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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Current Fav's that I Can't Live Without.
Recently I read that the true purpose of life is to find what brings you joy and happiness each and every day. So simple that it almost boggles your mind...is it really that easy? All of this time I was questioning the meaning of life and why we're all here, blah blah blah. Following The Law of Attraction, if your spirits are kept up and you maintain a generally happy and appreciative disposition, then having all you desire is right around the corner. To read more on happy vibrations and what not, I highly recommend reading "Excuse me, your life is waiting!", by Lynn Grabhorn. I decided to share a few things that make me happy these days...
1. Bethenny Frankel's "Skinny Girl" books(Naturally Thin & The Skinnygirl Dish)- Finally a way to maintain a healthy figure without the torture of dieting! Reading these books actually made me excited and eager to change my lifestyle, you can actually enjoy eating again!
2. Films based on the Middle Ages/Renaissance Era- Maybe it's a past life thing but I am strongly drawn to movies in this genre and watching them fulfills me to no end....my favorites include "Marie Antoinette", "The Duchess", "Ever After", and the very dark drama "The Other Boleyn Girl".
3. Ice Cream Cones- I actually bought them as a special treat for my daughter and have found them to be extremely reminiscent of the excitement that surrounded a trip to the ice cream stand as a child. Me and Sophia have found them to be quite addicting, chocolate ice cream is our fav.
4. YouTube- Yes I am that person that trolls youtube for funny videos, Disney movies that are currently unavailable on DVD, makeup/hair tutorials, etc. It has become a daily routine for me while I have my morning coffee. My hubby thinks I'm weird but its my thing so I don't care. Besides, I don't harass him while he yells at 12 year old British kids during a game of Call of Duty, lol.
5. Snuggling with Sophia- There is not one single time of the day where I can't drop what I am doing b/c my princess demands some affection. Not in the least. Enough said.
6. Sparkling Water by Poland Springs- I have always been bad about drinking enough water during the day. I have also been bad with the amount of soda that I drink, its something about the bubbles. So give me water that has bubbles and my prayers have been answered. The orange flavored one is my fav, I prob drink 2 liters a day of these. So long sugar/caffeine overload...hello hydration!
7. Pampering myself- One of the reasons I fell in love with our house is that the master bathroom came equipped with a jacuzzi tub. So many people told me that I would never use it but that is not the case with me, (I actually got in trouble with the hub b/c our electric bill was quite high due to my frequent use so now I am limited, boo). I love applying a nice mask to my face, settling in with a good book, using a nice sugar or salt scrub, and using a great smelling lotion after.
8. Moroccan Hair Oil- It smells amazing and my hair thanks me, apply a dime size to your palms and rub them together to heat it up a bit before rubbing it into damp hair. Comb through to distribute evenly but remember to only use a small amount or your hair will be really greasy. It is also a natural heat protectant which is good for a flatiron addict like me.
9. NYX cosmetics- Finally professional quality makeup for a fraction of the price, use it once and you will never buy MAC again, I swear.
10. Vaseline- Forget expensive eye creams and over priced lip products, I like to apply around my eyes and to my lips after cleansing at night and in addition to my facial moisturizer. Don't apply to your eyes during the day if you wear eye makeup or you will find it impossible to apply unless you have given it a good hour or so to sink in.
Hope you enjoyed! Ciao! xoxox
1. Bethenny Frankel's "Skinny Girl" books(Naturally Thin & The Skinnygirl Dish)- Finally a way to maintain a healthy figure without the torture of dieting! Reading these books actually made me excited and eager to change my lifestyle, you can actually enjoy eating again!
2. Films based on the Middle Ages/Renaissance Era- Maybe it's a past life thing but I am strongly drawn to movies in this genre and watching them fulfills me to no end....my favorites include "Marie Antoinette", "The Duchess", "Ever After", and the very dark drama "The Other Boleyn Girl".
