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Life Through the Lens of My iPhone

Good morning! (Or evening, I suppose!) I looked through my iPhone and realized that I had a lot of neat photos and experiences that I’d like to note and remember for my future enjoyment. Plus, if you enjoy them too, that’s a lovely bonus! Winking smile

Here goes: Life though my iPhone as of late!

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This is one of my clients from work! SHE IS SO AWESOME! Always smiling, always happy, and I LOVE when she comes in to visit! She had just gotten her brand new Jeep Wrangler (My dream car at the moment!) and I was so excited for her I told her I had to get a pic of her next to her sweet new ride!! This woman is so awesome! I Swear she’s my soul sister! I love her style, I love her spirit, and we have so much in common!! Plus she’s a long time vegetarian! Bonus!

She’s so rockin’!

 

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This is a photo of me hangin’ outside on side of the building I work in! I take my 30 minute lunch break out here on the reg to try and escape the phones and breathe some fresh air! I love soaking in those rays! I guess I was trying to take a sexy photo of my dress and  boots (look at those knees, man those are smokin’ hahaa! What was I thinking?!)! I wish I have gotten the beautiful tree I sit under and the tiny cross bridge they have over the ditch…

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I’ve been blogging a lot lately and my new fav place to do it is at random coffee shops and bookstores. Its usually quiet enough with some relaxing music and fabulous aromas. I had a gift card for $25 worth of Starbucks so its been my go-to lately, but I’m also a fan on PJ’s (It’s the closest to my house that stays open until 10pm). Must have taken a quickie pic! 

 

 

 

IMG_3009This is a snapshot of a scene from one of my favorite movies, . I love everything about this movie! The imagery is incredible and every time I watch this movie I am memorized by the intensity and the beauty. I stumbled across this particular photo and saved it on my iPhone. Every time I see it, I get this feeling in my gut. Can you imagine, having that incredible cosmic connection? This bond between 2 people? Can’t you just feel the powerful vibration coming from this scene? I know its just a movie, but what is represents, is just… wow… (::Blush:: Can you tell I’m one of those hopeless romantic types? hehe! I just love to dream about this mushy gushy love stuff!)

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So I bought this “Bliss in a Box: Weekend Retreat” almost 3 years ago and had yet to actually do it! I stumbled upon it while organizing my massive book collection and decided its about time I give it a go. IT WAS AMAZING!! Yoga, Meditation, Silence, Contemplation, Reflection, and Pure Healthy Eating! Amazing weekend! I’ll elaborate on it more a bit later (in another post, I hope).

 

 

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The Dirty Dozen and The Clean Fifteen!! This is a snapshot from my favorite book at the moment, Crazy Sexy Diet, on the 12 fruits and veggies to avoid unless organic (due to the high amounts of pesticides and chemical contamination) and the 15 fruits and veggies that are ok to purchase conventional if you can’t find organic (as very little chemicals and pesticides are used). For 3 days straight I was singing out the Dirty Dozen trying to get those suckers memorized! It was actually pretty easy! I just have to remember to think about it while I’m grocery shopping, which isn’t always so easy… 

 

Just LOOK how adorable my mom can be!

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Seriously, how can this NOT make your day instantly sun-shiny and bright. This was just SO cute I have to screen shot the convo and send it to a few friends to make their day a little better.

 

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This is a shot of my new gorgeous plants all wilted and sad!! Apparently if you don’t water your flowers for 5 days in LA weather, they get quite sad. Lol!! BUT I watered them and within a few hours they were bright and happy and radiating love bubbles for the world to enjoy!! Ahh! the beauty of Mother Nature!

 

 

 

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This is just a picture of me playing around with new tiny tat ideas. This says “ily” which represents: I Love You. I’m a huge fan of showing love for yourself and sometimes a little reminder can go a long way. If you don’t love yourself, how can you expect anyone else to fully love and appreciate you..? Its not like other people just fill in the missing love gaps. Like I told a friend the other day “You are a complete, whole person, and you don’t need anyone to complete you. You love yourself fully then other people that love you are bonus! Cup over flowing kinda thing! You fill your own cup and everything thing else that people add too it just oozes out over the brim, spilling happiness over-flowage for everyone else to enjoy! “Oh, I’m sorry, did my love over flow just spill on you? Oh, Whoops! Oh, is that some of my happiness splashing on you?! Oh man! Whoops again!”  Winking smile hehehehe, I’m such a love nerd.

