Things I want
Monday, April 7, 2008
There are a lot of things I want right now. And we're strictly talking material items here. I would venture to say there's a significantly deeper post residing behind this one...but I'm not in the mood to go there today. Today, I just feel like talking about the totally shallow desires that I'm having right now.
Shallow desire #1: Chanel makeup palette in Lumiere Naturelle. The perfect combo of 4 neutral eyes shadows, a peachy-pinky blush, and 4 glosses that would flatter anyone...especially me!
Shallow desire #2: Revale skincare night cream. It's my mother's fault that I want $100 skin cream. And to that end, I both blame her and thank her for the fact that I like nice things. A lot. She recommended this fabulous cream that is chockful of coffeeberry extract...apparently supposed to be some miracle antioxidant that will make my currently dull complexion glow. For now, a few strategically placed sparkles will have to suffice.
Shallow desires #3,4,5 & 6: A new bag. I love my current bag but it's too damn heavy before I put any of my crap in it...Can you imagine what happens once I throw in a couple of scripts, my wallet, a makeup bag and all the other ridiculous things that live in my purse? Ooooh - that's interesting. What's in my purse?
let's discuss:
In front pocket 1: keys. work place ID badge. Ticket stub from Charlie Bartlett at the Arclight. Super cute movie btw. Highly enjoyable. I recommend for a mindless, fun diversion. several business cards. Euros from our honeymoon last summer that were stuck inside my passport which I found when I sent my passport in to be renewed. And btw, I've totally made money on these Euros since the dollar has gotten WAY weaker since we were there. This is not a good thing, but the fact that I've made money is. A pot of Smith's rosebud salve - my lipsaver.
In front pocket 2: Aquaphor - also for my lips. Yu-be skin cream. Hands down the best hand cream ever. No pun intended. Barnes and Noble member card. What is this doing in the pocket? great question. A pen.
In large inside pouch 1: Sunglasses case. Change purse holding change for my meters. Bach Rescue Remedy Natural Pastilles. a hair elastic. Pack of travel tissues. menu of services from El Leon where I had an UNBELIEVABLE thai massage two weeks ago that literally fixed aches and pains that I've had for over 2 months. Earplugs.
Large inside pouch 2: Wallet...which is essentially a mini purse in and of itself. checkbook. another hair elastic. Extra passport photos. matches from Dominick's restaurant. A chanel powder brush. Hot pink lancome makeup pouch housing my daily essentials that attempt to make my skin glow since I'm without Revale skin cream right now. Tweezers.
And lastly, large pouch 3 (see? this is a big bag. And if it's heavy empty, then just imagine what it's like FULL!!!) A second pair of fabulous sunglasses from Forever 21. They sort of have a Jackie O look. And they were 5 bucks. Love them. A few pieces of mail that I'm supposed to take care of today at work. (Good thing I decided to go through my bag!) Gift cards to Nordstrom, Bloomingdales, and Neiman Marcus from our wedding. (I suppose all of which could be used to purchase these things that I want...but I'm saving them to get the last remaining items off of our registry that we really want). Why am I carrying them around with me you ask? I've been at these places too many freaking times and wanted to just take care of registry stuff, but I don't have the damn cards on me. So now I carry them with me so I don't have that issue. And lastly, 2 scripts that I read over the weekend of writers who would like to staff on a show for next season.
See, part of the reason my current bag is so heavy is because there's so much room for me to shove stuff in it. That's not to say that if I had the pleasure of owning any of the below, there wouldn't be equally as much shoving room. BUT. There is one difference and it's MAJOR.
These bags are light. Light as a feather. They are SO light on my shoulder that I barely even notice that they are there.
I was about to tell you about these bags, but before I do, can we talk about something for a moment? When the hell did things get so expensive. I mean clothes and shoes and bags and things like that. I mean, clothes are FREAKING expensive. My pocketbook can not POSSIBLY keep up with my taste these days. I went into Anthropologie last week and they had a five HUNDRED dollar dress. Since when did Anthropologie start carrying $500 items of clothing??? Seriously! There used to be a time where you could go to certain stores and at least feel safe looking at everything because everything in the store fell within a certain price range. Anthropologie was one of thsoe stores...I felt safe. Until I spied the 500 dollar dress. And this was no evening gown. This was your average, every day, adorably run of the mill dress. For 500 bucks. The world is ending.
