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Instagramming Amazing Fortune!
A sweet little new wave man handed me this as I shopped for groceries on Saturday, one of the amazing bits of great good fortune that have been everywhere this weekend! Bob got a new teeth-cleaning Nylabone which was super cute to watch him with until... I read the...
Casual Decor Elegance That You Can Do!
I am a huge believer that every home needs a place to rest. That said, a casual room can be ultra chill, easy to live in and still super-elegant. Here are some ready-to-grab ideas to take laid-back charm to the next level. Some well-constructed pink "poufs" mixed...
Michael Jordan On Success!
Its a challenge to out and start doing things, trying your best and moving forward even though its likely that lots of things won't work out, yet learning from all of your mistakes until you break through. Well, if these wise words from Michael Jordan don't motivate...
Chantal Moore’s Balanced Beauty Product Of The Week: Lavanila Laboratories The Healthy Deodorant
This week's healthy beauty product selection from celebrity makeup artist and beauty expert Chantal Moore is a beauty move to make that is not just effective and lovely, it may actually contribute to your future in a healthy body! From Chantal: "My Product of the...
Feng Shui Q & A: Can I Get A Pet Snake?
Above is my favorite Melinda Maria python wrap ring! A reader asked if it was a bad feng shui idea to get a python as a pet. My answer: Pythons are creatures symbolic of the earth, protecting the earth and, even, in some case, magical prowess. The python mythology...
6 Crafts From Childhood To Bring Back Home!
Making crafty stuff that you also live with and use is tremendously great feng shui! Lately I have been very nostalgic for my home as a child, and all of the stuff that I used to do as a kid. Summers I would spend at my Polish godmother's house at the Jersey Shore...
Thoreau On Happiness!
Happiness. We all want it, all the time. Perhaps its the fact that we now have access to so much information and the world moves so fast that we feel like there's pressure to "chase" happiness so vigilantly. My grandma never chased happiness, and she was always...
Feng Shui Q & A : Could My Room Be Affecting My Life?
A reader asked a really interesting question about whether or not her room's design could be a factor in her life's condition: "I came across your site as I was researching about bedroom feng shui. It occurred to me that there might be something wrong with my...
Oscar Wilde On Being Virtuous
Everyone has done something they aren't thrilled about. We are not all light, we all possess both Yin & Yang. We all have a "dark side" and we all have greatness of our "light". Its which side we choose to lean on that determines the saint and sinners, if ever...