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deliciousness.

deliciousness.

recipe here.

thoughts about Lucy's cloud.

Lucy Snowe Photography.

i started my friday this morning with 

an Ashtanga Yoga class. 

it was challenging and i loved every minute.

after practicing asanas, 

we meditated, and then went into Savasana. 

{in Savansana, 

you are to relax, 

clear your mind, 

be aware of your body, 

stay alert,

and be a a witness to yourself}. 

today in Savasana, 

my instructor told us that 

when thoughts come into our minds 

to simply see them as a cloud 

moving through the sky 

and not to let the thoughts remain, 

but to stay focused on relaxing.

this is all good and fine, Yogi Indian man,

except for your comment about the cloud. 

the comment about the cloud

made me immediately think of this beautiful photo 

from my friend Lucy Snowe, 

{i love you Lucy, but you already know that}

so, while in Savasana, i started composing 

this blog post in my mind. 

as i did, 

i thought about what a perfect image 

her cloud is, 

for a yoga studio, for a meditation space, 

for a bedroom, for a nursery. 

i thought about how perfect it would be 

to have this image as a reminder 

to let thoughts 

drift by like a cloud 

when you are relaxing.

after my experience today, 

from now on, when i am in Savasana

i will try to remain thought-free 

imagining my thoughts

drifting through the sky 

like Lucy Snowe's cloud.

please visit Lucy's shop

for this and many, 

many other gorgeous

images.

all

thought provoking,

i must say.

myan soffia captures the city of angels.

i was born in L.A., 

Hollywood, actually.

and while i have lived in, and have loved, 

San Diego for most of my life,

i get this amazing feeling 

whenever we drive past

Orange County 

on the 5 Freeway

and someone in the car announces

"now we're in L.A."

a sort of inner smile,

i can't say exactly what it is,

but L.A. has 

a very special 

place in my heart.

i love you L.A. 

Myan Soffia 

captures it for me with her images.

she too, loves L.A. 

Myan has two etsy shops.

MyanSoffia

and

sixthandmain.

enter code 

TENFOR10

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for a 

10% discount. 

all photographs are captured & processed by Myan Soffia.
© 2008-2012 Myan Soffia Photography {www.myanartstudio.com}

forty-seven.

at 47 {i turned forty-seven in february}, 

i have decided a few things...

a little make-up looks best {which is a total drag because i love products}, 

wearing Covergirl Simply Ageless Foundation, doesn't make me ageless {i wish}, 

but does shave off a year or two, 

filling in my brows takes off a few more, 

now i'm down to 42 {hah!}  

using no lipstick, {just Burt's Bees Acai Lip Balm}, looks the best 

{i have a lot of pigment naturally, 

so lip color, i think looks clown-ish on me}, 

wearing a good mascara {Great Lash Lots of Lashes is my current favorite}, 

and a little gel liner - at night only - looks like i put a little time into my look, 

choosing a shimmer-y neutral eye shadow 

{i like Summer from bare Minerals or Maybelline 

Color Tattoo in Bad to the Bronze} is all i need to dress up my eyes. 

i love a smoky eye. love. love, but it doesn't suit me.

lastly, using Clinique Gel Blush gives that youthful pop of color

that we all want.

so, as much as i obsess over and buy beauty products, 

i look best pretty natural

{oh, and in sepia tones}. 

a few more things, 

i also decided that i better stick to role models like

cindy joseph and stop comparing 

myself to elle macpherson.

oh and

they say a smile always makes a girl look pretty, 

so i smile A LOT

{it also makes strangers wonder 

if you're crazy 

or something 

and i kinda like that}.

being in love doesn't hurt either. 

if you're happy on the inside,

 it shows on the outside.

so, as i struggle a bit with this getting older thing,

i keep these few things in mind

and this:

just because she's pretty 

doesn't mean that i'm not. 