Which brings me to bags. I know that the Gucci's and Chanel's and Prada bags of the world have always been expensive. But now it's all just insane. So no judgement on the cost of these bags...all I'm saying is I like them. And I want them. I'm not saying I'm going to have them. Meanwhile, how is it that every freaking woman on the west coast seems to walk down the street with these $1000 bags? Sometimes people have more than 1! They have 2 or 3 that they alternate. This baffles me.
The first 2 bags are Francesco Biasia. I saw the first one at Bloomingdales this weekend - it comes in this size and a larger size and I tried both on my shoulder and couldn't decide which size I wanted. Good thing I didn't actually have to make the choice since I knew I was walking out empty handed...
Shallow want #3 - The Francesco Biasia Straw Satchel
Shallow want #4 - Francesco Biasia Adah Satchel. I saw this one in NYC a few weeks ago. This was the first time that I realized it was really time for a new bag. While the knots in my shoulders have existed for weeks in LA, It was carrying the bag around the city for hours at a time that made me realize that I could be a slave to both fashion and my body if I decided to start carrying a lighter bag. I tried this one on and fell a little bit in love...although not as in love as I fell wiiiiiiiiiith....
Shallow want #5: Rebecca Minkoff Market Bag. I saw it in Black which I loved...but I like this dusty color they have at Bloomie's as well although it's not as versatile. I heart this bag with a capital H. It might be the perfect bag - light as a feather leather with just enough great pockets inside and out for all of the ridiculous odds and ends that I tote around, but not sooooooo many that I don't know where things are. I keep searching every day to see if it goes on sale. In which case I still won't be able to afford it since sale for a bag that starts at $675 doesn't really fall into the bargain range. This is one of those "when I get a job that pays me double what I'm making now I'm buying this for myself as a gift" bags.
Shallow want #6: Discovered today while perusing Bluefly. This is one of those bags that goes from the outrageous price of $695 to the bargain basement price of $415...see what I'm talking about? Sale, shmale. Maybe if it goes on sale from the sale, we can talk. But it sure is cute. 
okay...I'm off the bags. At least for this current edition of I want...off the bags and ontooooooooooo SHOES!!!!!
Shallow want #7: These Tory Burch wedges are everything a girl could want and desire in a shoe. The flats hurt me...not enough arch support. I need a little lift, but it would be nice to wear something that's not 3 inches as well. These are the perfect solution...except for the little fact that they come with the price tag of $275. Mom, if you're feeling charitable, the only size they have left on Saks.com is a 7...MY SIZE!!! AND, they're giving triple points for shopping online only until April 9! You still have 24 hours...
For the days I'm feeling far less practical, there's Shallow want #8. These fabulous Cole Haan heels in bright yellow. I love a great, bright colored shoe...it makes any outfit pop. And despite their 4 inch heel, these sunflower yellow shoes are fully equipped with a Nike air sole, making them shockingly comfortable. How do I know this? Easy. I tried them on at Bloomie's this weekend...when they were 30% off their steep price tag. However, I practiced tremendous self restraint and did not use our wedding gift cards to purchase these impractical beauties. Part of the reason that I was able to practice such self restraint is that I was showing kindness to my worn out shoulders and had switched bags...which meant that the gift cards were at home. It's a good thing too...
Shallow want #9: J Brand Lovestory jeans. The lovestory is between me and the way these jeans fit my ass. Seriously, these babies are perfectly named. This is the one item on the list that I have moved to the top of my "you should make this purchase" list given that the cost/wear ratio of jeans is amazing. I'd say at the end of the life of a pair of jeans, I've paid about 25 cents per wearing. Now that I mention that, that's probably pretty true for bags as well. Interesting.
Anyhow. I love these jeans. I've tried them on on skinny days, I've tried them on on fat days. They look good every time. These are my next big purchase. Of course that might not happen for 6 months, but hey - I'm ready.