3. Ice Cream Cones- I actually bought them as a special treat for my daughter and have found them to be extremely reminiscent of the excitement that surrounded a trip to the ice cream stand as a child. Me and Sophia have found them to be quite addicting, chocolate ice cream is our fav.
4. YouTube- Yes I am that person that trolls youtube for funny videos, Disney movies that are currently unavailable on DVD, makeup/hair tutorials, etc. It has become a daily routine for me while I have my morning coffee. My hubby thinks I'm weird but its my thing so I don't care. Besides, I don't harass him while he yells at 12 year old British kids during a game of Call of Duty, lol.
5. Snuggling with Sophia- There is not one single time of the day where I can't drop what I am doing b/c my princess demands some affection. Not in the least. Enough said.
6. Sparkling Water by Poland Springs- I have always been bad about drinking enough water during the day. I have also been bad with the amount of soda that I drink, its something about the bubbles. So give me water that has bubbles and my prayers have been answered. The orange flavored one is my fav, I prob drink 2 liters a day of these. So long sugar/caffeine overload...hello hydration!
7. Pampering myself- One of the reasons I fell in love with our house is that the master bathroom came equipped with a jacuzzi tub. So many people told me that I would never use it but that is not the case with me, (I actually got in trouble with the hub b/c our electric bill was quite high due to my frequent use so now I am limited, boo). I love applying a nice mask to my face, settling in with a good book, using a nice sugar or salt scrub, and using a great smelling lotion after.
8. Moroccan Hair Oil- It smells amazing and my hair thanks me, apply a dime size to your palms and rub them together to heat it up a bit before rubbing it into damp hair. Comb through to distribute evenly but remember to only use a small amount or your hair will be really greasy. It is also a natural heat protectant which is good for a flatiron addict like me.
9. NYX cosmetics- Finally professional quality makeup for a fraction of the price, use it once and you will never buy MAC again, I swear.
10. Vaseline- Forget expensive eye creams and over priced lip products, I like to apply around my eyes and to my lips after cleansing at night and in addition to my facial moisturizer. Don't apply to your eyes during the day if you wear eye makeup or you will find it impossible to apply unless you have given it a good hour or so to sink in.
Hope you enjoyed! Ciao! xoxox
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Seeing Dreams Come True
Currently I am reading, "The Vision Board, The Secret to an Extraordinary Life" by Joyce Schwarz and I am loving it. It is filled with beautiful pictures and inspiring examples of others work. Thus far I have loosely understood the purpose of a vision board but this book helps take it a step further for me. It goes into explaining how visioning sessions work and the importance of using power words to find your personal visioning statement. I have deeply meditated on finding my very own power words to help guide me and I have narrowed it down to two: freedom & security. I feel that if I strive to include these in every aspect of my life, I will be well covered. Therefore, my personal vision statement will be, "I am free to be myself and secure with who I am!" How else are these powerful words to be useful to my life? Let me share a few snippets from a recent journal entry on the subject:
Relationships-Secure enough in my relationships with others to feel Free to be myself
Money- Freedom to spend as I wish and Security to know that my needs are always met first
Travel- Freedom to explore with a Secure and comfortable home to return to
Food- Freedom to enjoy food and drink because I am Secure with my body and health
Work/lia sophia dream career- Freedom to work as I wish with the Security that it will stay that way for as long as I desire it so
Now I will open myself up to certain images that will help bring these thoughts to fruition. I will scour magazines, books, Internet, any form of media that inspires me and drives me to stay on track with my personal vision statement. I will attach these images to a poster board and will put it somewhere where I can reflect/focus on what it is that I want in this life for myself and the loved ones I surround myself with.
You can make your own vision board for certain occasions, something desired, or for a generalized plan of your life as I am doing. This method has been used by historic legends of the past, huge businesses and corporations, successful celebrities, and everyday individuals like you and me. It is a very powerful tool that can incorporate great happiness and success in your life. Why not start right now?
