sunday & the head and the heart

i've been listening to the head and the heart for some time, today i'm dancing around the house to this...

dance with me ;)...enjoy!

fresh fall looks.

i'm kind of obsessing about fall looks lately. for one, i'm not quite ready for it (i'm in denial as my fall/winter clothes are still stored way away.), and two, i'm not sure once i pull everything out, that i even want them anymore...

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do you do that? want to just freshen up your whole wardrobe, your whole look? kind of just change it up a little. yeah, i'm at that point. today i'm loving some of these fresh fall looks. and don't get me wrong, i'm not wishing for drastic wardrobe changes, just newer. it seems that there are years that you toss a few things and add a few new in. this year i think i'll be tossing more than just a few things. but, nothing wrong with that. it's fun! enjoy!

gubi & modern lines.

i'm drawn more and more to clean lines & a mix of mid-century modern appeal and vintage components in spaces...

the scandinavian company gubi states that "we are on a continual quest, a journey, fueled by our passion to discover overlooked icons from the past and future icons in the making." like i said, that meshing of past and future designs & designers, of materials, of clean & modern lines. that's, in my opinion, what makes design all that more interesting.

and when designing spaces, whether they be residential or commercial, introducing both past and current pieces or artwork, or lighting elements, by doing just that, mixing time periods, by showcasing a variety of designers and their product line, offers an eclectic, rich, warm feel. at least in my opinion. enjoy!

have a relaxing weekend.

i've been consciously forcing myself to slow down a little lately. do you ever (have to) do that?

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i'm talking like literally trying to slow down some of my movements to have a different kind of a day. i can rush around at times and that catches up to you, or so i've noticed. so...i'm looking forward to a relaxing weekend.

my son is home for a few more days on his college break. he's the polar opposite of me in the rushing around department. he can sit quite comfortably for long periods of time, wish i was more like that! so he will ground me a little this weekend too.

what are you up to? anything fun? i'm looking for the next concert i want to go to (he was my last). also looking forward to seeing what the kennedy library has in store for this summer's forums (he was my last). you know...relaxing stuff!

hoping that your weekend is just how your imagine it to be. enjoy!

friday & a road trip.

happy friday friends! i'm taking a short (just overnight) road trip with my son to check out good music (him, here), eat a delicious dinner, and stay in a (one of the few places open this time of year!) hotel, here.

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i'd like to say that we'll have the windows down, the sun on our faces and the breeze in our hair. but the winter continues, snowing about 12 inches again here yesterday. so what do you do when it's the doldrums of winter? head to an equally wintry place and listen to some music. so we are.

i hope that you are planning something fun for this weekend too! enjoy!

the weekend is here!

i'm sure it's the winter days we are having but the weeks seem long these days...

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but this image warmed me up...the fur cover-up and that bold metal necklace/collar (find it here), all of the mixed metals and gems make for a necklace that would look even better with a tan. thinking summer, can you tell?!

what are you up to this winter weekend? anything fun? it never fails for me, i'm late. before the oscars i manage to get out and see one of the nominated films. and i did, american sniper. and i loved it. (bring your tissues). and then during the oscars, i think, "wow, how did i miss seeing that one, or that one?" so now that it's after the oscars, i might be scouring on demand or actual cinemas for a few that i want to see. what was your favorite one?

in between movie watching i hope to get out for another run. i might stop in at a new salon that opened up and get some hair cut opinions (ready for a change! maybe this cut?) and relish in the thought that i don't have graduate work anymore. unless (down the road a bit) i pursue a doctorate. wait, what!? enjoy...

happy friday friends!

how was your week? i've spent mine dodging snow banks, navigating icy walkways, and basically wishing summer to come sooner...

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i grew up here, so these winters are not new to me. i usually can find the good in everything, including mounds of snow (sledding, skating, etc.). but this last month has been too cold, way, way too beyond cold to do most of anything considered winter fun. so there's my complaining for the week! ha!

so...this weekend i might purchase a summer dress or two, and look forward to summer, my admitted favorite time of the year. i'll imagine windows open, the summer night air, tan skin, and less layers. why not? it's the little things sometimes that keep us going!

i hope that you are up to something super fun this weekend! enjoy...

more.

happy weekend friends! i was reading this post by breanna rose and it got me to thinking...

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and not to get all introspective on you (bare with me it has been raining for a few days in a row this week...so...) for the past year or so (probably even longer now) i've been feeling impatient at wanting more. and in some ways it's been hard to stay positive, about specific things, to be an optimist all of the time is after all more than a full time job. though i am fairly consistently optimistic a greater part of the time, it's still hard. sometimes.

and don't get me wrong...i've accomplished alot as of late, my graduate degree, recovering from the loss of 2 parents in 2 years. but in between all of that, after all of that, i'm ready for more...in the way of positive things, events, relationships, feelings, rewards. should i feel guilty for wanting more? after all, the word connotes images/thoughts of greed, lust, want. but after you work so hard at things, at life in general, sometimes you feel that you want more, that it is your time. you know? just saying.

words for thought going into this weekend...maybe i just needed to say them to myself. i hope that wherever you go this weekend, whatever you do, you enjoy it, more.


