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Banana Avocado Breakfast Smoothie
In hectic times, a few minutes to whip up a substantial smoothie full of greens is the difference between a great day and an epic struggle. I choose great day!!! This super-quick green smoothie is creamy and a perfect end-of-week, ripe fruit treat. Banana Avocado...
Optimism Builds Courage
(via) This is gorgeously said, and so very much makes sense. Having been criticized for being "such a Pollyanna" for quite some time, I know this to be true for me. Is it true for you? I've come to finally understand that in the face of really difficult moments,...
Sensuous Decor: Velvet At Home
(via) When something looks like you have to touch it, that's the ultimate in sensuous texture. Velvet promises that you will love to feel it, and delivers on that promise with almost a tickle as you brush your hand over its surface. There are so many things velvet...
Balanced Beauty : Lasting Lipstick!
(Jen Ramos' paintings remind me of luscious lipstick!) We all have specific beauty needs, and its very gratifying to address your questions, so today's Balanced Beauty with celebrity makeup artist and balanced beauty expert Chantal Moore is a how-to prompted by a...
6 Genius Artists I Just Discovered!
Yulia Brodskaya's art of paper is mesmerizing. Sometimes you just need to be put in a beautiful trance, you know?! Here are six artists, starting with Yulia Brodskaya, that know how to create visual lyrics to beautiful songs. Such an inspiring round-up of art...
5 Fresh Ways To Do Spring Cleaning!
(I love Yangyang Pan's prints & paintings!) Spring is the season where the little seeds are planted and, with some help from an ideal environment, food, soil and light, they will sprout and then flourish in harvest later in the year. The seeds of ideas, plans,...
Creativity Without Negativity: One Awesome Exercise!
(amazing cupcakes from Simple Girl At Home) Are you creating things in a landmine of negativity, doubt and confusion? I certainly have, and still do sometimes...and then it becomes clear that a shift is needed! If you are excited about things going on in your life,...
Be In Love With Your Life
(via) What more can be said? Except, perhaps, that you don't need to be exuberantly happy every minute to still be in love with your life. We need problems and obstacles to keep life engaging and help us to grow. That's loveable too, right?! No matter what's going on,...
Wood & Neon Handmade Housewares
(Wind and Willow on Etsy) In feng shui, wood is the creative element, neon is the dynamic and fiery version if any color and together wood and neon bring the imagination into action! It's no secret that I- along with millions of others- scour Etsy for...