Ciao-xoxo
Relationships-Secure enough in my relationships with others to feel Free to be myself
Money- Freedom to spend as I wish and Security to know that my needs are always met first
Travel- Freedom to explore with a Secure and comfortable home to return to
Food- Freedom to enjoy food and drink because I am Secure with my body and health
Work/lia sophia dream career- Freedom to work as I wish with the Security that it will stay that way for as long as I desire it so
Now I will open myself up to certain images that will help bring these thoughts to fruition. I will scour magazines, books, Internet, any form of media that inspires me and drives me to stay on track with my personal vision statement. I will attach these images to a poster board and will put it somewhere where I can reflect/focus on what it is that I want in this life for myself and the loved ones I surround myself with.
You can make your own vision board for certain occasions, something desired, or for a generalized plan of your life as I am doing. This method has been used by historic legends of the past, huge businesses and corporations, successful celebrities, and everyday individuals like you and me. It is a very powerful tool that can incorporate great happiness and success in your life. Why not start right now?
Ciao-xoxo
What if....
For the past couple of years, with the raging popularity of "The Secret," I have been an avid studier of the law of attraction. I was deeply intrigued by the fantasy of merely thinking a thought and having that thought manifest into reality. The process, however, is not quite that simple. Always a thinker rather than a do'er, I wildly whipped up countless daydreams that only my wild imagination could conceive. Then the voice of reason would take over, snuffing out my daydreams as if they were but a flame on a candle. So I would wait and un-surprisingly nothing would happen. The same old routine, while not necessarily a bad thing, but certainly not this sublime existence I had cooked up time and time again. "OK, Megan, now its time to take it a step further," said my mind.
In the law of attraction, having a creative imagination is a virtue. Usually this is the hardest part for adults to re-cultivate, being that it was a thing of the childlike past and no longer needed in "grown-up life." We are so droned to think the same thoughts as society anyway, stuck in a cynical mind-set of "oh that is just not possible" and "get your damn head out of the clouds." But what if it were possible? What if all we ever wanted in this lifetime was within a single, believing thought, a mere daydream that could unlock all your fantasies within the switch of your brain? Well, I have been studying for quite some time now and while I am not going to go into full detail on what exactly the law of attraction is, for that would be a whole blog in itself, I would like to chronicle my experience with it. See, I haven't fully applied myself, only slightly, and I have seen the good and bad results based on the way I was feeling that day/month/year. I can certainly see the pattern. While I do give most things great effort I don't feel as if I have fully reached my potential in anything, and I think it would be interesting to see if I really can concoct the life of my dreams based on appreciation, love, good feelings, higher frequencies, silly daydreams....you get the point. Honestly what the hell have I got to lose anyway? I am already living a good life, now I am ready to take it a step further and get a taste of the Great life. La Dolce Vita Everyone! Here we go!
Ciao-xoxox
In the law of attraction, having a creative imagination is a virtue. Usually this is the hardest part for adults to re-cultivate, being that it was a thing of the childlike past and no longer needed in "grown-up life." We are so droned to think the same thoughts as society anyway, stuck in a cynical mind-set of "oh that is just not possible" and "get your damn head out of the clouds." But what if it were possible? What if all we ever wanted in this lifetime was within a single, believing thought, a mere daydream that could unlock all your fantasies within the switch of your brain? Well, I have been studying for quite some time now and while I am not going to go into full detail on what exactly the law of attraction is, for that would be a whole blog in itself, I would like to chronicle my experience with it. See, I haven't fully applied myself, only slightly, and I have seen the good and bad results based on the way I was feeling that day/month/year. I can certainly see the pattern. While I do give most things great effort I don't feel as if I have fully reached my potential in anything, and I think it would be interesting to see if I really can concoct the life of my dreams based on appreciation, love, good feelings, higher frequencies, silly daydreams....you get the point. Honestly what the hell have I got to lose anyway? I am already living a good life, now I am ready to take it a step further and get a taste of the Great life. La Dolce Vita Everyone! Here we go!
