Mother's Day Gifts!!!

Mother's Day is fast approaching, and don't you agree that a perfect gift would be a little miniature hanging terrarium? I thought so. Thank god I happen to sell those! :) We're setting up a booth at Venice beach this weekend to sell as much inventory as possible, so be quick like a bunny and buy one today! xx

http://www.etsy.com/shop/madamewanderlust

Love Birds

Happy Easter

Another Easter is upon us. Being a non-Christian this day has felt like just another obligatory family gathering day. I haven't felt particularly excited about Easter since I still believed in the Easter Bunny. (A potential pet that leaves us toys AND candy in the night?! I'm in.) So when I awoke this morning and painted my toes to prepare for the sandals that will accompany my Sunday best, I did a little reflecting. Easter, like most Christian holidays, is celebrated this time of year because the Christians in their desire to convert pagans planned their major religious holidays around the pagans'. In an effort to make things easier, I presume. So, while I don't consider myself a pagan by any stretch of the imagination, I can appreciate their desire for the earth to renew itself, for rebirth, for the chance the gods allowed them at surviving the year after a hard winter. I often feel this way come early spring. I don't take to cold very well and when warmer weather even thinks of making an appearance I get giddy like a preschooler loaded on chocolate. So thank you, gods, whoever you might be, for my springtime renewal. Thank you for letting me plant a garden and enjoy the sunshine. Thank you for little bunnies and birdies and the reminder that life carries on and things will always be fresh and new someday.

Also, I'll let you in on a secret....

Wowza

Perhaps the craziest past 24 hours of my life. I'll spare you the details. I'm alive and well, just very stunned and amused at how small this world can be. 

 

 

Not alone

Some days are just better than others, this I know to be true

Love is all you need, right?

This song is love

For some reason this song keeps playing on my Ipod whenever I attempt to survive an Ipod shuffle. Each time I hear it I imagine who this woman is that Costello is writing about, and what it must feel like to be her and know that somoeone loves you so profoundly. This song is LOVE.

'She'

by Elvis Costello

She may be the face I can't forget
The trace of pleasure or regret
May be my treasure or the price I have to pay
She may be the song the summer sings
May be the chill the autumn brings
May be a hundred different things
Within the measure of a day

She may be the beauty or the beast
May be the famine or the feast
May turn each day into a heaven or a hell
She may be the mirror of my dreams
The smile reflected in a stream
She may not be what she may seem inside her shell

She who always seems so happy in a crowd
Whose eyes can be so private and so proud
No one's allowed to see them when they cry
She may be the love that cannot hope to last
May come to me from shadows of the past
But I'll remember till the day I die

She may be the reason I survive
The why and wherefore I'm alive
The one I'll care for through the rough in many years
Me, I'll take her laughter and her tears
And make them all my souvenirs
For where she goes I've got to be
The meaning of my life is she
She
She

Just, so, awwwwww...

Taaaaa-daaaaaaa

It's been a long day, but the first of my products are up for sale! Stop by and take a look when you have a chance. 

madamewanderlust.etsy.com 

Aaaaaaand, I'm back! It's been awhile, kids. How are things? I'm good--far less busy and in a better headspace. Life is finally organizing itself nicely like I asked it to. So, things I am excited about: 1. Lindsay's Etsy store. Everything's coming up Etsy lately and it's awesome. I can't wait to check out her cute creations. 2. Spring clothing. For serious. That picture of the girl in rolled up jeans, tennies, and trenchcoat is how I've been aming to look everyday I don't have to work. I'm glad other people are feelin' it. 3. Vintage photography. And, yes, that's been on just about everyone's list of turn ons underthe age of 30 for the past two decades but I always forget how much I love it. So let me reconnect with a long lost love already.

Big Changes

I've been working like crazy (aside from my day job where I also work like crazy) to finally create my own Etsy store, and thanks to help from friends I'm hoping to have it up and running tomorrow! 

And special thanks to my friend Aaron Spransy http://www.canarycoalmine.com/ - due to his creative amazingness I even have a fancy business logo! 

Wish me luck, and please stop by when you have a chance! 

just do it

Take 2

Lesson learned? Taking a picture each hour for an entire day is more difficult than it seems. I started off well....covered the first three hours, then suddenly looked at the clock and realized it was 4:00pm. I've been awake since 7:00. Huh. It's scary how fast time flies by sometimes. So, I'm going to try this again - tomorrow - but post it Monday as tomorrow is Suzanne's day to shine. :) For now I'm cleaning up the house and getting ready to check out the Eagle Rock Brewery with some friends. Merry Saturday to all! 

Ridiculous

I sincerely believe that part of finding peace with life is understanding and accepting the difference between realism and optimism. For me, this difference is a very thin thin, a very grey area. I'm an optimist and a dreamer at heart, but I try to sprinkle bits of realism into the picture whenever possible. Truly understanding my thought process is helping me immensely with setting goals for myself, and just being plain ol' happy. Content. But never complacent. In my world there is no such thing as a typical day, but tomorrow my goal is to take one picture per hour of what a day in my world looks like - it's chaos, it differs greatly on a daily basis, but it's all me, and it's all mine. 

new beginnings

Mumford and Sons - The Cave - With Lyrics

This is what I listen to while driving through the mountains on a daily basis. It fills my soul.

Was today just a dream?

It took guts to do what I did today, and regardless of your title, position, or the company you work for, taking risks is the only way to progress in life. And holy crap, is it ever scary. But as long as you believe in yourself and your skills/capabilities, it should pay off. 

So get on out there and conquer the world! 

just do it

in keeping with the theme of optimism....

Back with a vengence

Hello my lovelies, I apologize for my absence. 

Have you ever had one of those moments in life where you felt as though everything had completely turned upside down? Like someone pulled the rug out from under your feet only to reveal that there was nothing beneath that? I have. More than once in my life, in fact. But the good news is that I always manage to pull myself together, find my bearings, and most importantly, continue to move forward. 

Change seems to be the word of 2011 thus far. And whether you'd like to admit it or not, change is a scary concept. Liberating and intriguing as well, but mostly very frightening and uncomfortable. 

I came close to leaving this California life behind and traveling to another destination. I even considered traveling back to my hometown. After countless sleepless nights, lots of wine, and way too many lists of pros and cons, I decided to risk it all and stay in LA. Granted, I moved to another neighborhood and am probably paying more rent then I'd ever like to admit to my parents, but I am in constant awe of the beauty of my neighborhood. I'm in the mountains, and can see the San Gabriel mountains, downtown LA, and even the Griffith Observatory....all from my very house. I even have a fireplace that I have no idea what to do with! 

This move has inspired me to take charge of my life....through trial and error I believe that I have finally figured out what I want in my life to be happy. This has been by far my greatest accomplishment. So....my new found outlook on life will allow me to get back into blogging. I'll soon be opening an Etsy store as well, so stay tuned! 

I hope you'll come back and visit me here....my goal is to help everyone find the inspiration they need to find happiness. Everyone deserves to be happy.

Good night, sleep tight.