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Cheers to Another Spin Around the Sun...

 
  
   Yummy Cute Cupcakes

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New Custom Roller Skates 

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 A few of my Birth~Day wishes already coming true!

 

Be back soon to deliver the deets. 'Till then I thank you for all of your sweet messages of love & friendship that flooded my in-box...(and also my heart!) 

XOXO,

My, how time flies....

My friends...
 

I can't believe that it's been ONE WHOLE YEAR since I wrote this this post! Really. I can't! It's so hard to wrap my mind around the fact that 12 months have passed since I was up to my eyeballs in carpet samples, paint chips, and on a mission to find the perfect bookshelf. Without a doubt, a lot has changed since then...

I am soooooooooooooo grateful for the amazing year of growth it has been and for all of the magic that continues to swirl around me. I look back with absolute awe and gratitude for all that I have been able to accomplish and achieve over the last year...and it warms my heart even more to think of where I may be next November considering how much has shifted since last fall.

I hope you've had a love-filled, heart-fluttering & happy 11/11...

XOXO,

Update: All is well w/ my sweet little Penelope pup! I'm very thankful she is healing & healthy again...thank you awesome doggie angels for keeping her safe and out of harms way (for the 100th time!) :-) 

Darling Hearts...

Welcome to my first video blog! Oh my, I do hope you like it. I'm experimenting a bit to see how it feels & hope to share more of myself, special books, poems, happy thoughts, inspiration, and all around other good stuff via this convenient little web-cam. I'd be soooooo inauthentic if I failed to mention how uncomfortable it feels to view myself on tape...but as the angels say...*When nervous, remember to focus on service*. With that said, I'm still counting on you to be extra gentle & sweet! :-)

So, with my ego totally out of the way...here is the first installment in my series of upcoming video blogs.

Enjoy...

XOXO,

Edit: If you are wondering how to stop the blog music from playing while you watch the video...click the pause button on the music player (just below the moon calendar). Hope that helps for those who were kind enough to ask...:-)

If you feel the pull of the moon today, this is for you....

what if this is it
right here
right now
your defining moment

what if every event, heartache, and mistake
was perfectly planned to lead you
into the situation you presently find yourself
in

what if mystic voices whispered answers to
you while you sleep
and people are carefully thrown in your path
all for the evolution of your greatest good
whether you like them or not

what if it did not matter what you did
or said or felt in the past

what if it was not an accurate prediction of
what your future will look like

what if you were not the only one feeling
this way
tired and lost
joyful and free
all at the same time

what if others were also thirsty
for the same soul balm you were craving

what if you could meet them simply by
following your own truth

what if the reason you don’t fit it
feel outside the box
outside the norm
is because you were not built to fit
but to create your own molds and make
your own set of rules

what if they were wrong
the mean voices that live in your head
that say things like
“no you can’t”
and “that is not possible” and “what
a stupid idea”

what if those voices do not belong to
you but some hurt angry child you never met
that needs love and care

what if your faults
were also your assets
disguised as flaws

what if nothing was random
not even a spilled cup of coffee
or a broken heel on the way to work

what if there is no one left to
impress

what if there is nothing
wrong with you
and nothing wrong with them

what if it was all striped away

your comforts
distractions
addictions
and praise

so you could finally meet
the raw, naked version of
yourself

who is much stronger and bad ass than
you expected

what if this helps you see
what you are really made of

and you realize
that is it not only more than enough
but that you

yes
you
dear
soul
are nothing short of extraordinary

(And this is why I am so in love with the precious heart of Miss Mccabe Russell. Rock on, my mermaid sista....Rock on....)

 Sending you full-moon kisses and healing hugs,

 

 

  

 

Happy All Hallows' Eve...

Hope your night was filled with fun!

XOXO,

45 Thoughts for My Daughter and My Virtual Daughters...

i always believed if i had blond hair, pixie face
big breasts
everything would be all right
not realizing that culturally idolized beauty
is not only foolproof
but potentially dangerous

if you believe in your own unconventional beauty
when you are young
you will accomplish twice as much and suffer half so

turn off lightbulbs and light a candle

walk don’t drive

plant a tree

wear sunscreen

dancing is an antidepressant

kindness is the new status symbol

every day please try to eat something green
and something orange
that grow out of the ground

tell me how mad you are
that your father and i parted
i will always listen
though i can’t ever take away the pain

expectations are for what you yourself create

they rarely work when applied to others

turn off the television

tv is a depressant

yoga is an antidepressant

don’t feel guilty about wanting pretty things

they would not be so alluring
if you weren’t supposed to want them
just don’t value them over compassion

use your words even when you are a grown-up
and people no longer think it is entirely acceptable
when you say, that hurt my feelings

if you can digest chocolate eat it sometimes

same goes for ice cream
(i don’t really need to tell you those things do i?)