{i saw this posted recently and really liked the idea}.

so tell me, 

what makes you feel beautiful?

sadly, i deleted my beautiful pin boards from Pinterest today. 

after learning of their terms this past friday, i have decided not to support their current business model, policies or practices. 

if you'd like to learn more, there are well-written posts 

here and here on Pinterest and copyright law. 

i do plan to share many of the inspiring images here in future posts, 

making sure that each and every image 

has appropriate links to the owner of such images. 

if everybody had an ocean.

via crudebehavior.

freida. me and pinterest.

freida. t-shirt.

shot by me.

i feel so bad. i've been neglecting my blog again.

it's not that i don't love my blog. 

i still do. 

me shot by andrew reilly.

it's just that i've fallen in love 

with something else.

pinterest.

i lovvvvvvve pinterest.

the colors, the inspiration, 

the beauty, the wisdom.

i spend a little time there everyday.

it's like sitting with a cup of tea

and opening a favorite magazine

and thinking 'this is such a great issue'.

yep. that's just what it's like.

so, if anyone is looking for me,

or wondering what i'm up to,

head over to  pinterest 

you'll find me there.

spring detox.

after the holidays, my mom's birthday, my birthday, Valentine's Day 

and a two week visit from my mother-in-law filled with many delicious dinners out 

{i have loved and enjoyed each one, no holding back}, 

i am in need of a major spring detox.

i am officially easing into it today with the real commencement on Monday, 

as that's when my MIL leaves town. 

this weekend will be filled with many meals out again 

and this girl just can't say no to pasta, pizza and dessert.

i did my yoga routine this morning. i love Rochelle Ballard Surf Into Yoga, 

it's my daily practice. it's not too hard, but the mood of it really suits me, so it's my go-to practice. 

i also do Mandy Ingber's Yogalosophy {it's really hard}.

i drank my latte this morning, i know that caffeine is on the don't list for the detox, 

but it's my only vice, {who am i kidding, it's one of them, i have many} 

and don't think i could face the day without it. speaking of which, 

i don't follow anything to the T, 

i have never even read my camera manual, 

so when i say i'm doing this detox, i mean, i like the idea of it 

and will be using those ideas to do my own detox. 

i'll be eating mostly fruits and vegetables. 

i'm very lucky that we have several health food stores 

within a few miles from our house.

i'll be making a low-fat version of this moroccan salad

from California Pizza Kitchen, sans the chicken, 

as well as several homemade soups sans cream and bread.

as it is, i do yoga several times a week, drink a ton of tea and take many supplements, 

i've been a vegetarian for over 20 years and i eat mostly unprocessed foods, 

{i just eat too many unprocessed foods}

so the reason i need a detox is because i feel fat and fat isn't sexy for me. 

it's sexy for others, but it's not sexy for me. i mean that. 

i look at others and think they're beautiful, no matter what their shape,

an extra few pounds on myself, though, 

and i consider myself unattractive and therefore, unsexy. 

i just know where i look and feel best 

and it's at least 8 lbs. less than where i am today.

so i am easing into a temporary goodbye to bread, cheese, pasta, cookies and ice cream, 

after this weekend of course, 

we have dinner reservations at Bucca for saturday night 

{my kid works there, love the Pasta San Remo without chicken and the huge brownie sundae}. 

but today i will be good. i hope.

it's looking like lunch at Jamba Juice for me.

thursday randomness.

our backyard art. old boards found on a side street

headed for the trash. 

thought they were perfect yard art next to the thrifted bike.

a few, yes just a few,

of the quiver 

{that's the term for a collection of surfboards}.

i did my nails last night

and i love them.

OPI Teenage Dream and Bubble Bath.

i can be a bit of a drugstore junkie.

recent favorites. 

color tattoo in Bad to the Bronze

is the perfect natural.

TenThings skull bracelets.

my daughter is off school this week, so we've been having fun.

how do you like my new shoes?

i bought these with a this photo shoot in mind, 

but now i can't wait to wear them myself.

totes and tees.

new at TenThings.

creative thursday.

   hopelessly addicted.

that's me. hopelessly addicted to Pinterest.

first hour today was wasted away on visual beauty

...thanks to Pinterest and Mumford, 

who was very content on my lap for far too long.

then i got to work; 

creating, photographing, 

drinking tea and eating chocolate dipped biscotti.

first order of business was to complete 

an 80 pieces order 

for one of my very favorite boutiques, 

love you Pink Lagoon!

then i packaged up several orders 

for my Etsy customers {love you, too!}.

one cool customer bought 6 

of the suede skull wrist wraps, 

1 or 2 bracelets for every one in her family 

{including her son and daughters}. 

how cool is that!?!

next, i filled an order for a new boutique in mississippi.

...and now, i'm heading off to the post office.

what are you up to on this creative thursday?