 

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That’s Dita. My cousin won tickets to her show here in New Orleans… If you don’t know who she is, just look her up! She’s amazing. She does burlesque shows, but they are more retro and old schooly with a tiny bit of a modern edge. She’s very tasteful in her art. And very very famous! Really, Look her up! You wont be disappointed. She’s beautiful.

Apparently I missed a good show! 

 

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I went blueberry picking one last time for the season! One gallon on Organic blueberries, $10! You pick your own! Amazing! I went with my mom and dad! They had a really great time as well! And there is nothing like a fresh, right off the bush, blueberry! OMG Fantastic!

 

 

And lastly! Primping for Remie’s wedding! That’s a photo of my practicing my hair for Remie’s big day! The next 2 shots are from Remie, Erin and I going to get our mani/pedis done. Can you believe both Erin and I have never had a pedicure!? 25 years old, and never had one! The employees couldn’t believe that either. It was fabulous!!

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Well, That’s it for now! Life through the lens of my iPhone! Hope you enjoyed it!! I had fun! Happy Love Bubbles to You!!

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Sunday Morning Jog on the Lake!

After my morning motorcycle ride it was still early enough in the day to fit in the 3 mile lake front jog I’ve been meaning to do. In Louisiana, especially lately, if you don’t get outdoors before 9am you’re going to be sweating your ass off and suffocating in the thick humid air… SO! Having woken before 6am and finishing up the motorcycle trip in about an hour and a half I was excited to find it just early enough to fit in that semi-bearable jog by the lake! Here are a few pictures I took along the way. I’m enjoying testing out my new camera!

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I’m still trying to get used to lighting and angles and other such important photography concepts to know while shooting, but these came out decent for just pointing and shooting.

I enjoyed the jog, and hopefully if I keep jogging more frequently I’ll be able to run longer and take fewer breaks, but I think I did decent considering the heat! It’s a 3 mile round trip up and down the lake front not including all of the curves in the pathways. I’m thinking I jogged half the time and walked the other, alternating between the two every few minutes. It would have been more jogging, but every time the shaded areas disappeared it was to difficult to keep running for much longer. Next time I’ll try again a bit earlier.

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I woke up Sunday morning, around 5:50am, rolled over once and was just about to close my eyes for a bit more snoozing, when I suddenly remembered:

…I have a motorcycle …and a brand new camera

!!!!!

Eeeeeeeeeee!!! I got my booty out that bed so fast!

I didn’t even have to wake Daniel up, as I’m sure my insta-buzzing had him wide awake in 2 seconds flat. Plus, he’s just as excited to ride my Shadow as I am so it took no convincing from me. We both threw on our jeans, slipped into our riding jackets, laced up the shoes and headed for the door! Yeehaw! Its riding time!

I had Daniel chauffeur me around as I rode on the back, that way I could capture some of those beautiful moments… the ones that only happen when the sun is barely in the sky and the world hasn’t quite woken up just yet.

Here are some of the photos from that morning:

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*We found this cute little fellow playing with a plastic bag inside the Global Wild Life reservation.

Anyone who has ever ridden a bike before knows the feeling… there’s just nothing like it.

Having the open road with all the elements so close and widely available, the wind in your face, the sun on your skin, the pavement several inches below you speeding by… its amazing.

And when you’re out on the back country roads before other cars and people are out and about, its really almost indescribable, its just so freeing… When I’m riding on a motorcycle in the early morning it seems to put me in an meditative state.

It clears my mind, and awakens my spirit. releases the worries, and eases the tension. Its really incredible.

I wish I could have written while I was riding, because the thoughts and clarity that was pouring out of me was something I’d love to have recorded and been able to express.

*That morning I was grateful for days off, nature, fresh air, and for NOT having a radio on my motorcycle to tune out my wonderful, peaceful thoughts :)

My Camera!!! It’s IN!!

The Canon s95!

I’ve only been looking at this camera in my Amazon cart for like, 4 months! And its HERE! Finally!! Ahhhhhhhhh!!!!!!

I finally convinced my brain to order my finger to push the final “purchase” button a the end of the checkout screen…It was such a relief!

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I felt like a kid a Christmas!

I got the 30$ upgrade package that came with a ba-zillion accessories!

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The door bell rang at 9 p.m. Saturday night!! What a surprise! I was not expecting it for another few days, and definitely at 9 at night!!

I couldn’t have been any more surprised and excited!

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Thank you, Dear Blog, for convincing me it was time to upgrade to something I absolutely love!

Tons of wonderful pictures to come!!

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