do your homework because it is part of the game but

don’t spend too much time worrying about grades

fall in love with someone kind who loves your body
and your mind

if you have a dream that won’t let you go, that
tickles your solar plexus, heed it

turn dark feelings into paintings or poetry
or dancing

music is a kind of food

if you are sad talk to a happy woman who loves you
it will always help

move your body when you are sad or angry

avoid the following:
genetically modified ingredients
parabens
sodium lauryl sulfate
mercury in certain fish
neurotic thoughts about food
(is that a contradiction?)

love your curls though they tangle
your pale skin though it can burn in the sun
your nose though it is broader than some
your sturdy legs and feet

forget barbie she does not possess imagination

remember you are a botticelli angel

the planet we live on is perfection

love her like a goddess

love yourself as her daughter

there is a planet full of different kinds of beauty

the idea that only one type of woman is beautiful
is blasphemy

of everything i brought to the world in these
forty-five years
you and your brother are by far the most astounding

because of this i will always love your father

matter never vanishes, only changes

remember that when someone you love dies

your round head on my breast when you were born
is the memory
i will keep with me when i leave this body

when i am gone i will still be near you

this is how i know: when you were born
it was not a meeting
but a reunion

By: The beautiful Franesca Lia Block

Love, Light, Kisses, & Cream,

A Love Letter to Coffee...

"He was my cream, and I was his coffee -
And when you poured us together, it was something."
~Josephine Baker

Dear John err, I mean Joe~

It's me. Yes, your long lost love from the past. I know you didn't expect to hear from me...but it's time I tell you how I really feel. I think I'm falling for you. Again. I know I said that I should stay away from you, but let's be real...it's impossible to just simply flirt with you. You are so strong and give me such comfort. You've totally lured me back...

Yup. There, I said it. My hiatus from you is officially over. I'm all yours. For reals. I'm more excited to have you than ever. I mean it. I'm completely obsessed. You are the first thing that I think of when I wake up in the morning. You make it easy for me to want to jump out of bed, and I'm always so happy when we get start the day together. Holding you in my hands makes me smile from the inside out. You make my heart beat fast, every time I'm around you. Just one simple taste of you feels like lightening running through my veins. 

You stimulate me on so many levels...most importantly intellectually! When I'm with you, I feel like I could talk a mile a minute. Having you back in my life has made me feel inspired again. It's done wonders for my writing and creativity. You put that much needed extra bounce in my step and make me feel sooooooo alive!

I wonder how I ever made it so many months without you?

Our break-up was brutal. I feel like all I did was eat. (Fyi, scones are lame if I don't have you to share them with!) What's worse is that I couldn't get anything done. It was so rough in the beginning. Seriously. Not having you in my life was a little depressing. 

Yes, I know...I have some explaining to do. I know that you may feel a little slided because for so long it might appear that I chose tea over you. Just for the record, tea is nice and all...but not nearly as steamy as you.

I know it would be easy for you to become bitter...but you know I don't like it when you get that way. I like you much more when you are sweet. Bitterness has never been very becoming on you.

I do want to say thanks for being patient with me and for waiting for me to find my way back to you. I totally had fun getting reacquainted with you during our visit to your home town of Seattle. It was such fun to see how far you've come since being just a little bean. Our rendezvous has changed my life for-ev-vah, and I pinky promise...I won't be ditching you ever again for any other daily dose of comfort.

I'm much too dependent upon you now to ever do that again! You are quickly becoming a big part of my life. I've even started telling my friends about you, and how much I adore you. I truly do. It may even be time for us to go public. I'm cool if people see me hanging out with you. Really, I am. I think I am ready for the next step. Just to prove it, I'll even post some pictures of our time in Seattle. I hope you don't mind. We look really natural together. Like we've bean together forever.

I love you. I mean it. I love you a latte.

Hopelessly Addicted,

P.S. In case I haven't told you lately, being with you again is like total Deja Brew...and has seriously been good for my soul!

 

Hanging out on your old street  (aka on Pike Place at THE original Starbucks store)...

Digging in my purse to find more money to spend on you...

