Give People the Benefit of the Doubt

So last week I encountered a random act of not-so-kindness as my husband and I were in the train on our way to visit a friend. Normally we stand by the entrance doors, but I needed to do my make-up so while my husband stood, I sat down on the stairs. As we approached one of the train stops a 50 something-year old man appeared at the top of the stairs and I moved over to make room for him to walk down.ย People sitting or standing on the stairs is…

Travel: 2 Friends in Florence with Navy the Frenchie

7 days, 2 screaming girls, 1 French Bulldog, 1 road trip and a lot of heart. ๐Ÿ™‚ WARNING: This is my first “travel vlog” and I was not aware of how bad I am with a camera. Sooooo sorry for all the camera shaking. Since this movie is a bit longer and I know not everyone has the time to watch it all… I have created a little movie schedule below to ease the fast forwarding. ๐Ÿ˜€ Time Stamps: Intro: 0:00 – 0:40 (I would not miss this. ๐Ÿ™‚ 0:40…

Self-Sabotage: The Sneaky Manipulator

“He reminds himself it’s better to be in the arena, getting stomped by the bull, than to be up in the stands or out in the parking lot.” -Steven Pressfield, The War of Art The first two weeks before launching my blog I was riding high on a wave of excitement and motivation. One week after launching I entered the boxing ring with my inner self-sabotaging demons. After I wrote my second post โ€œEmotions from Paris Fashion Weekโ€, I began to hear a faint voice of doubt inside. I ignored…

Our Short Story: Dating to Marriage

Hello Everybody! Tobi and I got married 6 months after meeting each other. For those of you who don’t know our story… I share with you a very condensed version of it below. I say condensed because the whole story would have taken an hour to record… but who wants to listen to that? ๐Ÿ˜‰ PS. Apologies for the rough editing and all my “so’s”, “like’s” and “I mean’s” โ€“ talking into a camera is harder than I thought. ๐Ÿ˜€ Thank you for watching & please let me know your…