hello monday

May
20th

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Hey you MONDAY! I’m off today so it’s going to be a fun and fabulous Monday. I had an amazing week, filled with new beginnings, progress towards CHANGE, spending time with my Man and working on this home of ours. I had a positive week, which puts me on cloud 9, not positive because great things happened, but positive because I WAS POSITIVE! It’s amazing how much more you can get out of life when you forgo the negative tude!

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Hello Beautiful flowers growing in the backyard, Hello to having a fun and successful day at Rascals to Rebels Trunk Show (Post coming tomorrow), Hello to going through a whole cabinet of fabric and donating most of it (Post coming soon), Hello to a week of happy mail with my new Creme de la gems bracelets and MAAY planner!

Hello to furniture shopping, filling our walls with art and seeing my favorite little man on ESPN, Sports Center Sunday! LOVE YOU WEST

What a great week! Hello to a new week, and hello monday!

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Life is about to get “Magical”

May
17th

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Have you ever heard of this book, The Magic? I hadn’t heard of it until one of my besties Corrin decided to share it with me. She asked me if I had read, The Secret, my response was, “The Secret Garden?” She chuckled and told me something, something I don’t even remember, but the conversation went on and the next thing I knew I was buying this “Magic” book on Amazon. She shared with me how her uncle and his partner had read it together and she wanted to read it with me. Life is crazy, hectic and busy so we can’t hold hands, sit in a room and read together for 28 days straight, but we can pick up the book, read as individuals and share our journey as friends. I can’t wait to have a partner to motivate and get my booty back on track if I start to fall off my “magical” path.

Well… Let the journey begin. I’ve had the book for months now, and finally picked it up the other night and decided Day #1 would be yesterday. This will be a journey, 28 days to be exact and I’m hopeful it will continue for days, months and years, in fact I hope to live a “magical” life indefinitely. If you skip a day, you have to back track 3 days and start again, can we say HELLO CHALLENGE, time to get busy and stay consistant.

I’m not trying to sound sappy and “fluffy,” thats just not me, but I’m in need of positivity, gratitude and a change. The book promises miracles, drastic changes, prosperity and all sorts of things, I’m not banking on miracles, promises and fortune, just looking for a CHANCE, a chance to change my life in a positive way.

“When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.”

-Willie Nelson (B.1933)

“A Thankful person is thankful under all circumstances”

-Baha ‘u’ llah (1817-1892)

“The world is full of magical things waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”

-Eden Phillpotts (1862-1960)

I have my journal set, pretty pens ready, start of the book read, Day #1 complete and can’t wait to share along the way, Cheers! to positivity, a brighter outlook on life and GRATITUDE!

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Meet West

May
16th

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Meet West

He is my Godson

He is 7 years old

He is my Best Friend Lauren’s Son

He is my Goddaughter’s Brother

He has Autism

He is full of life and loves to be adventurous

He loves Sharks and Leggos

He loves Hockey

He can talk your ear off and tell you unbelievable facts about all sorts of things

He has made more progress than anyone would have ever imagined

He is the sweetest boy in the whole wide world

I’m lucky he’s a part of my life

He’s going to be famous, because guess what?!? He is going to be on ESPN on Sunday after the Baseball Game on Sports Center, a special on Surf Dog Ricochet and how they help special needs children, I watched the short You Tube video here and cried my eyes out, happy tears

I love you West

You put a smile on my face and you are simply AMAZING

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Change

May
15th

 

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When I attended eleVate blog conference this past weekend, I took away so many inspiring messages, heart felt moments and decided to step back and re-evaluate things a bit. My heart is ready for change, my life is ready to conquer things that it has been yearning to move towards and most of all my body is telling me to slow down.

I have been contemplating so many things lately, closing my shop, forgoing boutiques and markets, cutting back hours or parting ways with one of the hospitals that I work for, going back to school for my Masters in Nursing, working on myself and finding love in health and fitness and most of all working on my relationships that are slipping away.

I tend to be impulsive at times, make rash decisions without sitting down, writing out the pros and cons, crunching numbers and having a plan. I’m burnt out, I’m tired and exhausted and I’m realizing that I need to part ways with the things in my life that are weighing me down and things I no longer feel passionate about. I love crafting and creating, but I don’t love feeling rushed, staying up late to meet deadlines and trying to please a customer because I PROMISED them I would make everything perfect. I’m realizing the little time I have to myself is filled with running around, sewing straight lines, gluing crystal’s, prepping for boutiques and my true passion for creating is crumbling.

I’m not sure where I stand right now, I’m in the midst of talking things out with Mr. D, re-evaluating my PRIORITIES and working on my goals. Life is so short, and it should be filled with the people and things that you love and enjoy. I want to be happy with myself, smile in the mirror and feel healthy, work on forming positive relationships and trashing the negative aura that surrounds me on a daily basis. I want to spend more than 10 minutes a day with my partner, rather than living my relationship with him via text between our hectic careers and filling my days off with irritability and fear.

I know that in my heart, whatever decisions I choose to make will be the ones that are meant to be.

