there is nothing prettier in the whole wide world as a girl in love with every breath she takes. — atticus — while the quote above rings true, especially for me, unfortunately poor atticus never saw hallstatt….. after i finished up my short trip to russia, i had one other new country left to visit […]
Author: cori swords
behind the iron curtain.
russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. — winston churchill — i have always dreamed of going to russia. Â i was obsessed with ice hockey when i was growing up, which at the time was dominated by good-looking russian players (ahem, sergei federov, swoon..) and even took a few years of […]
#currentmood: the comeback kid.
i awoke from a peaceful, dreamless sleep. i think to myself that that hasn’t happened in a very long time. i felt at ease, content. opening my eyes i looked around to the world outside. everything seemed so perfect. almost too perfect, if that is even such a thing. love notes, flowers, candles, whispers of […]
pretty little trips.
dwell on the beauty of life. Â watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. — marcus aurelius — i love the mountains. i’d take mountains over the beach any day of the week and twice on sunday. there is something about the majestic beauty of them that makes me weak in the knees. living […]
fear factor.
remember your dreams and fight for them. Â you must know what you want from life. there is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure. — paulo coelho — i was standing very still, too still. Â my toes were curled over the edge of a 27 foot cliff. Â as i […]
finding a balance.
“balance is not something you find, it’s something you create.” everyone assumes i have a perfect life. traveling to europe once or twice a month, watching sunsets from norway to malta like it’s nobody’s business.  on those days, my life is pretty damn perfect.  picture perfect really, check my instagram if you don’t believe me.  i […]
life lessons.
you are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream. Â — cs lewis — i recently went through a breakup that i wouldn’t necessarily classify as bad, but more of a sad breakup. Â we found each other by random chance when i didn’t even know i was looking for […]