say whaaaaaaaaaaat wednesday?

wednesday is here....

once again!!!

so i had so much fun last week

going back in time with everyone

getting back to the basics....

(such fun answers)

that i thought let's stay back there....

back in time

WHEN YOU WERE LITTLE...

DID YOU WISH TO CHANGE YOUR NAME,

AND IF SO...TO WHAT AND WHY???

me....well i wanted to change mine to "Olivia"

for none other than the

fact that i so badly wanted to

BE Olivia Newton-John!!!

my youngest is in this phase right now...

it makes me giggle!!!

thanks for playin along everyone!!

sending love

xoxo

.....monday music and i think i NEED to paint!!

(journal i created for my sweet niece Sofia)

wishing you all a happy

happy monday!

i have been feeling a bit

uninspired lately....

not sure why.

we all go through these

ebs and flows, right??

so....today

i think i NEED to paint.

just get out a canvas,

paints, paintbrushes, papers

and just DO IT!!!

course i will be listening to some great music while i do!!!

like this...

(and he is not bad on the eyes AT ALL!!)

...good find friday

(beach fun with my cousins)

here are a few finds this week

that were good for my heart

or for my soul

or for my mind

or for all!!!

1. THIS speech given by Eric Duquette...

so inspiring and hits home for me

in a very personal way.

2. THIS post by the lovely Jenny Doh...

so worth the read.

3. THIS giveaway by my sweet

friend Kelly Berkey...

you are going to want to enter!!!

i have several of her sweet creations!!

happy weekend all!!!

big loves and hugs and THANK YOU's

for visiting and for playing along

with my last post!!

that was fun, wasn't it?!?!

xxoo

say whaaaaaat wednesday....getting back to the basics

hi!

happy wednesday!!

so....

are you ready to go on an adventure with me???

let's take a walk down memory lane

back to when we were 5, 6 maybe 7 years old.

are you there??

okay...

now tell me

what would you be doing creatively

as this little child??

what would make your heart happy

and bring you joy??

for me...

it was coloring!

bring me a coloring book and crayons

and i was a happy happy little girl!!

so today,

i went back to the basics...

took out the crayons and an

old coloring book

and started to color again

just like when i was 5 years old

with ringlets in my hair!

sometimes i think we need

to do that.

take a step back

get back to the basics...

it's good for the soul!!!

can't wait to hear about your

adventure back in time!!

please share!!

sending love

xoxo

.....a little sad & monday music inspiration

(dinner with my girl family.....i love them so much)

My house is quiet...

still...

my heart is heavy but

full up with love and gratitude...

laundry is piled on the floor

but i don't care because

it is a reminder of the amazing

women i had staying with me the

last 4 days.

funny....how i wish the piles were higher.

it would mean they were here longer.

i cannot wait to share more

about my time with them,

but right now....

i am going to sit with it,

let the tears fall and

the gratitude fill me up

that God has blessed me

with such amazing women in

my life.

(i miss these toes!!!)

i hope everyone is well

and you enjoy today's choice for

monday music!!!

sending love!!

xoxoxox

say whaaaaaaaaaaat wednesday?

happy, magical wednesday everyone!!!

so....

lately i have been thinking alot about

what my question today entails....

thus the

painting that i just finished...

today....i am curious

WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN

SEEKING LATELY??

maybe contentment in the

midst of an unruly

schedule...

maybe peace in your heart over an

argument with someone or

a grudge you may be carrying...

maybe acceptance of "what is" in

your life right now...

maybe quiet...

maybe love...

maybe friendship, community...

maybe understanding.

please share....i would love to hear

on a side note...

i have family coming to visit me in

cali tomorrow...

my 2 lovely sisters and mom,

my three aunts

and my two cousins

it is a girls bash at the beach!!!!!

i may be out of the loop over the next several days!

sending big loves, hugs and success

in what it is YOU are seeking.

Mauve takes offense at my having said, "I am an artist" - which I do not take back, because that word included, of course, the meaning: always seeking without absolutely finding. As far as I know, that word means: "I am seeking, I am striving, I am in with all my heart."

Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)

xxoo

monday music inspiration

HAPPIEST OF MONDAYS TO YOU!!!

hope you listen and enoy!

xxo0

...sunday scribbles

what do your scribbles look like????

tell me....

oxoxoxoxo

...good find friday

happy friday!!

here are a few things

that were

GOOD

for my heart

or my soul

or my mind this week....

