Wednesday, June 30, 2010

say whaaaaaaaaaaat wednesday?

wednesday is here....
once again!!!

so i had so much fun last week
going back in time with everyone
(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, June 28, 2010

.....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!!)

Friday, June 25, 2010

...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

Wednesday, June 23, 2010

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

Monday, June 21, 2010

.....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

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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, June 14, 2010

monday music inspiration


HAPPIEST OF MONDAYS TO YOU!!!
hope you listen and enoy!
xxo0

Sunday, June 13, 2010

...sunday scribbles



what do your scribbles look like????
tell me....

oxoxoxoxo

Friday, June 11, 2010

...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

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

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
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

Monday, June 7, 2010

...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
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, June 6, 2010

...sunday scribbles

what do YOUR sunday scribbles look like??!!

i would love to know!!!

xoxox

Saturday, June 5, 2010

....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

Thursday, June 3, 2010

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



Tuesday, June 1, 2010

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