courtesy and the city

i think i'm going to compose a list of things to do and not to do when you live in the city....

let me just say, i have been extremely irritated with neighbors, fellow citizens and bikers while living in los angeles......although, i'm a happy person, sometimes i just get down-right annoyed with other l.a. residents and i'm feeling compelled to share my annoyances with the world...

but for now, i'm off to work

the list is coming soon...

the young growing wise

"it's all about quality not quantity," someone once said

i'm sure you (including myself) have heard this phrase a thousand times......but today it struck a chord in my headspace and today i am feeling lighter because of it...

my little seed

things i have done to get 1 step closer to
the mini-launch of my business:


-got my hands on some cool vintage "supplies"

-used photoshop for the very first time in the 28 years of my life

-created and designed a banner for my online page

-put my little hands and fingers to work in order to craft craft craft away

i'm excited to see how all of this will turn out.....to me success is not how much money my little business will generate, it is being able to see the finished product knowing that i pushed and challenged myself to cultivate something that is mine to share. this venture is my little seed. a seed that i've planted and will watch grow from the ground up. i'm just happy i had the courage and confidence to finally
plant that seed.

putting quality into time

i recently returned from a week long trip home.......(farmland, michigan). When i lived in Detroit going home used to consist of 1 or 2 days about 3- 4 times a year. That time spent always felt rushed or forced and I was usually ready to go back to Detroit after one day. I felt bad about it, but i had a hard time mentally being present.

now that I've been living in Los Angeles for 9 months my trips home have changed. When i return I'm tuned in entirely and I slip away into a state of relaxation and contentment. I see things for what they are and I soak in every moment as it comes. Maybe it's because I am now thousands of miles away, but nonetheless, I can say going home is truly satisfying and fulfilling. I have a beautiful family and I am so proud of how far we've come. To put it simply, I'm happy to know I put a lot more quality into my family time!

by the way.....

if you are someone that finds pleasure or feels a sense of superiority when noting or purposely searching for grammatical or spellings errors......well then.....you need knot read. because now that im an official "blogger" it might get ugly!

its not because im lazy, stupid, or stubborn.....i just want to blog and let my fingers slip away into a world of feeling, thought and uninterrupted translation. got it? and welkome to my blog!

from the ground and hopefully up

so.......i'm launching a mini business and don't really know what i'm doing and i thought it would be kinda neat and nerdy to blog everything (nerdy in a good way, of course). please bare with me....i'm new at the whole blogging thing, not to mention the business endeavor. i guess i'll be starting from the ground and hopefully up......

so what is my business you may ask? well, let's just say, i'm getting some help from some online friends.....not gonna tell you who b/c then i'll blow my cover. but, i'm confident you can all benefit from it's purpose at some point in your life. i'm curious to see what thoughts are going through your head???? i can only imagine, but why don't you just tell me?????