Pin-spiration Thurdays: Wishlist

Posted In: Wishlist
Steve Madden Combat Boots | Alex + Ani Bangles | Dainty Rings | Toms 'Correa' Sandals | Michael Kor's Jet Set Bag After last week's hiatus, Pinspiration Thursday's is back! This week i wanted to share some of the things that i've been obsessing over. Things that i want, but probably don't need. If you haven't noticed i'm obsessed with cognac,[...]

5 Reasons Why Okinawa has my Heart

Posted In: Guest Post | Okinawa
This was originally a guest post on Lost in Travels. But as i'm suffering from a little bit of writers block i thought it would be nice to share this post with you guys. 1. Japanese Culture. I don't know if you've ever travelled to Japan or met a japanese person (ok, you probably have), but they are the sweetest, most kind people i've ever met. If you[...]
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Imperial Palace East Gardens (皇居東御苑)

Posted In: Japan | Tokyo | Travel
The third day of our trip to mainland Japan started with lots and lots of rain. I forgot to bring an umbrella with me, so we had to wait until the Navy Exchange in our hotel opened. After, we made our way to the Imperial Palace, we had planned to visit the day before but a closed gate awaited us after our train ride to Chiyoda. It was the perfect day for[...]

The Creative Collective: My Word for 2014

Posted In: New Years
via Today is the first day of The Nectar Collective's amazing new project, the Creative Collective. If you don't read her blog (which you should) here's the announcement post with all of the juicy details. The Creative Collective is a year-long community building, creative program — with 23 prompts it will sure keep you creating in 2014. Y[...]

First Sakura Blooms at Yogi Park

Posted In: Okinawa | Okinawa Blooms
On Sunday i finally was able to meet up with some friends. We went to a delicious french bakery in Ginowan City and then ventured on to find Yogi Park in Naha. We strolled around the park in hopes of seeing the 400 Sakura (Cherry Blossom) trees that wrap around the river. We were a little bit early because there were only a couple of Sakura Blooms, but[...]

Pin-spiration Thursdays: Neon

Yellow Hardware Shelves | Pillows Galore | Orange + Gold | Thin Accent  Crate Edges | Neon Living Space | Classic Pottery | Neon Dipped Bowls  On this gloomy day i sure needed some splashes of color to make my day a little brighter. I'm always down to adding a little color to an otherwise dull space, neon colors especially look nice[...]