 

I'm so impressed by your travels around the globe...
   

Our sunset stroll...

 

Feeling warm & fuzzy...

Only you can make me smile so early in the morning...

 

 


  
 
 

Shine...

 

 

God says for me to tell You This:
nothing needs fixing;
everything desires

a Celebration.

You were made to bend
so that you would find
all of the many miracles at your feet.
You were made to stretch
so that you would discover,
your own beautiful face of Heaven
just above
all that you think you must shoulder.

*
When I appeal to God to speak to me,
I'm feeling just as small and alone as you might be.
But this is when, for no particular reason at all,
I begin to

shine

‘Shine’ – Em Claire
©2007 – All Rights Reserved

 

  

 

 

  

  

 
 
 
  
  
 
 
  
 

 

Soul on Wheels...

My sweethearts...

I'm baaaaack! Man, have I missed you! I have been such a baaaad blogger girl. I didn't mean to just leave you hanging after my last lazy post. I don't want another day to pass without showing my face fingers on here, so here I am to say "Hi" and show you some quick love. I hope to be back to posting a few times a week, just as soon as I get settled from the few quick trips that I've taken here and there.

With all the stormy weather over the weekend, I had the perfect excuse to stay in and get caught up on all my emails and check-in on several of my favorite blogs. I was so stoked when one of my besties, Katie, shared with me the new website of her super rad gal-pal, Wendy Wheelz.  Oh. My. Goddess.  I can't really say enough about this dancing queen. I adore her so deep.

Coming across her blog totally brought me back to my days of skate dancing in the streets of Southern California. No joke. I'm fiening to dust off my old-school-style skates & bust a move. Yeah, you know the ones...with the hot pink four-wheels, and the chunky rubber brakes that hang down in the back? I'm about to lace 'em up and practice my 5-step. Don't laugh. Hey, for real...why are you laughing??? I can hear you from here.

The thought of me rolling around my driveway practicing my spins make you smile? It should...because I must admit I'm chuckling at myself. I laugh even harder when I think of you thinking of me...dancing in my skates. So silly. Maybe I should take a trip to the Dairy Ashford Skating Rink (ghetto much???) to spare my kids the embarrassment of me getting jiggy with it for the whole world to see.

To add to the hype of all this roller-madness...Drew Barrymore's new movie, "Whip It"  looks super cute. Anything to do with Drew is cool in my book. Add some roller-skates, Austin as a backdrop, a sweet soundtrack, Ellen Page from "Juno", and a vintage red Karmann Ghia  into the mix...and well, it equals an Indie flick that I'm hoping to see.

Until then, know I'll be kicking it...with my skates on! :-)

XOXO,

R&R...

Helloooooo all~

Just checking in to say that I hope you've had a fun filled weekend! :-) I've spent my Sunday curled up with a stack of new magazines and books, just chilling in my new art/dance studio. By the way, if I haven't said it 1,000 times already, I absolutely LOVE IT!!! It was so much fun to show all my girlfriends the finished space when they all came over for a party we hosted on Saturday night.

We had a full house w/ many family and friends who gathered to watch the fight. Yes, I admit it. I actually watch that stuff. I know it totally goes against the many spiritual principles of never harming another living thing, but for whatever reason I can tolerate it. Okay, I can more than tolerate it...I kinda like it. Did I really just say that???? 

As violent as boxing/UFC is...I have to admit, that there is apart of me that totally digs the athleticism in the sport. Must be my Irish blood...or the influence of my Grandfather who once was an amazing boxer in his own right. As a child, I used to love playing in his game room where his dark green felt topped pool table was surrounded by all of his boxing memorabilia. On the wood paneled walls, hung posters of him (he looked like just like a young Paul Newman...no joke!) advertising his upcoming fights, an assortment of his many trophies, and other keepsakes from his boxing days. My favorite was the perfectly wrinkled leather boxing gloves that made the entire room smell like the scent of what I will always fondly remember as my Grandfather. 

Needless to say, after such an exciting night of total earthly and non-spiritual entertainment,  I spent the day moving slowly after staying up waaaaaaay too late. All the rowdy fun I had was well worth the lack of sleep and the overall feeling of L-A-Z-I-N-E-S-S that I've had all day today. I'm feeling a wee bit more productive now, having typed up this little post to share. I think I may have just earned the right to go crawl back under the covers for a few more hours of sloth like behavior...

I hope your weekend was filled with fun!

In love and laziness,