Day 13 / In Your Bag I have very little in this smaller Brighton purse as my large Brighton was stolen out of my car right before Christmas ... what a pain in the a** that is!!!! Thank god my wallet and cell phone were NOT in it at the time! However, my brand new Sony Cyber Shot digital camera was along with my brand new prescription eye glasses..... Continue reading

Just returned from our fabulous 5 day cruise to Belize & Cozumel so I will now get caught up on my "Photo A Day Challenge" / Day's 9 through 12 Day 9 / Daily Routine Morning routine consists of 2 large cups of coffee, my laptop to catch up on Facebook, Pinterest & surf the net and my iPad to play SIMS on ; } Day 10 / Childhood My mother made this ceramic Santa pitcher and 6 mugs when I was a little girl. Never liked them much, hung onto them because I didn't have the heart to discard... Continue reading

Day 8 / Your Sky Taking this picture brought a beautiful awareness to me. Something so beautiful & yet so simple.....so taken for granted!!! Continue reading

Day 7 / Favourite One of my favorite things is my antiques! The older something is the better in my book. Never have been able to put my finger on why I am so darn attracted to old things but I like to say....they just have good ole' bones!!! So, today I picked one of my favorites....in my bathroom I have two very old wooden medicine cabinets which both hold all my essential oils. My ex husband used to call them my witches oils....lol hmmmmm......can you smell them??? Lovely, just lovely ♥ Continue reading

Day 6 / Makes You Smile I am *very* blessed with many things that make me smile. I also am a firm believer that NO ONE can possible be as crazy about their pets as I am, so as I pondered today what my choice would be for a photo of something that makes me smile, I knew instantly that I wanted to use this picture of my little Jack Russell Terrier "Sassy Girl" Every time I look at this picture I feel like my heart is going to explode as this little dog has brought me nothing but pure... Continue reading

Day 5 / Something you wore Being the temps here in South Florida were in the *very* low 30's last night and the fact that I was packing up my thrift store today to donate everything to an animal rescue thrift store down the street. What better opportunity to wear my comfy sweat pants and a long sleeve t-shirt!!! I'm following several ladies on Instagram that are participating in this challenge along with Sarah from A Beach Cottage. There were some beautiful variations of mailboxes. I never knew that mailboxes were also called letterboxes until yesterday......learn something new everyday ;... Continue reading

Day 4 / Letterbox Not much one can say about a mailbox....lol Have to say that this is my favorite Instagram photo yet! Continue reading

Day 3 is suppose to be something I *adore*....... Geesh there are so many things, how on earth do I chose just one? Since this decsion was so difficult I decided to go with my most current admiration which is Pinterest!!! If you have NOT discovered Pinterest you absolutely must check it out!!! Pinterest is a virtual pinboard that lets you organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. Best of all, you can browse pinboards created by other people. Browsing... Continue reading

Day 2 Today was take a picture of breakfast. Unfortunately we eat out all meals just about *every* day and today was no exception to the rule....the only difference is that I don't usually eat this much for breakfast. Continue reading

This will be a 2 part post... Part 1} For several years now I have chosen to participate in the OLW challenge that lasts all year long. I give it my best shot to reflect on my word often and to celebrate it's meaning!!! In 2011 my OLW was "Simplify" ... I not only came to be madly in love with this word but truly have been able to not only transform my thinking but also my lifestyle to a much simplier way of living! My OLW for 2012 shall be ... "Balance" I am searching for balance in my... Continue reading

Sharing this from The Scrappy Housewifes blog because I feel it is important for the message to get out there! Pinterest is a wonderful resource for everyone. Who hasn't found themselves lost for hours oooing and ahhing over all the great ideas and inspiration. But as bloggers, we are finding that more often than not, when our content is "pinned" it may not link back directly to our blog or tutorial, something we have spent countless hours creating, writing, editing and crafting to entertain and educate our readers. Someone might have done a Google search and grabbed the image. Another... Continue reading

Short and sweet..... Didn't hear from any participants today however I did my part in this challenge and even though I recently cleaned out my closet I still manged to find 27 items of clothing to toss! *amazing* 16 items below are from the 2 drawers in my dresser that I did not get to yesterday...it was nice to reminisce on my skinnier days! And 10 from my closet (didn't even attempt the shoes yet) Update as of 11/3/11.....recevied picture from participant number one of day 2's loot! *GOOD* job girlfriend ; } Continue reading

Well folks day 1 has come to an end and I have heard from one participant so I will post a picture of her success ..... The following 2 pictures are the things I managed to clean out of 2 of the drawers in my dresser. I will add the stuff from the other 2 drawers to tomorrows bag! Good night all ; } Continue reading

OK ladies, it's Day 1!!! I will be taking on this challenge and cleaning out my dresser drawers this afternoon and will post pics tomorrow. Be sure to keep me updated with your progress ; } 40 Bags in 40 Days 1. *my dresser drawers 2. *my side of closet 3. *JD’s dresser drawers 4. *JD’s side of closet 5. *pet cabinet 6. *pantry 7. *under kitchen sink 8. *utensil drawer 9. *jewelry armoire 10. *bathroom cabinet & drawers 11. *linen closet 12. *make-up cabinet 13. *my studio 14. *laundry room shelving 15. *shelving x3 in JD’s music room 16.... Continue reading

Yep you read it right!! I was blog hopping the other day and came across a blog where this young lady had created the challenge of throwing out 40 bags of stuff in 40 days and I immediately knew that I too wanted to do this very same challenge.....besides, we *all* have tons of stuff we either don't need, don't want, never touch and simply just haven't taken the time to go through closets, drawers etc throughout the house. I come from a family of pack rats and collectors ... I cringe at the thought of the fact that I... Continue reading

I was so touched by this post on this site, that I had to copy and paste it here onto my blog for future reference! Many moons from now, just before you take your final breath, I hope, for your sake, that you are able to repeat the following ten headlines to yourself, honestly. 1. I followed my heart and intuition. As our friend Steve Jobs says: “Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of others’... Continue reading

Not many people get a picture of this proud bird snuggled up next to them. Freedom and Jeff Freedom and I have been together 10 years this summer. She came in as a baby in 1998 with two broken wings . Her left wing doesn't open all the way even after surgery, it was broken in 4 places . She's my baby. When Freedom came in she could not stand and both wings were broken. She was emaciated and covered in lice. We made the decision to give her a chance at life, so I took her to the vets... Continue reading