Motivational Mondays….Past and Future Optimism
I record Ellen and The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon…both of them, so funny and engaging….and I usually just fast forward through the commercials, ...
Author: Jeanine
Weekend Movies…Finding Vivan Maier and Ida
A few months ago, knowing how much I love photography,…especially black and white…my friend Kelly asked me if I wanted to go see a new documentary c...
Loneliness, Big Cities and a Sense of Belonging
You know that Kelly Clarkson song What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger? There’s a line in the song โdoesn’t mean I’m lonely w...
Motivational Mondays….a St. Patrick’s Day version
Dance as if no one were watching. Sing as if no one was listening. Live every day as if it were your last…Irish Proverb Before you all go out and buy cor...
Book Review…Me before You by Jojo Moyes
As I sit down to write this I’ve literally just finished reading Me before You by Jojo Moyes and had to get my thoughts onto paper while they were fresh i...
Let’s go to Laguna Beach
I have coffee every few weeks with some girlfriends…we used to call it Therapy Thursdays, but now it occurs any day of the week. Anyway, this past Frid...
Motivational Mondays…help others!
I have two for this week….relating to my stress post and helping others. The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service to others…...
Stress….a friend??
My friend, Mimi, sent me a link to a TED talk called “How to make stress your friend” by Kelly McGonigal. I would highly recommend you click on t...
Feng Shui…changing orientation to change your view
My last home…cute cottage on Balboa Peninsula I’ve always had fun decorating whatever home I’m in…whether my first studio apartment in S...
Motivational Mondays…Optimism
I had to share this pic of the coffee we had while we were in New York at our friend’s apartment….now that’s some motivation…and it was ...