Ciao-xoxox
Thursday, September 17, 2009
Its been a while...
Wow! I haven't blogged since June...talk about a sabbatical..lol. I go through these little phases where I really enjoy sitting down and blogging away...and then I just do not feel like writing a dang thing. Anywho-I suppose I am in the phase of wanting to blog so I am back, until the next wave of un-motivation to share hits me again. Haha.
Things for me have actually changed a ton since the last time I posted...life is pretty darn good right now. I have fully adjusted to my life here in PA, the job is ALOT better (I actually really really enjoy it now) and the $$ is fabulous. I have made some great new friends and still enjoy spending time with my bff's, Kelly & Nicole. We started to take full advantage of the amazing family activities that are available to us in our area and there is so much to do. We also enjoy just staying home and opening a bottle of wine, hang around the house, make dinner together, play the PlayStation or Wii, watch movies. Ant took a new position that allows him to have off Sun & Mon which I have off as well (I work Wed-Sat) so those days are pretty much our "Sat & Sun" and we love to spend that time together. We have fallen into a nice routine that works for all of us and I find myself quite happy all of the time, now. A very nice change from how I felt several months ago.
The house is really great...and it finally feels like home. We haven't done anything new in terms of decorating or furniture and we prob won't until income tax time. I am OK with it though, keeping things minimal and simple makes it alot easier to keep on top of in terms of cleaning and with 3 animals, a 2 year old, and a husband (you know you're laughing)...I have enough to clean already. When Harlee is out of her "puppy stage" and Sophia is a bit bigger we will start to buy new things. Speaking of "Phee," she is doing very very good, getting so big, adorable, smart, funny, clever, entertaining, loving...I don't know if I can really summarize her. She is so much fun and now that we are finally leaving the "tantrum throwing, terrible 2's" phase, it is so much easier to enjoy her. I can take her out into public again, lol! Anyone who has gone thru terrible 2's knows how it is to have to avoid going out for a while b/c of the possibility of your child having a crazy mood shift and humiliating the crap out of you (which you can affectionately laugh at later on). But we made it through and now Sophia is normal again. Of course you still cannot turn your back for a second, you may just find your cats covered in A&D ointment or bright pink nail polish EVERYWHERE including on your dog's face, but then you get those little arms wrapped around your neck and your heart melts. So with tantrums (mostly) begone...I am loving parenting again. We have put the prospect of baby #2 hold, at least for another year b/c now is just not the time. I know I did not get pregnant for a reason so I am just going to enjoy the new wave of babies on the horizon around me.
The lia sophia conference was absolutely life changing and I was in awe the entire time of being there. I met some incredibly successful women who deeply inspired me to work harder b/c I know this is the career that was meant for me in this lifetime. Tim Gunn was fabulous, as expected, but even better was Bill Rancic. He delivered the most amazing keynote address, so motivating and heartfelt. Oh and Guiliana...GORGEOUS. Stunningly beautiful (and skinny) in real life. I absolutely adore them as a couple and have been addicted to their reality show on the Style network. I eagerly hurry home from work on Wednesdays to watch it on the DVR. Onto the topic of tv, the new season of The Rachel Zoe Project is equally as good, and I am BEYOND excited for the new season of The Hills with Kristin Cavallari taking over for Lauren Conrad. It is going to be so juicy I can hardly stand it. With The City and the new RW/RR challenge...I am going to be in reality tv heaven. Now I just need Private Practice to give me my regular dose of scripted drama and I am set. Wow I sound like a regular couch potato. haha. Only at night though...that's my indulgent couch time.
