Time To break out the Eggnog!!!

Happy Christmas to one and all!

I have been obsessed with the Glee Christmas special lately as if was so amazing. I can't talk about it to much because the best friend hasn't seen it yet and the ending was too good to ruin it. If you like Glee at all though, I would definitely recommend it. I love the 'Welcome Christmas' song that they do at the end. This show has definitely gotten me into the Christmas spirit!

I will probably post one or two more Christmas themed blog posts but I am procrastinating on my last paper and (in the words of the best friend) I AM TOTALLY HIGH ON CHRISTMAS! 

A couple of odd, stressful, and amazing few days

Sorry for a lack of my thoughts being entered into the blogosphere lately, I have been crazy busy and I am procrastinating on my work that is due tomorrow. 

So here is my outfit for the day, I call it my frumpy-Miss-Hannagen look.I had another outfit idea in mind but it was suddenly cold outside so I changed to this. Sorry for the bad picture, I should be getting a good camera soon I can set the timer on it and take pictures in good places beside my (as you can see) very messy room.

boots- Kohl's

tights- my mother

skirt- my friend

Periwinkle T-shirt- my mother (I love that woman :P )

Grey Jacket- Tilly's

I didn't really want to wear jewelry today as I was stressing to much about my Bible Final to care.

Finals are this week and so far it has been hectic. I got to spend a little bit of time with the Boyfriend today which made my day. I haven't seen him lately because he has had many papers to write for his bible classes. well the good thing is that I only have to last tomorrow and then we are going home for Christmas break. 

THREE WHOLE WEEKS WITH THE BOYFRIEND!!!

I'm a little excited, can you tell?

With much love and an anxious heart,

Brittany J Sims

December 9th

Happy Birthday to Me!

Today's Feature: Queen of Hearts

So with my new blog design, it got me thinking about the Queen of Hearts and so here is a round up of Poker-themed entities.

Etsy seller, Crimsonking, has some awesome earrings for sale on her site.

While perusing the interweb, I came across the online boutique called Queen of Hearts and I love it. Excellent use of fringe and ventilating holes. Here's the link to the shirt section of the website.

As I costume designer, I go crazy with the costumes from Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. Colleen Atwood is a genius with fabric and I hope that one day I can be as good as her.

Here is a super cute tutorial on how to make heart-shaped paper clips. It is usually for Valentine's day but that shouldn't be the only day that people need a little love in the day.

Know any cool heart or poker themed things that you would like to share? Leave them in the comments below.

With chocolate oranges and girlfriends,

Brittany Sims <3

"I thunk and I thunk..." and to no avail

So lately, I have been really thinking about life and what I want to do with it. At first, I wanted to be an author and write books into my old age. I was hopefully going to marry a guy that I loved and and that would love me. I would sew on the side for the fun of it but not make a career out of it.

However, while I still have the urge to write, I have been feeling lately the pull of other things such as fashion and baking.

I would love to open up a bakery where I sell scones, cookies, and cakes. Over Thanksgiving, I was able to bake my scones that I make all the time and even attempted gluten-free scones which turned out very well. The fact that I did well with the gluten-free scones made my mind go crazy about opening up a bakery and selling gluten-free things in it. I was super excited!

Recently (especially with the start of this blog), I have been perusing GalaDarling.com and NubbyTwiglet.com and the urge to get into fashion has been enormous. I recently worked on costumes for the play that my school did and while it was time consuming and stressful, I loved sewing and making things and getting people's reactions on the costumes. Plus, the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising has been popping up at random times and I feel that it is calling my name. :(

Now, what was once paradise with the boyfriend is now starting to get a little rain. I want everything to work out but I have my mother's past relationships and my past relationships playing in my head which is not giving me any comfort. I want to get through it and we haven't actually had a fight yet and I know that it is about time but when it comes to guys, I have a very short leash after all that happened with my exes. I need to learn to communicate more but every time I communicate I feel like I am being mean or too critical. *sigh*

Any thoughts? Or advice?

From the place of contemplation and Peppermint mochas,

Brittany Sims

Idols In Our Lives: Success

"He frustrates the devices of the crafty, so that their hands achieve no success." Job 5:12

Last night, I was at a bible study with my Resident Director and we discussed Success as well as how it can be an idol in our lives. I once defined Success as getting money and a good job that could make me happy. 

My ideas have changed.

I now believe that Success is fulfilling your purpose, doing what you love, and doing it with your whole heart. Whatever you do, do it with all your heart. And keep it clean! 

What are people motivated to be successful in?

• Grades
• Job
• Relationships

Most of the time, we want to be successful because we want the recognition from other people and even ourselves. We want to know that we did something good or we want other people to know that we did something good. However, we should be looking at God rather than at each other and ourselves.

How can we avoid this idea of success?

• Substitute God for what you are idolizing in your life.
• Step back and analyze. Is this worth my devotion? Why am I doing this? Is it for my glory or God's?
• Take a break. If what you are working on is worth it, sometimes we can get so into it that we get stressed. Taking a break can help clear the mind and refresh us.

Any thoughts.

Live from in class,

Brittany Sims

Things I Love Thursday

So my favorite fashion blogger in the world, Gala Darling does this over on her website and seeing it today and having the urge to blog made me want to do it too!

<3 spontaneousness <3 black shirts <3 fruit tarts <3 Gala Darling <3 white tea and ginger lotion <3 Going to poetry readings with friends <3 Sushi with friends <3 that favorite pair of jeans <3 rays of sunshine <3 songs of Praise <3 Youtube (because rarely does any one say it even though our lives would be lost without it <3 free coffee <3 Lewis Carroll <3 Beautiful weather <3 an amazing boyfriend <3 Great friends <3 Resident directors who are willing to hold study breaks with awesome snacks <3 A truly Great Day <3

"Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." Lewis Carroll

So I should be posting pics of the Poetry reading that I went to on Tuesday soon, just waiting to get pictures from my friend Shellie that went.

With Sleepy Eyes and A Tired Mind,

Brittany Sims <3