Currently

doodling in a crisp, new sketchbook.

drinking a glass of rosemary and apple sangria - try it, it's delicious.

feeling thankful for a great job, a roof over my head, and some pretty amazing friends.

getting in the holiday spirit - cheesy as it is, I'm feeling pretty lucky this week.

jamming out to the City & Colour CD I found while cleaning my apartment.

learning about HTML and CSS for free, courtesy of the awesome firm I work for.

looking forward to seeing some of my nutso family and feasting Filipino-style.

loving that I have a solid four days off from work.

missing my friends who are doing spectacular things abroad.

purchasing a ticket to New York City for the new year to see some of my favorite people.

A Weekend According to my iPhone

1// Friday Fling on letterpress, paper making, and book binding.

2// Learning about letterpress at the Genessee Center for the Arts

3// Getting all inked up to print.

4// Amy making paper with purple paper pulp.

5// My weekly trip to the Rochester Public Market.

6// Made some tissue paper pom-poms to fill up some blank wall space.

7// Color-coded my bookshelves because I'm cool like that.

Insta Obsessions

midcenturymobler // based out of San Fransisco, this furniture shop runs an instagram full of beautiful furniture pieces from the 1950s and 1960s. All design and furniture geeks should follow, and drool.

cjharvey2 // an awesome account from an art student i'm lucky enough to have met. beautiful portraits, shots of nyc, and compositions of everyday objects. definitely one of my favorites.

luxuryspot // this insta features everything from latte art cats to lipstick and nail polish. for the girly-girl in us all.

neverforgetthosedays // rural and urban landscapes are some of my favorites from this instagram. it'll make you want to travel the world, trust me.

Currently

attempting to remember how to use SketchUp effectively on my mac...it's been a while.

drinking a tall glass of chocolate milk, Nesquik, to be precise.

fearing making my first few loan payments.

feeling content with the world in spite of this.

looking forward to a night of papermaking, letterpress, and wine with friends.

missing my go-to Syracuse friends and family.

planning on taking some online classes through lynda.com

singing along to the Nat King Cole album playing on my turntable.

thinking about my awesome Grandma, who is in Haiti volunteering at a clinic right now.

wishing I could get on the first flight to Italy in the morning.

A Weekend According to my iPhone

1// Checkin' out the street art near the Rochester Public Market.

2// Hanging with my grandma in ROC.

3// The Farmer's Daughter from The Owl House = absolutely DELICIOUS.

4// Me and dad and Van Gogh at brunch.

5// Finally perusing the aisles of Record Archive.

6// Fuller bookshelves thanks to my mom and Keary (sorry we didn't get a picture!)

7// Seen in the courtyard at Village Gate.

Insta Obsessions

palombaserafini // Run by Milan-based architecture and design studio Palomba Serafini Associati, this insta features tons of eye candy for designers of all disciplines. 

londonbrekkies // I love breakfast. I love London. This insta combines these two loves and makes me long for the mornings I spent studying abroad. Just don't look at it when you're hungry.

teresacfreitas // Ordinary things displayed in imaginative and fantastic ways. Everything seems like you're looking at it from down the rabbit hole. 

debbiealbrethsen // Debbie Albrethsen is a Utah-based residential interior designer. I regularly check her instagram for palette ideas and inspiration for my own place.

Starting today, I have a weekly collection of five things that I find interesting, exciting, or generally entertaining. This week's topic is simple: five things that made me happy this week.

1// Spending a night in Syracuse with a great friend, pretending to be the Log Lady.

2// The fact that it's mostly been raining instead of snowing - with a few small exceptions.

3// Salsa dancing into the early morning hours with friends from work, on a Thursday.

4// Being told I seemed like a more "seasoned" interior designer by a product rep.

5// Having ample time to catch up on my reading despite a crazy schedule.