10 on Tuesday

Takes more than a whole day to get used to a new week, but Tuesday is here so it's another day and another chance to share a 10 for Tuesday, linking with Linny's Vault.

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30 Rock is back, but after watching back to back episodes of the previous season, one episode a week doesn't really cut it for me... 

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For those that are not part of Instagram or do not follow me (which I am sure it's not the case, cause I am awesome and a total leader to follow, LOL!)... Here are my latest shots!

birchtree

Breakfast Bowl

Taking a Stroll

Invisible Spiderweb

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Liked any of the previous photos? Well, my instacanvas gallery is officially opened, if you would like to see my photos and perhaps buy some, please visit my gallery here.

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Officially lovin' that google trick of the "askew"... if you don't know what I mean just open a google search and type askew

Tell if it worked for you (it didn't for my husband!)

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I am super excited because tomorrow is Wednesday and I will be having a new giveaway, so stay tuned!

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Although I live in the tropics and there's no such thing as "Fall or Autumn", I can't help but love this little cartoon, specially cause Snoopy is my favorite!

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But it's not only Snoopy who has a special place in my heart, all dogs do too... can't help but smile when I see this image... although wish it was me lying down instead, LOL!

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Love Tuesdays when I go to the gym early in the a.m. and exercise my little butt off... today I literally sweat as if I was given birth to triplets!!!!

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I think Family Guy is quite funny some times, but it can also be quite rude and offensive as well... I do have to say that I enjoy Consuela's jokes, and although I am not very fond of Jesus/God's jokes, I found this one very funny!

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Hope everybody has a wonderful Tuesday and remember to stop by tomorrow and sign up for my very special giveaway, can't wait :)

two days, too fast!

Happy Monday, I hope you all had a fantastic weekend!!! Mine was very low key, on Saturday I stayed home all day, I catch up and finished one of the three ongoing crochet project I've had on my desk for a while...

This is my latest project,  a lovely bathmat, I didn't use any pattern and pretty much changed and added as I wanted, I think it came our pretty nice, don't you agree?

But the bathmat was not all I did, I managed to start another project, I cannot go into details today but I will reveal more in the next couple of days, so stay tuned!!!

So, remember my Nikon J1 camera I bought a couple of months ago?!?!? Well, I am still in love with it and now even more since I just bought a book that explains how to make the most out of it and I am hoping to buy a new lens for it in the next coming days...

Here are photos I took with it over the weekend.

Please don't mind the background mess... thanks!

Our cats are always great subject matters for photography.

So are flowers, right?

Have a wonderful week!!!!

For the Love of Fridays

Today I am thinking of things that start with the letter...

First and For most... 

Friday [insert "so glad we made it" theme song here for Friday's soundtrack].

Flowers are so beautiful and they really bring a smile to my face.

Funny is this...

Friends come in every size and form... this Friendship is unique a very special to us (Our dog Sheba and one of our feral cats Goldie) <3!

and Finally, check out this wonderful video starring the Fabulous Feline Norman, it's a great ad with a good message!!!



Have a Fantastic Weekend!!!

Throwback Thursday

Hello All, today is Thursday which mean another change to go back into memory lane with...

Today's photo takes me back to 1998 and one of the best times of my life!

1. This photo was taken near the Blue Hole in Dahab, Sinai Peninsula of Egypt.

2. I got there with friends while backpacking through Israel and found a friend of my brother- Mohammed the guy smoking on the side!

3. The two girls are Shari (from Canada) and Debbie (from Australia). I met them both through my travelings and became very good friends with them, now they are both married and with kids but we are still friends and keep in touch.

4. Diving in the Red Sea was amazing, would love to go back someday.

5. At the time I had very short hair and I used to wear it in different colors... few days after this photo I shaved my whole head!!!

Well, that's it for me, hope you guys enjoyed another peak of my past! Now, how about, feel like joining in the fun?


On an unrelated note, I am very happy because yesterday I added a "Scroll to top" lil' button to my blog which now appears on the lower right side of the screen (well, that's if you are reading it on a computer). What is this for you might ask? Well, easier navigation to read below and go back to top, you're welcome! Have a wonderful Thursday!!!

think before you talk (or write)

Whatever happened to;

Respect to others and their choices?

Accepting others like they are our own brother' and sisters?

Not judging others in their decisions because nobody knows what anybody is going through other than ourselves?

Loving thy neighbor as ourselves?

Well, in this crazy world all those values are probably mostly sleep, forgotten or worst case lost, but that doesn't mean we can reach inside our souls and wake them up, find them in the little back corner or even regain new ones.

Today I want to share a video that you have probably seen or heard of, that talks about many of the values that I mentioned above, so if you have about 4 minutes, please watch it!

If you watched it, tell me what do you think?

I am happy that she was brave enough to stand up for herself and specially had the support from family, friends and even viewers...

