2010 Archive

Nov 12, 2010

Clearing the Way

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Have you ever felt “stuck” in your life?  You know something great lies ahead, but you can’t seem to see the road?  In fact, life may actually be going quite well….but you know it could be even better.

I began feeling this way about two years ago.  I had a medical-based career and made a very good living.  My daily activities centered around consulting with cardiologists, heart surgeons and interventional radiologists on medical procedures.  And even though it all looked good on paper, I was miserable.

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Nov 3, 2010

Quote of the Week

Never again Quote of the Week

Hello and welcome to this week’s quote of the week!  I discovered this one while visiting Alexandra Franzen’s site.  (Read all about Alexandra below.)

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Oct 25, 2010

Quote of the Week

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The best work we can all do is create the highest vision possible for our lives and be led by that vision to the greatest good.

~ Oprah Winfrey

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Oct 22, 2010

Halloween Makeup

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Still looking for a costume?  Sephora has it covered.  With cute little makeup kits, and step-by-step instructions – they’ve taken some of the guess work out of creating a Halloween look.  Six different kits are available.  Vampire, kitten and devil (as seen in this post) plus 3 more!

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Oct 21, 2010

Uniforms in Fashion

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As many of you know, I’ve spent a good share of my week in the master closet.  First, while organizing my new jewelry board, then editing and purging clothing and shoes.

While in the middle of all of this, I realized something about myself…

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Oct 20, 2010

Thank You and the Domino Effect

model in coat boots Thank You and the Domino Effect

I want to say a big THANK YOU to everyone for your kind feedback on yesterday’s post about my new jewelry board.  So many of you made mention of my dear hubby – and I couldn’t agree more.  He’s a keeper for sure!

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Oct 19, 2010

Project: Organzing Jewelry and Scarves

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My love affair with jewelry began at a very early age.  I loved sneaking into my mother’s jewelry box and trying on all her shiny and sparkly baubles.  As I grew up, I became even more enamored with these adornments.  By the time I was in college I saved up to buy my first real emerald ring.  The stones were tiny, the gold band was thin…but I was proud.

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Oct 18, 2010

Quote of the Week

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The road of life twists and turns and no two directions are ever the same. Yet our lessons come from the journey, not the destination.

~Don Williams Jr.

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Oct 15, 2010

Decorating for Autumn

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While summer provides bunches of freshly cut flowers, autumn has its own beauty.  Brightly colored leaves, newly fallen pine cones, pumpkins and gourds all can be used in home décor.  The following photos by Helen Norman show many examples of ways to decorate for the season using items found in nature.  Do you decorate for fall?  Have a beautiful weekend!

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Oct 14, 2010

Brightly Colored Leaves and Earthquakes

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Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.

~Albert Camus

A few of the trees have starting to change colors in my Norman, Oklahoma neighborhood.  Bright orange and beautiful…they’re certainly going out in a blaze of glory!  When I ran across the above quote – I thought it would be perfect for today along with a few gorgeous autumn-orange photos.  (Photos continue below.)

And now about the second part of today’s title…  We had some excitement yesterday.  I experienced my first earthquake.  That’s not really the kind of thing one expects in my region!  (We’re the land of tornadoes – NOT earthquakes.)  From the reports, it sounds like our home was within about 15 miles of the epicenter.  And I definitely felt it.  While it would just be a baby tremor in California, for the inexperienced like me, it was kind of scary.

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