Feeling Good from Head to Toe....

So its not even Friday and I feel good from head toe. Maybe it was that long, warm shower that helped, but I certainly most do feel good from head to toe. Gotta celebrate with a decaf vanilla latte from Starbucks, my go to coffee shop. Have my nails painted, dressed to the 9s. Yet again its not even Friday. ;  )

Everyday Glamour...

I got this link through an email and I really loved it, even though I don't care to wear red lipstick, I do love the tips though.

Care to add touches of glamour to your life? If these little practices aren't already in your repertoire, then January is a fabulous time to introduce them to your weekly routine.

• Sitting down with your favourite magazine and a piping hot cup of tea or coco in that mug you purchased while travelling.
• Wearing red lipstick.
• Fresh flowers for your home.
• Travelling: I like to make it an occasion. I plan a cute but appropriate outfit. I dress my passport in a chic leather cover. I have my essentials in my carry-on: Lotion, eye mask, pashmina scarf, lip balm and of course the necessary reading. And I strut all the way down to the plane.
• Stepping out of a car legs first, so as to show off your shoes.
• Treating yourself to a blow out, whether it is at a salon or at home.
• Purchasing a little something lovely from that gorgeous-but-far-too-expensive shop that you adore so much, like a beautiful scented candle or a piece of stationery.
• Sending a handwritten thank you note to a dear friend.
• Lighting candles when you are home alone and curling up on the couch with a luxurious throw.
• Having your nails perfectly painted.
• Wearing your most fabulous sunglasses.
• Decorating your home for the seasons.
• Adding texture and layers to your home décor with a gorgeous wool blanket, ornate and modern picture frames, metallic accents, delicious scented candles and sheepskins.
• Accessorizing an outfit; it just feels good and fabulous -- and don't forget a cocktail ring.
• Showcasing just your most fabulous lipsticks on your bathroom counter -- I like to feature mine in a glass canister with crystal diamond paperweights.
• Wearing an Angora beret, because it's very French of you and rather adorable.
• Dressing for the evening in a glamorous natural fibre like silk, you can't help but feel elegant, and it radiates.
• A freshly starched white shirt.
• Ordering a peanut buster parfait for yourself just because. What diet?
• That sweet moment of calm after a hard-working yoga class; you're lying on your mat under dimmed lights with only your breathing to focus on... It is a moment of true serenity.
• Knowing you have proper stockings and garters on under your dress rather than the usual tights.
• Laughing freely.
• Speaking confidently in a group of people -- how it becomes you!
• Ordering your drink of choice at each restaurant. Some call it boring, but I call it a signature and exploratory.
• Having a signature: Red lips, always in heels, a gold watch or consistently having perfectly done nails.

For more, go here, http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/olivia-lovenmark/everyday-glamour_b_1177347.html

Some of My Favorite Quotes

Here are some of my favorite quotes that I like and put a smile on my face.

Do the things you used to talk about doing but never did. Know when to let go and when to hold on tight. stop rushing. Don't be intimidated to say it like it is. Stop apologizing all the time. learn to say no, so your yes has some oomph. Spend time with the friends who lift you up, and cut loose the ones who bring you down. stop giving your power away. Be more concerned with being interested than being interesting. Be old enough to appreciate your freedom, and young enough to enjoy it. Finally know who you are.
- Kristin Armstrong

Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what's going to happen next.

Life is about trusting our feelings and taking chances, losing and finding happiness, appreciating the memories and learning from the past.

Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of moments that take our breath away.

Just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly.

Live in the moment and make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering!
-crosby

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
- Helen Keller

dance as though no one is watching you. love as though you have never been hurt before. sing as though no one can hear you. live as though heaven is on earth.

Its not what you achive in life that counts, its how you get there.

Every day is a gift. That's why we live in the present.

The best things in life are the people we love, the places we've seen, & the memories we've made along the way.

Live in the moment & make it so beautiful that it will be worth remembering!

To laugh often and much, to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children, to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends, to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child, a garden patch... to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded!
- ralph waldo emerson

There comes a time in life when you have to let go of all the pointless drama & the people who create it & surround yourself with people who make you laugh so hard that you forget the bad and focus solely on the good. After all, life is too short to be anything but happy.

The Picks of Furry Logic...

