Hanging on the wall where I’m house sitting:
I kept thinking about snapping a photo. Seemed appropriate for today.
#LearnAndDoBetter #SecondChances #Life
Not much in the early morning beats a sunrise. Especially from an airplane. This was my 6am today:
It is so nice to sit in uninterrupted, unplugged silence, and just watch what happens:
Escape, explore, make new memories…and appreciate going home too. Love travel!
Whatever life you want is out there and possible. How are you making the most of today?
#UpInTheAir #WanderingHomebody #Reflection
I’m pretty much obsessed with this book that was gifted to me this summer:
It is raw, real, and one of the best things I have ever read. One of my favorite pages:
I went to a 6:30am spinning class this morning and had all I could do to not burst into tears during that 60 minutes of dark-roomed, hard-core, sweat intensity. My mind was on one person only, who’s at the peak of a battle that’s beyond unfair. My legs pushed and pushed as if they were possessed to obliterate this person’s illness away. Oh how I wish my 110% effort, and an hour on a bike could change the world and cure cancer.
Today is Monday August 31, 2015. Continuing my Monday Hell Yeah! Get up, get out, and go for it! – themed posts, I’m vowing to not only tackle the motherfucking shit out of love, but to tackle the motherfucking shit out of life in general. Please join me. If we have our health and one single person who loves & believes in us, how lucky are we? Some people don’t have those incredible luxuries.
Get up, get out, and go for whatever you’ve been afraid of. Life is too short to not tackle to motherfucking shit out of everything.
#TodayIsTheDay #LiveWhileYoureLiving #Fearless
I’ve always been a little cloud obsessed. In the air yesterday afternoon:
#Daydream #Possibilities #StayingInspired
…or the bread with perfectly whipped butter, or the frisee salad, or the corn polenta ravioli with truffle, or the steak frites, or the wine, or the company. It was all just awful!
So thankful for the treat, the laughs, and the time with our table of 6!
#StillFull #NapaLife #BelatedBirthdayCelebration
Favorite photo I’ve taken this week. Feels like I can reach out and pick one!
#Napa #BirthdayMonth #Travel
Great company, old friends, new friends, patio, fresh food, warm night air, bubbles:
We might look like we are, but we’re not fancy; Farmers market stop, cook up a yummy dinner, light some cheap candles:
…add laughter, good conversation, and voila! – A perfect summer night is born, time together and sustenance. Money spent on experiences, not stuff.
How are you making the most of your time with people around you?
#Travel #SayYesWhenInvited #LifeOnTheBlueLollipopRoad
I’ve been holding out on you! (I can’t tell you all my secrets, all the time:)
A few months ago, just before the weather started blazing into the start of summer, I had an unexpected conversation that has 100% changed not only the course of my work life, but I feel like potentially my whole life. (ONE 5 minute conversation!!!)
For real.
So I’ve been plugging away since that day, on this new work that truly fuels me, inspires me, uses my talents/experience, and pays me. I’d been fighting so very desperately for years to figure it out and it is here!
HALLELUJAH THANK YOU, JESUS! (And I don’t even go to church.)
This means you will see big changes here to the Blue Lollipop Road you’ve known for nearly 7 years. I guess this 7 year cycle stuff is for real. I love it. I’ve partnered up with a branding company who I’ll share about soon. They’re working hard to completely overhaul my beloved BLR website into the 2.0 version; cleaner, clearer, and even more alive.
This is big time.
I was going to wait to share this news until closer to launch date, but because of a text conversation today with a friend that made me smile huge, here we are. (Also, I’m awful at staying quiet when I am over-the-moon excited, anyway. I can’t believe I’ve made it this long!)
(My words are in the blue bubbles.)
If you’re still fighting hard to figure out what you love/who you love/how to love/what to do/where to go/how to be…keep fighting, you will figure it out! When you get “there” all battled and bruised from the fight you’ve put up, you will be so good and so happy you’ll be unstoppable. It will feel so much sweeter, I promise. Specific to my work/money life, I’ve been at the edge of feeling like a never going to figure it out nut job for years. No joke, it has been the most frustrating and often debilitating process of my life. I’ve lost friends, screwed up relationships, driven my family bonkers, bawled my eyes out, exhausted myself spinning in circles- you name it, but I’ve kept pushing because I’ve always believed, and boom! It happened. Timing/I was ready/A random chat with a stranger in a Starbucks- whatever the reason it is, my place has come and there ain’t no stopping me now, baby!
LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO GIVE UP. Believe in yourself, know there’s a place for you and you are not a freak if you don’t have it all figured out- no matter what age you are. Carry on your fight, call me when you get to your place, and we will raise a glass together.
Go get ’em, tiger.
#FindYourFreedom #WorkThatMatters #Believe
Peach salad; Arugula & manchego cheese:
Tortilla Española; Potato & Sweet Onion Spanish Omelette:
Lunch today. So yummy. Love this town.
#NapaLife #FoodPorn #Travel
I’m on a bit of a Monday kick lately. A seize the day-let’s crush it-go get it-make it happen, kind of kick. Why not? Life is short- inspire yourself! I’m digging it. After a crazy busy work weekend, this Monday kicks off on an airplane to a week of fun and writing focus:
Besides family & friends, some of my favorite things include travel, chocolate, and wine, so I’m headed to get some of the best and I can’t wait. T-11 hours until I’ll be standing in fabulous company with a glass of liquid grape in my hand. Whoop!
This morning while a passenger behind me in line during check-in grumpily yelled at the ticketing agent, I chatted happily & laughed with the nice guy behind me. While groups of business people rushed to their gates, I stood in the sun-drenched windows, staring at the planes, daydreaming like an excited kid heading off to Disneyland:
I love airports; the people that are a little off their rockers, the chaos of air travel commuters, those with the thrill of the trip of a lifetime happening, the anticipation of going to see someone you love, the start of a new life adventure…all that energy and madness! (And people watching is the best, of course. Humans are never-fail entertainment and always interesting to study.)
Now boarding at gate A12…
How are you doing Monday?
#Travel #DontWait #LifeOutsideTheDroneZone