can't think of a semi-clever title now, sorry

10-05-0910-05-09
thrifted plaid shirt, bdg jeans, vintage flats, jimmy choo glasses

Visited Brent at work (Vintage Berkeley, for any of you who want to stalk/buy wine from him) today with some Chipotle. We spent a very nice couple of days together with friends and family but the weekend's over and it's time to get back into our routines. I usually look like [insert expletive here] on Mondays and since I, umm, mentioned something about this being a "lifestyle" blog, I thought it would only be fitting that I show you guys what I really look like on a lazy day. Sorry about the terrible quality of the photos but I'm pretty sure I mentioned that my camera is broken and I won't be getting an slr until my birthday in two months, ugh. The focus is terrible now but it'll have to suffice for the time being. I also sneaked in a couple of pictures of Brent who cut his hair at Vidal Sassoon this past Thursday and looks adorable with it. Should I get a haircut? I've toyed with the idea of a drastic change since I'm so fickle about my appearance but I know I'd regret it like I did the last time I cut it before starting college. I've been growing my hair out for more than three years and it would seem like such a waste to give up on it now. It's tough being this indecisive.

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Anyway, back to the boyfriend. What else is there to say? Oh, I remember: I'd been trying to get him to stop wearing his decrepit Varvatos for Converse sneakers for a while and he finally put on his old boots for me. I think my heart skipped a little when I saw him wearing them yesterday with a black Acne pullover sweater because it reminded me of having a gigantic crush on him when we were still friends at Berkeley. If you're reading this, Pika (which I know you are), please wear them more often! Speaking of Pika reading my blog, I get very flustered when he tries to look at it in front of me. Have any of you ever felt weird about the intersections between your internet and actual lives? I mean, I have friends whom I've met from the internet and have had conversations about blogs in real life, but I'm still a little weird about mentioning my blog to other friends. I suppose I shouldn't be so shy around Brent concerning these things since he is, of course, the one who's living with two friends he met while playing World of Warcraft... oh dear, I'll save that one for later. Let's just say that until now, I'd never dated anyone who loves the internet as much as I do and it's such a relief that I've found my perfect match.

packing

I don't mean to be one of those girls who talks incessantly about her boyfriend but come on, isn't he cute? It's very hard not to talk about someone this much when he's so integrated into my life and contributes to so much of my happiness. I mean, who else would surprise me with macarons on the third date or share my love for making strange noises and inventing weird nicknames? Oh my little 'chu, I luh you!

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bloomin' flowers kissin' me

10-01-0910-01-09
vintage dress, thrifted lace up booties

Before I talk about anything else I want to say this: WOW. I didn't think my little set of ramblings would make such a difference! Thank you so much, everyone, for taking the time to read and give your input. I don't remember exactly what prompted me to write that last night but it was reassuring to wake up to so many positive comments, especially after a week like this. I don't think I mentioned it but I've been the past two days and although I feel I'm getting better, it's been a little difficult to keep up with my life's demands. Reading everyone's comments made me feel a million times better about myself!

So what about this outfit? I wore this dress to visit Lulu the other day but we never managed to take pictures of it. I'm wearing it again because it's one of those things that makes me feel nice inside even though outside my body is falling apart due to pesky viruses. Brent wouldn't even kiss me! Ahh well, at least we have a very fun weekend planned and hopefully I'll get a lot of good pictures with my Minolta since my point-and-shoot isn't very reliable at the moment. Oh, one more thing: I'm using Flickr for ALL of my images now so if you want to see larger photos of anything just click through to reach the Flickr page. I'm keeping my outfit images at 300x450 side-by-side because I'm picky and weird and dislike gaping white spaces in my posts. That's all for now so I'll leave you guys with a photo of my sickly tired face and chapped lips, nyahh.

sick face
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Brick by Brick

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Cardigan: Vintage, Tee: Madewell, Shorts: Earnest Sewn, Tights: Old Navy, Beanie: H&M, Boots: Cole Haan, Bag: Vintage

It's kind of windy today so I threw on this H&M beanie to keep my bangs from flying all over the place. I went on a crazy H&M beanie buying spree last year, so I've got a nice little collection. Which means, NO MORE shopping for me! Plus, I've always been wanting to wear my tights with shorts, and now that it's nice and cool, i finally can.

Anyways, I've currently got a random new obsession: Nutella, you know that chocolaty hazelnut spread?! It's sooo good, and I've been spreading it on everything from apples to my bread. I'm probably the last person on earth to try it and fall in love with it.

Oh, and here is an inspirational collage I made recently [featuring bloggers Annemiek from mode-dmour.blogspot.com and Dylana (you guys probably already know she's my sister) from colormenana.blogspot.com]:
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Just realized it's the first of October, yay! Halloween, Autumn leaves, all that is on its way! But for now, I'm off to lunch, have a great rest of your week!

xoxo, Natalie

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