new ritual to start my days

My friend Eden 

turned me on to this

new daily ritual.

I'm hooked.

Here's what I do:

Set my alarm to:

Put my feet on the floor at 5:30 am.

Go to the bathroom.

Scrape my tongue with

a copper tongue scraper.

(click on link to get yourself + all your friends one asap)

 

See the benefits of tongue scraping

here.

Then I brush my teeth,

go to the kitchen,

put the kettle on and make myself a

cup of hot water with lemon.

While the water is boiling

 I bundle up...jacket, hat, scarf + boots.

 I then set my timer on my iphone for:

I go outside and sit on my stoop

for 5 minutes.

I take in the darkness, stars, bare trees and the moon or

like today

 the dusting of snow.

It's quiet and I breathe deep while 

I sip my hot water with lemon.

5 whole minutes to myself at the start of the day.

Silence, the outside and just me.

The timer goes off.

I go back inside.

The house is quiet.

All is calm.

Not only do I start my day bright and early,

I have found that I have plenty of time

to prepare lunches and breakfast.

No rushing.

My mood? 

Calm.

Cool.

Collected.

Ready to start the day!

48

thank you Gretchen.

xo

rules for life

Gosh...I'm only human.

I love this...a big reminder.

Take a breath

and be grateful for all the blessings.

So many.

found

here

sometimes

Sometimes,

especially lately,

I feel like this.

found

here.

pixie

Yes.  

That's me at three with a brand new

pixie haircut.

Went to luncheonette at the 5 & 10 after.

That's where I got the balloon on a stick.

As you can see by my expression,

I was not very happy with my new doo.

japanese split toe garden rain boots

 

Something about this rad pair of garden boots has me...

Is it the cool navy and royal blue?

Is it the orange top?

Is it the yellow label?

Yes to all of the above.

Of course it's the split toe 

{that would probably drive me crazy but who cares! }

to be worn with these split toes socks.

If you can figure out the sizing...do tell.

Order here.

happy new year!

Everett's new school sneakers

 Piper's new shoes

first day back to school today!

I am SO happy that 

Everett + Piper 

are SO happy to

start new levels of school today.

But,

it's bittersweet for me.

Found this:

So true...

found here

lulie wallace

Lulie Wallace has a new website.
{blog, shop etc}
It's beyond fantastic.

Jump over...

It's worth a good gander.
 

As a happy birthday to me, 

I bought this painting.

Lulie names paintings after the people that buy her paintings.
{I gather}

 I stumbled upon this painting on her blog.  It's called
Sweet Flowers for Susanna 
What a sweet gesture....
{Of course I'd like to add it to my collection now....}

 Also,

Her paintings are featured in the new

Anthropologie catalogue.
{wow lulie!  you must be over the moon!}

She has little tiny tot paintings {+biggies} for sale...
lots at the moment:

cost: $75 each
Get one quick before they're gone!
Check out more here. 
{good luck choosing}

state o' mind

via pinterest

hudson river valley time

My time away was magical + perfect!

Here are some snaps:

  barn I slept in

 view from barn

 Jill's shop

{i see stella}

tivoli mercantile

 dinner with Gretchen at 

the Red Dot in Hudson

 Arno + Jill's land with tee pee

 + 

airstream!

 Arno picking wild flowers

 pool side + barn

 strings of paper I sewed for Jill's new kid shop windows

 pink vino + cheese for lunch with Jill

{poolside}

 burrito truck in Red Hook

{yum}

flags hanging in Tivoli Mercantile kids window

mission accomplished!

slice o' heaven!

off to....

catch you on the rebound.

found on tumblr

hbd

46.

today.

seven spoons

sleep

Sweet sleep.

I miss you.

image from here

happy mother's day

 via serendipitous romance

favorite fleurs

wrist

via frankly esoteric

tamu

Junco in Flight

photographs by 

Li Mingta

 available here on etsy

catching my breath

checking out for a bit

to collect my thoughts
+
catch my breath

i'll see you on the flip side

so sorry...image unknown

polkas

How cute are these unders?

 One of each please.

Oh from Madewell

happy friday

Here's to finding our way!

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