Life Lessons from the Bronte Sisters

The Bronte Sisters, with their tragic lives and tragic tales, have always fascinated and inspired and saddened me all at the same time.  As it's freaking frigid outside right now, it seems the right time to curl up with a copy of Wuthering Heights.  However, as I cannot do that because of societal obligations (ugh, society!), I'm sharing a few words of Bronte wisdom instead:

I don't call you handsome, sir, though I love you most dearly; far too dearly to flatter you.  Don't flatter me.

-Charlotte Bronte

I try to avoid looking forward or backward, and try to keep looking upward.
-Charlotte Bronte

Honest people don't hide their deeds.
-Emily Bronte

If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results.
-Emily Bronte

But he that dares not grasp the thorn shall never crave the rose.
-Anne Bronte

Adoration isn't love.
-Anne Bronte

<3 Frances

Manic Mondays....

Good morning!  I've got some energizing music picked out for you today in case the whole Monday thing isn't quite working out for you. 

Skrillex: "Bangarang"

Lana Del Rey: "Blue Jeans"

Charli XCX: "Boom Clap"

Ellie Goulding: "Lights"

Lorde: "Tennis Court"

Good luck today!  #almostthanksgiving 

<3 Frances 

Geek Moment

I am, without a doubt, a total Star Wars geek.  I've seen the six-episode saga too many times, I watched the cartoon series, and--wait for it--I refurbished an old doll house to be the loft-style apartment home of my Padme and Anakin action figures.
Yes.  I have a Skywalker dollhouse.
Tying this to fashion, though, the New York Fashion Week Fall/Winter 2014 show included a bunch of Star Wars-themed outfits (mainly by Rodarte).  The Death Star on a dress?  Yes, please!







<3 Frances

Dance Detox (and Scoliosis)

Saturday!  Time for test corrections and blueberry consumption and, of course, sorting through pre-holiday cards.  November is basically half-way through, which is insane, and I'm trying to round up a donation for some of our favorite charity organizations while surviving the cold (and school!).

SO. MUCH. DANCING. And flexibility.  I have no flexibility.

Last night was conducive to dancing, which, if I haven't already rambled about it, is a slightly secret pastime of mine despite chronic foot pain and a flexibility-hindering case of scoliosis.  Yay for scoliosis!
Anyway, I'm posting this wondering what your favorite ways to detox are.  Magazine binge?  Sleep? Yoga?  Hardcore plyometrics?  Lip-syncing the lyrics to pop songs that nobody knows you listen to? Detoxes are different for everyone but important for all.

<3 Frances

Another Playlist: Friday

TGIF!  Here's what's on our Friday playlist:

Birdy: "Wings"

Lorde: "Ribs"

Arcade Fire: "Neon Bible"

Yoav feat. Emily Browning: "Where is My Mind?" (Cover of Pixies)

<3 Frances 

"Sweater Weather"

I have a tendency to feel cold all the time, but today it actually is legitimately cold outside.  That's right--no more can people look at me like my over-sized sweater choices are uncalled for!

So many sweaters!

It's already snowing in some parts of the world, and, regardless of whether we want it to or not, November is almost halfway over.  It'll be December soon, and, in this hemisphere, that means winter.  And winter means a multitude of things; the Heifer holiday charity catalog (help feed a family!), Rudolph specials, too many cups of green tea, lots of peppermint, and, of course, winter-wear.

<3 Frances 

Indie, etc.

I'm not an expert on music genres, but the category a song falls into isn't nearly as important as the song itself, right?  Here's what's on today's soundtrack.

Feist: "Fire in the Water"

Alt-J: "Breezeblocks"

The Langley Schools Music Project: "Space Oddity" (Cover of David Bowie)

Placebo: "Running Up That Hill" (Cover of Kate Bush)

What's on your soundtrack today?

<3 Frances