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Put Down The Map & Get Wonderfully Lost!
(one of my new favorite things on Etsy) Luckily, I can't read maps so I wind up almost always lost... But the worst lost I ever got was... in Venice, Italy. Everything looked the same- granted, the same, gorgeous- as far as the streets went- and I was very much...
Make Yourself A Brilliant Brick Bookcase!
When Alexis Hyde (of Hyde or Die art writing infamy) messaged me to say that she buoilt a bookcase, my mind went to the usual places: West Elm? CB2? A picture followed that blew my mind. She "built" a bookcase. For under $50. That looks extraordinary. No nails, no...
What Happens When A Masterpiece Of Art Is Hung In A Very Weird Place?
(John Singer Sargent) What happens when a materpiece of art is displayed in a strange place? We don't often have the luxury of exploring whether "great" art is great within a "great" context... or if it is "great" anywhere. We tend to see art in rarified spaces:...
Science Confirms That You Should Try A Little Meditation!
(via Emma Seppälä, Ph.D.) I am constatly touting the benefits of just a bit of meditation. 15 minutes a day is a great thing. 15 minutes a few times a day= wow-factor for me. lately, I have been very into the Silva Centrering Exercise. You can try it for free on You...
Living With Confetti Everywhere!
(wee birdy) Confetti is always celebratory! The energetic dots and sprinkles of a grand spectrum of colors feel fresh and read to the eye like music. It is no wonder that kids love multicolored cereal, candy and sprinkles on everything: they are visual joy! Here's an...
Be Led By What You Love!
Pulled through life by passion. That's a great theme for the week...and for life! xoxo Dana
20 Steps To Clear The Road For Love To Flourish In Your Life!
One of the things that block people from amazing relationships: being hung up on the past. If you can't come to a good place of resolution with one love, how can you find a new one? Well, I used to think I could get away with clinging to the great love of my last...
Do Great Things Without Sacrificing Your Life
(Etsy) There is this pervasive notion that made my life- and maybe yours too- fraught with anxiety, introverted and always ruled by striving: Negative motivation. It is the idea that you need to focus on all the ways you don't measure up to a standard or to your...
Spring White Chocolate Peanut Butter Bark! (Paleo & Gluten-Free)
Super-yum for the day and super-food simple. Spring White Chocolate with peanut butter, cherries and pistachios that looks bejeweled and tastes like the best elaborate candy bar ever… with zero sugar, no chocolate, no milk and unrefined super-food bliss chemicals, to...