Weekend Musing

via Garance Dore

This makes me wish I were in Miami instead of in cold NYC.

However,  I will make the best of today.  Another event has occurred in my life, well in my family's life to remind me once again how important each moment is.  You don't have many, and to waste any of them is such a shame.  Life is so precious.  The times with the people that you love are precious.  So instead of wishing for the beach I will bask in the sunshine on this brisk day, laugh to myself at Mike's rambling frustration with eBay, order the shirt and blazer from J. Crew that I want even though my J. Crew card is almost maxed out, and love that I am alive and well.  Thank you Mary for the love that you bestowed upon my mom, and the spirit you have given to our family.   I feel like I knew you even though we had never met...and thank you for reminding me again to live life as I see fit, every moment and everyday.  I know you will continue to grace my mom with your positive presence and protect her in mind and body.

These Are a Few of My Favorite Things...

Unfortunately I have been in bed fighting of the flu, which has left me some time to find a couple of images and ideas to make me feel a bit better.  I am hoping to be back on my feet tomorrow.  Until then  I will be dreaming of these favorites:

Wasabi Bloody Mary?  I must try!

I love snow when it looks like this.

How Smart!

Such chic packaging!

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Sunday look

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Much Needed Weekend

Oh my goodness...this week was a doozy. I am SO glad to have time to laze about drinking cappuccino, reading, and not thinking about work. I hate that sometimes my whole life is consumed by work. It really leaves my mind to tired to ponder things that really matter, or consider beauty in daily life. This weekend I'm focused on that, so here is picture I found last night to start this off. Charlotte Gainsborough, who is almost 40 looking absolutely stunning. Have a beautiful weekend.

Monday Musing

Oh back to work for the first full week after the holiday break.  Sigh... It's always hard for me to transition from the excitement and bright lights of Christmas, to the dismal cold January weather in NYC.  So far (if you count one week as being far) so good though.  I have managed to remain positive, even when it pertained to getting out of bed this morning and starting the work day.

Since Mondays are hard, I decided to try and gather inspiration to keep my mind focused on the lovely things that i would like to incorporate in my life.  Here goes:

Note to Self, one of my favorite blogs opened a print shop today.  This would look amazing in a bathroom or dressing room.

 http://society6.com/NotetoSelf/bobbies_Print

One of the most beautiful Anna Wintour pics ever.  Tres Chic!

 http://tig-fashion.blogspot.com/2013/01/anna.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+aGlamorousLittleSideProject+%28%7Ba+glamorous+little+side+project%7D%29

Simple twinkle lights in Paris.

 http://parisinfourmonths.com/2013/01/07/christmas-lights/

A gorgeous necklace that I need straight away.

 http://ermie.bigcartel.com/product/dbcb-debra-baxter-bronze-crystal-necklace

Honest words of wisdom from one of fashion's smartest guys.

 http://fashionista.com/2013/01/j-crew-mickey-drexler-wwdceo-summit/

A yummy soba recipe to warm the soul.

 http://www.101cookbooks.com/archives/garlic-soba-noodles-recipe.html

Oh, so true!

http://www.hiphipgingin.com/2013/01/07/words-to-live-by-32/

No Expectations

Upon discussing resolutions with my mom before New Year's Day she came up with a great motto for the year, "No Expectations." So often the new year means goals that end up not being achieved and promises that aren't kept. Everyone hopes for a better year, but in reality fate always steps in, and life must abide. This year I have come up with some simple ideas that would make life in 2013 more enjoyable including blogging more often (about whatever comes to mind,) having nice dinners on Sunday, continuing morning green drinks, trying to be better with money (a never ending goal,) not letting things bother me so much because in the end "que sera sera, whatever will be will be," and if I don't have any expectations, I will be able to wholly accept the outcome of my daily life, and be happy with it.

Creating Moments

We have a mouse in our apartment, or rather in our building, and it feels the needs to scamper across our kitchen counter every other day or so.  Gross!  It is a teeny little thing.  So small that it's weight is not enough to set off any of the dozen traps we have tried to set to catch him!  Needless to say I spent some of this weekend cleaning...and by cleaning I mean scouring every inch of our floor for crumbs that may provide a snack to our small critter.   

In my cleaning frenzy I remembered reading something about creating moments in your home;  small vignettes that make you peaceful and glad to be home.  I inadvertently have attempted to do this in the past, but yesterday I really took notice, and created a couple more.  Our apartment is really no bigger than some people's closets but that doesn't mean it can't be charming right?!  Creating moments in life is sometimes hard, but by looking at these small nooks in my space it urges me to take a peaceful pause to thank God for the life that I have and the people in it.  It was really refreshing!

Oh right, the last picture.  Well Zep has a moment almost daily when the sun shines through our window in the afternoon, and he can finally take a snooze in the warmth.  When I am home on the weekend, he drags his blanket over to me so that I will make a little bed for him by the window.  It is really the cutest, and yet another moment that makes me smile.