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Instagramming: Fall Freshness!
This week was lots of freshness and I caught little bits of it on Instagram. Check out this fabulous Himalayan pink salt brick from the Larchmont Farmer's Market---you can chill it and serve sushi on it, or bake a fish on it... or serve a cheese plate atop it... I...
Raise The Energy Of Your Home (& Life)!
Stuck? I've been stuck a lot, too. The feng shui answer? Raise the energy of your home and you will raise the energy of your life! I don't mean this is some metaphysical woo-woo weirdo way, I mean this in a biological, psychological, scientific way: you are affected...
Are You Addicted To Talking About Your Problems?!
(Kensie Kate Design) Constructively talking about a problem in search of a solution is one thing, but that's not what we are talking about here. Talking about problems can be an addiction for people. Some get addicted to the cortisol and adrenaline brain and body...
6 Artists I Just Discovered & Must Collect!
(Eileen Lang) For me, living with art is an essential. Its actually essential for all of us, but some have not had the pleasure of finding extreme joy in the experience of art up close and personal. The Internet, however, is a key discovery too for fledgling art...
Chantal Moore’s Balanced Beauty Product Of The Week: Zoya Remove Plus Nail Polish Remover
Traditional nail polish remover may be one of the more toxic of all beauty products we regularly use, and given all the new nail art that's popping up, that's a real issue for those of us who love to polish and re-polish. Today, celebrity makeup artist and balanced...
The Past Is Like An Anchor Holding Us Back
In essence we live our past today, every day, through the function of karma. That is to say, all of our actions in the past are shaping how today turns out. Karma is the accumulation of all of our thoughts, words and actions for a lifetime and for lifetimes that...
Warm, Soft & Knit!
Knitting creates fabric from string in an almost alchemical process. Having been raised to be quite crochet-savvy, knit became the next extension of my penchant for turning yarn into art. In my world of feng shui, texture makes an enormous difference. Adding...
Calm, Cool, Charismatic Green Walls!
Emerald, jade, pine... true green is a powerful color not often painted on walls, though it should be! In my never-ending quest for creative ways to calm, cool and, at the same time, energize a home, these deeper shades of green make decor unforgettable. This retro...
Things Go Grey When We Forget How To Play!
This little ditty from Imeus Design rings so true to me! Not to be morbid, but when my mom died about a year ago, my sister's best friend and I had the same "visit" from her, in which she said that everything would happen in my life the way I wanted it to, as long as...