(500) Days of _________.

Love, more and more, is mistakenly, yet unintentionally confused with lust and by the end of the day, week, month, year these two words have been intertwined so tight that makes it almost impossible to undo. Life is by no means a fairytale and although waking up to your prince charming lingering over you with his sparkling blue eyes, luscious lips, perfect smile is a nice thought it can be almost destructive to reality.

Incredibly fun, lacking those cliches and stereotypes, a glimpse of real life, emotion and why love doesn't always have to last...


(500) Days of Summer is just that. Sometimes what we think is love is purely lust and hell, what is wrong with that? A story of boy meets girl. Boy finds the one, while girl clearly did not. This movie was all too perfect, jumping back and forth in time, by day 67 , they've become an item when "poof" sex aside they should be just friends.

Young adults, with two entirely different outlooks on love, lust and all things related the chemistry between these two is classic. A perfect depiction of two people who have a connection. A liking for one another that cannot be ignored but then again does not necessarily mean love is in the air only to lead to an intense and complicated dilemma of what's next? The best relationships can stem from that unique connection, a bond between two people that forms from pure fun, common ground, laughing and just living life with the amazing company of the other. Screaming penis in the park, louder and louder, trying to out-due the other without a care of whom may hear or might be around. An intriguing take on falling in "love" right from the beginning, when things are quirky, frivolous and all things new to that gut in the stomach that equates to unexpected heartbreak.

Youth is a gift that cannot be repeated and would be a shame if wasted on sadness and despair. More then I want the cliche I want to be silly, crazy, wild, able to run free with few limitations, leaving the practical for another time. It is when you meet someone to run wild with is when you have found your own cliche instead of the idea of finding that someone to stand still with.

All too often we look too hard for the stereotype thinking that is key to a self-fulfilling lifestyle of happiness and pleasure. In fact it is the exception that may bring true pleasure, a genuine connection with all inhibitions put to rest, that so-called front dissolves and allows for life to be had. Nothing really changes except putting down a wall and allowing for what was lacking- a bond. A connection with someone that reminds you of a frighteningly similar version of thy self. And it all makes perfect sense, unless we love ourselves how can one possibly connect and love another? Because in end maybe love evolves from a connection so easy and effortless that the love just happened. It is the lust we need to enjoy, embrace and maybe lust is what we need in order to realize the one thing that may have been missing...that common thread to always fall back on; a joke, moment, smile, frown, each unique and each its own. It is when I can say I Love Me is when I am ready to say I Love You.

Embrace(ing) Change

Sometimes it is essential and beyond necessary to make a change. Whether it be a change in pattern, lifestyle, job, wardrobe...really anything. There are always changes to be made in life and with them come new experiences, which can be relatively frightening when looking back and thinking- what if I didn't take that leap...?


Currently I am embracing change and for the first time I am accepting it and alleviating the negative...all the toxins and built up frustrations, anger and regret. Life is about living, not being pushed so far into a corner that you can no longer breathe, making each breath harder and harder to catch that it ultimately becomes impossible to just be. We have to first acknowledge our passions and set goals in order to achieve happiness, to achieve the feeling of self-fulfillment and love... for our self and others. Drastic changes do not happen overnight or without the right attitude and amount of work . For me my change(s) stem from inspiration and taking that extra step each day to inspire myself and be inspired by others. To take an extra moment to look deeper into the everyday sites and listen more closely to the surrounding sounds. When I think about my true passion for fashion, for vintage finds and thrift-ed treasures it motivates me to allow for change, welcome and accept it. Then, when least expected, a new window opens, another pathway prevails and another challenge is overcome.

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Once Again...Happy Friday!!

New Year, New Outlook, "Same" Slate

This year, 2010, challenge your limits. Take a chance. Do something that was never expected- whether it's a splash of red, thin line of blue or going nuts, creating an entirely new masterpiece morphed from the drops of color left behind. It is the beginning of a new year, a clean slate, and now more then ever it is time to stop reflecting and start exploring. Happy 2010- Make it count. Make it last. Make it UN-fucking believable! - January 2010

Here is to 2011! Before starting the first post of the new year, I took a minute to reflect on the things I've done, accomplished, attempted and expected from the beginning of last year till now. Above is a summary of my first post of 2010 and it is amazing to reflect on all that has changed since. At first, one is so quick to think that they have not done all that was wanted to be done when really it turns out you have soared above and beyond. Given that I have up routed my life from a place that I was not all together happy with, both geographically and professionally, to the sunny skies of California and the realization of what my true passion really is.

This year is about execution, executing all that was set up and positioned just so perfectly that has not, until now, been ready to surge forward with. This year is about fulfilling goals and taking the ideas that were scribbled on paper to an actual reality. I never expected to actually pack it up and move across country without looking back. Having always been spontaneous and needing drastic change rather than baby steps to get from point a to point b, I am proud that I did what i set my mind to do...started my masterpiece. Although not nearly close to complete it is one hell of a start and a journey to be had. Mixing all the right colors and getting just the right paintbrush(s) to precisely create my own perfect picture.

Let's cheers to 2011, it is and will be all that you make it. No one can hold our hands but they can guide us... No one is going to do it for you but can encourage and most important no one can put in the energy to make things happen except for us, so set goals high and strive to reach higher. What was once exploration is now adventure and only a smile and that positive energy make it all that much easier. A certain lifestyle is a choice and this year it is about the changes that are necessary to fulfill. Happy 2011- don't be afraid, don't get discouraged and do not look back...