Birchbox.

Don't you just love things that come in mini size??  I know that I do.  I recently came across Birchbox.  The basic premise of the site is you sign up and for $10 a month you get a package with lots of mini size samples of great products.  It is great because you get to try out some great products to see if you like them before you commit to a full size.  Plus the packaging makes it feel like you are getting a present every month.  Who doesn't love presents?

Don't Settle.

In light of Steve Jobs stepping down from his position at Apple, I found part of his commencement address to the Stanford Class of 2005.  Sidenote: I too graduated from college in 2005 and our commencement speaker was defintely not Steve Jobs.  I also did not attend Stanford so...

"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith. I'm convinced that the only thing that kept me going was that I loved what I did. You've got to find what you love. And that is as true for your work as it is for your lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle." - Steve Jobs

I have always been a big fan of not settling.  Mostly this deep desire to not be ok with the mundane things in life but to strive for something better and to be the best person you possibly can be.  A dear friend of mine, Becky Williams, also said the following to me:

"Don't Settle on the important things. Don't settle just to get married, don't settle on your goals and dreams and most importantly don't settle for a life you don't love. " - Becky Williams

Looks like Steve and Becky share some of the same mindset.  I think this is something that everyone should strive for- to not settle.  So here's to not settling. 

Friendly Flower.

"Don't you think that daisies are the friendliest flowers?" -Kathleen Kelly from You've Got Mail.

First of all, I love the movie You've Got Mail.  Why you might ask?  It is the cutest story and it takes place in my favorite place in the whole world, New York City.  This weekend I walked to the farmers market with the purpose of buying some flowers for the week.  You know my stance on flowers-- I love them and think they add a little something special to wherever you put them.  The selection this week was slim but they had daisies so I decided to buy a bunch.  I am so glad that I did.  They are definitely adding a little something special to my bedside table this week.

Flowers.

Is it just me or do flowers make everything better?  I find myself browsing the selection pretty much every time that I go to the store.  Here is this weeks selection... as you can see, I also love polka dots and Lauren Conrad.

My Dream Shoes.

I recently found what I consider to be my dream shoes.  Here they are in all of their glory.

1.  They are a blush pink.  Who doesn't love a blush pink?
2.  The bows.  I LOVE anything with a bow.  If it has a bow on it, I am 100% likely to buy it.
3.  They are super comfortable.

I am already in the process of incorporating these into a million outfits.

Happy Monday.

For those who know me, you might be aware of how much I love K-Love.  For those who do not know, K-Love is a Christian radio station.  Everyday I receive their encouraging word of the day.  Today's word was just too good to not share. 

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
  --Hebrews 13:8, NLT

AMEN!