Thursday, August 27, 2015

endeavor...

1. french country decor
2. simple, urban, minimalist-chic decor
3. realizing our time on earth is limited... life is fragile... taking inventory and adjusting the course...
4. anthony michael hall... sixteen candles, breakfast club, weird science... you name it!
5. gardetto snack mix
6. eagle emblem above the door of old houses
7. paper lanterns
8. the silly things in my glove compartment... redneck horn, boogie wipes, chicken poop lip balm :) hehehe... #thelittlethings
9. "never say never" ;)*
10. love, above all else...

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

provenance...


1. pixie sticks
2. french toast sprinkled with dusting of sweet powdered sugar, topped with fresh homemade whipped cream, dipped in locally made maple syrup
3. where do we come from / who are we / where are we going / paul gauguin / 1897
4. a giant soft pretzel... for dinner ;)
5. lorina strawberry sparkling french soda
6. stuffed mushrooms with chicken, pesto, cheese...
7. giant soaking tubs
8. my grandfather's old metal childhood toy truck
9. the beautiful, old, bright-yellow chevy i pass each morning... parked off yonder... in the middle of a brilliant field of wildflowers
10. baz luhrmann


Tuesday, August 25, 2015

phantasm...


1. silly printed socks... just because... adorned w/kitties or sculls, etc... a must-have!!!
2. radiohead
3. natural angel wing shapes
4. the memory of my sister nellie and I as angels in the church nativity... then having to sing "the first noel" ... all the while trying to not completely loose it laughing out loud... fighting back tears of laughter and trying to not look at each other for certain failure in front of the congregation... all due to our silly shenanigans practicing the night prior... #peaceontheearth #montypython
5. monty python
6. a ghostly-encounter... or two...
7. old, broken-in birkenstocks
8. peep-tow heels... with shiny bright red underbelly soles!!!
9. kitch iti kipi springs up, mi
10. a detroit tiger emblem adorning a baseball cap... sun-kissed and well worn by beach, sand and salty sea ~~_/)


Friday, August 21, 2015

profundity...


1. the b-52s
2. the memory of dancing and singing along to the b-52s at band camp in high school... hehe!!!
3. nostalgic school supplies... pencil box that doubles as a calculator and pencil sharpener... bic multi-color ink pens :) love those!!!
4. creating a piece of jewelry... molding the metal, shaping the design... placing the stone...
5. tube socks
6. star wars lunch boxes
7. trapper keepers
8. not being "too big for my britches" ;)*
9. old boston vacuum mount pencil sharpeners
10. watching jeopardy w/my dad :)

Monday, August 17, 2015

nomadic...

1. walking in the same footsteps as my great great grandfather... in the lighthouse he lived and served 130 years ago
2. 02 bob flynn, semi-pro stock car racer... sitting in his super hot car following the races when I was a kid... still having him repair family cars all these years later
3. checkered flags
4. a street and pier named after my family
5. the joy of family
6. a final destination resting place along a picturesque setting on beautiful lake huron 
7. charms collected from special places... adding them to my bracelet
8. apricots
9. thomas edison and henry ford winter estates, fort meyers, fl and their summer cottages in harbor beach, mi
10. no excuses


Friday, August 14, 2015

nimble...


1. new smooth blacktop roads
2. pull & peel twizzlers 
3. angel wing tattoos
4. healthy premature babies... going home from the hospital... soooooo sweet... and those little toes and feet!!! amazing!
5. national geographic photography... the memory of pouring over the magazines as a kid... dreamy!!!
6. "soupy eggs" ... how I asked for eggs over easy as a kid ;)
7. black cowboy hats
8. absolute closure
9. don't stop believing 🎶
10. getting caught in a downpour... laughing it off without complaint



Wednesday, August 12, 2015

inhere...

1. the lord's prayer 
2. clarkston union... old church converted to amazing food/restaurant
3. mini plastic pools... passing by and seeing a dad at play with his kids in one in their yard
4. siri
5. old bazooka joe comics
6. being somewhere beautiful... with no cell reception
7. gummy vitamins
8. lobster mac & cheese
9. haters... because then at least you know you're doing something right
10. old polaroid photographs

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

moony...

jet-setting j3 #love
1. 15 minutes of fame
2. surviving... and bouncing back to reality following those 15 minutes ;)
3. bouncy exercise ball in lieu of my office chair
4. essie nail polish... double breasted jacket... pink-ish-ly painted toes :)
5. when little kids walk past my window at work... point, play and giggle at my daryl dixon pop figurine looking out at them... #hehe
6. my daryl dixon pop figurine(s)
7. "elephant roars" with janel & jenny when we would holler out loud in maximum frustration... aaaahhhhhhh ... and then laugh our butts off!!! hehe...
8. the saying "laughing our butts off" 
9. the yawning sound my mom makes when she is dirt tired, watching tv late at night... i've cleverly and lovingly referenced it as "chewabacca"