Inspiration for the Day

Pinterest I opened this post from Copyblogger this morning in my in-box and started reading and I thought, “Wow, I was just thinking about this the other day!” How, compared to so many in other parts of the world, we are fabulously wealthy.  We all need a reminder once in a while! “Because we live…

pinterest I loved this poster when I found it somewhere on Pinterest (now I don’t know where). I had a new video blog all ready to go with this post today and it was vetoed by my partner. So you’re getting an inspirational pic instead. Sigh. It’s a whole new world, video blogging and apparently…

One of my lovely readers Susan Seale who writes the blog Make Me Musical, recently sent me this totally inspirational quote! Enjoy. Doesn’t she look creative? Pinterest “What nobody tells people who are beginners — and I really wish someone had told this to me . . . is that all of us who do…

Love this video (below) via Advanced Style via the Glamourai ‘Young woman, you’re going to be an old woman someday–don’t sweat it!’  Great advice from the fabulous women in this awesome video!! If you would like your home to fill you with happiness every time you walk in, contact me. Related posts: Happiness is. . . Learning…

Elizabeth Gilbert, Author of Eat, Pray, Love gave a talk at a TED conference.  You don’t get invited to be one of their speakers unless you are totally inspirational and this talk moved me just like this post I wrote months ago which was also from TED. Julia Roberts in Eat, Pray, Love She started…

I was in the best group today at the CMG Conference (here in Portland) talking about which colours will be NEXT. I’ll post more later but I had dinner tonight with Stephanie Fehrle who is the creative director in charge of a team of 9 for a company that designs gift bags for all the…

I love Madonna’s music because her lyrics are so positive and powerful. And since Kelly Green is one of my favourite colours these days I fell in love with this image of her (below). ‘There’s only so much you can learn in one place The more that I wait, the more time that I waste…

I’m participating in a group effort with a group of bloggers coming together today in a collaborative effort spearheaded by Paloma Contreras of La Dolce Vita, in order to make a difference for a very deserving charity. Image Credit: Nick Onken Pencils of Promise is a wonderful 501(c)(3) organization based in New York, that partners…

flickr It’s the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend.  A great time to remember that giving thanks and having an attitude of gratitude is truly the path to happiness.  Zen Habits wrote a great post called “Why living a life of Gratitude can make you happy”.”  Also Dan Schawbel who writes a Personal Branding Blog interviewed Gretchen Rubin…

So much easier to say than it is to actually do.  And what I know for sure is when all of the above actually are aligned–more often than not–that’s when you automatically love yourself too! flickr Well my lovelies, it’s the first day of Fall!  Time to go outside and play in the Leaves like…

I am in Ontario on vacation this week, in Toronto right now and then off to Cottage Country tomorrow!  Last night at a dinner party, I met this fabulous woman/entrepreneur who runs her own company and when she was asked how she became successful this was her answer; Love Toronto’s flower pots – photo by…

You don’t always get what you ask for, but you never get what you don’t ask for. . . unless it’s contagious!  Franklyn Broude I found a blog today that seriously made me think I should start another one just to do what this woman is doing; it’s called  The Daily Asker.  Last July, this…

I subscribe to four amazing blogs (besides design blogs),  Penelope Trunk—my favourite (who I’ve mentioned here and here) : Seth Godin’s blog who I quoted  in this post:  Get Rich Slowly: When I saw this video, by Gary Veynerchuck, I had to share it with you!  It’s a must watch video if you want to…

When I was a little girl, I used to run around in the fields all day, trying unsuccessfully to catch ladybugs.  Finally I would get tired and lay down for a nap. When I awoke, I’d find ladybugs walking all over me.”  Under the Tuscan Sun The lesson was clear, sometimes you have to slow…