Saturday, October 26, 2019



It's always sunny here in California, but that isn't always a blessing!  It's actually been a miserable winter so far being hit with heat wave that shot to the high 90s, adding in extreme low humidity and high wind, this became the first time ever that I cannot manage my allergies without any medication.  Last night I was hanging onto this giant humidifier and my precious bottle of Claritin hoping for some relief.  I also had to get a deep tissue massage earlier in the evening to relieve some awful back pain.  All in all between the massage and the humidifier and the medicine and a few hours later I was almost good as new.


Also check out this picture of Bella right before my guest arrived at the house, she had dug a hole in the backyard and got herself covered in dirt.  I was upset but couldn't stop laughing at the same time!


I spent a good amount of time sleeping and doing yoga the last few days.. sometimes it's so easy to forget checking in with your own mind and body.   My goal in life will always be striving for a state of happiness and it's a balance that I always have to work on constantly because we are ever involving individuals.  I have seen people who got very very lost in life because they believe certain people's presence is essential to their own happiness, when your own presence and relationship with yourself is the most important thing in the world.  This weekend my phone is mostly turned off and I canceled a few invitations to dinners and parties, and this may sound a bit odd but it feels so good to focus inward and just check in with myself to see how I'm doing! 

Friday, October 11, 2019



I really had to force myself to stop working and stop showing up at the office this week because my energy has been so low due to work stress that I really had to take some time away.  So much had to be done at home anyway because when I was working a lot I just didn't have any time and now chores are piling up at home and lots of things need my attention.  It's super difficult to shift focus when you are hell bend on getting work done but I think I made a little bit of adjustment.  About half the light bulbs have burnt out at the house and I have nothing to eat in the fridge so that will need to be taken care of right away and I'm looking forward to do a little meal planning so I don't have to eat out all the time.  It's nice to stop taking care of other people's business and start paying attention to yourself instead.



I've also started regularly working out again... it took quite sometime but I'm back into the habit which is super important.  It really helped me to manage my anxiety and stress after I breakout a good sweat at the gym and I hope I can keep it up!  My favorite workout clothing brand this year is Alo and now their products are even on sale at Nordstromrack.  Also how awesome are those white Illesteva sunglasses?  

Wednesday, October 2, 2019



I'm was at the Pickwick Vintage Show this past Sunday and had a wonderful time checking out some of the best vendors for vintage jewelry and apparel, and also enjoyed walking around a little bit at the garden. 


My find for the day was this amazing gold pendant from 1890s!  I'm planning to add a gold bail and loop it through a velvet choker necklace.  I used to have a art book in college featuring antique oil painting portraits, the delicate beautiful jewelry on those women always caught my eye.  Somehow antique jewelry have a soul just like old houses and I'm always drawn to them.  Can't wait to see the end result when I'm finished with this little necklace.  

New Year Preparation

I always like to do a bit of preparation at the end of each year to welcome the new year, although this year things were very challenging, I...