01. Favorite Scents
& the book store
& crisp autumn air
& the air when it rains
& freshly baked goods
& werther's original candies
& my dog after his bath
& the cologne of the boy i love
& my sweet pea body spray
& freshly picked flowers
& the laundromat
02. Things I Want Out of Life
» to gain self-confidence
» to be loved for exactly who i am right now
» to break my awful procrastination habit
» to stop putting so much pressure on myself
» to travel the world and take photos of everything
» to be happy, successful, and content with my life
» to be healthy and free
03. My Favorite Foods/Drinks
★ peach pleasure from jamba juice
★ chocolate frappuccino from starbucks
★ hot chocolate
★ cold bottled water
★ chocolate chip & peanut butter cookies
★ cheese pizza from this little hole-in-wall-place in New York
★ my mom's double batch of homemade brownies
★ sierra mist
★ cookie dough
04. My Current Obsessions
+ harry potter
+ emily browning
+ hot chocolate
+ kristen stewart
+ gilmore girls
+ taylor swift
+ david cook
+ my flickr favorites
+ white lj layouts
+ christmas decorations & music
05. My Favorite Things
♪ my yale t-shirt
♪ flip flops during the winter
♪ pretty livejournal userpics
♪ sophia bush
♪ gossip girl
♪ music / my ipod
♪ harry potter
♪ light blue, white, silver, lavender
♪ beautifully-written original fiction
♪ my sister's keeper by jodi picoult
♪ neil gaiman quotes
06. My Favorite Words
→ sempiternal
→ serendipity
→ penumbra
→ mellifluous
→ petrichor
→ evanescent
→ melancholy
→ chiaroscuro
→ blandiloquent
→ cerulean
→ ripple
→ crimson
07. Things I Want To Do Before I Die
♥ travel the world and take photos of everything i see
♥ live in england for a year
♥ write and publish a novel/book of short stories
♥ read every book on my "to-read" list
♥ change someone's life for the better
♥ fall in love with the person i was meant to be with
♥ get a tattoo, because i've always wanted one
♥ read everything neil gaiman has ever written
♥ meet one (or more) of my favorite authors/actresses/musicians
♥ commit to learning spanish & speak it fluently
08. My To Do List (Long & Short Term)
~ start writing my novel / work on my cast list page
~ lose at least 50 pounds, so i can buy a new wardrobe
~ create a schedule for my school work and stick to it
~ make a new batch of icons to post at
lightened~ learn how to make jewelry & open a shop on etsy
~ help mom pick out something for dad & brother for christmas
~ start learning how to actually cook & do laundry
~ finish watching all seven seasons of gilmore girls again
~ paint my nails with red polish
~ start on christmas gifts for my friends
09. Simple Pleasures
¤ writing about things i love / feel passionate about
¤ reading books that i can get lost in for hours
¤ spending hours looking through books & albums
¤ baking with my mom
¤ doing crafts & making scrapbooks
¤ playing board games with my family
¤ going to the beach when it's foggy & cold
¤ putting post-it notes all over my room
¤ making a collage of pictures on the back of my door
¤ making a difference in the lives of others
¤ reading harry potter for the millionth time
¤ spending christmas in new york while it's raining
¤ sitting in airports during a layover while it snows
¤ driving through neighborhoods when the christmas lights are lit
¤ reading harry potter for the millionth time
10. My Favorite Books
▪ harry potter series by j.k. rowling
▪ my sister's keeper by jodi picoult
▪ to kill a mockingbird by harper lee
▪ a great and terrible beauty trilogy by libba bray
▪ the diary of a young girl by anne frank
▪ twilight series by stephenie meyer (guilty pleasure!)
▪ 13 little blue envelopes by maureen johnson