25 Random Things...

1. I have a Buddha on my desk, and rub his belly at least 3 times a day for good luck.2. My favorite artist ever is Madonna. Her concerts make me cry. I think she is an amazing icon, and a business woman who hits the mark almost every time. Side note: I RARELY watch DVDs, but find time to squeeze her concert DVDs at least twice a week.3. I am a closet Twilight fan. The series made me temporarily insane for at least a month... I had to cut myself off. Its not a good feeling to be a grown adult, in love with a fictional character from a book made for teens.4. I have a weird obsession with shows about ghosts, but can't watch them alone. After I watch, I'm scared to be alone.5. I believe that I am going to win the lottery someday, and am borderline obsessed with it.6. I'm a procrastinator and am often staying up until 5am finishing projects that are due.7. I have the attention span of a goldfish, seriously. This must be why I have trouble sitting through movies.8. Late August, Sun Devil Football,cruising into fall, is my absolute favorite time of the year.9. The second I hear my dogs bark, I automatically think that someone is trying to rob my house. : )10. The only food chain I can stand is Macaroni Grill. The rest repulse me.11. My worse fear is loosing any of my teeth by some sort of trauma.12. I've been a vegetarian for 3 months.13. When I was 1... my parents had just had the apartment sprayed for roches... they then found me in a corner sucking on carpet.. this explains a lot. haha14. I don't know if interior design is truly my gig... my business is pretty successful, but I don't love it. I have been thinking about going back to school do be a naturopathic doctor.15. When I was six, I had a pet Chinchilla... It was hard to look him in the face after I accidentally pulled off half of his bushy tail. It was so beyond repulsive.16. I hate blow drying my hair. I do it maybe once every 2 months, and have realized how fortunate I am to have stick straight hair.17. Even if it is a few weeks late, I make sure I send a hand written note to anyone that has inspired me, or given me a sick gift... every single time.18. Scrabble is my favorite board game. 19. I just got a rad new beach cruiser bike with a huge basket. I bought it with the sole intention of leaving AZ every weekend to visit my friends in So Cal to ride at the beach.20. I think it is weird that at age 11 my parents let me roam around the streets of San Fransisco with friends, alone.21. Though I like my occasional splurge, I truly believe that the best things in life aren't things. 22. I am also obsessed with Gypsy's in Chandler. The flashy clothes, the expensive cars, the pigeon accent... Their lifestyle is crazy, and extremely hard to research on the Internet. 23. Everyday I make a gratitude list to keep myself in check.24. I can't stand fox news. It freaks me out.25. I believe that processed food is a huge risk factor in getting cancer. I don't think i is emphasized because if it was mainstream, then it would have a negative impact on the economy.

The Last Few Weeks...

#1- Don't ever do the lemon cleanse. It could possibly be the most awful self inflicted pain anyone could ever experience. 

Almost 2 weeks ago, my aunt Denise Pena passed away. It was more emotional than I had anticipated. I have not really had to deal with death, so the concept still freaks me out, but her process seemed so natural. She fought and battled cancer so hard. She was one of the most positive people I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. She will obviously be missed, but her legacy and memory will be in my heart forever. 

My dad was on channel 10. It was so cute.

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/dpp/news/only_on_fox/oof_rock_doc

Even though the Cardinals didn't win the super bowl, they still shocked the world. I believe that the end of this season will give them the confidence they have needed for 60 years. They will be back next year. An article in the AZ Republic, made a great point.,"The super game played the Cardinals on Sunday night accomplished something that sports fans elsewhere can never really appreciate. It vanquished the dreaded "SOC". The Same Old Cardinals have flown the coop". I have a premonition that Kurt Warner will be back next year.

I am thankful for Sharpies... pretty stationary... the comedy in awkward situations... Larry David... new car smell feeling... Planet Earth in HD... the fact that we can do anything we want in America. We don't have to ride on the backs of anyone else.. we can create our own destinies. Starbucks didn't mess up my order good feeling. Clean house, OCD every chore is done feeling. Forgiving people for the past, but not having to invite them back in. 

2 Days in a Row

Well... It is amazing how life changes in the drop of a hat.

