Patience

Baylor St. Graffiti Wall via Me

"Have patience with all things, but chiefly have patience with yourself. Do not lose courage in considering your own imperfections but instantly set about remedying them -- every day begin the task anew."

~Saint Francis de Sales

Life

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"I believe every person in our life, 

every relationship, everything is

there for a reason and when you

really pay attention there are certain

little clues we get. It's so crystal

clear what the next step is, it's just

this puzzle and everything is in its

right place and as we grow we take

the next step, the dots get

connected and we eventually

become what we are supposed to be."

~Beyonce, Life Is But A Dream

Go For It

River Seine by Jon Arnold

"Decide that you want it more than you are afraid of it."

~Bill Cosby

Me Too!!!

"I'm not sure what I'll do, but - well, I want to go places and see people. I want my mind to grow. I want to live where things happen on a big scale."

~F. Scott Fitzgerald

*Doodle shapes by KaJ Design

Things You See

I always forget how much more I see of Austin when I'm on foot. Need to be checking things out more often before the 200 degree weather hits. Sunday morning I decided to go out and tour South Lamar while there was no traffic. For the record, I really wish I thought of this prior to the demolitioning of Alamo Drafthouse. Damn hindsight 20/20. Not too worry, there was tons to see.

Very important place on S. Lamar, Saxon Pub

 Alamo Shopping Center was here...

Stores that made up the Alamo Shopping Center. I really need to look at the renderings of the new shopping center, see if it meets with my approval, ha!

I have driven up and down S. Lamar countless times and never once have I noticed this precious green house...

Nope never noticed this yellow building either. And these are things I noticed when on foot on S. Lamar.

Love

 I stumbled upon this wall while downtown the other morning. I know it's been there FOREVER...but you know when you're walking you notice things a lot more. Love how we use the sides of our buildings for art...makes my heart sing.

Yes, you needed to see the wall twice.

*Photography by KaJ Design

Courage

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“The brick walls are there for a reason. The brick walls are not there to keep us out. The brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don’t want it badly enough. They’re there to stop the other people.” 

― Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture

What's Next

Stacey Brandford via desiretoinspire

Dear Blog: We've been together almost 7 years now and I'm hitting a lull. Kinda like the married folks get around this time period, or so I've heard. I have no idea where to take our relationship. It's odd because last year was a blast and I had all this momentum going into 2013. Then BAM, out of nowhere I had no interest to hit the publish button. Don't get me wrong I've seen some beautiful stuff, just haven't found my MoJo for a full post...

Much Love,

Lost Blogger 

PS- isn't that room magnificent? Baby Grand w/ zebra rug, yes!!!

Be Great

via theprettycollection

"Forget about good.

Good is a known quantity.

Good is what we all agree on.

As long as you stick to good,

you'll never have real growth."

~Bruce Mau, designer

The 5th Wall

No, I haven't lost my mind, the ceiling is considered the 5th wall in a room. Painting, tiling, wood on the ceiling is a great way to add some WOW to a room...check it out!

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Source

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Modern Dining Room design by San Francisco Interior Designer Lizette Marie Interior Design

Lizette Marie Interior Design via Houzz

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Traditional Kitchen design by San Francisco Architect Mark Brand Architecture

Mark Brand Architecture via Houzz

Architectural Digest via VintageLuxe

Dream

Delight by Theresa Durant

"Always dream and 

shoot higher than 

you know you can do.

Don't bother to 

just be better than your 

contemporaries or predecessors. 

Try to be better than 

yourself."

~William Faulkner

Update

Hmm, seems 2013 has started off with a bang, and I haven't had a chance to catch my breath. Clearly, blogging has gone by the wayside. Good thing I had quotes figured out, or it would have been radio silence. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of posts to be written, it's the time to sit still long enough to write/post...

Here's what I HAVE been working on so far for the new year. Clean eating...finally! 

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I think it's safe to say my health and fitness has taken a nose dive over the past few years. This year I've decided to finally do something about it. Lucky for me Whole Foods sent out their yearly 28-day challenge in December about the same time I was trying to form my nutrition plan. So, I'm going to a plant based diet meaning no dairy, no processed. I'm not much of a meat eater so I can take or leave that food option. I started my new plan this past week and I'm still figuring things out. I've always spent Sundays cooking for the week, however, my new plan needs some tweaking in order to keep me from starving. I had some emergency runs to the grocery while at work and spent evenings cooking more food. I'm hopeful this next week is more successful.  

Also, I've started Pilates and am LOVING it!!!

That's it for me, how's your new year going?

Beauty

via Angusung

"Elegance is the only beauty that never fades."

~Audrey Hepburn

Glossy

via Elle Decor

Yeah, I know, glossy interiors has been the rage for the past year, I just thought the 2nd day of the New Year would be a good time to post some glossy photos. Enjoy~

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Hope your 2013 is off to a fantastic start!!!

Truth

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"A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity."

~Buddha

Be Bold

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Macalister Mansion by Ministry of Design in Penang, Malaysia. Love the use of red in this room, it just jumps out at you.

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Oh, we know how much I love black walls and look at that black ceiling...Exquisite!!!

Contemporary Living Room design by New York Interior Designer Glenn Gissler Design

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Once upon a time the building above was the American Radiator building. In 2001 it was converted into The Bryant Park Hotel. Somehow I've never seen this when visiting NYC. Clearly, I need to schedule a trip ASAP!

China's Winter Festival via dailymail UK

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