imperfection

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November 8, 2011
Inspired & Inspiring, Personal & Interior Style
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“When you have to choose between getting it done and getting it done perfect, get it done.  Don’t let the desire for perfection be an excuse for never finishing.

Do your very best with the time and resources you have.  Even if the results are not perfect, they will nonetheless bring great value.

By all means let perfection be your goal.  Just be sure not to let it become your excuse.

Be true to the highest standards you can envision, while at the same time being realistic about what you’re doing.  Your magnificent vision will be of no use to anyone unless it is expressed in some specific, tangible form.

Even if you can’t get it perfect, go ahead and get it done.  Achieving ninety-five percent of what you envision is much better than holding out for one hundred percent and never getting it done.

Though it won’t be perfect, and not everyone will like it, go ahead and deliver the value that you create.”

— Ralph Marston

Top and Bottom images found here
Center image found here

One word, two ways: Rigmarole

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November 5, 2011
One Word, Two Ways
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Every week we choose a word and each do a post based on that word. This week the word Rigmarole was suggested to us by Farrell’s boyfriend, Albert.  Here’s what we came up with.



“This might not come as a big surprise to those of us who read the op-ed pages every day, but most commentators are not accurate prognosticators. New analysis of pundits’ statements during the 2008 presidential race shows that while a number of the fared better than a simple coin toss at predicting outcomes, most were reliably inaccurate. Which talking heads got it right occasionally – and which stopped making sense?”

(via GOOD)

Go inside the group of another and realize all are the same

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November 4, 2011
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I’ve watched this video several times and get more out of it with every viewing. It makes an almost a subtle point that I find very profound. Perhaps it is human nature to see others as separate from ourselves – whether it be those from different countries, ethnicities and religions or, closer to home, those from a certain neighborhood, floor in your building or branch of your family. It seems to me the more we recognize and challenge this behavior in ourselves, the more we evolve as a species.

Tinariwen

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November 3, 2011
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Many of you probably already know about the amazing French music blog, La Blogotheque.  If you haven’t heard of it, check it out as soon as you have about 8 hours to kill.  It mainly features musical artists playing their songs while walking through the streets of Paris.  Delightful!

I was recently on the site and found an awesome video featuring Tinariwen. They are a group of Tuareg rebels from northern Mali. The band has been together since 1979 and gained popularity in refugee camps in Libya until they returned to Mali after the cease fire in the early 90’s.

Click the picture below to see the video and read more.

Tinariwen is playing in NYC at Webster Hall on Saturday November 19, 2011.  Who’s coming with me?!

Growth

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November 2, 2011
Holistic Living, Personal & Interior Style
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It takes some effort to incorporate green into your life in New York City. I love the use of moss as art in the top and bottom pictures below. I’m also totally into these other creative ways to incorporate plants and herbs in an urban environment. I’ve been wanting to make my own window farm (middle right) for some time now. Maybe a good project for this Fall.

Top: The Big Bang by Anna Garforth
Middle Left/Middle Middle/Middle Right
Bottom: Street Art by Mosstika Urban Greenery

More info on DIY moss graffiti and window farming.

The Yummiest Quinoa Parsley Salad

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November 1, 2011
Holistic Living
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This is one of my favorite and simple quinoa salad recipes. This salad is perfect for lunch or dinner as it’s light but extremely satiating. You can enjoying it warm or cold.

Ingredients:

2 cups of water

1 cup of quinoa

1/4 of a chopped white onion

1/2 diced avocado

1/3 cup of minced parsley

1 teaspoon of extra virgin olive oil

salt and pepper to taste

Bring 2 cups of water and 1 cup of quinoa to a boil. Cover pot and turn burner to low. Set timer to 18 minutes and continue to fluff with a fork. Prepare ingredients. Mix all together.

Enjoy! You will not be disappointed!

One word, two ways: Ritual

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October 31, 2011
One Word, Two Ways
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Every week we choose a word and each do a post based on that word. To start things off, we selected the word Ritual. This is what we came up with.

       

Daily Morning Prayer:

Where would you have me go? What would you have me do? What would you have me say? And to whom?

~A Course In Miracles, Marianne Williamson

100 Benefits of Meditation

Ms. Clean

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October 30, 2011
Holistic Living
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Ever since I was little I have loved makeup. When I was 5 I would put on my grandmas lipstick before I went over to ask the neighbor boys to play. I spent most of my teenage years in my room trying different looks. It’s just my thing.My love for makeup and my attraction to a chemical free lifestyle clashed after reading No More Dirty Looks (check out their blog, I read it every day).

Heres a list of my 5 favorite toxin free makeup products:

1. This lip2cheek lifesaver is perfect for any season. It leaves me with a blushy glow.

2. This is my most recent purchase and I love it. Its one of the best bpa free mascaras that I have found. *Not 100% all natural

3. This concealer is perfect for under your eyes and to cover blemishes.

4. This palette has been a god send! I carry it with my everywhere and mix and match colors for my every day look.

5. I use coconut oil for everything, but I mostly use it every night before bed to remove my makeup. It hydrates my skin and gets me ready for bed before I wash my face.

Check your beauty products for chemicals at http://www.ewg.org/skindeep/

What are some of your favorite all natural products?