Crunch Time.

Everything is happening so quickly, I haven't even had time to think. Not even in a--I'm too stressed sort of way. I just kind of turned myself on an auto-pilot robot. Buy, find something better, return, pin some more, et cetera. That's been my schedule as of late. 

The last two days I've barely seen the outside. I've been crunching away, designing and organizing. 

I'm not a designer by any standard but I can dabble in photoshop. These aren't perfect but they still have personality and fit us pretty well. 

inspired by jill and matt

protea prints/designs from lara cameron. 

About the name

 

I realized the other day that I've never defined my name. Five or six years ago, I came up with it but with reason. When I started my blog it was obvious to me why I would use beautyinherveins, but now discovering that it may not be obvious to the reader. So, here it is.

About:

Often times we get caught up in the idea of beauty. We spend hours reinventing ourselves to perfection. The distortion develops based on what is current from the latest fashion spreads to the World’s top lists. We starve, we morph and we forget. We forget what is considered beauty. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” A saying that has lived through the ages; a saying that is all too true.  This is a call for the beholder.  Forget about the standard and find the beauty that is with in embedded in your veins. A beauty that is created within, that has been hidden. This unique beauty that only can dwell in someone created by the hands of a wonderful maker. Beholder, it is time to uncover, it is time to reinvent.


Beauty. in. her. veins.

Cooking Fetish

I should probably stop now.

I have been on this cooking kick recently, it is kind of fun. The more exciting part about it is that I'm not the only one. My house, we've been getting pretty crafty lately. We try to do a family dinner at least once a week. It is quite fun. But it is a great way to just hang out, catch up and just be with each other for a bit.

A few weeks ago was beautiful. In all ways. It was the perfect beach day, Hannah, Beth's sister was in town. We went to the beach for many many hours, showered and made dinner. About six of us showed up. We made pasta, barbeque chicken pizza (not the store bought kind), salad and brownies for dessert. Later on, people came in and out and we just played goofy games for hours.

The next week, Jessi, Saylors, and I decided to make Apricot Glazed Pork Tenderloins (we did the mimic version from Outback Steakhouse) and broccoli. Fruity Sangria included. Yum.

This week, I just kicked back and watched. Sam Scott came to visit. Tiff joined too. But the menu was Sweet and Sour Chicken, vegetables and rice. Jessi managed this one. That's right, I said Jessi. My roommate's idea of cooking is pizza bagel bites and a dr. pepper. I'm proud of her, she has been cooking so much lately. She even makes me dinner, she baked chicken the other day.

Back from my tangent, we are getting more and more creative with our food. But also random impulses keep happening as well.

For instance, I had just gone to Grower's direct to buy my fruits and vegetables. I got lots of good stuff, blueberries, tomatoes, coconut, butternut squash, celery, avocados (staple food), and strawberries. This was the result:

PS. It is delicious. Toast is the greatest invention made right now.

Any suggestions for new foods to make?

music should first be reviewed in the car

turn up the music and drive.

The other day I went to Los Angeles Amoeba Records. Amoeba is the mecca of music. I bought four CD's, badly drawn boy, hem, jesse baylin and the bridges. A couple which I had wanted for a while and almost bought them full price last time I went to Amoeba. There is this lovely section that is known as the clearance section, buy three get the fourth free. I spent $9 dollars. Knowing this you get some dud CD's every so often, but if you find one winner then it makes it completely worth it.

I knew I would love Hem because of this song called Half Acre that I used to be obsessed with. I knew I liked a song from Badly Drawn Boy and the other two were a lottery. Overall, when listening to them in my room I thought I picked mainly bad music. I was fairly disappointed.

Which leads me to what I strongly believe and encourage.

Music drives us, influences our mood, it is a powerful resource.

With that being said, some of my most memorable times can be connected back to the music I was listening to.

A couple years back, I went through this strange state of not being able to get out of bed, no desire to face the world, yet wanted to change it. The only song I could listen to was "Keep Breathing" from Ingrid Michaelson. I remember listening to it on repeat, journaling and painting. I remember it so vividly.

Another couple years back, I was on this epic roadtrip to Oregon with six friends and we were camping up the PCH. We were hiking with Sequoia trees covering us, then we found this place called Fort Ross that was this hidden fort located on a Cliff with beautiful Calla Lillies overlooking the ocean, it was bliss. As a group we were listening to "Trolleywood" from Eisley. Forever that song is ingrained in the back of my mind and makes me smile. I just remember all six of us singing it in the car over and over and over and whenever we would embark on a new location, we for sure would have to listen to the song. It still happens.

OR whenever I listen to praise and worship music, I'm more likely to speed. I always get lost or pass my exit because I'm so focused on the music rather than my driving.

I decided to give my new CD's a try driving in the car. Success. I felt so much more at peace with my purchase after listening to them in the car. I'm in my own world just soaking up the fact that I'm alone and can sing as loud as I want, do whatever. The car is where I do a lot of evaluating of my life, so it makes sense that music would be the same way. The best epiphanies happen hear

What music do you like listening to when driving?