Morning hours

Sunshine in bed.

The sun didn't quite decide to pop out until 8:30 or so this morning. Considering my entire apartment was shaking as if a mini earthquake was occurring due to construction on my street, I had awoken much earlier. I took the hazy clouds as a sign to allow myself some time to relax, reveling in a few happy thoughts before forcing myself up to start another busy day. Laundry remained unfolded and coffee didn't get brewed. That extra hour this morning felt reserved for soft music, the cat purring nearby, and watching as the light forced it's way through the shades slowly but surely.

anything but a human..

"if you were anything but human you would be a cupcake"

My studio-mate Kate snapped this Instagram photo of a print of mine hanging in my kitchen during my little New Years Eve soiree. I saw it on Twitter the next day and it made me very happy, she's a sweetheart.

I was looking back through "favorite tweets" last night and seeing this made me yearn to a.) make cupcakes (I've been severely slacking in this area of my life and it's starting to bum me out) and b.) letter something pretty. Now that I'm finally feeling like myself again I plan on doing just that.

Good to be back.

I love traveling, basically everything about it to be honest (apart from packing). I love the anticipation, getting coffee in the airport, and buying magazines for the plane. Hotel rooms are just somehow more fun than your own bedroom, and ridiculously overpriced room service somehow tastes way better than it should.

However, usually the best part of going out of town is finally getting back home. Obviously there is usually way too much to catch up on...emails, laundry, your cat whose downright pissed you left in the first place therefore has chewed through one of your favorite shirt sleeves. At the same time it's such a great feeling finally relaxing on your own couch.

I got home late Monday night from my trip to Florida and even though I was exhausted, I was able to spend the next few days sorting my life back into order. That next morning I kept finding little things that made me smile and remind me of how nice it was to be back.

My roommate's homemade granola.

My new Michigan Awesome sticker.

Coffee in bed (in my new giant mugs no doubt!)