I collect gingers

here's a website for your workday viewing pleasure:
http://www.icollectgingers.com/

this is a project by Anthea Pokroy, an South American based ginger artisit (her words-but I like them). Here's her description of the project: I collect gingers is a project about identity, prejudice and racial classification, segregation and elitism which explores my own personal histories of being Jewish and South African. This artwork will be manifested by collecting gingers (or red heads) through archiving and documenting them individually and in groups. This will be presented as a multimedia exhibition which will include photography, video, installation and performance.

my favorite part is the manifesto of gingers..
"We strive for a ginger utopia. A world where red headed people, not only are not ridiculed and ostracised, but where our tonal superiority is envied and celebrated. Our status and privilege will be great and abundant."

so ridiculous and great. also, the photos are stunning. this is a project I'd love to be a part of. plus, I love the all the self-love apparent throughout this project. bravo Anthea Pokroy

happy monday

I don't know about you but I was definitely dragging today and wanted to stay in my warm bed alllllllllllllll day. so then I decided to actually get up and do my hair/put together an outfit. logical, eh? the fact that I got a haircut this weekend does make doing my hair much more appealing though.

I also got a new yogi tea called "vanilla spice- perfect energy" in attempt to wean myself off coffee. ummmm it's delcious! it's a black tea/green tea blend and tasted a lot like chai tea to me.  plus, I actually did feel energized after drinking it AND it has adorable sayings on each bag.

I also heard from another MPH program, and I got waitlisted at John Hopkins but it's the #1 program in the country so I'm still pretty proud. I thought I was going to get rejected since it was definitely my reach school. who knew I'd be excited to be waitlisted. So far, I've gotten into Boston University and Tulane University and have gotten no rejections. Still waiting to hear from UNC and UIC.... what a stressful process.

weekend update

this is the email that started off my weekend. HELLO, I'm going to grad school! I definitely teared up as I read it. I worked so hard in college for this moment to come. I feel like I'm still a little bit in shock that I got in. so blessed.

Friday night, I went to a play that one of the girls from the Youth Group I help with was in. It was ADORABLE. if you all ever have a chance to go to The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee - go!! Then on Saturday, my friend Tara fly in from Iowa, and we and some of my other lovely friends went to a St. Paddy's Day party put on by one of the local bars downtown. it was a blast. they had two stages going of irish music, bagpipers and a drum corps, and lots of ridiculous outfits.

then on sunday, I dragged Tara to go hike Hanging Rock. it was SO beautiful but definitely a little harder hike than we expected. as you can see from the photo in the lower right hand corner, Tara was not pleased...until we got to the top. then she loved it. sometimes I forget how pretty north carolina is.

PS. my mom is having free shipping on all of her adorable headbands and garters- check them out! they are perfect for prom!
http://martiandcompany.blogspot.com/2013/03/prom-accessories-free-shipping-on-all.html
or
http://www.etsy.com/shop/MartiMaginnis

high five for friday

1. I got new shoes from target last night. helllllllllllo beautifuls.

2. north carolina sky seriously has been killing it lately

3. my best friend Tara comes to town tomorrow!! so her favorite wine had to be purchased.

4. March is National Nutrition month so I'm doing a paper plate project for the Food Bank and people have been SO creative with them. 

5. it's friday. this is all.

linking up with lauren today.

wwiw: green, green and more green

so with the combination of emerald being pantone's color of the year and the fact that it's the week leading up to st. patrick's day, I've been wearing green almost every day. as a redhead, I'm all for this! I think I may need a green intervention soon though...

top: Target// necklace: Topshop// jeans:Forever 21// Boots: gifted from my momma

scarf: AE//jacket: AE//tank top: Marshall's//boots: Hunter//leggings: thrifted//headband: a little shop in Asheville, NC

linking up here today:

one year.

ok so I promise promise promise I actually have a life update post coming soon! I sort of took an impromptu blogging break, and it was a good thing.

this past week, I've found myself thinking about this time last year a lot. remembering all the changes my life was going through, all the uncertainty, and all the pain.

I was in the middle of graduating early, finding out I had a heart defect, had applied/was interviewing/getting offers for years of service in various parts of the country, and I was also trying to make an unhealthy relationship work.

I had so many dreams for the year to come..to travel, to date someone new, to be moved by something, to meet new people, to immerse myself in new culture, to help others..  but yet I was holding onto a relationship that was holding me back.

I was ready to give up all my dreams for that one person pretty much until I wasn't anymore.

but honestly, I had already been taking the steps to walk away. it's so much easier to walk away when you have something to walk too. for me, this wasn't another person. this was my life. it was traveling, it was volunteering, it was spending time with my family, it was loving my body, it was pursuing my dreams, respecting my own choices, and just being happy.

looking back, it's been a crazy year. at this exact time on this exact day, I was on the phone with him having our very last conversation of a five year relationship.

since then, I've graduated college with honors, gone a perfect spring break trip with my best friends, traveled to Guatemala, traveled to Tunisia, dated someone new, moved to North Carolina and started The Abraham Project, and applied to Masters of Public Health programs.

in other words, my life has completely changed.

all it took was walking away (or my case, moving half way across the country.