—————— april . -ˋˏ ༻ ❁ ✿ ❀༺ ˎˊ-

• rain showers ∘ fairytales ∘ tulips ∘ long walks ∘ blossom ∘ pastel pink ∘ starting over ∘ easter bunnies ∘ childhood nostalgia ∘ frappuccinos ∘ bluebells ∘ fresh-faced makeup ∘ seafoam green ∘ lightweight jumpers ∘ candle-lit showers ∘ prose poetry ∘ raincoats ∘ coffee shop dates ∘ butter yellow ∘ chocolate eggs ∘ old english churches ∘ hot cross buns ∘ dandelions

• lucky - britney spears
• you don't own me - lesley gore
• i only want to be with you - dusty springfield
• new york, new york - frank sinatra
• you're my world - cilla black
• where is my husband - raye
• you don't have to say you love me - dusty springfield
• parazzi - lady gaga
• one fine day - the chiffons
• pretty little baby - connie francis
• watch me shine - joanna pacitti
• so good - bratz rock angelz
• love potion number 9 - the searchers
• telephone - lady gaga & beyonce
• elenore - the turtles
• call me, beep me (the kim possible song) - christina milian
• sing, sing, sing - benny goodman
• heaven is a place on earth - belinda carlisle
• perfect day - hoku
• i got nerve - hannah montana

————— goals;

• at least 35 books
• read more nonfiction
• focus on reading for fun

——— j an

• the ballerinas ~ rachel kapelke-dale
• ruthless ~ sara shepard (pll #10)
• the secret dreamworld of a shopaholic ~ sophie kinsella (shopaholic #1)

——— f eb

• just the way you are ~ beth moran
• stunning ~ sara shepard (pll #11)
• dante rossetti & the pre-raphaelite movement ~ esther wood

——— m arch

• london, england
• new york city, ny, usa
• vienna, austria
• edinburgh, scotland

— j anuary ❅

• tried a new sicilian restaurant
• it snowed !!
  • it never snows here, it's so magical when it does
• visited the local art gallery for the first time this year
• took a stained glass tour at the minster
• tried a new filipino restaurant
  • the first time i've ever eaten filipino food!
• saw the first snowdrops poking through the frosty ground

— f ebruary ♡

• saw Macbeth at the theatre
• solo coffee dates at the new coffee shop

• getting little hints of your shampoo scent throughout the day
  • seeing the first flowers of the year poke through the ground in late winter
    • the cozy feeling when you're rewatching your comfort show/film (again)
  • the first bite of something you just baked
• when your hair rollers brush out perfectly
  • hearing the first few notes of your favourite song
    • a
  • a
• a

——————— ✴ . ݁⋆ ꫂ᭪ ݁˖ . ݁ because nothing grows in comfort

• take a flower arranging class
• start doing pilates
• see the local orchestra play in concert
• do an online course in something you haven't studied before
• go geocaching
• start a blog
• attend a silent book club
• learn a new language
• make your own clothes
• take a dance class
• attend an event at a gallery or museum
• try a haircut/outfit/makeup style that's out of your usual comfort zone
• finish a notebook
• run (or walk) a marathon
• be a background extra on tv/film

˚˖𓍢ִ໋°❀⋆.ೃ࿔

• september '96
• uk / england / currently in yorkshire
• graduate of zoology, astronomy and teaching
• future magazine contributor
• rom-com enthusiast
• moodboard maker
• blogger
• pinterest curator
• hopeless romantic idealist

( _moodboard ig_) [link tbc] | pinterest | personal ig | spotify | letterboxd | blog | storygraph

————— *ੈ✩‧₊˚╭⋆ it never stops growing

• anna karenina ~ leo tolstoy ♡
• be my baby ~ ronnie spector ✫
• a tomb with a view ~ peter ross ✫
• tender is the night ~ f. scott fitzgerald
• it's a love story ~ annabel monaghan
• from new york, with love ~ iris visser ❄
• the most wonderful time of the year ~ beth moran ❄
• the goldfinch ~ donna tartt
• ways of seeing ~ john berger ✫
• the science of storytelling ~ will storr ✫
• the gilded butterfly effect ~ heather colley
• shopaholic abroad ~ sophie kinsella
• julie chan is dead ~ liann zhang
• short stories in french ~ olly richards,richard simcott
• the rainfall market ~ you yeong-gwang
• the woman in me ~ britney spears ✫
• god didn't make us to hate us ~ rev. lizzie mcmanus-dail ✫
• the glitter plan ~ pamela skaist-levy, gela nash-taylor ✫

• move away from my hometown
• write for a magazine
• live in a luxury serviced apartment
• visit LA
• read 1000 novels
• run a successful blog
• attend a fashion show
• get a master's degree
• move to london
• graduate from university
• be fluent in French
• attend a show at the English National Opera
• visit NYC
• rescue a pet
• read a book written in a language other than English
• legally change my name
• fly in business or first class
• be an extra on tv/film
• attend a film premiere
• attend the bbc proms

• travelled through italy for a month, including working on a farm for 2 weeks
• moved to a new city at 18
• graduated from university
• went to the theatre to see musicals, classical music, ballet, opera etc (so many times)

~09-15

• everything was neon
• the only way is essex setting the beauty standard
• being on fandom tumblr / twitter
• chatting on MSN
• bebo and facebook
  • posting cryptic song lyrics as my status
• carrying a phone, ipod/walkman and a digital camera everywhere i went
• all makeup was orange

• twin peaks
• desperate housewives
• nip/tuck
• ugly betty

~

• anna karenina
• aristocats
• cheetah girls 2
• sleepless in seattle
• you've got mail
• when harry met sally

———————— i am a museum of everything i have ever loved ⋆‧°𓏲ּ𝄢

• books
• lists
• moodboards
• romantic comedies
• pink
• flowers
• the sims 2
• digital collaging/moodboarding
• word puzzles
• cats
• desperate housewives
• big cities
• frappuccinos
• long walks
• pop music
• early 2000s nostalgia
• late winter/early spring
• pretty little liars

• glittery pink beaded door curtains
• a dressing room
  • with a vintage-style vanity table
• tiffany lamps
• a floral sofa
• sparkly mosaic tiles in the bathroom
  • I want to feel like a mermaid when I shower
• sparkly net curtains
• faux fur/sheepskin rugs
• lacey shower curtains
• a reading nook with a big comfy chair and lots of blankets
  • preferably by a window
• leopard print accents
• a corner bath

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