Living: December 2010

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Holiday Shopping!

I was actually shopping for myself when I came across these two website gems... But just wanted to share!

http://www.shopstyle.com/
Type the description of what you're looking for into the search box (for example: "purple bag"), and matching items from everywhere will pop up! Amazing!

http://www.lorisshoes.com/
While searching for "red wallet" on ShopStyle, I found the red wallet love of my life from this cute Chicago boutique, Lori's Shoes. Cute stuff! Everything on here ships for free in the continental U.S. Plus!! Use the coupon codes: survey5 (for $5 off) or iloveloris10 (for 10% off $30).

Happy shopping :)

Itinerary thus far...

09/23 - 09/24: Bangkok, Thailand
09/25 - 10/19: Nong Khai, Thailand
10/20 - 10/22: Vang Vieng, Laos
10/22 - 10/24: Luang Prabang, Laos
10/25 - 10/26: Vientiane, Laos
10/26 - 11/24: Nong Khai, Thailand
11/25 - 11/27: Chiang Mai, Thailand
11/29 - 12/04: Ko Phangan, Thailand
12/04 - 12/07: Ko Samui, Thailand
12/07 - 12/12: Ko Phi Phi, Thailand
12/13 - 12/17: Bangkok, Thailand
12/18 - 12/22: Melbourne, Australia
12/22 - 01/14: Sydney, Australia
01/14 - 01/18: Airlie Beach, Aus.
01/19 - 01/22: Tokyo, Japan

01/22 - 01/26: Kyoto, Japan
01/26 - 01/30: Manila, Philippines

01/30 - 02/06: Burgos, Philippines

02/07 - 02/10: Cebu, Philippines

02/10 - 02/13: Manila, Philippines
02/13 - 02/24: Honolulu, Hawaii

Meet me somewhere not here.

The Invitation

It doesn't interest me what you do for a living. I want to know what you ache for, and if you dare to dream of meeting your heart's longing.

It doesn't interest me how old you are. I want to know if you will risk looking like a fool for love, for your dreams, for the adventure of being alive.

It doesn't interest me what planets are squaring your moon. I want to know if you have touched the center of your own sorrow, if you have been opened by life's betrayals or have become shriveled and closed from fear of further pain.

I want to know if you can be with joy, mine or your own; if you can dance with wildness and let ecstasy fill you to the tips of your fingers and toes without cautioning us to be careful, be realistic, or to remember the limitations of being human.

It doesn't interest me if the story you are telling me is true. I want to know if you can disappoint another to be true to yourself; if you can bear the accusation of betrayal and not betray your own soul.

I want to know if you can be faithful and therefore be trustworthy.

I want to know if you can see Beauty even if its not pretty every day, and if you can source your life from its presence.

I want to know if you can live with failure, yours and mine, and still stand on the edge of a lake and shout to the sliver of the full moon, "Yes!"

It doesn't interest me to know where you live or how much money you have. I want to know if you can get up after the night of grief and despair, weary and bruised to the bone, and do what needs to be done for the children.

It doesn't interest me who you are and how you came to be here. I want to know if you will stand in the center of the fire with me and not shrink back.

It doesn't interest me where or what or with whom you have studied. I want to know what sustains you from the inside when all else falls away.

I want to know if you can be alone with yourself, and if you truly like the company you keep in the empty moments.

-- Oriah Mountain Dreamer, Indian Elder, May 1994

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Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Holiday Shopping!

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