day 273 'shhhhh'

the kid is sleepin'

day 272 'lit'

was feeling festive and got some white lights to hang in my room.

day 271 'double take at 222'

day 270 'holding onto a dream'

loosely and unattached.

day 269 'craft night'

niki and i have been itching to unleash our creativity! so we started 'craft night.' i have two underbed bins full of all sorts of crafting goodies! tonight we played with beads. i made some earrings and started to play with some other designs for next time. niki made a bracelet for her niece. it was a good start....

day 268 'the orange sneakers'

here is pair 2 of 3. here was one....
day 235

day 267 'tiger eyes'

day 266 'lavender'

day 265 'giving thanks'

is not just for one day out of the year.....

i am grateful for the life i live, the people i love and the abundance that always flows my way.

sorry i couldn't give you more of a festive portrait for turkey day....who's the turkey now?!

thanks to matt and kate for hosting such a lovely turkey day feast! man, do they know how to throw a party! the food, the wine, the company all rocked! it will be a thanksgiving to remember!

check out sgorainick's stream for some awesome turkey gathering scenes!

day 264 'safety net'

you never know when you will have to fall back on it. or in my case...jump into it!

day 263 'lani land'

one of the most colorful apartments in nyc.
and it's 81 steps up.

day 262 'oh the horror'

i had the most intense dreams last night. so shocking....i can't even go there.

day 261 'my only tattoo'

i got this tattoo in seattle nearly 8 years ago. it hurt like hell. then half of it came off with the scab and i had to go back and he practically had to redo the whole thing again. now it's more of a raised scar than a tattoo, but i still love it.

*leo glyph*

The symbol...or glyph...of Leo has, since ancient times, been likened to the mane of a lion, or even its tail.
However, it has also been thought to represent the two valves of the heart...the area of the body which Leo rules.
Yet other interpretations of the glyph are that it is representative of the "serpent power" or creative force of the body in its coiled or dormant form, or that it symbolizes the heat or creative energy of the Sun, the celestial body which governs this Zodiac Sign.
In Vedic Astrology, this glyph represents creativity and childbirth, likened to a sperm cell which is the creative power of life and heralds its beginning.

day 260 'skinny claus'

he's all the rage now...

day 259 'back to film'

i have a beautiful nikon N80 film SLR just sitting around collecting dust. instead of feeling desperate for a bigger and better digital camera, i have decided to go back to my roots. at least for now until i can afford to add to my collection....

day 258 'imperfect me'

lines under my eyes. large pores. untamed eyebrows. splotchy puffy red skin. sun spots and freckles. this is me. and i like what i see. would you agree?

day 257 'wednesday night'

working my way through hump day.

day 256 'right here, right now'

it's all you've got. make the best of it.

day 255 'recharge, reset'

monday. blah.

day 253 'family jewels'

i boosted the color in iphoto, but otherwise, this is SOTC.
can you see the ghost? can you figure it out?

day 252 'weathered'

day 251 'new direction'

first self-portrait taken with my new razr camera phone.

day 250 'back into the grind of things'

day 249 'barely there'

day 248 'ode to brad'

hanks for the visit, panda zam! you will surely be missed. safe travels home! xox

day 247 'nyc marathon'

caught some of the action in brooklyn on union and 4th ave.

day 246 'crossroads'

pick a path.

day 245 'over-emotional'

the last 24 hours have been a bit heavy.
so many things need to change in my life.
i need to be strong to take it all on.

but for right now...
i just can't fight it anymore.

day 244 'today was a bad day'

everything fell apart today.

day 254 'party gurl'

partied to the wee morning hours.....the affects of mass consumption is evident in this shot. i think it's close to 2am. i had to keep up with my 60 year old aunt!! that's what happens when you have a room full of crazy iowans in jersey.