Sprightly.

I started running again.

Slow but steady.

My mom is my motivator.

She started dieting & exercising before I got home & has already lost almost 20lbs!

Go Carrie!

To be honest, I don't care to lose any weight but it feels really good to be active again.

This is my new gear.

& my messy room.

Unknown.

I love listening to his talking voice.

Almost as much as his singing voice.

Sensational.

There is nothing I don't love about Andy Warhol.

Bittersweet.

This is it.

My very last day in California,

& this pretty much sums up the mindset I'm leaving with:

I am forever changed because of this experience.

The good kind of changed.

My departure time is 11:50 pm and soon after I will be where I came from,

& surrounded by the people I love.

There are not words to explain how excited I am.

Thanks for being so nice to me California.

Rapturous.

"She was a girl who knew how to be happy, even when she was sad. And that's important—you know?"

-Marilyn Monroe

I am really happy with me.

It's sort of a silly thing to say out loud & probably not the most eloquent way to put it.

But I figured since it is something I've wanted for a long time, it's worth saying.

So I'm going to say it & I'm going to keep it.

Coherent.

"Pick the day. Enjoy it to the hilt. The day as it comes. People as they come. The past, I think, has helped me appreciate the present and I don't want to spoil any of it by fretting about the future."

Speechless.

Have you heard Adele's new album?

If not, please do.

This is one of the only albums that I've heard where I love every single song.

Seriously, they are all absolutely brilliant.

Not only does she have a killer voice but what she is saying with her voice while give you chills.

I got major chills.

This girl has so much soul.

Now, what are you waiting for?!

Thanks Kyle.

Pressed.

"I think the thing to do is enjoy the ride while you're on it."

Superlative.

I want to be Bette Davis.

Vivacious.

"Don't ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive & go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive."

-Howard Thurman

Venerate.

Tonight, my friend Caroline & I went to a lecture by Joan Rivers!

& I have to tell you, she is one funny broad.

Seriously.

I don't know what it is about hearing old people swear a lot, but I love it.

Joan swore like a sailer & I couldn't get enough.

Her story was a great one to hear.

"Keep going until something good happens."

-Joan Rivers

Daydreamy.

1. Frank Sinatra 2. Rob Dyrdek 3. Marilyn Monroe 4. Toulouse-Latrec 5. Audrey Hepburn 6. Tom Petty 7. Andy Warhol

Who are your seven?

Fervid.

Tonight I was asked who my favorite artist was.

Without hesitation this man's name came out of my mouth.

Andy Warhol is a major contributor in my decision to study art.

But after I gave it some thought, I realized I have so many favorites now that I am more educated on the subject.

[In no particular order]

Toulouse Lautrec

Edgar Degas

Alfred Sieglitz

Jacques-Louis David

Banksy

Claude Monet

Gustav Klimt

Damien Hirst

Artemisia Gentileschi

Claes Oldenburg

Just to name a few.

Clear.

"A girl doesn't need anyone who doesn't need her."

{Trail mix, zip-ups & Norma Jean}

Discrete.

[Art history, red nail polish & Grace Kelly]