{quotable thursdays}

{via ZsaZsa Bellagio}

I apologise, I've missed over a month of quotable Thursdays, as I've been away and took a little summer hiatus from doing anything that was regular, routine, or required. Isn't that what summer is all about? So, this week marked the first week of teaching at the college where I work, so nothing like back to school to get you back to routine.
Today's quote, then, speaks to learning:
"The end of earning is limited and defined, whereas learning and progressing have no limit until we reach our end." -Petrarch (1304-1374)
So with that, here are some "back to school, back to work" images: 

{via ZsaZsa Bellagio}

{via Terrier & Lobster}

{marie claire via terrier & lobster}

{this & below from Ruche}

{what life was like when I was an MA student in London...via poboh.tumblr}

{this looks a little like my office:( via modern hepburn}

{Remember a pomme for the teacher! from Ruche}

{Back to School}

{kate spade via brown eyed belle}

Most of you think fondly of 'back to school': the smell of fresh school supplies--paper, pencils, little booklets (with lines on only half the page, the rest left blank to draw a pretty picture), wooden rulers, snazzy new lunch boxes. For those parents out there, you're looking forward to getting back into routine and not hearing 'I'm bored' from your summer-holiday-children. For us professors, it means the mayhem begins all over again. Don't get me wrong--I love teaching & I love the start of the semester, but somehow the year seems to fly by and there is never enough time in the day to get everything done--lectures prepped, powerpoints composed, essays marked, exams made & marked etc.. etc.. oh & research? It gets put on a back burner until the editor of the journal you're submitting to gives you a deadline for a quick turn around of an article and you're forced to find some more time in the day. Weekends? well, they usually consist of work, work, & more work.

But there's nothing like back to school shopping and the excitement of books to buy and new outfits to choose.

{erasers anyone? from one charming party}

{bright back to school from you broke the mold}

{boarding school chic from d*s. Ask my Dad who went to boarding school in India--I don't think it was quite as glamorous as this!}

{perfect outfit for perusing books. via coco+kelley}

I've fallen in love with these images from Reverie blog:

{apples for professor clark? the above images all from reverie}

{some necessities via goinghometoroost}

How about these?

{Perhaps I should get myself some 'boys reins!' via kitchen retro}

{not so fond of the comment. who says librarians/smarty people can't be gorgeous? look smart & beautiful in librarian glasses  from RunwayDaily}

{chalkboard chic from ruche via makeupbykc}

{j crew teaching chic via cashmerefog}

{casual Friday look from H&M}

{Art History sojourn to France? jcrew via living the clever life}

{prep school chic via hemingwayandhepburn.tumblr.}

I love these funky school supplies from dotcomgiftshop (one of my favourite online shops from the UK):

{I'm not sure if this would be allowed in North America}

{lovely rose notebook}

One of the most exciting things about back to school? & in particular, universities & colleges? Libraries:

{via we heart it}

{via hither and thither}

Lucky for me, my office is in the library!
Happy Back to School!
Here's some advice for those just starting from Dr. Seuss:

{via Whispered Reflections, Etsy}