A Bunch of Gibberish

Monday, February 06, 2012

Happiness

"Happiness is neither virtue nor pleasure nor this thing nor that, but simply growth. We are happy when we are growing."

~William Butler

Friday, February 03, 2012

Natural Light

I can't explain how much I NEED huge windows in my house. Even with the Texas sun and the astronomical electricity bills...I love natural light!!!

via The Decorista

via Post and Grant

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via Freshome

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Wednesday, February 01, 2012

A Little Humor for Your Wednesday

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Monday, January 30, 2012

"Live life fully while you're here. Experience everything. Take care of yourself and your friends. Have fun, be crazy, be weird. Go out and screw up! You're going to anyway, so you might as well enjoy the process. Take the opportunity to learn from your mistakes: find the cause of your problem and eliminate it. Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human."
- Anthony Robins

Friday, January 27, 2012

Room with a View

via Freshome

Not a bad view for a bedroom.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

South Austin Fun

Fun things I see in my hood while running.

These barrels bring a smile to my face every time we run by them.

I'm so glad these lights are still up...I thought they were only for the holidays, turns out they're year 'round.

Taking yard art to a whole new level.

Because you need a side view. Also, another smiley feature while out running.

My assistant.

Monday, January 23, 2012

It's Monday

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"Going for it doesn’t guarantee success. But to me, that’s not entirely the point. I want to take risks, try new things, and continue to build and create. If I was guaranteed to succeed then it wouldn’t be called a risk. And if I waited for the can’t-fail moment, then I would never try anything new. The key is discerning what’s worth going for and what’s worth shelving.”~ Shawn Blanc shawnblanc.net

(Quote via Design Thought Leader)

Friday, January 20, 2012

Sweet Dreams

Happy Friday! Any exciting plans for the weekend? I'm hoping for a little lazy time myself...

Suzanne Kasler

Simpleblueprint

via Bear Hill Interiors

I love how this room is modern and comfy at the same time...that green stripe, perfection!

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Sweet dreams!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Art Work I'm Lovin'

I've seen some really cool and different art lately that I thought I would share with you. Do you have a favorite artist?

Nat Nicklin

James Nares

Steve Mills

The above 2 paintings look like photographs...guess what, they aren't...they are indeed oil paintings on aluminum. This guy is super talented!

Francois Marie Banier

I first read about Francois Marie Banier's work on the design blog, Sketch42, I follow. The above 2 paintings/photography are actual pictures Francois took then he paints over them. He has a fantastic website of all his work. Love!

Monday, January 16, 2012

1/16/2012

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"Your task is not to seek for love,

but merely to seek and find

all the barriers within yourself

that you have built against it."

~Rumi

Friday, January 13, 2012

Room with a View

Happy Friday!!!

via Renee Finberg

Isn't this the most relaxing bathroom? Perfect place to unwind after the work week. Hope you have a fabulous weekend!

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Things I love

via Designsponge

I think this would make a fun and colorful painting.

I'm obsessed with Ashley Longshore's work. I highly recommend checking out her website. Her paintings are fun and lighthearted. Hopefully, I'll be in New Orleans soon and can check out her studio.

My 'hood via my new camera.

via Renee Finberg

What I wouldn't give to have my own art studio...

Monday, January 09, 2012

5-Day Work Week

I really think we need to have 4-day work weeks only...

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"There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something tomorrow."

~Orison Swett Marden

Thursday, January 05, 2012

Heavenly View

I don't know what it is about January but I'm always craving blue water and white sand at this time of year...

via Freshome

At the rate I find awesome pix of the Maldives Islands I clearly need to go there pronto!!!

Monday, January 02, 2012

A No-Work Kinda Monday

B-day Trip in SF

"No one is in control of your happiness but you; therefore, you have the power to change anything about yourself or your life that you want to change."
~Barbara DeAngelis

Sunday, January 01, 2012

New Year Word 2012

Well, I've been thinking about my New Year Word for a while now and believe I've found it. So without further ado...My New Year New Word for 2012

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CREATE- (verb) to cause to come into being, as something unique that would not naturally evolve or that is not made by ordinary processes.

I like this word it's action packed and reminds me to move forward...I feel like 2011 may have been a semi-stuck in a rut year, don't get me wrong there was plenty of positives sprinkled with love, there are just some things I need to move forward on. I think my New Year word, create, will help me do just that.

Happy New Year!!!

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"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on, or blame. The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. This is the day your life really begins."

~Bob Moawad

Friday, December 30, 2011

Room with a View

via Freshome Blog

It's winter and I'm loving all pictures with snow. We don't get snow in Austin, unless it's a freak thing, which has happened but rarely. I love the arrangement of this living space, with the main living area and then the cozy 2 chairs off by the windows.

Page Road House located near Boston and designed by Andrew Cohen Architects.

Thursday, December 29, 2011

Year-End Review

One of my favorite things to do at this time of year is evaluate my year (hence, the title, Year-End Review) and map out the next year of things I want to work on/accomplish. It's like re-energizing my life...love it!

Last year I decided to choose a word to live by, that word being love.

So, how did I fare? Hmmm, I've given this some thought and rather than say, I did a great job, or I flunked miserably, I've decided to list the things I did this year that I loved/enjoyed.

1. Silk Dance- this is something I'd been wanting to try and found a 6-week program to give it my all. I learned rather fast this wasn't a class I wanted to continue once done. I think one 3-hour class would have given me the info I needed. However, being true KJ, I jumped in cannon ball style, half-way to the bottom WTHaaaayyyyy am I doing? I chalked it up to adventure.

2. Boxing- wanting to work my core and strength, a friend invited me to try Pink Glove Boxing. I loved it, absolute blast and on the way home from work. Great stress reliever while waiting on traffic to die down. Highly recommend this class to the Ladies.

3. I decided to keep my blog. I was debating ending it completely, but found something I enjoyed in the design world and opted to share with my 3 readers:-) I steady post pictures of things I love. It's the most posts I've done in a year, UBER exciting!!!

4. I started painting with acrylics on canvas and even started a TINY ETSY site. I LOVE this more than anything in the WHOLE wide world. Now anything I see gives me a new idea of something I'd like to paint. Now patiently waiting on what I see to actually be on the canvas...never turns out quite like I expect, but I enjoy every single minute of it!

5. Last but not least, I got a dog this year, Bronco. This has been a huge life changer. He has temporarily taken me out my social life, but we'll slowly get back to that in 2012.

Overall 2011 was a great year!!!