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Lemonhead Tinkering

Posted by nicóle on May 28, 2010 in Random | 1 comment

I have so much to do. Instead I’m sitting here munching on lemon heads and tinkering about on the web. I need to give myself a swift kick in the ass but unfortunately my knees don’t bend backwards.

I’ve also got a killer sore throat a runny nose, and my ears are itching. I think it’s allergies or perhaps a side effect of the vertigo (which thankfully has now passed).

I love lemonheads.

Toodles.

Dream Crusher Still Splat

Posted by nicóle on May 20, 2010 in Personal, Random, Writing | 4 comments

I realize my posts have been low on the content for a little while now. My writing in general has been off kilter (literally too-Vertigo’Round anyone?) I’ve been preoccupied with other things lately and writing, which is usually my escape has been put on the back burner. I’m working at working on getting more me put back into this blog. I’m not saying that I don’t see myself in it. I realize that anyone who comes to The Pink Chandelier almost immediately gets a sense of who I am. I’m proud of that. It took me a little while to figure out exactly how to do that.

In my personal life I’ve always known who I was. Online it was my goal to show that. I think for the most part I’ve done so. I think however that a lot of me isn’t getting showcased and that is what I am working at working on.

Understand?

I hope so.

If this sounds familiar, I did touch on this in my post Little Miss Sunshine. No-I’m not depressed-I’m just trying to figure out how to get back on my path. Right now I feel like I’m walking in the grass, which isn’t exactly a bad thing when I really think about it.

I would like to figure out a way to enjoy the grass beneath my feet while still dancing towards my goals.

Oddly enough an old post of mine inspired this little reflection.

Sometimes I like to go back and read a random post. Today the desire struck me to do this and I came across this post I wrote last August, I KO’d the Dream Crusher. It is one of my favorite posts. If you haven’t read it, I hope you do and enjoy it.

Here’s a tidbit from it:

Tap, tap, tap, my fingers against the keys…nothing. I sat there a few more minutes staring at the other patrons. Two teen-aged girls whispering over a book, a little girl with headphones in her ears carrying a stack of books in her arms (she reminded me of myself), a store employee with a really cool t-shirt as he came out of the back room, an elderly couple discussing their coffee order…nothing. Finally I decided to order a drink. I closed my laptop and headed for the barista, feeling completely downtrodden and very much like a failure. I ordered an almond Italian soda, and made my way back to my laptop scowling disdainfully at the sight of it; knowing full well that I did not feel that way. (I do have a flare for the dramatic-so you can see why I would do something like that. Right?)

Read I KO’d the Dream Crusher

Just Dance Talent Search

Posted by nicóle on May 18, 2010 in Random, Toys, video | 3 comments

Yesterday I found out that Just Dance (the dancing video game) was hosting a talent search. The winner will get to be featured on their next video game and win a trip to Paris!

I couldn’t help myself. I had to enter.

I thought I may pass out afterward as I’ve still got a bit of vertigo but you know I don’t need much of an any excuse to dance!

If you’re on facebook you can check my video as well as the other entries. At the Just Dance facebook page.

I Believe in Manicures

Posted by nicóle on May 16, 2010 in Fashion, Personal, Random | 7 comments

I stumbled upon this quote this afternoon quite serendipitously (if you read my blog regularly, you know how much I love serendipity) and I liked it quite a lot. I also found the following slightly different quote attributed to Audrey Hepburn. It basically sums up me. Not all of me of course, but a pretty big chunk of me.

“I believe in manicures. I believe in overdressing. I believe in primping at leisure and wearing lipstick. I believe in PINK. I believe that loving is the best calorie burner. I believe in French kissing. I believe that happy girls are the prettiest girls. I believe that tomorrow is another day and I believe in miracles.”

I don’t know about you but I totally feel like putting on one of these…chucks and all!

P.S.

After the week I had I could really use a day of pampering. A manicure sounds divine at the moment.

I also think that this quote is a great feminist quote. Women need not be like men, we can still enjoy all the things that make us feminine, with out loosing any of our strength. That’s my two cents…

Toodles.

Everything Leaves a Mark

Posted by nicóle on Apr 21, 2010 in life, My 2 Cents, Random, What Inspires | 10 comments

Everything leaves a mark. It’s true. The simplest of acts can cause an indelible mark on our own lives or on someone else. Chances are we won’t even realize it-the marks that get left on our lives or those that we leave on others. Today I’m thinking about the marks we do notice. Sometimes something so amazing or horrible or wonderful and beautiful or disastrous can happen to us and it is how we react to these circumstances that really make the difference as to whether or not these marks effect us in some profound way or another.

For instance, Monday morning I awoke to my husband’s noisy morning preparations as he got ready for his day and instead of simply laying in bed trying to fall back to sleep I got up and said “good morning” to him. Turns out we had a pretty nice chat in the two minutes we spoke before he left for work. It was only two minutes but it was two minutes more than I would have had with him that day. Its those little things that leave a great mark on us I’m sure my husband didn’t realize how seeing his goofy grin as he pulled out of our driveway made me smile hours later but it did. Something else occurred as I stood at our front door and waved him off to work.

I watched the sun rise. The way the clouds changed from a lavender peachy pink to bright orange as the sun rose was breathtaking and had I chosen to stay in bed I would have missed that too. Missed out on the beautiful sun rising-sure it does it everyday but taking the time to notice left a mark and I don’t think I will ever forget how that simple sunrise took the breath right out of me.

It was just a simple moment. Nothing really profound, but in my humble opinion a profound life is made up of simple moments. I think having the ability to appreciate them and be grateful for them is how I chose to recognize the way those simple moments mark my life.

I think it also helps me keep my positive attitude when life feels like crap it’s probably why I say things like “It’s good luck!” when I drop an egg all over my freshly cleaned floor. I know for certain that it is what makes me jubilant when something truly amazing happens allowing me to basque in those wonderful moments grateful for the marks they leave on me.

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