My good friend Stefany has coaxed me into participating in "The Master Cleanse". At first I was a bit skeptical, but after reading, and listening to Stef's amazing sales pitch I am totally on board. I am sure I will have a lot to say in the coming days. I will spare everyone the gory details, but you can check the cleanse out at... http://themastercleanse.org/

I did everything that I didn't want to do today. It felt good!

I am sleepy so... the things I am thankful for today... Having grub dinner with good friends. Friends that have your back no matter what. Friends that are never judgmental. In bed before 10pm feeling. Darlene Barbee coming to town feeling! My bed.. my sheets. My ceiling fan. Clean kitchen before bed feeling. Orange juice. Fresh manicure and pedicure feeling...

Writing this blog is going to help me remember things during the day. I usually don't care enough to remember anything. haha. Sad but true.

Much Love! Goodnight.

2009

Hello to all of my family and friends.

I am very new to the blogging world, so you may have stay tuned for my profound postings. : )

My goal for this blog is to catalog my life with pictures, explanations, and thoughts I come up with over the next year(if I succeed, maybe beyond!!).

Just like most people I have recently turned over a few new leaves... 2 years ago I gave up fast food, one year ago soda, and this year I have stopped eating meat completely. It is a fairly lofty goal, but so far it is going great, and is helping me live a healthier lifestyle altogether.

It is so easy to want to live more "green", but with endless Starbucks cups and two showers a day... somethings gotta give! Not eating meat, and composting are two big things that I have started recently to jump start other ways to waste less.

Obviously I am very thankful for the many blessings I have in my life, but in 2009 I would like name new items everyday that i am thankful for. So.. for today, my main, yet cliche items include: Andrew for always helping me with monotonous chores around the house, but mainly believing in all of my harebrained ideas. My dogs... for always making me smile. Brian for talking and listening to my never ending emotional blabber... on a daily basis. My family for being crazy, and always telling me that I can do whatever I put my mind to. The guilty pleasure in an Iced Venti Soy Chai, and let's not forget Caramel Frap Lights. Andrew's family. Scrabble. The memory of my two Grandpas. Talking in my own crazy language with Andrew and Brian, and leaving out important words, and them still understanding what I am saying. Crying every time I see Madonna on her Confessions Tour DVD. My iPod. Classic rock. The memory of an on the fly trip to Vegas in November to see Madonna and her Sticky and Sweet tour. August, Sun Devil football feeling. The sniff of Marc Jacobs, Daisy. Early Fall, Flagstaff birthday feeling. Clearing out e-mail mailbox feeling. Barak Obama. Easy reading like, Twilight, that changes lives. The idea of Edward Cullen. Fun analogies. Organics. Do whatever I want, grammatical error I don't care its my blog and I do what I want feeling. = )

I think that the point of the whole, things I am thankful segment is to be happy, and more importantly, satisfied, for every single blessing, even if it is small, and blocking out negativity all together. It is so much easier to type, read, then remember everything I want to accomplish. It is a journal that everyone can read... so I will have to stay on my game!

Today marks the end of Christmas/Winter vacation. Tomorrow is the start of "get your ish together" January feeling, and for once, I think I am ready. I am going to become a "yes" person, and it is going to feel good.

Last Thursday(New Years Day) Andrew, Stefany and I went to Margaret O'Brien's party. Margaret is a 70+ year old client of my business, Dos Designers. I admire her so much. She has done everything in her life, the way she wants to do it, always against the grain. She was a college chemistry professor, never married, no kids, traveled the world, keeps a load of wine in her dishwasher, instead of doing dishes, and a list of other items to long to list. I have never met someone who is more content with life, and so positive. I can honestly say that I have not heard one negative comment come out of her mouth.

When we arrived at the party, we were met by a line of 25 or 30 golf carts(see the pic above). It was so great, and made all three of us laugh. Our new retiree friends, were so interested in our (the "young" people of the group) lives, and aspirations, that I was very moved. I would attend one of her parties any day of the week. We had such a good time drinking vino with the residents of Sun Bird.

I think this is enough for one day... I am sure that deeper thoughts will follow.. and hopefully a billion photos for your enjoyment. Yay for Blogs. Yay for positivity. Yay for fresh new feeling every single day. Yay for just doing things instead of saying you are going to do things. And lastly, in the words of the great Suze Orman... "People first, then money, then things". That was for Brian... lol