul 3 2018 +
a
- adelaide
- aisling
- alastor
- amelia
- anais
- anezka
- anya
- aoife
- arabella
- august
- aurora
- ava
- avery
b
c
jun 22 2018 ∞ jul 5 2018 +
tv shows
- flesh and bone
- skam
- the tudors
- outlander
- nothing much to do
- the good place
- bob's burgers
books
- a tale of two cities , charles dickens
- charlotte holmes , brittany cavallaro
- pride and prejudice , jane austen
- dare me , megan abbott
- deathless , catherynne valente
- if we were villains , m.l. rio
- les miserables , victor hugo
- six of crows , leigh bardugo
- the chronicles of narnia , c.s. lewis
- the secret history , donna tartt
- the raven cycle , maggie steifvater
jun 22 2018 ∞ jul 3 2018 +
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- comforting places
- television to watch
- movies to watch
- historical eras
- historical people
- sounds
- romantic things
- comforting moments
- writing inspirations
- magical things
- quotes
- wishlist
- things I'm good at
- things I'm grateful for
- good decisions
- quotes
- 5 things daily
- 30 songs
- goals (short and long-term)
- possible adult jobs
- food and recipes
jul 4 2018 ∞ jul 7 2018 +
- ♡ | t.s. eliot, the love song of j. alfred prufock
- ♡ | robert frost, stopping by woods on a snowy evening
- ♡ | margaret atwood, the saints
- ♡ | richard siken, litany in which certain things are crossed out
- ♡ | alfred tennyson, the lady of shalott
- ♡ | anne sexton, her kind
- ♡ | sappho, sweet mother
- ♡ | frank o'hara, having a coke with you
- ♡ | catullus, catullus 5
- ♡ | william blake, the tyger
- ♡ | emily dickinson, because i could not stop for Death
- ♡ | the road not taken, robert frost
- ♡ | mary elizabeth frye, do not stand at my grave and weep
- ♡ | william ernest henley, invictus
jul 3 2018 ∞ jul 4 2018 +
READING CHALLENGES
- ♡ 2018 Popsugar Reading Challenge
- ♡ Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge
- ♡ 52 Books 52 Weeks
- ♡ Book Riot Read Harder Challenge
- ♡ 2018 Modern Mrs Darcy Challenge
- ♡ 2018 Read and Go Challenge
- ♡ BBC Big Read 200
- ♡ PBS Great American Read
jul 3 2018 ∞ jul 12 2018 +
- airports
- ancient ruins
- art museums
- astronomy
- autumn - leaves, colors, crispness
- baths and bath bombs
- books of all sorts
- breakfast, especially pancakes
- Byronic heroes
- cameos
- candles
- cemeteries
- christmas holiday
- citrus scents
- coffee shops off the beaten path
- crisp mornings
- disney
- dogs
- exploring
- fairies
- history museums
jun 22 2018 ∞ jul 5 2018 +
- adorn (v): make beautiful
- aghast (adj): filled with horror
- alcove (n): a recess, typically in the wall of a room or of a garden
- amaranthine (adj): undying, immortal; eternally beautiful
- amphigory (n): complete nonsense; poetry that looks or sounds good but actually has no meaning.
- anagnorisis (n): a moment in a plot or story wherein the main character either recognizes or identifies his/her true nature
- anathema (n): a person or thing that is damned
- aorta (n): the main artery of the body
- apocryphal (adj): of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
- arabesque (n): an ornamental design consisting of intertwined flowing lines
- aubade (n): a love song which is sung at dawn
- aureate (n): the fanciful and flowery words of poets.
jul 3 2018 ∞ jul 5 2018 +
food
- toast uptown
- thai market
- hungarian pastry shop
- candle cafe west
- by CHLOE
- whloe foods bryant park
- little beet table
- spice thai
- the butcher's daughter
- double zero
- ✔ momofuku milk bar
museums
- ✔ the cloisters
- ✔ natural history museum
- ✔ the frick
- morgan library
- whitney museum
- brooklyn museum
- the tenement museum
jun 22 2018 ∞ jul 5 2018 +
- become fluent in a second language
- visit every continent
- live abroad
- travel often
- volunteer
- go stargazing
- have my own flat
- ride a horse
- get my master's
- write and publish a book
- be a 'Tumbleweed' at Shakespeare and Co. Paris
- learn to ride a bike
- visit every place on my to-visit list
- move to another country
- visit the 20 most beautiful bookshops in the world
jun 22 2018 ∞ jul 4 2018 +
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- eat a serving fruit + a serving veg every day
- eat a balanced breakfast every day
- some ideas: egg sandwich, fruit smoothie, bagel and hummus
- only one dessert a day. stick to this!
