Thought 1

"Never forget about the ones that love you back"

I'm a victim of it myself, we all are. We all seek attention from people who just do not seem to care about us. I honestly often get tired of chasing people who could not care less about me. I feel like if someone wants to be friends with me, or if they want to date me, it'll happen. Right now I keep pushing something that I know will never happen. I need to remind myself that there are plenty of people that do want to be around me, and I cannot overlook those people in yearning for another. Don't loose yourself in pursuit of something or someone else.

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The Great Outdoors

Nature and photography have really grabbed my interest as of late. I find myself intrigued by things that might seem common or everyday. Yesterday I adventured through the wilderness with my mom; we explored an area of our region that many people do not take the time to visit. 

Because the temperature has been rapidly dropping, my Barbour jacket has finally come out from the back of the closet and started its cycle of daily appearances. I paired my Barbour with Nike running tights, orange Nike free runs, my tried-and-true camp UVA hat, and black plastic-framed Ray Bans.

My goal for the near future is to take advantage of my area, because next year I will definitely be in an area that is different from my own, no matter which school on my list I attend.

Happy adventuring,

wild by the water

This year, I feel like I have changed a lot, for the better. I'm growing up and with that I want my blog to grow up with me. On that note, welcome to my renamed and redesigned blog, "WILD by the WATER."

Although I love Nantucket, the inspiration behind my old blog's title, "ACK-ing Stupid," I needed a change. My entire life is not revolved around Nantucket, but my life does revolve around the water. This is not the first time I have changed the title of my blog, and it surely will not be the last. I have grown up around the water, and the water is the place where I feel like my true self. This blog now feels really "Kelsey" to me. I am the kind of person with no one style. I am not preppy, grunge, girly. I'm just me. I wear what I like, I listen to the kind of music I like. You can't put a label on me. You cannot put a label on water. With my new design, you can't put a label on that either. It's purposefully very clean. I want my words and pictures to shine, not my background or the twirly font.

Thanks for being along for the ride,

Weekend Links

Now that I have some college apps turned in, I have a little bit more time to start blogging again. Here's whats on my mind, this weekend.

-Thought for the week... and the year? Reminder to keep looking forward and making new memories for this nostalgic senior.

-Haven't liked turtleneck sweaters too much in the past but I have my eye on this one, in black.

-I was sick last weekend, and this tissue-box-cover would have been a cheerful addition to my room.

-In love with this cheery fall outfit.

-This healthy pasta alternative looks absolutely delicious.

-How To Get Away With Murder, or HTGAWM, is my new favorite show. I cannot stop watching it, or telling all of my friends about it. Check it out here.

-Due to my New York Times style section addiction, stumbled across this comparison of Miley Cyrus and Robin Thicke in the aftermath of the infamous VMA performance. 

Happy November,

All Dressed Up

Although October has now come to an end, I just had a probably obvious realization for this month: it is the month of dressing in costume. No, I'm not just refrencing Halloween. That would be a little bit too obvious. This month, practically half of my days were in costume. From spirit week to senior day to halloween itself, it's been a month of Kelsey in disguise.

SPIRIT WEEK: 

See an in-depth summary of my spirit week here.

HALLOWEEN:

At my school, seniors and freshmen all dress up for Halloween and seniors parade through the elementary school in the morning. 1st-3rd graders dress up as book characters and parade in the afternoon. This year, my friends and I dressed up as frat boys at school, and for a party on Nov. 1 (a delayed Halloween party) my friend fCw and I dressed goth. 

 

SENIOR DAY:

For the last home game of a sports season, it is a tradition at my school for the underclassmen to dress up seniors, bake them goodies, and make them posters with embarrassing pictures. My team dressed up the seniors as a holiday. I was christmas, my favorite holiday! Here are some highlights of my volleyball senior day...