Start being Honest With Yourself About Everything

Be honest about what’s right, as well as what needs to be changed.

Be honest about what you want to achieve and who you want to become.

Be honest with every aspect of your life, always.

Because you are the one person you can forever count on.

Search your soul, for the truth, so that you truly know who you are.

Once you do, you’ll have a better understanding of where you are now and how you got here,

and you’ll be better equipped to identify where you want to go and how to get there.

It was a year ago when I first started posting these snippets of  wisdom.

Time to revisit them again and reaffirm their meaning.

Mid Springs Eve……. Santa Fe…. Rosario Hill

The past month has been loaded with visitors here at my home in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

A one evening stay was with Nancy and Eric Olson from the keystone state of Pennsylvania. They have purchased property here in Santa Fe and were in need a MUCH DESERVED break from the winter storms What was that whole thing called the Matrix of storms …. the Perfect storm… the Storm of this young century… What was it called? OOOOO it was called the VORTEX….

Any way I had a friend,Elizabeth who was off to Spain and Portugal to hike the the famous Camino de Santiago and needed a house /cats sitter for the duration of her walk. Enter in Nancy and Eric. Introductions were made and the rest was culinary history.

Eric a very accomplished artist and designer instantly fell in love with their temporary accommodations and “FRANCESCO” Elizabeth’s amazing stove. I was invited to dinner by Eric and Nancy and was honored to have such care and courtesy shown in the preparation of this amazing meal.

For starters there was a Roasted Tomato soup out on the patio with a little bottle of Italian rose.

 Chef Eric and his wife Nancy

Then we went inside to a beautiful setting for the rest of our meal.

Chef Eric spent I do not know how much time prepping for this very complex lovely meal.

For starters he made homemade bread.

Then he present us with Hanger Steaks with a Salted Caramel Sauce, Hasselback  potatoes with grilled green onion.

With a side of Curried butternut squash.

 

Then came dessert. A Pear Tart with an Apricot Jam glaze.

Where did he find the time to make this Apricot Jam.

Thank you, Nancy and Chef Eric for a most memorable Mid Spring evening of delicious food and wine and conversation. Sooner than you think regular shared evening meals will become the norm once you relocate permanently to Santa Fe, NM.

Monday, Monday……

Just sounds like the stance to take for this week.

Have a great start of your week!

Well that is done!!

 

 

I have been so busy the past few weeks preparing for a trunk show of my hand bags.

http://www.ooososantafe.com

I finally got it all packed and sent off to Dallas,TX. I am very excited in this  huge step forward in the development of my brand.

 

Have a great weekend!

Just been super busy!!

I have been out of my mind busy lately. But grateful that I have been busy… Just  a quick visit today.

Start entering new relationships for the right reasons.

Enter new relationships with dependable, honest people who reflect the person you are and the person you want to be.

Choose friends you are proud to know, people you admire, who show you love and respect – people who reciprocate your kindness and commitment.

And pay attention to what people do, because a person’s actions are much more important than their words or how others represent them.

Start being yourself, genuinely and proudly.

Trying to be anyone else is a waste of the person you are.

Be yourself.

Embrace that individual inside you that has ideas, strengths and beauty like no one else. Be the person you know yourself to be – the best version of you – on your terms.

Above all, be true to YOU, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it.

Start being more polite to yourself.

If you had a friend who spoke to you in the same way that you sometimes speak to yourself, how long would you allow that person to be your friend?The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others.

You must love who you are or no one else will.

ENJOY THE DAY !

Lets talk about the Elephant in the room……

Start making your own happiness a priority.

Your needs matter.

If you don’t value yourself, look out for yourself, and stick up for yourself, you’re sabotaging yourself.

Remember, it IS possible to take care of your own needs while simultaneously caring for those around you.  And once your needs are met, you will likely be far more capable of helping those who need you most.

MMMUUWWWAAAAHHHH!!!

Start looking for the silver lining in tough situations.

 

When things are hard, and you feel down, take a few deep breaths and look for the silver lining– the small glimmers of hope.

Remind yourself that you can and will grow stronger from these hard times.  And remain conscious of your blessings and victories – all the things in your life that are right.

Focus on what you have, not on what you haven’t.