Our one year anniversary just passed and it was a really good day for us. We spent the afternoon at the Warwick Valley winery and it was the perfect day for us. After a wine tasting we chose to purchase a bottle of pinot gris, a fruit/cheese platter, and a margherita pizza and just sat outside listening to a live band and enjoying the sunshine. I couldn't have asked for a better day. That night we drove down to Wilkes-Barre (the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs) and had dinner at The Ruth Chris Steakhouse. It was very fancy and romantic, perfect for the occasion. I had a perfectly cooked ahi tuna that was stacked with lump crab meat and Anthony had one of our favorites, rack of lamb. After dinner we played some slot machines and digested our dinner and dessert. We ended our evening with a drink at The Bar Louis where we toasted to the end of our anniversary and the beginning of my 26th bday at midnight. My birthday was low key...I really just wanted to spend it outdoors with Ant and Phee, so we picked her up from my in-laws where she spent the night and drove over to Sussex, NJ to Space Farms. After walking around and checking out the animals for a few hours we drove to Middletown to walk around the mall and have some dinner. Ant was supposed to go to work that night and do some overnight stuff in the Matamoras Lowes so i was pretty sad when he left at 7. But being a good hubby, a few hours later he surprised me by leaving work early so we enjoyed the last hour or two of my bday with some champagne, candles, and a bubbly bath in our jacuzzi...very relaxing and romantic.
Fall is now here full force with the crisp air, cool weather, changing leaves, and earlier sunsets. the days are shorter and the nights are longer. Its good and bad at the same time. I wish summer would last a little bit longer especially since we were cheated out of more than half of our summer this year with all of the cold and rain that took place thru June and July. However, with Fall comes the Pumpkin Spice latte @ Starbucks so I can't complain too much!
That seems to pretty much bring everything up to date....I hope everyone is doing well! I love you and miss you all xoxox! Ciao!
Things for me have actually changed a ton since the last time I posted...life is pretty darn good right now. I have fully adjusted to my life here in PA, the job is ALOT better (I actually really really enjoy it now) and the $$ is fabulous. I have made some great new friends and still enjoy spending time with my bff's, Kelly & Nicole. We started to take full advantage of the amazing family activities that are available to us in our area and there is so much to do. We also enjoy just staying home and opening a bottle of wine, hang around the house, make dinner together, play the PlayStation or Wii, watch movies. Ant took a new position that allows him to have off Sun & Mon which I have off as well (I work Wed-Sat) so those days are pretty much our "Sat & Sun" and we love to spend that time together. We have fallen into a nice routine that works for all of us and I find myself quite happy all of the time, now. A very nice change from how I felt several months ago.
The house is really great...and it finally feels like home. We haven't done anything new in terms of decorating or furniture and we prob won't until income tax time. I am OK with it though, keeping things minimal and simple makes it alot easier to keep on top of in terms of cleaning and with 3 animals, a 2 year old, and a husband (you know you're laughing)...I have enough to clean already. When Harlee is out of her "puppy stage" and Sophia is a bit bigger we will start to buy new things. Speaking of "Phee," she is doing very very good, getting so big, adorable, smart, funny, clever, entertaining, loving...I don't know if I can really summarize her. She is so much fun and now that we are finally leaving the "tantrum throwing, terrible 2's" phase, it is so much easier to enjoy her. I can take her out into public again, lol! Anyone who has gone thru terrible 2's knows how it is to have to avoid going out for a while b/c of the possibility of your child having a crazy mood shift and humiliating the crap out of you (which you can affectionately laugh at later on). But we made it through and now Sophia is normal again. Of course you still cannot turn your back for a second, you may just find your cats covered in A&D ointment or bright pink nail polish EVERYWHERE including on your dog's face, but then you get those little arms wrapped around your neck and your heart melts. So with tantrums (mostly) begone...I am loving parenting again. We have put the prospect of baby #2 hold, at least for another year b/c now is just not the time. I know I did not get pregnant for a reason so I am just going to enjoy the new wave of babies on the horizon around me.
