KAPOW!

Janine Basil has some super fun and fabulous goodies on her etsy shop. These headbands are going to be the driving force in getting me out of debt so I can treat myself to one! But which to choose...

Expecting

This morning I received the following text message from my little brother:

"I saw my baby for the first time today. It looks like a dancing gummy bear on the ultrasound. Its awesome!!!!!!!"

And, that is exactly as he sent it, seven exclamation marks and all. So far he and his lady love like Gemma Rose for a girl or George Kent for a boy. My mum and I are convinced that it's gonna be a little girl, although we don't actually care what the sex is. Either way, I cannot wait to meet little G! ♥♥

The ♥ Shaped Box

Once again while looking in that heart shaped box from Marina, I found two notes that I had written about my nieces, who I adore above all others:

~when nicole ends her fone calls by telling me "i love you" (no matter where she is or who she's with)
~Ashlee's lil' smirk that's 2 parts shyness and 1 part devilishness

They are approaching ages 19 and 18, respectively, and still continue to amaze me with their humour, intelligence and true kindness. I do still miss those little girls that I lived with and hung out with, but I love the women they have become.

Tina Fey "Bossypants"

(photo kidnapped from undagroundmilli)

Readers of this blog are well aware of my love affair with all things literary, especially audio books. Having hit my mid-thirties earlier this year, I have decided that, although I loathe it, I must start to exercise. I am doing better with the whole eating healthy thing, but working out makes me want to cry. I have gone so far as to leave my yoga mat and workout crap in the middle of the floor so I could not avoid it when I came home from work. I walked in the door, looked at it and literally said, "I'd rather eat dog food." I shoved the stuff under my chair and sat down with a bowl of Pirate's Booty.

What does this have to do with Tina Fey? Well, allow me to continue. So I figured that since there is a mall not far from my home that is fully air-conditioned, that I should go to the library, score tons of fun and fabulous audio books, upload them onto my iPod and listen while I walk. Today is day one. I decided to listen to Tina Fey's book Bossypants on my way to work just to get a preview before putting it on my iPod. Oh. My. God. It is hilarious. I was cracking up the whole ride here. The inflections in her voice made it seem as though she were merely spinning me a yarn and regaling me with fun and interesting stories of her past, rather than reading to me from a book. So many times, authors who read their own work tend to read it in a monotonous dull cadence. Not Ms. Fey and not John Waters (his audio version of Role Models had me in stitches.) Bossypants is (so far) endearing and funny and I think it might actually get me to take my fat ass for a walk every day. Here's hoping!

(ps~this book is so phenomenal that i went out today(july 7th)to buy a real copy. ♥♥)

Om Namaha Shivaya

Om and salutations to that which I am capable of becoming.
 

The Washington Monument in Philly

Happy Independence Day from The City of Brotherly Love!!

 

Positano, Italy

Ever since 1995 I have had a burning desire to visit Italy, and more specifically the town of Positano, located on the Amalfi Coast. If I get my wish, next year will be the year. Then I will post my own photographs! But isn't it the most serenely lovely place you've ever laid eyes on?

(photo by Andras Jancsik)