But to the man that email her, what is up with him? Doesn't he have anything better to do than to question other people about their life and their choices, making them feel bad... And by the way, what did he accomplish with that email other than trying to hurt the lady?

Anyway, just wanted to share with you as she also mentioned that October is "Anti-Bullying" Month!

Happy Wednesday!!!

10 on Tuesday

Happy Tuesday. Today I am liking back to linny's for another 10 on Tuesday!

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Love it when I can start the day by going to the gym and get the exercise part out of the way.

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Can't wait for the new season of 30 Rock, that show is just hi-la-rious!
My favorite phrases are: "Good God Lemon" and "What the what?"

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Last night I had an awesome Skype Video date with my cousin and her lovely boy (my godson) Julian. He is getting so big. The last time I saw him was back in Feb when he was about 9 months, he is now 1 year and 4 months old or should I say 21 months?

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Today is my Dad's 61st birthday, I called him in the morning hoping that I was the very first one to congratulate him, but 2 other family member beat me to it... 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD, you are the greatest and I am so very bless to have you in my life and have so many great attributes that come from you!

with my Dad on my wedding day

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Lately in my car I've listening to the John Lennon's album IMAGINE and I can't help but twist smile a little when I listen to "Twist and Shout", it's such a great song and it reminds me of one of my favorite scenes from  the movie Ferris Buller Day Off... 

Please tell me you cannot help but dance when you hear this song and specially watch this video?

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Right now I have 3 crochet project on the way, the monkey for my godson, a bath mat for our bathroom and another door stopper owl for my Mom.

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I am already thinking about my next giveaway and I think it's going to be on "I Love Yarn Day" which is on 10/12/12... Stay tuned because it's going to be a nice one!

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Of all the "Keep Calm..." art I've seen, this is by far my favorite one.

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Saw this the other day while browsing Pinterest and it truly made me smile and feel as if Human Kindness can still be found and with acts like this one, there's always hope for a brighter future.

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Finally I leave you with a peek of today's morning sight of when I was coming back from the Gym.

Happy Tuesday!!!

October is here!

It's the beginning of a new day, a new week and a new month, a fresh start to do whatever you didn't get done yesterday, last week and even last month...

A fresh new month it's here!

Yes, it might sound kinda' crazy, but it's true, today is really the first day of the 10th month of the year. To me, this year is going by so fast, that I am almost convinced it's going way above the speed limit!!!

Which is one of the reason we need to truly enjoy and seize the day as much as we can, because if we don't it would go so far that it will only leave us with regrets and desires not fulfilled.

Also today is the first day for my husband's new job. I am very excited for him, keeping my fingers crossed for a great start and praying that this is a place where he will be happy, learn new things, gain new challenges and become an even better person and professional than he already is.

If you feel like giving him some encouragement, click here to visit his blog, thanks!

On another note, our weekend was very nice but it rained A LOT!

For those of you that do not live around our area (meaning the tropics), right now this is our summer a.k.a rainy season, but this years is been very dry, up until a few days ago and now the rain is catching up for all those dry and hot days we've had.

The above photo was taken over the weekend, a very dark ugly sky... but at least the plants are happy and all is green around.

Wishing everybody a wonderful Monday, new week and specially new month, let's make the best out of it!!!

Friday's Food For Thought

Hello All!!!

Friday is finally here and to officially say goodbye to another week and [almost] another month, today I decided to share this beautiful "food for thought"...

If you hoard love, it melts away. 

If you lock love, it breaks free. 

If you grab on to love, you end up holding an illusion. 

But when you let love flower in its own way, it stays to support you.  

And when you pass along love, it multiplies beyond measure.

Today the weather is dark, rainy and yucky all over, but at least it's Friday and even if it rains all weekend I am ready for some much deserved rest, specially cause I am still fighting a weird infected on the left side of my head/ear area, so at this point I am on antibiotics, yuck!

Anyway, here's hoping that everybody has a lovely weekend and that loves multiplies all around you!!!

Throwback Thursday

Happy Thursday, or maybe I should say Happy Throwback Thursday!

Now what's so exciting about today? Well the fact that you can see a photo from my past, if you decided to join in the fun you can link your blog at the end of this post aaaaaand.....

Wait for it...

wait for it.....

Tomorrow is Fry-day!!!!!

Definitely the best part of looking for old photos is all the memories that come along with them.

Here's my photo for today.

Now, 5 facts about this photo are:

1. This photo was taken back in May 2007 in Buffalo, New York.

2. This was during my visit to attend Jenn's wedding.

3. Jenn is the Blonde with the pink top right in the middle, she is also my host sister back when in high school I lived in Attica, NY on a exchange student program for 7 months- he family is like a second family to me.

4. This day the 4 of us bridesmaids got a belly dancing lesson as part of the hen's party, it was awesome, we had a blast.

5. I don't really remember all the girls names but I think this is the order, from left to right; Me, Janene, Jenn, ???, and Missie.

