Current room inspo

Lately I've been feeling the urge to change up my room (again). I blame pinterest! Whenever I scroll through it I get all these new ideas and save them for later. It eventually builds up and I end up having this entire list of decor I want to buy. For a few months I've actually been satisfied with the way my room looked. I would describe it as minimalist and chic. But I think it's time to add a few more accent pieces and I've been really feeling the boho look, such as woven baskets and rugs, plants, macrame wall hangings etc. I'll show you what I mean by inserting pictures of the things I hope to get soon.

1. Himalayan salt lamp

2. Macrame wall hanging pattern

3. Woven baskets

4. New bedding ( this is absolute goals)

The last two images were from - my.burleigh.reno on Instagram. I adore her style and I hope one day I can decorate my dream home with as much passion as she does. For now I'll just keep decorating my very tiny space of a room.

Much love, Jen.

Spring has sprung

Well thank god winter is over! As much as I enjoyed sleeping in the cold all snuggled up, it was starting to get a little depressing staying indoors majority of the time. Winter flew by so quickly and I'm glad I accomplished a few of my goals within those 3 months. I finally got an internship in my field and it's great that I'm getting a feel of what it's like and whether its a career I want to continue to pursue in the future. So far I can see myself staying in marketing and progressing, everyday is different and I like creating content and using my creativity. I also picked up a pole dancing class and I actually really enjoyed it! I'm still waiting for my gym membership to end so I can start going to pole regularly (because it ain't cheap).

And so spring is here and we're half way through September already... I can already tell summer is going to be crazy hot! The other day was 30 degrees and I couldn't help but feel soooo happy. It felt amazing feeling the warm sun and being able to wear dresses again. I cannot wait for more outdoor adventures. There's so many thing I want to do and now I can start planning to do them :)

This post doesn't exactly have a purpose, just a mini life update since I'm trying to write at least twice a month. All I can say is life has been swell and there's so many more things to look forward to in spring! Note* my 24th birthday is actually coming up too so here's to growing up and becoming wiser! Stay tuned for my next post (a list of places I want to visit sometime in the near future).

Much love, Jen.

Nothing but love

I feel incredibly blessed and happy with where I am mentally and emotionally in life right now. When you've been through the worst, you eventually learn how to pick yourself up and things suddenly become clear. A year ago, I was a completely different person... I felt hopeless, insecure and incredibly depressed because I felt like I lost the girl who I once was. After spending so much time on my own and being surrounded by the people that genuinely love and care about me, it was as if I finally felt like myself again. I was this happy, bubbly, glowing girl that never needed anyone but myself to feel loved!

I'm getting a little emotional writing this, but I am so grateful for my family and friends for never giving up on me, especially my parents. They had to see their daughter go through the worst and I feel so bad for putting them through that because no parent wants to see their daughter sad. And to my friends who always reminded me that I deserved the very best, I would never have gotten to where I am now without your love and support.

Life will never be perfect but it's the days where you feel grateful and content that makes it worthwhile. I may not be where I want to be in life right now, but I've always told myself baby steps... you don't need to accomplish everything all at once. It takes time. And to me being mentally and emotionally happy is my first accomplishment! Everyday I'm learning. And there's still so much more for me to learn. I've learnt that finding yourself takes time and we humans will always be a work in progress.

So this post is to remind me that I am doing so well and to keep pushing further and to not be too hard on myself because I will accomplish great things in the future!

Much love, Jen.