February 7, 2010 In Uncategorized

Refreshing

Below is an email from a reader whom I have never met. We have become good pen pals over the past year and a half. It’s pretty cool when strangers reach out like this. It’s so interesting and promising to me how random humans can relate and impact each others life. Most the time we never even know it. 

Thanks G. Look forward to getting to NYC so we can hang at some point!

Hey there Ms Diane,
I’m just writing to tell you something I saw today that reminded me of you – an ex-work colleague of mine decided to start his own blog and is advertising it amongst people he knows, he’s a consultant as I was and lives in Sao Paulo, Brazil. His blog is about his adventures of being from that city. I read 2 posts and that was enough – his is the opposite from yours, only complaints and naggings about the stresses of his day-to-day life, about stressing events, and how annoyingly he reacts to it all – I’m never going back to his blog, while yours is my google’s first page and I read it everytime I need to take a break and feel like reading something refreshing.
Just wanted to let you know…

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February 5, 2010 In Uncategorized

Sigh. It’s Snowing Again

Boo.

Have I mentioned I loathe snow unless I’m on a vacation somewhere amazing with mountains, lot’s of hot cocoa and hot toddies? I pretty much think it’s a tragedy if I can’t wear flip flops every day. 
But! In an effort to find humor (you may as well laugh and enjoy right?) in the past week anyway, a list below. This is what happens when a few little inches of snow fall in the southern parts where I live. Just a slight list of things I’ve witnessed from the small “storms” that have hit here. Holy moses. It is a sight to be seen. Absolute comedy.

1.) People scraping off their cars with a frying pan.
2.) People spinning out so badly they blow their tires.
3.) People “sledding” on a piece of cardboard.
4.) Lines to the back of the grocery store with all humans in a panic the day before these so called “storms” hit, God forbid go a day without ho-ho’s.
5.) I’m listing this one again because it was one of the most insane things I have ever seen; lines of humans stretching front to back of a 50,000 square foot grocery store. (See photo above. Only could do what I could do with a cell camera.)
6.) A guy with a bloody knee because someone ran into him in a furry while grabbing food for the oncoming supposed armageddon. (He pulled up his pant leg and showed me this while he watched me drop my two items and give up after I realized there were 47,000 people in line. We couldn’t stop laughing. I then took a few photos and left empty handed.)
No, I’m not kidding. The list goes on and on. People scraping off windows with spatulas and other items found in the kitchen….
“When A Snowstorm Hits The South.”
This would be a fantastic reality show.
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February 5, 2010 In Uncategorized

To My Loyal Readers

Hey hey hey! 

So it’s been almost a week since my last post and you know I don’t like that to happen, but see here’s the thing; I have been so busy getting a life, taking care of me (like for real. God it’s like the best thing ever and something I’m not sure I’ve truly ever done before)- that I haven’t spent much time here.
As usual- my cup runneth over with people, places and things going on- random thoughts, events and the other 2 million things that happen in my day that I want to share and write about but the minutes fly as they do so here we are- a week without.
I will come back and with a happy vengeance and have plenty more here soon. Just wanted to drop a hello and thanks for checking in and being the reason why I continue to see all the hope and fun life has to offer. 
It’s no lie that life gets better and better with time. 
I heart my BLR readers and the people (like the ones I stuffed my faced with tonight at the Chocoholic event) who are just those easy, fun and awesome types that when you turn around- the place is shut down and you’re still there chatting away and laughing. (Thanks S, B, L and M)
Here’s to hard work, open minds, changes in life and chocolate ganache!
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January 29, 2010 In Uncategorized

Dream It Do It

That’s what it says on the “Our Values/We Believe” section of the Buffalo ReUse website. In frigid upstate, NY these guys are working with green demolition folks and recycling to sell a ton of stuff that we all usually chuck in a landfill when remodeling or rebuilding. They’re creating jobs and giving oodles of people a way a to participate in bringing their community together. They’re helping to save our planet too!

It makes me very happy to hear about companies and programs like these. I’m always pleasantly surprised that in this crazy world of ours- there’s still so much good to learn about and be inspired by.
Hard-hats off to you Buffalo!
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