Such great memories! Have a great Thursday :)

Finding Paradise

Yesterday I got a comment from a fellow blogger that me think... She said:

"totally jealous of that beach, I live in paradise too, but I think you totally one up me : )"

Well, first of all, thanks Hallie for the comment, but specially because you have inspired me to think about what really Paradise is all about?

I too have the idea that paradise could be described as a wonderful white sand beach, with turquoise waters; laying on a hammock/lounge chair, with perhaps enough suntan lotion, a cool cocktail and a good book? Totally!

But then I think of all the many people that are not as blessed as we are and all they would like for a Paradise is a good life.

So many people nowadays around the world that probably imagine Paradise as a place; free of violence, having enough to feed their families, a roof over their heads and a warm bed to go to at night... Or maybe just the chance to live in a peaceful country.

In many cases our life situation is not because we chose it, we were blessed enough to have a parents/people that raised us, work and care to give us all they that they could; love, education, opportunities and lessons to chose the right path in life.

Others don't have that chance, even from before they were born.

So my point about Paradise is to make the best of the life you have, with the right attitude and hard work and specially the help and faith in God, we can make Paradise out of our lives and the place that we live in.

But most importantly we could try to give a bit of our Paradise to those that are not as fortunate as we are.

On an unrelated subject, tomorrow is another edition of Throwback Thursday, so if you feel like linking up to my blog, just grab the following button and post it in your blog with a photo from your past plus 5 fact about the photo, yes, it's that easy!

Have a wonderful day in your Paradise!

10 on Tuesday

Today I am linking back to Linny's Vault and participating in 10 for Tuesday (thanks for Stacy and her wonderful blog)- go on click on her name, don't be afraid to say hello!

Because this is my first time I am assuming that this is basically just 10 random thoughts I have on Tuesday, right? Hope so...

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Just a few days ago I discovered that Epson Salts are great if you add them to your Shampoo to remove the excess oil, I have tried it a couple of times and I can already see a difference in my hair, and believe me, when you have curly hair like mine, you really appreciate this!

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Sometimes when I take a step back and analyze my life I can't help but smile and be so grateful for my wonderful husband, my pets and the place where I live, thank you God for all your blessings!

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2012 is the year of big concerts for me. Living on a small island in the Caribbean big concerts are not an option, but this year in February we traveled to Costa Rica to visit my family and got to see Elton John, which was amazing!!!

Actual photo taken with my phone!

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 Now I am very excited because my next big concert will be in November, I am going to see no other than Madonna!!!! -can't hardly wait-

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This past weekend I finished a "flash" crochet project, a "Brainy Wave" Beanie [rasta] hat for my brother, here's my husband "modeling" it for me.

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I'm still loving coming home to this... 7 lovely kitties live in our property and every day they show us how amazing and loving feral cats can become, we are lucky to have them- and I'm sure it goes both ways!

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As of Friday there's a new law came into effect on the island, from now on it's against the law to talk on your cellphone while driving, I believe the fee if you get caught is $150 KYD dollars which is about $187 US dollars... I think it's a great law and I am hoping people would be more conscious of this because it's dangerous and another reason for major accidents on the road.

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We found this "lil' fella" over the weekend, sleeping on another frog mouth... 

I am being a "copy cap" and posting the same photo as my husband on his blog!

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This photo was taken this morning driving back from the gym [sigh], if only this is where I would spend my day... but no, I have to work, even if I live in Paradise!

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This is the very first time I link with Linny's Vault but hopefully not the last... Do you have favorite "Link Ups" to your blog, please do share!

Have a wonderful Tuesday!!!!

Way to go with H2O!

It is not a secret that drinking water is not only good for us but vital for your well being and the correct function of our body.

But I know that sometimes we forget, get busy or choose other non as healthy beverages that down the road are causing our body more harm than they should.

Perhaps certain issues are related to that without us even realizing that a bit of water can go a long way and make a huge difference on our well being.

The other day I was reading an article about the right times to drink water to maximize the effects on the body.

According to the article, these are some of the best times to have water;

• Drink 2 glasses of water immediately after you wake up, to help activate you vital organs. 

• Drink 1 glass of water 30 minutes before every meal to help aid digestion.

• Drink 1 glass of water just before a shower to reduce blood pressure.

• Drink 1 glass of water just before going to bed to avoid heart attacks and embolism.

Pretty easy, right?

I am going to try the one before each meal and the one before bed.

Although I already drink a lot of water through the day but I know there's always room for improvement.

Sometimes adding a bit of lemon to the water gives it a little bit of a kick, I also love to put a whole stick of cinnamon to make it less dull and I have heard that some sliced cucumber is also very beneficial.

Do you have any special tips for your water drinking? Do share if so...

On another unrelated note, thanks to everybody that commented on my Friday post, you guys rock and with your comments once again have showed me that I am not here alone, but specially that it's o.k. to vent about your feelings every now and then, thanks a bunch from the bottom of my heart!

Have a wonderful Monday!!!