Happy Weekend!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Flora Grubb

Gonna Make some pretties inspired by this.

Gonna bake and devour these.            Source

Gonna do some of this.

                                       Money Grabber -Fitz and the Tantrums
  Gonna add this to my iPod and Rock and Roll til I see you on Monday.  Enjoy, Heidi

Ebb and Flow of Life.

Yesterday, I kept pondering the quote, "Whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should".  It helped, I also unglued myself from the news and spent some time with my son, potting up some new plants we recently purchased.  I bought my first Meyer Lemon tree and have had it in my home for the past few days, the fragrance from the blossoms is magnificent.  I cooked chicken and broccoli, a recipe I found over at Annie's Eats and it was delish.  So what I am trying to say is, "Keep calm and carry on".  I made a donation, said many prayers, added a link on my blog for Japan.  Now, I just need to be the best me I can be and do what I do, because that is what makes the world go round.  I spent some time (5 to 10 minuets) at the home of Sting and his wife, Trudie while I was pondering the Universe.  A beautiful Tuscan farm near Florence, that over looks the Valdarno Superiore valley.  Breath taking.  Enjoy, Heidi

 Wisteria vining up the arbors, star jasmine growing on the walls and agapanthus blooming all around, these plants are easy and beautiful.

 Italian cypress tress, box woods and lavender were everywhere. (easy plants for Texas as well)

                                                     List of things to do: Learn to play chess.

                                Check out the old olive trees in the back.  Olive trees grow very well in Texas too

and..... several hundreds perhaps thousands have been planted on the farms around Burton. (where I live)

                                        This view reminds me of the Claire Valley in South Australia. 

Oh yeah, this is Italy.

                                                        Dining Al Fresco.

The perfect pool, the perfect view.  I think all I need is a Sangria.

All images via Architectural Digest.

If you can do this....

If you can start the day without caffeine;

If you can get going without pep pills;

If you can always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains;

If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles;

If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it;

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time;

If you can forgive a friend's lack of consideration;

If you can overlook it when those you love take it out on you when,

through no fault of your own, something goes wrong;

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment;

If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him;

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend;

If you can face the world without lies and deceit;

If you can conquer tension without medical help;

If you can relax without liquor;

If you can sleep without the aid of drugs;

If you can honestly say that deep in your heart you have no prejudice

against creed or color, religion or politics; then, my friend, you are

almost as good as your dog.

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Images found on Pintrest

Setting the Standards.

Happy weekend to you all.  Heidi

Beautiful People.

The most Beautiful People

we have ever known are those

who have known defeat, known

suffering, known struggle, known

loss and have found their way

out of the depths.

These persons have an

appreciation, a sensitivity of life

that fills them with compassion, gentleness and a deep loving concern.

Beautiful people don’t

just happen.

 

Elizabeth Kubler Ros

I am drawn to these people and now I know why. I don't see suffering in the same way I used to.  Heidi

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A New Year's Toast.

Wishing all my lovely peeps a FABULOUS NEW YEAR!

        Found here

BFF=Best Friends Forever

            I have the greatest friends here in Texas as well as all over the world, you guys ROCK!!! 

                                            Print by Ros Shiers  found on Rockett St. George

This is Powerful Stuff.

Music and words have the power to change your mood and to inspire. 
Being raised on Motown, I am loving me some  Sean Hayes - This is Powerful Stuff and When we fall in. 

Wishing you all a lovely weekend.  Love, Heidi

                                      Flickr

                              Mod CLoth

The 7 rules to understand design and designers.

I love how ya find a quote or a saying that resonates with you just at the time you need it the most.

(Imagination is more important than knowledge, Albert Einstein).

Fabien Barral is an awesome graphics designer.  He and his wife have the company Harmonie Interieur, a company that makes and sells wall decals.  I am loving this designer.  Enjoy, Heidi

Harmonie Interieur

Harmonie Interieur

Harmonie Interieur

                                                                  Harmonie Interieur

Kindness

Found on We Heart It.

