bisous-between-the-sheets 💋🎀

 

Ode to romantic sheets - cotton bows and bouquets - for everyone. Boys, too. 🎀 Hospital corners and big square euro pillows. Plus my (to me unhackneyed) fascination - quilts. 

Like riding a bike

 

While reviewing - and delighting in! - past posts, my only wish is that I had continued through the last decade. I yearn to read my musings during such a high growth phase. And thus is born is the impulsion to take it up anon.

SUMMERIZE!

 

How is it that this word is not in my vocabulary until now?  SUMMERIZE. Today while summArizing (I also 🧡 the brief and succinct,) the Summer plans with hubby, I summErized our dog walk by wearing a bikini top. I summerized the Aspen house by purchasing July 4th paraphernalia and outdoor chairs, summerized multiple bedrooms with lighter quilts (this happens late in Colorado as our temps drop low through Spring), summerized the sitter schedule by adding a playmate on non-camp days, summerized dinner with streamlined outdoor service (enter utensil caddy, trays and South American placemats), summerized my makeup routine by removing it … I am a summarizing machine !!! Both my husband and best-friend happen to separately make me aware of this word on this day. 

Happy Summer and may all your Summerizing be sunny !!

Decent descent

What I wore DEN to CLE and back. (Plus always the shawl).

When traveling - private or public - we cover up ! No matter how svelte our figure and/or supple our skin, the world’s people and the earth’s surfaces need not be privy. Shoulders, midriff, legs, and feet are happier when clothed for the here-to-there. Yes, even in Summer - under wraps ! Cotton comes in all weights. So does cashmere. Jeans run the weather gamut.

Option to wear the camisole as an under layer and reveal upon arrival or pack the light and fluttery cabriolet top in the tote. In summation, know thy jet etiquette ;)

Note : hair = neat.

Mommy Mommy Mommy Mommy Mommy Mommy

 

Asteroid cotton bloomers and top with extra crystals.

“Your children are not interruptions. They are your greatest work and the best investment of your time.”

- Elizabeth George, A Woman After God’s Own Heart

Sorry, I’m still in my pajamas

Not Sorry PJ’s - Asteroid cotton front button-up with frills, hearts, and beads.

 “Sorry, I’m still in my pajamas”, is no way to go about your day!!

And yet, it was the way I presented myself this week. My inner script was therefore jumbled, the content of my hours scrambled, and my human encounters a missed opportunity. 

It is paramount to prepare in order to prevent poor performance. 

At the VERY LEAST this means : face, hair, outfit (teeth, skin, nails). Outfit includes defendable footwear and an inventoried purse. 

Often the above ‘very least’ is enough for a joyous sunrise to sunset. Diet and exercise need not be included, as with time, both will naturally follow. Let the presentation lead the way.

Green goddess

 

Silk TieDye cropped top and cropped trousers.

Snow mounting, children multiplying; this is why women take in more wives. 

Upping the energy with sun foods until a savior arrives…

 

Green Light

Neon TieDye silk ‘Aspen’ PJ’s.

Know your threshold + get pushed beyond it daily = Parenthood :)

Double snow days leading into Spring Break. Up the GREEN JUICE intake stat! 

Revamp

 

Nude-ish TieDye silk gauze set.

Warm winds, lighter layers, the impetus to refresh and revamp; gentle reminders that Winter doesn’t last forever. 

Integrate

Starry silk hand-dyed cardigan & cami/skirt undergarments.

Cashmere leggings, wool socks.

 

A successful family vacation is cause for celebration. ‘Celebration’ provides integration (and may feel more like a pause or day of rest).

Impenetrable

 

Tiedye wool shift.

Pink armour for privacy.

Après A-HA

 

Pink. Green. Yellow. 

Tiedye long silk slip & linen leggings.

Aspen leaves. Silver ribbon. LOVE.

Here’s to Après Savasana AHAs.

Spacey Savasana

 

Tiedye silk wraps for this Space Cadet.

SAVASANA - Get out of this world to receive an epiphany.

Put your own cashmere scarf on first

 

TieDye & bling cashmere/silk scarf.

Woolen thermals, hats, scarves, mittens - not just for children. Mamas be warm!!

The buck stops here.

 

TieDye silk slip with pockets.

Give credit. Take blame. The buck stops here.

Never explain. Never complain.

 

TieDye silk skirt and top. 

BS. Applesauce. Bananas. 

Never explain. Never complain. 

It is not a Mistake - it is a Decision

TieDye silk trousers and light cashmere/silk sweater.

 It is not a mistake. Stick with it. Abide. 

Above all - DO NOT DOUBLE-DOWN by reversing or course-correcting a perceived error. Especially if it is substantial.

Nature MANIFESTS the truest, most momentous dreams QUICKLY; KEEP-TO to, eventually, catch-up.

LEAD with the HEART

 

TieDye linen gauze ruffles.

WINTER is feeling LONELY for this boss mom. 

Decision making, and - OH NO!! - second-guessing, is ISOLATING for the chief executive officer of the home and family …

IN ‘The World’ but not OF ‘The World’

Dreamworld TieDye silk pajamas.

 

What is this “Real World” (I keep hearing about)??

yum yum rainbow fun

“JELLO” is a pretty anytime crowd pleaser. Great for when kiddos are sick.

A fabulous rainbow lined up in the fridge! I use collected recycled glass containers and jars - gelatin looks appealing and electrolyte powders often have delightful colors. If the flavor has less tint, fun shot glasses acquired on our latest vacation do the just the trick.

Find what you like about shopping, cooking, preparing FOOD and work that angle …

Just add PINK

Christmas BITS & BOBS AWAY !! But maybe not all of it ??

The intersection of Christmas and Valentine’s Day (DECOR):

- RED

- green

- greenery 

- little trees

- BOWS

- pompoms

- bells

- BIRDS

- deer

- squirrels etc.

- snowmen

- snowflakes, icicles 

- LIGHTS - red, pink, white mode

- tinsel & shine

- CRYSTALS

- candles

- LOVE - hearts, peace

- chocolate 

… Just ADD lots of HEARTS & gobs of PINK !!