- work out 3-4x weekly; 1 hr strength, 1 hr cardio
- some ideas: m/w/f afternoons, saturday mornings
- commit to fitbear classes
- get 10h sleep 5 nights/week
- bedtime is 11:30 PM
- aim to wake up around 9:30
- start papers at least 1 month in advance
- schedule time for meditation in the morning
- get off campus weekly
jul 10 2018 ∞ jul 10 2018 +
# A B
- ✔ 1984 by George Orwell
- ✔ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- ✔ Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
- An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
- Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt
- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
- ✔ The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
- The Archidamian War by Donald Kagan
- The Art of Fiction by Henry James
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner
- Atonement by Ian McEwan
- Autobiography of a Face by Lucy Grealy
- The Awakening by Kate Chopin
- Babe by Dick King-Smith
- Backlash: The Undeclared War Against Amer...
jul 4 2018 ∞ jul 13 2018 +
JULY
- 01 finished the dream thieves
- 02 can now press 80 pounds on leg machine
- 03 got new books from the library
- 04 yummy dinner
- 05 mom complimented my calf definition
- 06 really nice shower
- 07 played with kieran's new puppy
- 08 VMFA napoleon exhibit
- 09 dress rehearsal of the winter's tale
- 10 vintage jewelry box
- 11 bacon potato pizza
- 12 had a nice chat with joanna
- 13 went to the library
- 14 my nice warm bed
- 15 exercised & felt healthy
- 16 nice warm bath
- 17 cooked a yummy meal
- 18 hung out with doggy & took a bath
- 19 started working on my novel again
- 20 new books from the library
jul 3 2018 ∞ jul 23 2018 +
- smelling fresh pastries at a bakery
- bookshops
- cafes
- kitchens
- curling up with a book at the library
- staring at historical artifacts in a museum
- tasting fresh fruit at the outdoor market
- perusing a vintage shop
- under an overgrown peach tree in the flower field
- wading in the ocean at night
- sitting on a footbridge on a cloudy day
- on a beautiful walk in the park in autumn
- in the garden
- on top of the canyon at sunrise
- in a cosy sitting room drinking tea and eating scones
- in a theater, watching a wonderful Shakes...
jul 4 2018 ∞ jul 6 2018 +
- attend a film's midnight premiere
- maintain a healthy weight
- become pescetarian
- buy roses for my mom on mothers' day
- dye my hair
- publish a chapbook
- drink tea
- donate my books
- try the omnivore's hundred
- fill a journal
- finish the 50 questions that will free your mind
- get a great internship
- get a new piercing
- give ten "just because" presents
- give up soda for one month
- go on a road trip with friends
- go to a drive-in theater
- keep a blog
- learn a language (to moderate fluency)
- learn to cook 10 dishes well
jul 3 2018 ∞ jul 3 2018 +
autumn:
- watch the rain
- see the trees changing color
- curl up with a good book
- walking in the park
- apple picking
- crimson sunsets
- nighttime drives
- warm apple cider
- harvest moons
- late night hayrides
- halloween - decorations, candy, costumes
- country roads
- howling winds
- seasonal films
- pumpkin cookies, pies, etc
- scented candles
winter:
jul 3 2018 ∞ jul 4 2018 +
- actor » oscar isaac
- actress » alicia vikander
- animal » tiger
- artist » botticelli
- band » florence + the machine
- beatle » george harrison
- bird » mourning dove
- cardinal sin » pride
- classical piece » miserere , w.a. mozart
- coffee » cappuccino
- color » oxblood
- comedian » john mulaney
- day » thursday
- dog breed » corgi or golden retriever
- drink » water; iced green tea
- flower » white roses
- food » cheesecake
- fruit » mango
- genre » historical romance
- gemstone » opal
- graphic novel » watchmen , alan moore
jun 22 2018 ∞ jul 4 2018 +
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