Off of clothes and on to more practical items...Shallow want #10!!!!! The no!no! hair remover from Sephora. I'm dying to have this. This thing is supposed to eliminate 65% of body hair (unwanted in case you weren't clear...meaning not my eyebrows or the hair on top of my head) with repeated use. And on top of that, it doesn't hurt. Nope. Not one little bit. AND it's easy to use. If you are a man, you might not understand the beauty of a product like this (for which, by the by, I have read several positive reviews from pedestrian users that haven't been paid by the company) but this is one to add to the top of my list.
And now on to home goods from aforementioned Anthropologie. I actually don't go into Anthropologie for clothing all that much anymore. I usually go to admire the selection of cookbooks, the kitschy new dishes and glassware, and yes...the gorgeous furnishings. We'll start small with Shallow want #11. $150 for a shower curtain is outrageous, but I still love this one. It's pretty without being overly feminine and it just sort of feels like it would make me smile every time I walked into my bathroom. It's got a whole flora y fauna thing going on and I love it. I'd love it more if I could get it at Target for $19.99...
Next up on the Anthropologie covet list is shallow want #12 - this fabulous upholstered headboard. We need a headboard. Everything you ever read in the Feng Shui world says it's imperative to have a headboard - that it's a symbol of stability. I think it's time for us to get a headboard...and I really like this one. Plus, the suggest a headboard with curves in it for artistic people...which we both are. Hmmm...this want might not be so shallow afterall... I'll keep telling myself that.
Last on the list of Anthropologie shallow wants is this amazing dresser - shallow want #13. I have been in love with this dresser for 2+ years. I stare at it longingly, dreaming of the day when we buy our first home and I decorate our bedroom to match this dresser. It's just...perfection in the form of a dresser. Don't you think? I pray that Anthropologie carries this just long enough for me to buy it...A
And lest you think that I am entirely unpractical in nature, I' ve got my final shallow wants that are actually on the list for when I receive my next Bed, Bath, and Beyond 20% off coupons in the mail...
Shallow want #14...this faboo Simple Human fliptop dishrack - there's a special knife block for my Shun knives (the joy of having amaaaaaazing knives in the kitchen is beyond words. Truly). There are stem racks on the side for drying my wine glasses. I like compartments. I like tools that make it clear where each thing should go for maximum drying efficiency. Bottom line, I really like this dish rack. 
Shallow want #15 -- this one sort of doesn't count because I already bought one set for myself and I'm going out to get another one this weekend but you should all have these hangers. Seriously. Use your 20% off Bed Bath coupon and go get them. With the coupon it's $30 for 50 hangers and they are incredible. My small closet was become difficult to maneuver. I couldn't see anything - it all felt stuffed in. Until I found these. They claim to provide three times more closet space which I thought was absolutely ridiculous...until I saw it for myself. My once cluttered closet is now a sight for sore eyes. Except my eyes don't get sore because I can actually see my clothes! And as if that weren't enough, they have a lovely velvety no-slip surface with indents for straps on every hanger. I'm totally and completely in love. They're called ultra slim flocked hangers and if I were you, I would run...not walk. 
There's not much for me to want in the kitchen department since I got married last May (ummm...it's been almost a year. Which is crazy. But we'll discuss that another day) and I next to my husband, Williams-Sonoma is my first love. Honestly...there's no store I love more. And I wouldn't give up any of my kitchen stuff to have any of those bags or shoes. I might find one or two things I'd trade for the jeans and the dresser but it would be hard.
Now? I just want more cookbooks. Right now, these 2 are at the top of my list and I'm not considering this a shallow want since my cooking will benefit not only myself, but all those who get to eat my yummy food. Right?
So these are on the top of my list:
The only of the barefoot collection that I don't have. And since the rest have been incredible, I feel I must have this one as well...
This book is interesting to me because I love chefs and I love getting inside of their heads. I want to know what they like to eat and since this book deals with the meals they would choose to be their last and the recipes to accompany, it seems like a natural to add to my collection.
And lastly, I've become an Alice Waters devotee...I'm loving the sheer simplicity of her dishes. She instructs exactly how to compliment the natural flavors of food. So this would be an ideal addition as well.
