Get ready for the New Year #2015...

As the year winds down, and as the holiday season is in effect...it has me thinking forwardly to what will become of 2015. A midst the presumable chaos, check out these "Four Game-Changing Morning Rituals," found on the FABULOUS site, "Howyouglow.com." --Don't wait try them now!!

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Let me know what you are doing to get ready for the new year...or better yet, what tried and true morning rituals do you practice...

~Product Alert~

While you are at it, check out these "selfie" worthy necklaces from Dorthy Wang of Rich Kids of Beverly Hills #RKBH.  I'm loving "#2015," and "#nofilter." The site says that All chains are adjustable 15″ to 17″...

click here to "shop" the DW collections

Prices range from $28, for the original collection pieces, to $32 for the holiday collection. The site requests that you allow 7-10 business days from date of purchase for processing and shipping. 

From what I see.  "#2015," is a part of the holiday collection and ships starting the first week in DEC. DW is a reality show personality so if you want these cute items you will need to act fast!

<3...,
 Sb 

Can you commit to yourself for FIVE YEARS??

reinvention is the topic of this post.  

"Don’t look to find the end of the road when 

you are still at the very first step."

Why reinvention?...because ideas become stale, life complacent, relationships distant. the need to be more, do more, make more. the fear of stumped growth. why not reinvention?...

I googled the topic and got hooked on the first finding.  a blog by James Altucher. He is many things including writer, father, entreprenuer, blogger,...but above all he is committed to reinvention.

below is his description of how long it takes to reinvent yourself and what it looks like...

F) Time it takes to reinvent yourself: five years.

Here’s a description of the five years:

• Year One: you’re flailing and reading everything and just starting to DO.
• Year Two: you know who you need to talk to and network with. You’re Doing every day. You finally know what the monopoly board looks like in your new endeavors.
• Year Three: you’re good enough to start making money. It might not be a living yet.
• Year Four: you’re making a good living
• Year Five: you’re making wealth

Entrerenual in tone , however the post has nuggets and I've copied some below... [read entire blog post]:

A) Reinvention never stops.

Every day you reinvent yourself. You’re always in motion. But you decide every day: forward or backward. 

E) Don’t worry if you don’t have passion for anything.

You have passion for your health. Start there. Take baby steps. You don’t need a passion to succeed. Do what you do with love and success is a natural symptom.

C) You need a mentor.

Else, you’ll sink to the bottom. Someone has to show you how to move and breathe. But don’t worry about finding a mentor (see below).

D) Three types of mentors

1. Direct. Someone who is in front of you who will show you how they did it. What is “it”? Wait. By the way, mentors aren’t like that old Japanese guy in “The Karate Kid.” Ultimately most mentors will hate you.
2. Indirect. Books. Movies. You can outsource 90 percent of mentorship to books and other materials. 200-500 books equals one good mentor. People ask me, “What is a good book to read?” I never know the answer. There are 200-500 good books to read. I would throw in inspirational books. Whatever are your beliefs, underline them through reading every day.
3. Everything is a mentor. If you are a zero, and have passion for reinvention, then everything you look at will be a metaphor for what you want to do. The tree you see, with roots you don’t, with underground water that feeds it, is a metaphor for computer programming if you connect the dots. And everything you look at, you will connect the dots.

please read his entire post...nuggets I tell you.

where are you in the timeline of reinventing  yourself? would you commit to yourself for the next five years?

xo,

sb <3

The On Position...

The picture is perfect as no one is turning on the switch, it's just on.  It represents the two states of being and it does not illustrate any other person flicking the switch on, it just implies that someone has created it's current disposition.

Most importantly, it represents, my disposition.  Ideas and actions are clicking for me and the only image I could find to illustrate this feeling, is a light switch in the on position.  Here I am sitting in my dining room completing a reading assignment for work and as I am reading, expanding my mind, learning if you will, ideas begin to flow.  The ideas that begin to flow inspire me as it points to, and organizes, everything i've learned with a creative way to manifest it. It being a meeting with the respective volunteers, incase you were dying to know. As, I digress though back to the feeling...as these fibers begin to connect, the act of switching on permeates to my work agenda and then to my personal agenda.  I begin to sit here and be awakened by this invigoration...

I just thought I'd share that with you...

<3, ...

sb

"Royals"...

We crave a different type of buzz"zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Lorde!


This is a dope concoction of lyrics, sound, vibe, tone, beat, p.o.v...

1/20

<3, ...

sb

Chase is 15m and counting...

Me and My Foodie Friends...

So, one of the things I've been constantly thinking about is what to write on my blog.  Not like "what" to write, but more like what can I write that would be of shared interest and tasteful. I guess it comes with experience and getting it wrong sometimes...much like cooking...  

As for the picture ...

When I am in the kitchen it's really an experimentaion.  I know what I like and I know what I have and I try to see if it will all come together.  The above fruit and veggie mixture includes ginger, peanut butter, fresh squeezed lemon juice, mango, banana, cucumber, granny smith, sliced almonds, blueberry's and flax seeds.

Looking back, all I remember about this mixture is the fresh squeezed lemon juice.  It was a bit more tart than my usual mix.

As for the title, I don't have one friend that does not like to cook, so when I blog about those experiences, it will be under,"Me and My Foodie Friends..."

<3, ...

sb

12/31/14 : a creation...

So our first weekend in 2014 is here...

are you on track with your resolutions and goals?

where are you spending your first weekend of the new year?

what are you looking forward to?

I saw this cute hand out on "Home sweet First Home's," blog a week ago and thought to share it with you.''

you can get the pdf download here. With all the credit going to the creator of  run lucas runs' blog.

Another great thing to do this weekend is instagram's...#WHP Where  

''The goal this weekend is to capture photos and videos that symbolize your resolution for 2014. Some tips to get you started:

• Spend some time thinking about your resolutions and how you can show them creatively. Some resolutions can be captured in a very straightforward manner, but don’t be afraid to get abstract to express something more complex.
• If you’ve needed a little inspiration to get started on your resolution, use this project as a chance to jumpstart your new habits! Go visit that friend, pick up that instrument or explore that new part of town.
• Be sure to include the story and details of your resolution in your caption.''
• more details and rules are found on IG's blog, click the words below for the link.

Weekend Hashtag Project: #WHPresolutions2014

WEEKEND HASHTAG PROJECT, WHPRESOLUTIONS2014