Instagram Update

Instagram is becoming my favorite social media platform, and fast. I love that it only shows you what you actually want to see. There's no promoted posts or random links that take you random places with accidental clicking. Just the good stuff. I'm becoming more and more fascinated with iPhone photography and more artsy images that constantly flow through my feed. Instagram is one thing I like to put effort in to, make it look really good sometimes by adding a filter and sometimes not. I'm looking forward to making another post like this summing up my posts and comparing these in the future.

Find me on Instagram, If you find the follow button it's guaranteed I'll check out your stuff.

@katiedaisie

❤

The 'Draft' Craft

Well it's been one hot minute since my last published post, but I do have just one question.

Why do I have more drafts than I do published posts?

Being fair, I do not have zillions of posts overall but the drafts outweigh publishes, heavily. I've decided to start a completely new post rather than struggle to revise a started post. Not sure why, all these unfinished posts are as such but I do know one thing: I haven't stopped thinking of things to write about, or for that matter trying to write about the thoughts I have. 

I may be able to contribute most of hesitation to push the publish button to not being completely happy with the sight I see when I push 'View Blog" even though I know that is hardly a viable excuse.

In attempt banish the hesitation, I've decided to try and formulate at a minimum of one publishable post per week. This goal seems absolutely feasible and surprisingly enough is causing any kind of nerves or anxiety.

A post for this week (June, 15th-21st) complete. 

I will even throw in an unnecessary selfie that I am too self conscious to post to Instagram for the time being.

xoxo, k.

P.S. I'd love to know what your favorite kind of blog posts are or who your favorite blogger is? Otherwise you can leave some love in the comments and I promise to respond. ; )

Utah and Gymnastics.

Back in April, my gymnastics team traveled to Salt Lake city Utah to compete. I packed my bags, including my camera, keen to document the entire experience. This competition in particular was close to everyone's heart as it's main goal was to raise funds in support of Team USA's most decorated tumblr, Kalon Ludvigson. You can read about Kalon and the accident here.

If you've never been to a gymnastics competition before, this video I created sums up the experience fairly well.  Though you may not know all the faces personally, you can get a pretty good feel for what kind of person they are.



The Salt lake city convention center had this cool structure attached that goes straight up in the air. Apparently does something amazing like make noise when the wind blows through it but I didn't get to experience that. this is what it looked like standing dead center and looking straight up.

After competition on the second day a few teammate that didn't compete the next morning wandered the back streets and dark alleyways for an underground Mexican food joint that allows it's customers to ride donkeys. Needless to say we found it but the donkey part was a false plea to get people to try their food.

Here's some other pictures I took but I don't have an explanation for.

xoxo, katiedaisie

P.s. I welcome your critiques of my photographing skills will open arms. :)

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Double Whammy Music Discovery

Lianne La Havas
Yesterday's usual internet peruse lead me to Free People's BLDG 25 Blog post about their song pick of the week (find it here) for a week mid-December. They choose an upcoming, London born, artist by the name Lianne La Havas, and what a ring that name has. Free People highlighted one song in particular, "No Room For Doubt" accompanied by a video published by 'La Blogothèque,' in which the young girl casually walks the streets of Paris with an electric guitar and amp strapped to her waist. Between street performers, artists, and sometimes scrutinizing pedestrians, she plays for those who will listen and even those who don't. Her voice is so pure and by the end of the video I was hooked, searching for more of her work in awe and admiration of her voice, style, and perfectly lop-sided bun.

La Blogothèque
At the end of the above mentioned video, suggestions for similar items are presented to you, the viewer. I had immediately noticed another video by Lianne La Havas, done on the same channel (this one here). Similar beauty to the first can be found in this one, and I really just loved the vibes both videos contain. Searching for more a second discovery was made. La Blogothèque This youtube channel takes your favorite, often underrated musicians, and captures their raw talent for display. A Take Away Show, as both of the above mentioned videos are labeled, is a type of video La Blogothèque posts which display the very intimate artist-art relationship, live and raw/uncut. I have loved each of the works I've allowed my eyes and ears experience, I think mostly because each allows an innocent love for the music to be expressed for both points of view, artist and viewer. It's about the music and the passion people have for the music, and I love it because it's something you don't usually get to experience. 



This one is my favorite posted by La Blogothèque that I have seen so far but all are incredible and absolutely stunning.


Heres some links if you'd like to discover more for yourself:
liannelahavas.com
en.blogotheque.net/
youtube.com/user/LaBlogotheque

Study With Me!

Granted, I usually spend more time focused on the bowl of lucky charms than the textbook (please don't tell my mom), this is what my desk usually looks like on a wednesday morning.

For future reference this photo contains-
Psychology & Life textbook
Laptop
Glasses
3 bottles of random nail polish
TAZO Tea glass filled with water.
An oversized bowl of Lucky Charms cereal.

It Is What It Is.

Here's a tweet I found the other day, and it really makes me put things into perspective. I'm currently a biology major at a university here in the wondrous state of Arizona. My entire college career (which consists of one semester so far) I have contemplated my choice of major. Mostly, I chose biology because it is very universal as an undergraduate degree, however I am not enjoying it. I thought of many different options to find happiness, from switching schools or majors, but I am just so lost when it comes to finding what makes me happy. Anyone in a similar situation can fully appreciate the kind of stress this puts on me as a student and as a human. It's a different kind of stress, that kind that limits a person from enjoying their life's little things. This makes the above mentioned tweet irrelevant to my situation. In fact, the only people who could take the advice this tweet provides, are the people who go into college or university knowing precisely what they want to get out of it. Not to say I am immune to every once of happiness a person could possibly experience, but it sure feel like it, sometimes. This is the point where I would normally start crying as I am looking my unhappiness dead in the eye but I am too determined to make to best of myself at any expense possible.

         One day, I hope that this very unhappy and stressful stage will only give a point of reference to any happiness that I will encounter in the future. I feel like too many other things in my life will not depend on my education. There is no point in getting broken to pieces over it as I will only better be able to distinguish true happiness. One day, I'll look the love of my life in the eye and say "I do." One day, I'll bandage my son or daughter's scraped knee. One day, I'll fall from a perfectly good airplane or from a perfectly intact bridge. One day, I'll board an airplane with no idea of It's intended destination. Until then I'll relish in this stress so that in each of those moments I'll be able to distinguish the good from bad things in my life.

Here's to me (and to you, as we are in similar situations if you're still reading this) finding happiness in the little things until a more fulfilling happiness comes our way.

xoxo,
katiedaisie

Goodbye 2013!

My first moments of 2014 was spent with good people and a belly full of yummy food. I hope yours went well just the same!

Each year I like to make a list of irrelevant things to accomplish. Here it is fresh from the press, although I will usually add things as I finish others.

In fact I just thought of another!

I hereby state #6  will be to cut "like" from my vocabulary as it has somehow snuck its way in my daily conversations more often than I prefer.

I'd love to hear what your resolutions or goals are no matter how small or large, and we can keep each other updated throughout the year.

xoxo katiedaisie