And perhaps, my bank account would be bigger and all of this would closer to my fingertips if I could have this last thing I want:
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Posted byMeesh-elle my Belle at 5:53 PM 3 comments
Labels: lists, random thoughts
Some days
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Some days the words come out just right but are heard all wrong.
Some days you feel like having a cocktail by noon.
Some days the tears sit quietly behind your eyes, begging for the perfect moment to stream down your cheeks.
Some days you question every decision you've made.
Some days you wish someone else would do it for you.
Some days you wish you were 5 again and had the whole world ahead of you. Or at least in your early 20's.
Some days you don't have to feel like you don't exist because there are people to tell you it's true.
Some days you just want to run away.
Some days you wish you could do things differently.
Some days you want to tell people to just. shut. up.
Some days you would like people to realize that they actually do NOT know everything - about the world or about you.
Some days you wish you could see into the future.
Some days you wish you could stay in bed eating cookies all day.
Some days you actually wouldn't mind being invisible.
Some days you wish you never got out of bed in the morning and you count the minutes until you can crawl into bed and turn out the light. And turn off your brain.
Some days you just want to end.
This was just one of those days.
Posted byMeesh-elle my Belle at 4:57 PM 2 comments
Labels: daily, life lessons, lists
Random things about me
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Name one person who made you laugh last night? My husband
What were you doing at 8:00 PM? Returning from a quick dinner/grocery trip to Whole Foods
What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Speaking to an American Airlines agent trying to upgrade us using miles for our trip to Italy this summer
What happened to you in 2006? 2006??? Jeez. I got engaged. I got certified to teach yoga. I took some an online writing class. I got promoted. I started to plan a wedding. I moved from an apartment to a house. I went to Mexico with friends. I grew up a little.
What was the last thing you said out loud? I don't get it.
How many beverages did you have today? 2 bottles of water, 1 cup of english breakfast tea with whole milk and sugar, and I will definitely be having a glass of vino later this evening
What color is your hairbrush? both of my round brushes have cork handles with black bristles.
What was the last thing you paid for? a cup of tomato basil soup
Where were you last night? at home, then Whole Foods, then home with husband and 2 friends watching Deal or No Deal and trying to figure out the banker's strategy
What color is your front door? a lovely blue that's not too bright
Where do you keep your change? in the cup holder of my car for meters, in a jar in our laundry room for coming out of pockets or scooping up of off counters and dressers, and in various bag bottoms
What’s the weather like today? gorgeous - sunny and 70. maybe all you new yorkers should think about moving to LA... I believe weather is my number 1 reason!!!
What’s the best ice-cream flavor? Depends on my mood. I always love mint chocolate chip, but if it's a day when I want "stuff" then I'm a sucker for Ben and Jerry's Phish Food or Everything But the Kitchen Sink. But when my husband makes his ice cream line, it will definitely be that because he has the best flavor ideas EVER.
What excites you? Figuring out what's next for me, upcoming weekends with great friends, cooking and wine, seeing theater or film or reading a book that makes me feel alive, traveling
Do you want to cut your hair? I just did a month ago from the middle of my back to a bob ala Katie Holmes-ish...
Are you over the age of 25? yes. very much so.
Do you talk a lot? yeah, but I'm learning the virtue of not.
Do you know anyone named Steven? I do - my uncle that passed away in the fall and my 2nd cousin that passed away a couple of years ago. Who knew that could be such a morbid question.
Do you make up your own words? Making up words is fantabulous.
Are you a jealous person? I try not to be but I am on occassion. Is there anyone out there that's never jealous?? If there is, can you PUH-LEASE email me or comment so I can know your secrets. I hate being jealous. HATE. I am jealous that you don't get jealous.
Who’s the first person on your received call list? Nancy Cho from my tale of a Brittney Hit and Run
What does the last text message you received say? "I meant sunday. We were going to drive from tuscon sat and either come straight to you or stay somewhere in between. But don't change any plans."
Do you chew on your straw? Never
Do you have curly hair? Yes, but I often wear it straight although it's quite cute curly with the new cut
Where’s the next place you’re going to? the gym if I make it before my dinner at a wine bar where I will be consuming aforementioned glass of vino
Who’s the rudest person in your life? wow. I don't think I can answer that.
What was the last thing you ate? tomato basil soup
Will you get married in the future? already am.
What’s the best movie you’ve seen in the past 2 weeks? I loved Juno but There Will Be Blood is a definitive must see as well
Is there anyone you like right now? Like? Like boy like or like people like? I like a lot of people...
When was the last time you did the dishes? Sunday I think. Yeah...that sounds right.
Are you currently depressed? Nope.
Did you cry today? Nope.
Why did you answer and post this? I read it on someone else's blog and liked it and they offered it up willingly to anyone who wanted to try...and I didn't feel like coming up with my own idea today.
Posted byMeesh-elle my Belle at 5:37 PM 2 comments
Things I fear While Driving
Thursday, January 10, 2008
I don't know if I was this way before I lived in New York. I can't remember what it was like to drive when I was younger. I mean, I remember backing into a tree in a parking lot while I was practicing for my driver's license with my dad. I remember driving into the garage door in high school and as if I weren't already in enough trouble, hearing my sister say in her highest pitched voice possible, "I can't sleep in my room tonight!!!! I mean, it's over the garage!! WHAT IF THE HOUSE CAVES IN???" I remember getting my license and getting my first car and driving from Chicago to New York City. I remember getting a flat tire on 128 on my way to a voice lesson and feebly attempting to change it myself in my tight jeans and red leather jacket and ankle boots (ohhhhhh the wonderful memories of high school fashion) until the cops came and changed it for me (but only after yelling at me for being so stupid as to try to change a tire on the side of the busiest freeway in Massachusetts.) But I don't remember if I was a good driver or a nervous driver or an apathetic driver or a defensive driver or a risky driver. I can't remember if I actually liked driving (save the time when I was in high school and it spelled freedom).
But I'll tell you this - I do not like it now. There are many many reasons that I don't like driving, not the least of which is the other maniacs that seem to be on the road in Los Angeles. But mostly, what I don't like is that I actually feel paranoid when I drive. I can walk with reckless abandon, confident that I will not fall, I will not get hit, I will be fine. And the truth is, it's sort of ridiculous that I am soooo confident in my walking abilities given that I am one of the bigger klutzes on the face of the universe. But walking gives me no pause. Driving, on the other hand, seems to have me all up in arms.
I am constantly paranoid when I drive in LA. And in general, the things that I'm nervous about are RIDICULOUS.
When I am stopped and there is a pedestrian crossing - be it at a red light or a crosswalk - I am scared that my foot is going to slip off the brake and I'm going to hit them. This is not normal.
When I am taking a left hand turn and there's not a light, I am scared that I am going to miss that person coming from the left. In driving school they taught us to look left, then right, then left again. I do that...about 75 times. "Left, right, left, left, right, left, left, left...ok...I can turn now...wait left! OK!" This is not normal.
I am nervous that somehow, my car has put up some sort of invisible barrier and other cars can't see me and will back into, drive into, sideswipe, etc. my car because they don't see me. This fear is mildly more rational in that drivers in Los Angeles seem to be completely narcissistic people who only seem to be aware of themselves in their own cars. This is insane, impossible, and also...not normal.
I am paranoid that, while driving on the highway, I am going to be too close to the side barrier and scrape the entire side of my car. Not normal.
I also get scared that trucks will have no idea I am there, change lanes unknowingly and squash my car completely. I suppose this fits in with the belief that my car somehow turns invisible.
Every so often (this one is rare), when it's dark out and I'm stopped at a light, I have a fleeting fear that I'm going to get carjacked. (I know - that's so 90's.)
I get nervous that, because I have ZERO sense of spatial relations, I am going to make a turn and think that I'm turning wide enough but not and hit something. (This has actually occurred before so this fear is not entirely unfounded.)