Found on We Heart It.

Found on We Heart It.

Found on We Heart It.

Found on We Heart It.

Wisdom of the Soul

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Determined and persistant.

This is how things get done, but first you have to dream it before you can do it.

Enjoy, Heidi

Found on Ginger Ella

Where am I going with this?

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I don't know where all of the images and quotes I have stolen are going to take me. So far I have designed and decorated 2 houses and 2 beach houses in my head, on paper and on this blog.  A hard lesson to learn is the one about desire and suffering.  The more I desire the more I suffer.  I have everything I need but not everything I want.  Needs and Wants.  When I am in the state of suffering from my desires, I am ready to pull the plug on my blog.  My blog started with a burning desire to get to know Australians better and grow relationships with them in hopes to move and have an easy transition.  I posted on migrating and it seemed to give a spark to my blog and others seemed to be inspired.  Now that the subject has been pretty much eliminated I feel like my blog is very superficial.  I am real good at hunting and then sharing vast amounts of beautiful images.  Good jobs are holding us back.  My husband has been promised a good job and a future with a company here in the US and so we wait.  If only we knew that we could have good jobs in the AU we would have our bags packed.  He is not a risk taker, I say jump and the net will appear. Sorry this post is kinda depressing.  I felt like finally spilling the beans.  Heidi 

Dreaming up something good.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend.  Happy Dreaming, Heidi

Rich Wealthy Blessed Lucky and Fortunate

                                                                   Image unknown origin.
                   Reading this always puts my life into perspective and I am thankful. 

I did get the chance to escape and with the 2 special men in my life(my 7 year old & husband).  We went to Walmart, Target, Sam's Club, Hobby Lobby, Pet Smart, Chick -Fil- A, the new Mexican and Pizza Restaurant that just opened up.  We rented & watched The Fantastic Mr. Fox and The Clone Wars.  We went on walks, rode bikes, slept late and drank wine and ate some Ben and Jerry's Brownie Chunk in Chocolate Fudge ice cream.  I think that I had a fabulous Mother's Day weekend.  I hope you did too.   Love, Heidi

The Story of Stuff.

No origin for this image.

Something inside of me has been trying to tell me this but my mind didn't want to listen. I yearn for the happy life I had growing up with my grandparents in the country and I want that so desperately for my son. But instead we run to the closest store and buy the new toy to show our love and make him happy. It is a very short term happiness and 6 million Legos later he is overwhelmed with the amount of Legos but still wants the ones he does not have. What? I don't like asking for favors, but it would mean so much to me if you all would watch this video. It explains everything very simply but effectively.

If you want to share it too, go to The Story of Stuff website.

Be the change you wish to see in the world. Heidi

Wisdom for 2010.

Image via Chris Edward Photography.

This one goes in dream house file.

So much growth has happened to me in 2009 (lots of inner and a little outer) that I thought I would share with you all some of the lessons I have learned.


1. Stay in the NOW. You can't fix anything in the past and they still haven't made time travel available yet, so all you really have is Right Now. Doing this has cut in on my day dreaming, but made my family life is much more fulfilling.

2. Get more sleep. If I get plenty of sleep at night, I can handle almost anything the next day.

3. Nurture the positive and supportive relationships in your life. Rid yourself of the toxic ones.

4. Don't make assumptions. This one is hard but it is good because to assume is to make ass u me.... ASSUME.

5. Be impeccable with your word. This means not only to avoid saying toxic things about others but also about yourself.

6. Always do your best. Then you can live without regret. No regrets, see no.1.

7. Don't take things personally. One word here: Projection.

8. Stop watching the News. If there is something really big that you need to know about, don't worry, someone will tell you. Living in a state of fear is one tactic used to control people.

9. Make a decision. You can either do something about it or you can accept. My husband likes the phrase, " Shit or get off the pot".

( sorry, I couldn't resist)

10. Don't take life so seriously. Laughter is the best medicine.

Enjoy, Heidi