After a day of work – it was a business trip after all – again the target was the French Quarter for the evening.
New Orleans….during Mardi Gras. Let’s just say that it is NUTS!! Crazy nuts.
If you’ve been here a while, you know I don’t like shopping in person. Malls, and even boutiques give me a big bout of anxiety. I don’t like the pressure of the salesperson, and I really, really like to mull things over. But even I do indeed get my butt in a boutique once in a while. So here’s a list of some of my faves – no holds barred, totally honest.
Statement jeans, I looooove them. Something about taking the basic staple and going buck wild on it.
“But no one else can clean the messes that we’ve made in our own lives and relationships. We have to be willing to get in there, without hating the garbage, without blaming ourselves or the other, and simply clean.” – Zen and the Art of Falling in Love.
“I found that dance, music, and literature is how I made sense of the world…it pushed me to think of things bigger than life’s daily routines…to think beyond what is immediate or convenient.” – Mikhail Baryshnikov
Well it’s official, my latest obsession is velvet. Can’t get enough of this luxe fabric.
We’ve had a ridiculous amount of super cold days. Lots of cold weather alerts in Toronto.
“Ah, life is a gate, a way, a path to Paradise anyway, why not live for fun and joy and love or some sort of girl by a fireside, why not go to your desire and Laugh…” – Kerouac
Here’s a quote from a great little book that I return to every once in a while, Zen and the Art of Falling in Love:
