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I've finally returned home after being gone since July 5th. That's a stretch of time, folks. Collection of photos making me excited and happy to be back home and try some new and much anticipated things, among them a new Helmut Lang tuxedo jacket, Wang boots, fresh flowers for the living room, and new salad recipes. 

Plus, my birthday is coming up in 2 weeks! There's something very definitive about turning 28. Perhaps because it's a solid "late 20's" number and from there, the first decade of transition away from mental and physical adolescence. Time to start taking even more care with myself- thinking of doing my first alpha-beta peel this fall, switching up the exercise, investing in softening facial oils & Kiehl's facial sunscreen and adding more vegetables to my diet. It's all very exciting, going deeper and closer into the next phase of my life. It's something I'm going to face openly and with gumption! 

Cheers to living with intention!

xo

Friday inspiration

• Finding the right bookcase for the living room is proving to be a challenge
• I'm going to organize our 2011 year in accordion file binders, then color code then in the yet-to-be-found bookcase
• the Cliff Hanger acai bowl I ate this morning from LiquidJuice Bar was positively, radiantly delicious. I love anything that has granola listed as an ingredient. Now stuffed like a pimento olive
• The bf's gym closed today after filing bankruptcy without notifying it's members or staff. What a terrible way to the start the weekend!
• giddy still over the free PPV certificates I have yet to use. Suggestions?
• I start my reformer pilates classes tomorrow. Nervous, but more excited than anything else. The soreness will be welcomed like an old friend
• Grateful that the headache, or should I say cranial torture, I had with me all day yesterday has subsided. Caffeine and sugar are slowly becoming a thing of the past. SLOWLY.
• I'm proud of myself for turning down the square of buttermilk biscuit chocolate last night but failed to do the same to the block of rosemary fontina cheese. 
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was the movie of the night yesterday and I am finally coming around to realizing the stunning beauty of Elizabeth Taylor - RIP. 
• Feeling inspired by the minimal scenes and single location from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and may be switching gears a little in the script presently sitting on my desktop.
• Procuring a VitaMix blender is now on my kitchen "to-buy" list on the fridge. 
• A lot of my blog postings are food and lifestyle photography, but very little on clothing. 
• A new goal is to make every 3rd posting fashion-related. 
• As uncomfortable as I am in front of the camera, I think this exercise will grant the bf and myself artistic benefits. 
• The gloomy weather outside only inspires me to clean up around the house more. Kitchen: check. Living room: check. To do: bedroom.
• All You Need Is Love

Happy Friday!