Archive for November, 2009

Interview | Coco + Kelley

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

I recently discovered Coco + Kelley, Cassandra Lavalle’s lovely website, and connected with her over our passion for beauty. She was intrigued by Style Statement and interviewed me for her blog: “What’s Your Style Statement?“

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Inspiration | Moleskine City Notebooks

Friday, November 13th, 2009

“For any traveler who has any taste of his own, the only useful guide-book will be the one which he himself has written.” Aldous Huxley
I want to go to Paris. My adventure will include using the Paris Moleskine City Notebook. The thread-bound City Notebook has 228 pages, with 44 pages in color. The beauty of [...]

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5 Loves | November

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

What I’m loving this week:

Cool crafts through the Hand in Hand program. Kate Spade has partnered up with Women for Women International to support women in Africa to create beautifully crafted products. Warms you from your head to your heart.
American Hasidic Jewish reggae. Matisyahu’s music shakes my soul. “All of my songs are influenced and [...]

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Inspiration | Manners Never Go Out of Style

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

A young woman at a restaurant paints her fingernails, a young man horks next to my baby stroller, and an old lady bumps me in the grocery store – all during my daily walk. I’m shocked and appalled at some people’s disrespect for others and for Mother Earth.
Either they’re unaware or uneducated. What a shame [...]

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Inspiration | Poster Perfect

Friday, November 6th, 2009

One of the coolest and most affordable ways to bring art into your space is with a poster from AllPosters.com. The choices are great, satisfying every style from contemporary to traditional. As for me, combine hip colors and meaningful text and I’m sold.
Andy Warhol poster photo from AllPosters.com

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Soul | I Gotta Be Me

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Alfred Adler, Austrian psychologist and colleague of Sigmund Freud, coined the term lifestyle in 1929. Adler said,
“Lifestyle” is the sum total of the values, passions, knowledge, meaningful deeds and eccentricities that constitute the uniqueness of each individual.”
What struck me about Adler’s definition is the word eccentricities. I know my values, my passions, the meaningful deeds [...]

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