2015. This year has marked a lot about "practicing what I preach and preaching what you practice". I've been on a path for a few years of really trying to connect to something more - to find my significance in this crazy world. Trying to better understand how my actions affect those around me and those I may not even know on a personal and emotional level. It is hard shit. But then on a certain level it isn't hard at all. Being a nicer, calmer person is easier than being angry....it takes a lot less energy, don't you think? So as I look back on this year while I acknowledge the tough times I also reflect and remember the sweet moments. Knowing you take the good, you take bad, and there you have......
The Facts of Life. Right, Tootie?
My thoughts on New Years Resolutions haven't changed - you can read about that
here if you wish.....but I do resolve every day I wake up to try to connect better, do better, appreciate more, stress less about the small stuff and soak in the good stuff. I feel very fortunate to have a great family and so many wonderful friends. An amazing community in my yoga practice and talented, inspirational people in my design community. I wish you all a happy last day of 2015 and a healthy and inspiring 2016.
More SOUL FOOD.....less eye candy.
With that here are a few of my favorite moments from every week of 2015 captured through
my Instagram....
loving on Miette on her 3rd adoption anniversary and designing a super fun space
quick
trip to Palm Springs to celebrate a friend's 50th and filling up the
guest bath with pretty blooms for a girlfriend's weekend
stepping onto a new project and watching the clouds roll in in the 'hood
remembering amazing artist Rex Ray and adult pinata-ing it for a good buddy's 40th
remember and thinking about my Lu Lu and the opportunity to use these
rad acoustic tiles on a project
cruising on Harlow and always looking up
installing a favorite project and visiting the birds at the zoo with my momma
mixing patterns and hanging at the
Madonna Inn for a bestie's bachelorette
acquiring pretty shoes and visiting a bff's new and fabulous house in Denver
same bestie's wedding with other besties and hanging at the BMW vintage car show
installing these cuties and fun wallpaper and hanging in wine country in Santa Barbara for Mother's Day weekend with moms, friends and my oldest nephew
soaking in the Central Coast and chanting and sweating with a hundred yogis with
Rusty Wells
riding around the Sugar Lamb with dozens of other Lammys and hanging with Kimmy in Sonoma en route to Snoop Dogg
peony still life and chatting with my main OG on the east coast on his birthday
cute install of a little lady's bedroom and getting my green thumb on
hanging with the Hallows and quality time with my youngest nephew
Giants in jammies and more installation of the little lady's bedroom
a trip from SLC to DCD with a bestie for
MHM18 and studying for my first yoga teacher training
seeing old roomies from college and swimming in the ocean during a pink sunset
coastal hikes and practicing yoga on the Giants field (after they won) with 2Tone!
vintage car rides with buddies to wine country for my birthday and more fun installations
riding in the Italian Heritage Parade and watching my nephew shred it in Seattle
a pretty wallpaper install and leaving our mark
getting fancy with the hubby for a xmas party and meeting new and wonderful friends
christmas in Santa Barbara and rollerskating with friends along the beach
H*A*P*P*Y N*E*W Y*E*A*R, friends.......xo!!
all images by Janel Holiday Interior Design - use with permission is totally cool.
