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Your Biggest Critics Signal Your Success!
(*loving this graphic from Clever Thursday) This is easy to say and hard to do, but I am about to suggest that you embrace your harshest, meanest most hateful critics with open arms. Yes, that's what I said: say thank you to your critics! Why? My friend said to me...
Easy Ways To Elevate Your Home!
(crazy-gorgeous upholstered doors from Elle Decor) I am a lover of small things that make a big difference(like the UPHOLSERED DOORS above!!!), and today I thought it could be fun to write out some ideas I have seen and used to take a not-so-great home to the next...
How Delicious Is Your Life?
Can you remember the last time that you had a delicious meal? How about a great snack that wasn't a piece of junk food? When was the last time you sat down and poured yourself a cup of tea and had a piece of pie (even raw vegan pie, or sugarless, gluten-free pie?)?...
Crisis = Danger + Opportunity
What wisdom is in the fact that a word that means "crisis" is comprised of the words for both "danger" + "opportunity"?! I can say that after going through the largest crisis of my life in 2011 that there was both danger, especially in losing hope and faith, as well...
Feng Shui Q & A : Fountains And Feng Shui
(Brockmoore Creations on Etsy) A reader asked a great fountain feng shui question: "Over the weekend I purchased two electric fountains. I will only run them when I am home. I am now thinking there might be an issue with the water sitting still when I am at work or...
A Guide To Creating Great Green Smoothies!
I have wanted a Vitamix blender (the super-powered, long-lasting blender that can pulverize raw kale to juice in seconds!) FOREVER, and now that I am finally getting one, I hadddd to blog this Green Smoothie Guide! After being gifted Victoria Boutenko's book Green...
Fulfill Your Vision!
Dreaming is great, but every step you actually take to bring your passion to life is the best step ever! xoxo Dana
Glamorous, Motivating Environments!
I thought it was the right time for a little decor inspiration. For various reasons I find all of these rooms extremely motivating...and a motivating environment can really galvanize your creative juju! These gorgeous ceiling-to-floor shelves make the room so...
Feng Shui Q & A: Bathroom In The “Money Corner”
A reader sent in an often-wondered-about feng shui question about bathrooms: "What to do about the bathrooms being in the wealth and abundance area of the bagua?? Thank you!" My answer: The real issue with bathrooms in feng shui is somewhat easy to understand: they...