* new music under my likes & listens tab today too ;)

floating away today...

today, as i sit in my local library and look out of one of their beautifully large windows, there is sleet, snow, rain and ice whizzing by me. i saw one of richard misrach's photos recently in architectural digest. and in my mind, as i stared, captivated, by the color with which misrach depicts water, feeling the warmth of the water with which misrach teases you...i began floating away...

the architectural digest room which featured the richard misrach photograph, presented it alone, larger than life on one wall of a living room. it's presence was dominant, special and sensual. water after all gets to all of us. it's primeval, it's positive and a draw to the very human~ness of us.

and as i watch the ice fly by my window today, i'm wishing i was in any one of misrach's images, larger than life, and floating away...enjoy.

choosing.

so i had this conversation with someone today. someone whose opinion i really care about. about direction. about choice. about choosing the brightest future, and being patient until it comes...

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i'm in graduate school, in my last course actually. and i'm in graduate school at harvard, a very good school. right? and the waiting game of where this will lead me, which direction it will take me, what kind of future it will afford me is sometimes hard to take. it's hard to be patient. but i will try. i will try to choose the brightest future. because why would you choose anything else? right?

what about you? do you have times, things in your life that are hard to wait for? accomplishments that you are in a hurry to see some reward for. for you all of your hard work? i'd love to hear...that way i won't feel so alone ;) enjoy...

katherine's beach.

i live near the beach. i have my whole life. and while i'm currently open to new possibilities, searching for a new place/space to live and job searching at the same time, i'd love to know that i'll always have some sort of access to what i call "the edge," to water, to the beach.

and living near the beach i witness en plain air painting going on all over the landscape, painters interpreting the landscape, painting the landscape. and while most are lovely and talented artists and works, many seem the same to me, typical, and to be honest, a little boring. katherine sandoz is an exception. her work places me in the spaces i know, in the beauty that i know is there and fills me with the very wonderful sensory impact i feel when i'm there. at the beach.

katherine's work is certainly painterly and abstract, but it's clear, at least to me. there is a perfect essence of the spaces conveyed, the light and temperature are detected in her paintings. i can smell the ocean air, i can feel the sand and i can feel the impact of the giant sky above it all.

they say that the best way to judge a painting, how to know whether or not you really enjoy it, is whether or not you could buy it, bring it home and hang it on your wall, forever. i could do that with any of katherine's beach paintings. enjoy...

have a happy new year's eve!

are you stepping out tonight? party~hopping or laying low? i'm heading to one of my favorite inns in the area to sip wine by the fire in comfy chairs and look out onto a roaring ocean. it suits my mood this new year's eve. i'm searching for quiet, reflection and spaces to breathe...

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but i have to tell you, one day, i'd love to slip on a dress like this, run down the stairs and have somewhere simply amazing to go on new year's eve. maybe next year! wherever you go, whatever you do, stay safe and enjoy yourself beyond words ;)

a pink chaise.

this afternoon, as we are all running around, making lists for thanksgiving, cleaning our homes, preparing for guests, it's important to stop, grab a cup of coffee, get out for a walk, sip a glass of wine, whatever it is that puts you into that space that you need, to get away from the race of it all.

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everything will get done, cooked, cleaned. but it's only fun, it's only relaxing and enjoyable if you can enjoy it. you might not have a pink chaise such as this to plunk in, you may not have a view such as this to look out onto. but you can find that space, that place. you know you can ;) enjoy!

sunday tree elements.

i'm quietly waking after a weekend of college student stories, academic discussions and goofing off & laughing with my son this weekend...

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these quiet tree elements, whether they be in nature or design, the visual contentment, suits my mood...because feeling easy & happy with my son is as easy as these images. happy sunday day friends...i hope you are smiling today too ;) enjoy!

colored pins.

this afternoon, as it is grey (with bits of peeking sunshine) in my area. and a little grey in my head right now (lots of thoughts running ramped, and uncontrolled), i am drawn to the intense yet inviting color in these pins.

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how is your friday winding down? do you have interesting or exciting plans for this weekend? i'd love to hear. as for me, i'm hibernating and laying low. all kinds of low. enjoy!

orderly. it's what i need today.

the uber orderly loft, located in philadelphia and featured on loft life is just what the doctor ordered today, at least for me...

my wednesday is starting off a little scattered, a little emotional, a little all over the place (my own doing by the way ;). and so, this space, so light, so orderly and completely set and in place is what i'm drawn to today, what i'm drawing from today. how about you? how is your day beginning? enjoy!