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eleVate 2013

May
14th

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On Saturday I had the opportunity to attend eleVate 2013. I went last year and had the time of my life, who would have known that this year would hold another special place in my heart. What I love most about this blog conference is that it’s small, intimate and not overwhelming and/or intimidating. I was so excited to see so many familiar faces and meet tons of new people. 

elevate1I have been enlightened, inspired and grown so much as a person as I’ve formed so many friendships with these woman. Jen, Nichole and Summer did an AMAZING job, not a single detail was missed… Thank you ladies for all that you do and for allowing us bloggers to come under one roof, one sun and build friendships.

elevate2I LOVED the speakers this year, one: because I’ve been following their blogs for awhile now and couldn’t wait to meet them in person, two: because they’re each so different, so inspiring, beautiful and filled with knowledge and love, third: each one of them spoke from the heart and taught me so much!

Erin: Living in Yellow

Reminded me that my story is MINE, all mine, to be real, and not blog or live a life that is not mine

Sarah: Little Penelope Lane

That we all have a purpose in life, we have each been given a special calling in life and its up to each one of us to fulfill what we know in our heart is right

Kimmie: Sugar and Dots

Haters will be Haters! You’re stories are your own and people can learn from them, never give up

Ashley: Little Miss Mama

Be Real! Find your Brand, not your niche and that it’s okay to blog about whats on your heart, and most off all not to be negative or vent, but to find the silver lining and feel at ease after you write from your heart

elevate3Can we say SWAG! Thank you to all the sponsors, to the mama’s who helped the girls and to the Newport Dunes for sponsoring and allowing us to mingle on the beautiful beach!

elevate4From Networking games, to yummy meals, business cards flowing, nail art, cutting shoes for Sole Hope, chatting up the day, enjoying the sun & soaking up every ounce of information that was spilled into my heart and soul, this conference was more than I could have hoped for. I’m so lucky I was able to attend and that it was right down the street and local. So many woman traveled near and far for the same purpose, to gain knowledge, make friends and share their stories.

Until next year…

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Celebrating Mom

May
13th

mothersdayWe celebrated Mom yesterday on Mother’s Day and had such a fun time. We started our day off bright and early at the Hyatt in Newport with a 9 hole round of golf at the pitch and put. Okay… My Mom and Brother golf, I do NOT! It was pretty hilarious, I had my self busting at the seems with laughs, giggles and hysterical outbursts {good thing we were the only ones out there}.

golfingThe holes were so short, some only 50 yards, but we made the best of it and the amazing view behind us all morning.

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Family Fun and a side bar of jokes for us to remember:

- We love pine cones, they remind us of our family cabin, even though they’re nature, we love to hit them off the golf mat

- B loves going into the bushes, shrub and jungle to search for balls, why? Because Mom and Sister like to whack them out of the park!

-We speak Chinese, our last name is LEE

-We Mom comes prepared with buggy in tow, and C and B wear their Chucks & carry a few clubsmamasday2

After golf, Mom and I headed to Corona Del Mar and had lunch at the Summer House, if you haven’t been its a MUST! Such a fun atmosphere, yummy food and drinks!

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Mom,

Thank you for all that you do for Brandon and I and most of all for being you. I love you to the moon and back and look forward to many more Mama’s Day’s to celebrate you!

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Mother’s Day Plans

May
09th

Mother’s Day is FAST approaching and I’ve been running on empty fuel lately, but can’t forget about Mama Peggy. I actually have to work on Sunday, but luckily not until 3 p.m., which allows me hours in the a.m. to spend with my Mama.

It’s been way too long since my brother and I have spent some fun quality time with just Mom, so we put together a few little ideas and I sent this picture to my Mom requesting her RSVP! She loves little stuff like this!

Mother's DayMy Brother and Mom {and entire family it seems like} golf, so I thought it would be fun to go to the Hyatt Newporter. It’s a short little 9 hole course where I can just hit the ball and pretend I’m at BOOMERS miniature golf course! haha!

Mom’s RSVP:

photo-1I’ll be sure to bring my camera along and capture fun memories!

What are your plans for mothers day?

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Happy Hump Day, and a Shop Update!

May
08th

I never really got the whole “Hump Day,” I get that it’s Wednesday and it’s the middle of the week, but if you’re anything like me and work a bizallion hours and any day of the week or weekend, the hump is nothing but a thing on a camel’s back! Shoot!

Anyhow! I have FINALLY updated the shop, Hip Hip Hooray! It’s been months since I’ve made the effort to snap photo’s, upload and create new listings, but I finally had some time to do so!

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I have updated the shop with fun Patriotic, 4th of July goodies that are READY.TO.SHIP

as well as tons of Chunky Beaded Necklaces and Bracelets, I plan to update soon with my new hair knotted wraps, bibs, knit beanies and more…

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finding inspiration…

May
07th

Okay, I finally had some down time this weekend to play around with my Pinterest account, re-pin things and start drafting up some ideas to fill this naked home. It’s time to get started and get this puppy finished.

I’m in love with Jamielyn from I heart Naptime’s, new site, The Inspiration Board. Its so fun and unique and best of all, so easy to use and navigate. I created 3 boards to inspire me to get my booty in gear and start the decorating madness!

Entryway Inspiration Laundry Room Inspiration LivingRoom Inspiration

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hello monday

May
06th

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 Another week gone! Sheesh where does time go? Hello Monday and goodbye to a crazy busy week of Queen Bee Market prep and show, Crafting, Cramming and Creating, new Etsy orders, Laundry, Housework and Veggin’ on the couch and hello to a new week, few days off and looking forward to eleVate this Saturday!

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