practical and meaningful

her encore

 

for her encore, she sang BEAUTIFUL.

my daughter sings

We were celebrating at our friend David Grieco's 40th birthday party in Ojai and my daughter really wanted to sing with the band. She was nervous and excited and could not decide if she should or not. She sang privately to David and Mitch and then mustered the courage to go on stage. David said, come on Sully, it is moments like these that can change your entire life. Let's go.

 

fourteen years

happy anniversary to my husband!                                       downtown los angeles 1997

moving out without leaving home

After 11 years in our house and many purges and cleanouts - and I now feel that the day has come to move out of my house and discard everything that is not useful or meaningful to us  - and then move back in.

Now I know I cannot really move out, and I know I do not have the time to a project of this magnitude - but I will do it.

I plan to do it room by room. Move every single thing out - including furniture. Create a zone (one room - maybe the dining room) for all that will go away and really sort and choose what will live with us for the next 11 years.

The idea is daunting and freeing at the same time and I will try to document and keep you posted on the results.

my daughter and my wedding dress

My daughter was really interested in seeing my wedding dress. She tried it on and we had a great time going through my box of memories including trophies, uniforms, notes, and reference.

community service

“Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to yourself and others.” ~Buddha

 

We are all busy. Life is busy. It is hard to make time to give up your time to help others.

I challenge you to be of service this week. Help someone out. Lend a hand. Donate something.

Do your part to make the world a little better this week.

community art event at bloom

 We spent the month of February working with the Wilshire Vista Neighborhood group and Bloom cafe on a community art project. Look at how beautiful all the pieces look on the wall. We had over 100 participants!

LA TIMES Business Section

It is important to tell our story. To inform people how things came to be. To understand how we came to be. To see forward movement in our lives and goals.

Part of my story is told today in the Los Angeles Times Business section!

 

makeover week

This was a very big week for my daughter.

She got her braces off. She got a cute new haircut. She got her ears pierced. She got her nails done (by my husband!).

 

It is so fun to watch her growing up - she is doing such a good job of it!