This Year I Will Be Fierce

{ Image borrowed from The Days of the Chic } As the first day of 2017 came to a close, I kicked my feet up at the end of the evening reflecting on all I had accomplished on the first day of the new year. It was a little rainy, but I was thankful for this new day! I wrote a couple of blog posts, washed and dried a couple of loads of laundry, washed the dishes, and organized my husband’s dresser using the KonMari Method. I thought about the last sentence I wrote in yesterday’s blog post — “12 new chapters, 365 new […]

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New Year’s Eve Around the World

Happy New Years! I always try {but sometimes fail} to stay up and watch the ball drop in Times Square in New York City. By the time you read this, you will also have celebrated New Year’s in your own way, with family and/or friends, with a fancy cocktail or non-alcoholic beverage of your choice. You will have watched fireworks light up the midnight sky, turned to your love and planted a big kiss on their lips, and sang the New Year’s Eve Song, “Auld Lang Syne”. Well, I’m a bit of a home-body, so yes, I watched the celebration […]

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Christmas Around the World

Merry Christmas everyone! Today we celebrate Christmas around the world! As I watched National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation last night, I was reminded how I used to drive my Grandma Lashlee and my mom around town looking at Christmas lights. Sometimes my Grandpa Lashlee would go with us. My grandma would love these lovely Christmas lights from around the world. From left to right (top to bottom): Washington, D.C., Mexico City (Mexico), Rio de Janiero (Brazil), Nigeria, Gothenburg (Sweden), Venice (Italy), Munich (Germany), Sydney (Australia), and India. I especially find Christmas in Paris particularly beautiful! Christmas in London isn’t half bad either! I […]

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Johnny Depp – A Truly Versatile Actor

“When I see someone who just follows their dream and succeeds, and just does basically what they want to do and doesn’t have to answer to anyone, obviously not harming anyone, that’s great.” – Johnny Depp According to my husband, Johnny Depp is one of the greatest actors – if not the greatest actor of our time. And this is one time in which I have to agree with my husband. Not only is he a great actor, but he is also my “Man of Style” for December. Depp has played a wide array of characters, from Sam in Benny and Joon […]

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Christmas Dinner with the Cast of “Love Actually”

Love Actually is one of my favorite movies! The cast is splendidly perfect, and the “love stories” are heart-breakingly beautiful! To me, this is one of the best holiday movies of all time! That’s why I would want to invite all of the main characters over for a holiday dinner party. You might not recognize this movie as a “holiday movie”, but it is. These intertwined stories take place during the month of December in London. If you’re not familiar with this movie, you must watch it immediately! You will fall in love with it! Even though this movie came […]

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