I am nervous that I am going to physically hurt someone one day - not because I drive into them but because I actually get OUT of my car and physically harm them due to the fact that they are complete and total morons on the road. Example: Last night I was driving down an alley to get to a main street after stopping at a gas station. I turned left into the alley after looking left and right several times (but fewer than normal because it was an alley with almost zero traffic). When I pulled into the alley, there was a car stopped about 200 feet in front of me, but there was also a car coming toward me in the opposite direction. So I pulled behind the first stopped car and politely waited for the car to pass so that I could be on my merry way. However, for some UNKNOWN reason, the car coming in the opposite direction ALSO stopped and sat there...staring at me. I have no explanation for this and I have no where to go because I'm behind one car and the other car is in front of and to the side of me. And they just stare at me. I stare back for a moment and finally throw up my hands and give them this wide eyed annoyed look that clearly says, "Uuuuuuuuuummmmmmmmm where should I go moron? I was being polite and letting you go and now you've boxed me in and seem to be having some sort of Mexican standoff and I'm going to win simply based on the fact that I have nowhere to go except for backwards and I am NOT backing up to give in to your RUDE ASS!" Apparently having read my mind (or just my pissed off expression) the driver moved. However, had he not, I can not be held responsible for my actions of road rage. Driving makes me an angry person. Which in general, I am not. I actually think that this is fairly normal.
I am nervous about parking lots. People in this town are maniacs about parking spaces and seem to do all sorts of illegal maneuvers just to get to a spot. I have total anxiety while driving in parking lots. Especially when I come into contact with the crazies who wave you to go and then, if you don't step on the gas in a matter of miliseconds going from 0 to out of their way, they get annoyed, change their minds, and decide they are no longer going to let you go...and this happens just as your car has finally started to move forward, causing you to slam on the breaks and let the indian-giver go ahead of you.
I feel concerned that the man in the car next to me, ogling at the half-dressed girls walking down Robertson is going to drown in his own drool and side swipe me. Or that the agent that is on her bluetooth yelling at her assistant while checking her blackberry and reading her client's most recent script is going to slam his foot down in anger, forgetting that she's in his car and ram into me.
As you see, I am not at home in the driver's seat. I sort of view a car like a dangerous weapon that's in the hands of the wrong people. A LOT of wrong people. Perhaps including me.
Posted byMeesh-elle my Belle at 10:55 AM 0 comments
Lessons & reflections from my 31st year
Friday, November 9, 2007
As I head into 32, some of the things I've learned, seen, and experienced in the last year - some for the first time and some all over again:
Life ebbs and flows and ebbs and flows and ebbs again. We'd all rather be in the flow, but we'd never recognize it's value or learn without the ebb.
Patience is a virtue. Rome wasn't built in a day. Keep going for it if you believe in it, if you're passionate about it. And if you can't tell, then start actually consider moving forward on to something new...if you miss it before you've left, then you'll know it's not time yet.
Live in the now before the now is the was.
Weddings bring out the best and the worst in people. You get to see people's true colors. Some of them are the most beautiful colors of the rainbow and others are murky, cloudy brown.
There are some days, some moments that will be the best of your life - surrounded by the people that you love the most and full of life and love. Treasure them. Be grateful when they are your moments and be present of how important and what a gift it is to be part of others moments.
No one ever dies in your heart or your memory.
You are never handed anything that you can't deal with. You are always strong enough to get through. Always.
Italy is a place of magic, love, spirit, and fantastic arugula.
Movies and TV can really screw you up. They aren't real life but we've seen so much that we sometimes think that's how it's all supposed to look or turn out. Real life is real life. And real life is good.
Compassion and the ability to forgive are two of the most important skills to have. We all make mistakes and we all inadvertently hurt people. Next time you're the one who's upset, just remember that you've mistakenly hurt someone's feelings too. And that goes for yourself too. Don't be so damn hard on you. You deserve compassion and forgiveness too. There are no mistake that can't be fixed with a little time and effort.
Champagne should not be saved for special occasions.
Listen with an open heart. And just listen while you are listening. Don't think about what you're going to say when the person is done talking. That's thinking - not listening. You'll say something a lot smarter when the other person is done if you really listen. I'm still working on this one.
