What is it about shoes? I just love ’em. I do. Perhaps it is Marilyn Monroe who said it best, Give a girl the right shoes, and she can conquer the world. I happen to think that shoes are the most important part of an outfit. No matter how ho-hum your outfit is, the right… Continue reading Sunday Sweetness #9: Shoes
Inspired Living & Celebrating Life
World Oceans Day
Today is World Oceans Day! World Oceans Day was officially declared by the United Nations as June 8th each year beginning in 2009. The concept was proposed on June 8th 1992 by Canada at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and it had been unofficially celebrated every year since then as World Ocean… Continue reading World Oceans Day
Arty Pants
Ever since I was a little girl, I have loved collecting. Collecting is fun. For me, it is a wonderful reminder of life’s positive experiences. I also love collecting because it is an opportunity to learn new things, which is always one of my favorite things to do! Another Silver Lining of collecting is that it’s personal.… Continue reading Arty Pants
Silver Lined Adventure: Moscow
Intriguing. That would be the one word I would use to summarize my feelings about our magnificent trip to Russia….planned for and executed by the indomitable Indagare (you know how much I loooooove this company!). What an incredibly Silver Lined experience (after the headache of getting a Russian Visa…but I’ll spare you those details). Back… Continue reading Silver Lined Adventure: Moscow
Neurobics!
Chemo brain persists for me. F-bomb. Sometimes I get really frustrated and sad when I can’t remember things. Especially the things that I KNOW that I KNOW. Argh. When I kvetch about it, my chemo-free friends corroborate the same feelings with “I can’t remember anything either!” One thing that I know for sure: the brain… Continue reading Neurobics!
Silver Lined Discoveries: Chick-a-dee Smoke Detector
How cute is this Chick-a-Dee Smoke alarm? I mean, really. It is in the shape of the adorable American Black-capped Chickadee perched on its branch. According to the website where it is sold, Dutchbydesign, the Chick-a-Dee smoke detector is easily fitted to the ceiling. As soon as smoke is detected an 85 db alarm signal is… Continue reading Silver Lined Discoveries: Chick-a-dee Smoke Detector
All Great Change…
Welcome Slim Paley
Oh my goodness, am I ever excited about today’s post! Welcoming Slim Paley as a guest writer is a HUGE Silver Lining! I’m sure that you know all about her and her blog (called Slim Paley). She writes (brilliantly!) about “The Stuff of Life.” She is a mom, wife, daughter, sister, friend and ‘Work in Progress’… Continue reading Welcome Slim Paley
Silver Lined Discoveries: Urbanears Plattan Denim headphones
After having spent, ohhhhh about 30+ hours on planes (that’s just ON planes…not counting the time in airports) in the last couple of weeks, I found myself longing for earphones to tune out the white noise…and there was A LOT of white (& red & blue & purple) noise! Go figure that I found these… Continue reading Silver Lined Discoveries: Urbanears Plattan Denim headphones
Home Sweet Home
The HOTY and I have just returned from the MOST amazing and remarkable and transformative trip to…RUSSIA! I am deliriously jet-lagged. I get completely verklempt with Daylight Savings Time, so you can just imagine what a whopping 11-hour time difference does to me! As an example, while unpacking today, I put a pair of shoes in… Continue reading Home Sweet Home