The lia sophia conference was absolutely life changing and I was in awe the entire time of being there. I met some incredibly successful women who deeply inspired me to work harder b/c I know this is the career that was meant for me in this lifetime. Tim Gunn was fabulous, as expected, but even better was Bill Rancic. He delivered the most amazing keynote address, so motivating and heartfelt. Oh and Guiliana...GORGEOUS. Stunningly beautiful (and skinny) in real life. I absolutely adore them as a couple and have been addicted to their reality show on the Style network. I eagerly hurry home from work on Wednesdays to watch it on the DVR. Onto the topic of tv, the new season of The Rachel Zoe Project is equally as good, and I am BEYOND excited for the new season of The Hills with Kristin Cavallari taking over for Lauren Conrad. It is going to be so juicy I can hardly stand it. With The City and the new RW/RR challenge...I am going to be in reality tv heaven. Now I just need Private Practice to give me my regular dose of scripted drama and I am set. Wow I sound like a regular couch potato. haha. Only at night though...that's my indulgent couch time.
Our one year anniversary just passed and it was a really good day for us. We spent the afternoon at the Warwick Valley winery and it was the perfect day for us. After a wine tasting we chose to purchase a bottle of pinot gris, a fruit/cheese platter, and a margherita pizza and just sat outside listening to a live band and enjoying the sunshine. I couldn't have asked for a better day. That night we drove down to Wilkes-Barre (the Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs) and had dinner at The Ruth Chris Steakhouse. It was very fancy and romantic, perfect for the occasion. I had a perfectly cooked ahi tuna that was stacked with lump crab meat and Anthony had one of our favorites, rack of lamb. After dinner we played some slot machines and digested our dinner and dessert. We ended our evening with a drink at The Bar Louis where we toasted to the end of our anniversary and the beginning of my 26th bday at midnight. My birthday was low key...I really just wanted to spend it outdoors with Ant and Phee, so we picked her up from my in-laws where she spent the night and drove over to Sussex, NJ to Space Farms. After walking around and checking out the animals for a few hours we drove to Middletown to walk around the mall and have some dinner. Ant was supposed to go to work that night and do some overnight stuff in the Matamoras Lowes so i was pretty sad when he left at 7. But being a good hubby, a few hours later he surprised me by leaving work early so we enjoyed the last hour or two of my bday with some champagne, candles, and a bubbly bath in our jacuzzi...very relaxing and romantic.
Fall is now here full force with the crisp air, cool weather, changing leaves, and earlier sunsets. the days are shorter and the nights are longer. Its good and bad at the same time. I wish summer would last a little bit longer especially since we were cheated out of more than half of our summer this year with all of the cold and rain that took place thru June and July. However, with Fall comes the Pumpkin Spice latte @ Starbucks so I can't complain too much!
That seems to pretty much bring everything up to date....I hope everyone is doing well! I love you and miss you all xoxox! Ciao!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
It's Finally Here!
Well the event of the year has arrived...the lia sophia annual conference!!! I am super excited and pumped and am ready to return full of fresh ideas!!! Plus I am super excited to see Tim Gunn and Guiliana DePandi Rancic, who are going to be there as well!!!! I will be ready to blog all about it on Monday when I am home!!! Yayyyy! Ciao...xoxoxoxo.
P.S. We got a puppy! She is a beautiful yellow lab mutt that we got on Sunday and we have named her Harlee. She is almost 3 months old and we are absolutely in LOVE with her...I will post pics when I get back!
P.S. We got a puppy! She is a beautiful yellow lab mutt that we got on Sunday and we have named her Harlee. She is almost 3 months old and we are absolutely in LOVE with her...I will post pics when I get back!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Cheer up Sleepy-Gene!!!
Just thought I'd let you in on a few daydreams I'm havin' today.....
Cash...lots and lots of Casssssssssssssshhhhhh$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$:
The rest is pretty self-explanatory:
What are you daydreaming about?
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