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LOVE ––

It’s a word people use very loosely. (I say it all the time.) It’s a feeling that’s actually impossible to describe. It’s something we think we understand until we meet someone we feel even more powerful about.

It may mean something different to each and every person – we have no way of knowing.

There’s no way to measure it or see it. We just FEEL it. And we all WANT it.  Read the rest of this entry »

love notes

If you’re running out of ideas for February 14th, you can always pull together a Valentine’s Day CD, right? Music is always romantic; it connects us; and it takes us to indescribable places. Oh yeah!

So, even if you don’t have a Valentine to give it to, make it for yourself – –

35 Songs to put you in the mood…

• Howlin’ For You- The Black Keys
• You’re Breakin’ My Heart- Harry Nilsson
• All I Want- Joni Mitchell
• Take Me Over- Cut Copy
• Kissing You- Des’re
• Stuck Like Glue- Sugarland
• Fall For You- Jamie Foxx (feat. Drake)
• Rolling In The Deep- Adele Read the rest of this entry »

learning to connect

Sometimes when you’ve got it in your head that something’s gonna happen, you can end up being easily disappointed.  That happens to me. I think it happens to a lot of people. You kind’a set yourself up because you haven’t done the work or in some cases clued the other person in.  Sadly most people aren’t mind-readers, and that goes double or even triple for Guys. Read the rest of this entry »

things are looking up

Eat Black Eyed Peas on New Years Day – it will bring luck and prosperity.
(invite Fergie for even MORE fun)

Fill up your cupboards before midnight to ensure prosperity for the year.
(market early | avoid crowds)

Upset Nothing: Most of all yourself. Traditionally, New Year’s Day sets the tone for the year, so there’s no crying on New Year’s.
(no onion chopping or sad movies) Read the rest of this entry »

getting there

The holidays always are always fun, expensive and exhausting — and for me: distracting. Yesterday morning, in desperate need of finding my balance, I couldn’t wait to–

… return to yoga.

Running late (as usual), I rushed out of my place — but couldn’t find my key, so I grabbed the spare and took off. Then, when I got there, my Prius gave me a “key not detected” message. Whaaa?

I searched madly for the key in every crevice of my car. I checked my pockets, my purse, my trunk around the car on the pavement. Noooooo – not my “extra” key! Read the rest of this entry »

Do you hear what I hear?

We’re all running running running out of time, and the last thing you need is another Holiday Project — obvi.  But you might have time to make a SUPER-QUICK CHRISTMAS MIX to play when friends come over. Or, maybe you’re going somewhere and need a Hostess Gift that doesn’t break the bank.

Either way, here’s my eclectic list, just in case you want to throw something together and don’t have time for research. Read the rest of this entry »

treasure to treasure

One of my favorite stories my Dad tells me about my Mom has to do with my Grandmother, who was this very elegant super-generous lady.  My Mom and my Grandmother loved hunting for old beautiful collectibles. They especially loved anything with a lady on it, so beautiful finds from the Victorian, Art Nouveau or Art Deco periods really made them smile.

My Mom was apparently antiquing with my Grandmother in London the November before Mom married my Dad. And since it was the month before Christmas, my Grandmother was hunting for special gifts for my Mom. What she didn’t know though was… Read the rest of this entry »