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    legs like jelly

    by Kaylah Stroup February 15, 2016

    Sometimes I have photos that I really like, and want to share but honestly have no idea what to write in the post. Not in the sense that I have nothing to say, but I don’t know what I should say.* I would never want to encourage anyone reading to trespass, especially not somewhere like this. Sorry to be that guy – “do as I say not as I do.”

    So should I tell you about how my butt was literally too big to squeeze through the fence and how I had to find an alternative route? Or how I sent my mom photos from this view while I was up there just to get a reaction? Her response was “Nice view!! Where are you? Should I tell you to get down?” Instead maybe I’ll just say that every time I do something like this my legs are like jelly but the second I conquer that fear I can’t help but think “worth it!”

    Valentine’s Day marked two years since I picked up the keys for my first apartment. It’s kind of funny writing that because I know there are lots of people reading out there who probably don’t know or quite understand how radically different my life is now, how radically different I am now, and that’s totally fine. You don’t have to know any details, just know that it feels like I’m a totally new person and that it’s a good thing. I’m lucky to have found the friends I did when I moved to Cleveland. They’re an odd bunch but they’ve certainly molded me into the adventure loving wild child I’ve become these last two years. I couldn’t be happier. They encourage me do things that push me out of my comfort zone and that’s exactly what I need in my life. Two years ago I was looking at the possibility of this new life with legs that felt like jelly. These have been the best 24 months of my life. It was, without a doubt, worth it.

    Be careful out there but don’t forget to live a little. Happy Monday!
    xoxo

    *Kind of funny, this post sat in my drafts for a little while with just those first two paragraphs about not knowing what to write then just as I was about to delete it it hit me exactly where I wanted the post to go. Part of me wanted to edit it so it wasn’t a mess but I appreciate how honest this feels. I hope you do to. 

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  • where I work

    by Kaylah Stroup February 10, 2016

    At the very end of 2015 I moved my office into the room that was my bedroom, and my bedroom into the room that was my office… and it was probably one of the best decisions ever. I’ve been living in this apartment for just over a year and from the beginning, I was really …

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  • Friday Favorites #350

    by Kaylah Stroup February 5, 2016

    Ugh.  (via: Night Cheese Lifestyle) These giant floor pillows are super cute! They’d match my living room, and I know three critters who’d have a stare off to see who gets to lay on them. You know who’d win? Squid. Head of the household, for sure!  (via: Zana) The ultimate globe! (via: Beca Runs) Because …

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