Do you have a signature scent?

Do you have a signature perfume that you always wear? I've always wanted to be one of those ladies that has a specific signature aroma that my grand-kids can say, oh she always smelled like .... but what? Instead of sticking with one scent I end up spritzing on a bunch of those sample perfumes that come in my Birchbox or I pick up at Nordstrom. 

Have you seen the "Fragrance Wheel" above? It was developed in the 1980's to help women pick out perfumes that fit their personality. In the past I've drifted toward amber/oriental notes but lately I've been more into woody and fresh scents. I'm in LOVE with the new Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt Cologne, it's on my Christmas list already. 

What scents do you prefer? Would you rather wear a different perfume every day or have a signature scent?

Monday Motivation

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Friday Roundup

Happy Friday from the road! We're headed Nashville for the weekend and I'm loving the warm weather. Although I think I'm almost ready for the coziness of autumn- sweaters and hot drinks and such. I hope you have a lovely weekend wherever you are. 

One of my favorite things about this time of hear is new TV shows!  And some of these look promising.

This new book on the etymology of food looks super interesting, and yes, this is a link to an article from American Airline's inflight magazine. Don't judge, it's a good article!

Great story of a Yazid girl's escape from ISIS, from her perspective. It's a little long, but the best article I've read all week by far.

Finally! Science tells us kids should read Harry Potter. Science, people! 

Loving this song right now, and this article about it.

I just learned about the Food Recovery Network, brilliant idea for a non-profit!

Gilmore Girls is coming to Netflix! 

This cat poster is the best. 



Photo, time exposure of the last time we were in Nashville AKA when we we're ghosts. :)

Music Video #tbt

Hello from a coffee shop in Charlotte aka my office for the day. If you were to walk in here, you'd notice me. I'm the crazy one on the barstool singing 90's hits to herself. So I invite you to join me and take a break from your Thursday grind and enjoy the vocal stylings of TLC. I still love this song and video and I'm pretty sure can still do all of Left Eye's rap part!

Amazing Artist Transforms Daughter's Work Into Paintings

Isn't this amazing!? Canadian artists Ruth Oosterman takes her daughter's drawings and paints over them to transform them into beautiful works of art. I wish I could do something like this. People are so talented and creative.

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Weird Things All Couples Fight About

Have you seen this new viral video called "Weird Things All Couples Fight About?" It made me laugh out loud -- and also feel not unique at all!

I am very particular about how to fold towels, to the point that I refold when Patrick does them because it drives me crazy in the cupboard! Also, we can never decide what to eat (and by we I mean me).

Can you relate?

Back to School for the rest of us...

I've been out of school for 8 years now, crazy. But I still find myself feeling a little nostalgic around this time every year as my social media feeds are taken over with nervous smiles and new outfits in first day of school photos.

To distract myself from the fleeting warm weather and I allow myself to tap into my nostalgia and indulge in two of my favorite back to school pastimes.

The first,  back to school shopping. Because going into fall is infinitely more fun if you're looking forward to the cold weather so you can have an excuse to wear a new sweater :).

The second back to school pastime I discovered I really missed, LEARNING! The fall after I graduated from UW, part of me was thrilled to be done, but as the fall went on, I realized this was the first time in my life where I felt like I wasn't learning. So I went to the bookstore and splurged on books I was interested in reading and have continued to do so every year.

In the past I've picked authors and tried to read all of their works (Flannery O'Connor, F. Scott Fitzgerald, JD Sallinger).

Because I do love literature & The Gilmore Girls, I've gotten some inspiration from this list of all the books Rory is seen reading on the show, although I doubt I'll ever tackle all of them, that's one long list!

Another year, I wasn't really into reading so instead I spent the fall watching a wide variety of TED talks and documentaries on Netflix (America: The Story of Us, Food, Inc. and Helvetica were some favorites). The bonus of this, I could usually watch and get work done at the same time :).

This year, I'm focusing on India, as it's an area of the world I don't know much about and it looks like Construction for Change and the 30/30 Project might have projects in India in the next couple of years. So my fun reading is actually fairly educational this time around and thankfully it has a purpose. I'm planning on tackling Gandhi, An Autobiography and Midnight's Children. 

Image via Famous People Reading on Pinterest