Life's too short to live in "what if". If you want to, then do. It's also too short to live in regrets. What's done is done...now move forward.
Unless it's naturally that way, don't eat fat free. It tastes so much better when it's real.
Yoga is not an option for me...it's a necessity.
It's OK to not like certain people that you feel like you're supposed to like.
You can't please everyone all the time. The most important person to please is yourself.
I love my girlfriends. I love the relationships that I know I will have forever - that will ebb and flow and ebb again...but will always return back to the flow. Time spent with good girlfriends is always time well spent. It's imperative to my happiness.
Family is important. Communication in family is important. Forgiveness in family is important.
Sometimes it's really good to quiet down inside your own head.
Your road is your own.
Dancing is really good for your spirit.
I can't control much in life. No one can. And that's just the way it is.
Embrace your strengths and acknowledge your weaknesses and be aware of who you are. The whole kit and caboodle.
Ice cream will always put a smile on your face.
Accept change. It's going to happen whether you like it or not - it will be a lot easier if you can acknowledge it it and look forward to a new part of the journey.
Make good, direct eye contact. It exudes confidence. If you're not feeling confident, fake it. Eventually it will feel natural.
My 31st year was full of ups and downs and laughter and tears and celebrations and losses and firsts and lasts. It was a big year. And I look forward to this 32nd year a little older and, I hope, a little wiser too.
Posted byMeesh-elle my Belle at 2:23 PM 1 comments
Labels: lists, musings on life
32 Reasons Why I Like LA
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
1. The weather is great and on the occasional day that it's not, I don't have to walk in it...I just have to go from car to building to car. (Note to reader: car to building to car could also be on my list of reasons I don't like LA...uch! I've already swayed!!! back on track...)
2. Outdoor activities - endless hiking possibilities, biking, etc...
3. A home. A real live home with lots of light flooding in with a back patio and a front yard.
4. Farmer's markets and delicious fresh produce
5. Grocery shopping
6. The ability to get in a car and take a road trip to Mexico, San Diego, Palm Springs, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Las Vegas, Arizona, Napa...etc. It's easy to get out to a lot of really beautiful places.
7. The beach, it's proximity, and the amount of days that you can use it.
8. For the first time in 11 years, I get to live in the same city as one of my childhood best friends.
9. It's a shorter trip to Asia, Hawaii, Australia and Bali than the east coast
10. The Mexican food is far superior
11. The sushi is pretty incredible too.
12. I've met a few great people that I'm so grateful to have in my life.
13. Target and Best Buy (they're hard to find in the city and even if you can - you don't have a car to get all your stuff home)
14. Lazy Sundays - I never learned that art in NYC.
15. Dinner parties
16. Exploring a new part of the country
17. YOGA!!! Yoga classes are definitely better in LA.
18. We found our puppy here - and the Mulholland Dog Park or Runyon Canyon beat any NYC dog park.
19. Palm trees.
20. The Beach Boys
21. I don't have my annual panic attack in the Times Square subway station because there are too many people and I'm screaming inside my own head for everyone to just move and let me get through to where I need to go.
22. I have a FANTASTIC therapist here.
23. Change is good...and Los Angeles has helped me to figure myself out, get out of my comfort zone.
24. It's an adventure that Matt and I get to share separate and apart from all the other people in our families...something different that we'll always have together.
25. Pinkberry. I know you New Yorker's don't like it but I say it beats chemically-tasting Tasty Delight ANY DAY.
26. The Arclight Cinema - you have to love a movie theater with assigned, comfy seats
27. The Golden Globes are on at 5 so I can actually stay awake for the entire thing (well...most of the time.)
28. Trader Joe's. I know there's one in NYC now...but there wasn't when I lived there and I freaking love this place...
29. Mani/pedis- They're cheaper and better.
30. My hairdresser, Robert, at Roman Salon.
31. Ikea with a car. No renting, no buses...pure ease.
32. My shoes are in MUCH better shape than they ever were in NYC.
Of course for every reason I've thought of here, I have 10 reasons why I love New York. But I suppose that's why I have this blog now, isn't it?
Posted byMeesh-elle my Belle at 2:04 PM 3 comments
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