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day 122: the list.

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day 121: carry-out from the neighborhood pizza joint and lauryn hill live.

the rhythm.

ways to feel the rhythm of life...
by alyssa.
+ stop. breathe. feel. +
+ slow down enough to appreciate the moment you're in. +
+ smile at strangers. {always.} +
+ ride your bicycle in dresses & fedoras. +
+ buy yourself flowers or something that makes you smile. +
+ indulge...once in a while. +
+ live your passion. +
+ bring in a little spontaneity. +
+ explore a new city by yourself. +
+ open your windows on breezy summer nights. +
+ listen to some new music. +
+ try something new. +
+ tell people how you feel. +

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day 120: i took on the neighborhood for the first time today at 8:30pm.

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day 119: lunch and fresh air on the canal.

hipster absurdities.

obviously, i ride. not only because i am an advocate of human-powered transport over gas-powered, but because it's a blast and i feel good doing it.

but this, this is just absolutely ridiculous. now riding is TRENDY? really, trendy?!

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day 118: a friday ritual.

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day 117: arriving at the gates of my castle after a long day at work.

some things are meant to be just the way they are.

and the way they are is just fine.

*photo courtesy of hula seventy.

if you limit your choices...(by jameson)

shared by mb via lobetrotter.

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day 116: a brunch date and shopping with the lovely sara b.

life is a struggle.

life is a struggle, lyle.
that's it.
it's a struggle.
that's the way it fucking is.
- don cheadle, manic

life isn't all fun and games. it's not about idealizing your future and pretending real stuff doesn't happen. it does. we're all people, we make mistakes, we hurt people, we get hurt. and then we live. we decide what to make of what life has thrown our way and we move on. we meet people who challenge us, who make us want to be better, whom we love, fall in love with and maybe fall out of love with; but that's what makes us who we are. we are humans and this is life.

take what you can get and make of it what you can.

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day 115: thank YOU.

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day 114: french-pressed folgers.
the only thing you can buy at 10:30 on a sunday night.

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day 113: isn't it ironic, don't you think?

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day 112: same stem, different night.

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day 111: in our apartment garden.

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day 110: another addition to my collection of vintage home goods.

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day 109: the englert is one of my favorite things about
this place. that and sporting new kicks & bags for coffee with good people.

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day 108: my favorite mural at home on the side of
my favorite boutique.

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day 107: iowa city is so green right now.

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day 106: i heart this building and this place.

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day 105: my nephew manny dug the fedora...

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day 104: mr. man, i walk on you every day. hello.

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day 103: she made my day. thank you, m.

digs.

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day 102: vino @ my place with mb.
which ended up being vino & pizza at radius with our new friends tom & brady.
legit.

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day 101: yes, i bought myself some more flowers.
made the hot yoga & pouring rain seem a little better.

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day 100: i can't believe it's day 100...or how green this city can be.

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day 99: walking to tryst with rachel.

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day 98: out on the town with two of my favorite people on earth.

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day 97: this warranted today's photo and
an entry into my google search bar.

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day 96: i treated myself to the beautiful mustard dress
i've had my eye on at anthropologie for weeks.

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day 95: i bought myself some flowers.
gerbera daisies, my favorite.

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day 94: a much-needed class today at quiet mind.

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day 93: an all too familiar ride through the circle.

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day 92: today kind of sucked. really.

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day 91: i'm not really sure why i was so drawn to this one,
aside from it being green & adorable.

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day 90: the lighting in my apartment around 7pm.

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day 89: a lovely ride to work after the rain & in the sun.

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day 88: my dad bought me these beauties when he was visiting.
that's my mom & dad in the frame.

oh, romance.

oh, i'm a sucker. via something's hiding in here.

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day 87: got held up in a little bit of bike traffic this morning.

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day 86: a to-do list in dupont circle...

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day 85: hello, beautiful bike.
i think you should come home with me.