I saw this a a book on the self-improvement shelf at the bookstore to look at the book and read the sayings is pretty funny, so I thought you might like a good laugh and maybe a few words of wisdom today!!!!   Be yourself. Nobody is qualified. These are my principles and if you don't like them...well I have other. I always try to go the extra mile at work, but my boss always finds me, and brings me back. At the end of the money, I always have some month left. If you can keep your head on when all about are losing theirs-- its quite possible you haven't grasped the situation. Would you like to speak to the man in charge or the woman who know what's happening? Woman like silent -- they think they're listening. Out of estrogen. Next moodswing: 2 minutes. You're young once. That's all society can stand. Prince, having had suffcient experience with princess, seeks frog. If there's no chocolate in heaven, I'm not going. As you get older, your secrets are safe with your friends because they can't remember them either. Forget health, I'm at an age where I need all the preservatives I can get. Stay in bed--its safer. I live in my own little world. But it's okay--they know me here. Smile first thing in the morning. Get it over with. I would be unstoppable. If I could just get started. If you don't agree with me, it means...you haven't been listening. You'll always be my best friend....you know too much. Your secrets are safe with me...and all my friends. You can't stay young forever. But you can be immature for the rest of your life. Gone crazy. Back soon.

What Every Woman Should Do Once....

I found these in a little book at Barnes and Noble one day on a visit there, and I just loved these. I think they are cute and some to most of them are quite do-able and I just might do some of them, it is 2012 and I want this to be a very, very memorable year.

Make up an alias
Skinny dip
Insist on being called "Your Majesty"
Sleep out under the stars
Start with dessert
Be a diva for a night at a karaoke bar
Act out a page of the Kama Sutra
Call in sick and spend a whole day shopping with your best friend
Own something leather, besides a coat or gloves
Date a guy met on the internet
Give someone famous your autograph
Write your acceptance speech for your "Woman of the Year" award
Dye your hair blonde and see if they really do have more fun
Rent a convertible and go where the wind takes you
Have an anonynous encounter
Adopt a pet
Go commando
Dance on top of a bar
Forget about your mother would think
Try on engagement rings, even if you are not in a relationship
Ask a man out
Buy a really racy piece of lingerie
Invest in a high risk stock
Send yourself a dozen roses
Audition for a Broadway musical or a TV reality show
Go skydiving
Bet it all on black in Vegas and let it ride
Go on a carriage ride through Central Park
Be the boss
Try on very exspensive clothes in a boutique that you know you can't afford
Invent an intersting past
Talk in a foreign accent all day
Write a scathing letter to the Editor
Buy a round of drinks for everyone in the bar
Smoke a cigar
Run for a worthy cause
Pamper yourself at an all day spa
Have a three martini lunch and go back to work refreshed
Create your holiday and celebrate it every year
Go without electricity for a night
Wear fake eyelashes and send him come hither looks
Make a voodoo doll of your ex
Learn to tango
Pretend you're a food critic at trendy restaurant
Make snow angels
Blame everything on your evil twin
Eat fast food all day
Hire a personal shoper
Wear a feather boa and movie star glasses to the grocery store
Borrow a motocyle and take the driver's seat
Invest in a piece of art
Flirt your way through a traffic jam
Try an extreme sport
Taste every variety of margarita
Kiss a guy from every state
Throw a silk pajama party and greet guests with a glass of champagne
Go on two dates in one night
Volunteer at a homeless shelter
Take credit and the complements
Start a campaign
Send a thank you letter to a mentor
Tell a man you love him, first
Resist saying, "I told you so," even when you're right
Bead to the airport and fly anywhere
Walk a mile in someone else's shoes
Ask your boyfriend to paint your toe nail in exchange for the remote
Remember the a la mode

Own the perfect shade of red hot lipstick

  By: Claudine Gandilfi

Class & Sophistication

Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren, and Katie Holmes have the class and sophistication I want. They are elegant, classy and dress well. Liz had the most class and a wardrobe to boot. Sophia was a classy Italian and still is. Katie is a modern day icon with her style and class. Never in revealing clothing nor dresses questionably like many actresses today. I consider them my dressy icons if you will.

2012

2012 is going to be a wonderful year, I can just feel it. Its time to start a brand new year, one to fill with joy, love, happiness, enriching friendships, some traveling, and so much more....I see the new year as a blank canvas to be filled. I want to make this THE YEAR for all things wonderful & enriching.