1. these sweet treasures i found here.

(so many sweet little goodies)

2. this video that makes me giggle

again and again

3. this interview that made my

my heart smile!!

i hope you all have had a fan-tab-ulous

week so far....

and

if you get a sec...

head over here

i am guest blogging today

for brand new gor-juss mama Liz Lamoreux

to sweet baby Eleanor Jane

(tell me...what was good for you this week??)

xooxo

say whaaaaaaaaaat wednesday????

well....here we are again!

yet another wednesday is upon us!

i had so much fun reading

the answers to last weeks questions about

what our lens captures and why....thank

you all so much for sharing!

today...

i want to know...

WHAT WORD BEST DESCRIBES HOW

YOU ARE FEELING

RIGHT HERE, RIGHT NOW...

IN THIS MOMENT and WHY???

me....

right now i am feeling anxious

maybe it is because summer is

here and my regular routine is gone...

maybe it is because i am

taking "flying lessons"

and there is SOOOOO much

food for thought that

i am questioning...

"am i doing what i am supposed

to be doing???"

"should i be doing more??"

"what am i afraid of??"

so...

how are you all feeling???

i'd love to know!!

xoxo

The Secret of health for both mind and body

is not to mourn for the past,

not to worry about the future,

nor to anticipate troubles,

but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.- Buddha

...fun little 'to do' and monday music inspirAtion

a while back my dear friend Jennifer

who is brave and wise and

super talented in her writing

posted about

this...

this "I AM" POEM.

it was a fun little

challenge and i thought it would

be really fun to share and

hopefully some of you will go

here

and give it a try!!

if you do...please link back to me

and let me know

you did it!!!

i would LOVE to read them!!

so here is how mine played out...

I Am

I am compassionate and funny
I wonder if i am doing what i am supposed to be doing at this time in my life
I hear a train whistle blowing
I see a purple sky
I want to make a difference in the world
I am compassionate and funny

I pretend i'm still 16
I feel full up with love
I touch a beautiful white billowy cloud
I worry for my children's safety
I cry when children are hurt
I am compassionate and funny

I understand that love is all that truly matters
I say God is in control
I dream of my "heartwingsisters" message stretching far and wide and touching many
I try to send snail mail
I hope i am raising my children well
I am compassionate and funny

and this is my monday music for this lovely monday!!

xoxoxo

...sunday scribbles

what do YOUR sunday scribbles look like??!!

i would love to know!!!

xoxox

....just wanted to say

hi all!!

hope everyone is having a

fan-tab-ulous weekend thus far!!!!

i am crazy busy trying to get caught up with

we are just wrapping up week one and

i cannot begin to tell you all

the amazing, fabulous

insight and information

that i have to chew on....

it is going to take me quite

some time to digest it all!!!

i love all the fellow flyers i am meeting!!!

also..thank you for playing

"say whaaaaat wednesday"

with me....everyone's answers

were so much fun!!!

i'm off!!!

sending love

xoxox

say whaaaaaaaaaaat wednesday? (a day late)

happy thursday....i am clearly off this week!

that holiday threw me for a loop and

it is also the last week of school

for my kiddlies!!

been a little bit cra-zaaaay!

so...

today i was sifting

through pictures i have taken and thought this

may be a fun question for today...

what do you like to capture

behind your lens...

that may not be the obvious

(ie...kids, loved ones, etc...)??

what speaks to you??

(BELOW ARE SOME PICS OF THINGS

I TEND TO LOVE TO PHOTOGRAPH...

HOPE YOU ENJOY!)

(light fixtures...love em!)

(exposed beams...yum)

(stone walls)

(sunsets...that one may be kind of obvious...

lots of us love taking photos of the sunsets...right??)

(door handles)

(old signs...even better if they are in italian)

(windows)

(i have an obsession with trees..

especially ones with LOTS of character)

(doors, doorways...and my hubby!!)

i hope you all play along...would love to hear

about what you and your lens capture together!!!

happy day!

xoxo

monday music a day late....

(ampitheatre in Lucca, Italy)

i have been reminiscing quite a bit lately

about my trip to Italy

and the blessing

my husband is in my life....

i cannot even begin to tell you

how much this man makes me want to

be a better person,

the safety he brings to me

and the love he has for ALL of me...

meaning

the good, the bad, the crazy, the silly,

etc... etc... etc...

so my choice today is sexy and romantic...

hope you all enjoy!!!

xoxo