Latest Obsession

I just bought a very cute plaid corset style top and silk/wool draped dress from All Saints. I am super obsessed with All Saints collection of tough yet femininely styled dresses and tops. Their pieces are in amazingly luxurious fabrics and have an abundance of design detail, unique patterning, and great muted colors. Also a great little bonus is that all of their online orders have free shipping! Hooray for shopping without ever leaving the house! It's a dangerous luxury!

Quote of the week

"Love the moment. Flowers grow out of dark moments.

Therefore, each moment is vital. It affects the whole.
Life is a succession of such moments and to live each, is to succeed."
Corita Kent

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday everyone! Get out this weekend and live! Forget about work and go outside an play! I'll be in Tahoe this weekend riding powder with friends! What are you gonna do?

RIP Georgelle Hirliman

What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us;

what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.

Albert Pike

January 29th, my mom's dearest friend, Geogelle Hirliman passed away. She was a published writer and active blogger and a wonderful artist. She will be greatly missed. The people who's lives she touched will remember her forever. I will always have fond childhood memories of sitting on the floor of her house building Lego castles, aspiring to be the kind of artist she was.

http://writerinthewindow.com/

Paris Je T'aime!

My great, great aunt Jany lives in Paris. My aunt and uncle are planning a trip in March to visit her and my aunt has planted the seed in my mind that I should come along...

My mom's side of the family is very rooted in their French culture, my Grandmother was born and raised there and my mom spent her childhood in France. Even though I was raised with rich French traditions, I sadly have never been to France (or Europe at all for that matter).

Which leads me to one conclusion... You only live once right? So I better get my butt on a plane! Here's to the hope that I can organize a trip across the world in one month and actually get the time off work!

Quote of the week

I am always inspired by wise words. I have been known to post a lot of inspirational quotes on my Facebook page, but I have yet to do it here so this is my first attempt. Once a week I'd like to post a quote that inspires me. Finding inspiration in simple things is the key to staying passionate about life and not becoming complacent. Enjoy...

"All men DREAM, but not equally.

Those who DREAM by night

in the dusty recesses of their minds,

wake in the day to find that it was vanity:

but the DREAMERS of the day are dangerous men,

for they may act on their DREAMS with open eyes,

to make them possible."

T. E. Lawrence

A "Do"

I am loving this tossled look. I'm gonna have to try this...