January 5, 2012

St. Augustine, Florida

How are those New Year's resolutions coming along?

It's only been five days and I've already had some setbacks. But! I've been sticking with The 5 StepSuccess Guide to New Years Resolutions  that I shared with all of you on Tuesday to help me get back on track (again and again) and they are working!

Could it be? I'm using my own advice? Does that mean I'm actually listening to myself?

Gasp!

Every time I get off track I say to myself "resolutions can be restarted any day of the week at any waking hour". No more letting a whole day go to waste because of one hiccup.

I'm just going to keep saying it... 2012 is going to be an amazing year!

Hope you are all having lots of success with your resolutions.

Wish you the best,

The 5 Step Success Guide to New Years Resolutions

1. Write Them Down- This one seems like a no-brainer but it's the first and most important step to reaching your New Years resolutions. Studies show that you are nine times more likely to succeed in reaching your goals if you write them down. Once you have your New Years resolutions jotted down, put them somewhere where you will come across them often. If they are private to you, keep them in a secret place such as your journal. If you what to display them proudly, tape them to your bathroom mirror or put them on the

December 3, 2012

Hello, hello!

Happy New Year everyone!

Hope you all had a great Christmas and New Year.

I had a blast with my family. We had a quiet Christmas with just the five of us.

New Year's Eve was pretty uneventful. Same as last year, but I'm a homebody and I enjoyed it.

I have three pages of New Year's resolutions to conquer this year. I got a little carried away. But there's no reason to limit myself. Right?

Lets see, what else...

Oh, we rescued a dog from ARNI last week. My dad's shop needed a new watch dog and he fits right in. I took him for a walk down at the pier yesterday. He loves riding in the truck (in the middle seat). He's an awesome dog.

It's about 30 degrees here in Florida today... and windy. Freezing! First cold day we've had this winter.

I am so excited about 2012! It's going to be an amazing year.

Hope you all have a great day and a great 2012,

December 21, 2011

It's rare that I get three pictures in a row that I love, but here they are.

They were all taken in California as I was making my way around town on my last day there for 2011.

I've been back in Florida since Saturday and am already missing Cali! It feels a bit like whiplash going from one place to another, but I love them both. See you again in 2012 Los Angeles!

December 20, 2011

I should stop making promises about when I'm going to blog. What do you think?

Last week I finished a post with "Talk to you all tomorrow" and that was five days ago now? Wooops!

So to catch ya'll up, I'm back in Florida and here to stay for a few weeks until my next trip to California.

I normally don't admit when I'm having a tough few days emotionally, but we all have them right? I know I'm not alone so I thought I would go out on a limb and just announce it... These last few days have been awful!

I'm so thankful for my safe travels, thankful to be with all of my family now and thankful for the great Christmas we are going to have together.

Just wanted to be sure to say how thankful I am... I know how much I have to be thankful for! :)

But my goodness... I came this close ' ' to a complete breakdown. I'm categorizing last night's emotional plunge to just short of a complete breakdown (for the record).

Wheeew.

Well, now I'm in the perfect place to recover from whatever I need to recover from. I'm too emotional to figure that out just yet. Ha!

More (less emotional) blogging to come! Ooops. No more promises, no more promises (she says to herself).

December 15, 2011

 

I took a drive around town today to take some last minute pictures before heading back to Florida. I was actually somewhat lost on Wilshire Blvd., trying to find my way to my favorite Beverly Hills park (without any help from the GPS I might add). I'm getting better and better at finding my way around!

You'd think after 4 years of living here on and off, that I'd know my way around by now, but I'm a bit directionally challenged. Ha! Ok, that's an understatement. So that, plus the fact that this city is enormous... can you blame me?

Anyway, I'm way off topic.

I could see this beautiful cathedral from a couple of miles away and knew I had to stop for some pictures. I was taking pictures from the sidewalk and when I turned around to head back to the car, its reflection in the building across the street caught my eye. I love how it's strong, powerful structure is warped and disfigured by the plates of glass.

I got plenty more of pictures of the cathedral itself, but wanted to share these with you first.

Talk to you all again tomorrow,

December 12, 2011

I just love the little red shack behind these gulls sporting red beaks. What a perfect match of color, making for some great pictures. It's been a rainy day here in Cali so I thought I would share some more of my Santa Monica pictures taken on a much sunnier day.

This red food stand sits on the left hand side of the Santa Monica Pier, in sight of the ocean.

These were the only red beaked sea gulls I had seen all day. They were lined down a short wall, watching the skateboarders closely as they passed by.

Between the shack and the shore are swing sets and to the side, two men -with a small audience- play chess.

These were the last pictures I took of my day in Santa Monica, just as the sun was starting to set and I was making my way back to the car. They turned out to be my favorites.

Have a great Monday night,