There’s something really kind of fun about hating Mondays. Most of us have it in common, so we’re all on the same page at least two days a week… because, Friday, obviously. So we have these things that unite us, if nothing else, and it makes us feel like we’re all in it together, right? …
#MondayMotivation // Only You Can Be YOU…
* Quote courtesy of Ruby Rose, via Snapchat Being YOU is what makes YOU special… …No one is YOU & that is YOUR power. I have a pale pink post-it on the lower corner of my desktop computer with the above written on it as a reminder to not compare myself to others ~ in …
#MondayMotivation // Life is Tough Darling…
My husband showed up unexpectedly last Tuesday and hijacked my day physically and hijacked my week emotionally. As you can tell from what I wrote in my last outfit post, I was utterly confused by it all. And even though I made sure to mentally document the negative feelings and the overwhelmingly obvious emotions pulsing …
When You Start Smoking Again After Quitting for 10 Years
There’s a part of me that feels like I shouldn’t be talking about this, but as branded as our blogs become, they’re still personal, mine has always been… though I feel like I’ve been holding back for years now… But to exclude the negative and real aspects of life just seems like a lie. I’m …
#MondayMotivation // And Every Day, We Get To Choose.
Just a little bit of Monday Motivation to get you through this day and the rest of the week. It’s always the smallest step forward, an inkling of an idea, a random inspiration, a spark that makes you think I CAN DO THIS! And so today is the day to do so… even if it’s …
Marriage: When Separation is a Means to an End
Every time I sit down to write about my separation from my husband and most probably, divorce {ugh that word}, I get a lump in my throat, as I have right now typing this. I feel my throat thicken and my shoulders tense up and it scares me, and so I run from it. I …
Behind the Scenes with MODE Media for ACE Hardware
If you follow my Snaps, you may remember back in May when I was in LA for a day and a night with a film crew and may even recognize some of the photos below… I worked with Sabrina Soto and S Squared Productions and MODE Media on a “webisode/ad” for Ace Hardware / Paint …
This is 40… At the Beach
I woke up the morning of my 40th birthday with no real plans and thought, well, it’s just another day, and I’m glad it’s finally here so I can get it over with. And then I remembered how badly I’d wanted to go to the beach all week, strike that… then I remembered how badly …
Thinking Late Thoughts // Until Now…
The feeling I want to embody right now is the one I felt when I was in my late teens and early twenties. It’s a feeling I remember well because it was probably the last time I truly felt most like me, and I was free. Until now… I’m not so sure it’s that I …
A Happy Place for Mom // Cocoon by Sealy Mattress in a Box + Giveaway!
Cocoon by Sealy reached out to collaborate a few months ago and offered to send me a new mattress as part of our partnership. Now, as much as I would have LOVED to try out this new Cocoon by Sealy mattress, I really didn’t need a new mattress for the master bedroom or for any …
My Favorite Winter Sunsets in Lake Arrowhead, California
As much as I love summer and the beautiful summer sunsets, there’s just something about the sky in the winter… The cloudy, yet vibrant and colorful sunsets over the lake reflect a little bit differently when there’s snow around… I can only liken it to a white board/bounce reflector I used as a photographer’s assistant …
Update on Trevor’s Back Surgery…
First of ALL… Thank you SO MUCH for all your concern, your kind words and condolences, positive thoughts and prayers for Trevor as he went into major surgery last Monday night. I was so worried and it meant the world to me that you were thinking of him and of our little family during our …
Trevor’s Going Into Surgery Tonight…
Sooooo…. Trevor hurt his back last Thursday. There was a very small window when it could have happened; in the very short amount of time we walked upstairs from down so our housekeepers to finish cleaning without being in the way… something random happened, and Trevor was not the same. After a few minutes sitting …
Happy New Year… It’s 2016!
Happy Happy Happy New Year, Lovecats! And how ON EARTH is it 2016?!?! 2015 was strange and exciting and difficult in a hundred million different ways, I’d like to think I grew and evolved just a little more than the year before, and I hope you did too. More than anything, that’s all we can …
Merry Christmas from our Little Frenchie Elves
Merry Christmas Lovecats! Wishing you a lovely, relaxing, fun, and fabulous Christmas and holiday weekend! Awkward family photo… Singing Christmas Carols Grumpy Elf But also… HAPPY FRIDAY!!!