I want to be the kind of woman with matching car accessories who keeps her wheels spotless. . .

Yeah. I've decided to become that woman. In November we got hit by a drunk driver. I'm lucky to be alive. My old car was well loved with hail damage, and a dent in the top from a fallen palm tree from a storm when I lived in East Hollywood.

This gave me the opportunity to get a new used car.

In feng shui your car represents your emotional body. I got a new one. It's a zippy little volvo with a gorgeous interior.

Probably pre-owned by little old ladies who hardly ever drove it but got it serviced every five minutes. I'm grateful to them for that.

These are the things I got to keep said car clean, organized, and pretty! Pre-Curated for ya. They come in different colors of course too. Click on any image for links!

This is so pretty and it solves the I need a Kleenex issue, gives a place to hang my purse, my dog's leash, etc.

I never want to hunt for my registration or insurance card ever again!

My lovely console pack. This will have my floss picks, hand sani, wet wipes, lip gloss, doggie bags, first aid kit and any other everyday needs.

I love having cute coasters. If I spill on them I'll throw them into the dishwasher.

Clip sunglasses onto car visor. I keep a pair in my car always so I don't scorch my blue eyes.

Not only are these hand sanitizers so aesthetic and clean, but they smell awesome!

For the 'beagle glitter' aka dog hair. It's a sticky roller you can wash and reuse. I keep it in my console.

This trash can is inconspicuous and clips around the console sitting between the back seats!

Searching for Our Stars Hollow

"I don't even want to own anything until I find a place where me and and things go together"

-Truman Capote via Holly Golightly in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's'

My husband and I have moved A LOT in the last several years.

We were both in Los Angeles proper for years then fell in love and moved to Altadena California just above Pasadena. (Like you do) We loved Pasadena, but with the cost of living on top of a pandemic, it became not worth it to stay.

Syd and I are both pretty savvy and have lived all over and traveled a respectable amount especially him! He used to be a tour manager for many groups in the 90s traveling literally like a rock star.

People compare us to Luke and Lorelei a LOT. I'm colorful and kitschy and talk FAST. Syd is a backwards hat wearing slightly grumpy but absolutely lovable guy with a heart of gold who loves simplicity and knows just what to say.

We are trying to find home since California. Not easy to do because despite the challenges and taxes it's hard to beat the California lifestyle. (And weather).

We've lived in Albuquerque New Mexico, in a rental townhouse then a new build house. (Contemporary). It was a very mixed bag.

Sherlock in Santa Fe

We went to Atlanta (Actually Roswell GA) for just over a year. . . It was really beautiful but not right for us. Too much bigotry and pearl clutching. Exclusivity and snobbery! My favorite people I met were so lonely there. . . Or burned out. I made some lovely connections at the dog park. But it was the loneliest place I ever lived. The moment we went everything kept going wrong. Floods, cancer, death of a family member money stuff etc. I professionally bartended for the first time since my 20s. . . I'm to old for that shit!

Not to mention our house was very very haunted. It was colonial style but built in the 80s.

We are back in our NM House. After the dark corners of our forest in the backyard times and lots of walks and deer. . . Now it's Mountain View's and green chiles. And searching for . . . The FEELING of Home I might not know where it is but I do know where it should sit in my soul. I've felt it in Madison Wisconsin. Pasadena. Austin Texas, and a few other places. . . I know it exists.

Making this home for the foreseeable future. Home home on the range. . .

Although I long for our Stars Hollow. Wherever that ends up being. I think it has as much to do with the people as it does with the place.

Where friendly quirky people look out for one another. Where people are passionate. . . Where there are some artists and where there is safety. Walkability. Progressives. Book shops. Tavern like restaurants with regulars and twinkle lights. . . Diners and florists and it looks like Hallmark films there. . . Where you can hop on a train like Rory and boom you're in the big city.

I think we found it. No I won't tell. . . But we aren't going anywhere. Not yet. Not for a good amount of time.

It's so hard sometimes to bloom

Where you're planted. . . But as soon as I find my real life place that makes me feel like Stars Hollow then I'll "buy some furniture and give the cat a name." (Also a B.A. Tiffany's reference).

I'll be teaching myself a new trade. Well keep auditioning and build a home gym (and bar) and continue doing creative things in order to stay happy and sane.

Until

Then

We'll be joiners. . . And try to make this our own Well, you know

Starting 2024 GENTLY!

Sure I'd love to sprint fresh out of the gate of 2024, but honestly we caught nasty colds from my family while visiting for Christmas. We Started out the year easy breezy.

I did roast a whole Chicken for New Year's eve. We wanted to do something special that was chill and easy. I basically made "Engagement Chicken" but added a plate of Roasted Veggies to make it a Sunday roast. My British Hubs is very into that tradition loved by our over the pond cousins. I even made the gravy with champagne.

Here's a little youtube video if you want to see it. SHOW ME THAT CHICKEN

Then I took the bones of said chicken and made Chicken noodle soup the next day for our sickipoo selves. SHOW ME THE CHICKEN SOUP

Like so many people 2023 was a particularly tough year. . . No really. I got through 2 full house moves out of state, business hurting, thyroid cancer and surgery, my father passing and a really bad car wreck (drunk driver hit us running a red light). I'm grateful to be alive. It was a very close call.

Now we're back in New Mexico, and I'm truly taking some time and space to figure out what I feel, what I need and want. . . There are so many things I want to do and I'm feeling a ton of pressure. I'm fighting back 'I'm not doing enough' syndrome by taking short gentle walks, hot epsom salt baths, and getting tons of sleep. I'm using my humidifier, making stickers for my planner on my silhouette machine.

I am slooooowly cutting out images for a new vision board, and sloooowly cleaning the house. slooooowly. Calling about getting our dishwasher fixed. The best thing has been going to youtube and pinterest and seeing what images are inspiring. Taking time and space to see what is inspiring me now. I'm giving myself some grace and space instead of trying to force myself to figure it all out immediately.

Mercury has just gone direct and has a hazy grace period anyway. The new moon isn't till the 11th so it's ok to start gently and dreamily and focus on physical and mental health. Clarity will come. Ambition will return at the right time. . . put things into your goals, dreams, ideas etc as they come. I'm making slow lazy lists, but they grow day by day.

A little at a time with a lot of patience will get you there. If anything 2023 showed me that pushing and forcing your way forward with ambition doesn't always pan out and sometimes it's ok to just be and to take your time. Risks don't always pan out, but they do help us clarify who we are and what we value. Here's to an easier, and much more satisfying year. Cheers!

Here are some of my favorite cozy products I'm currently loving this January. . .

Scuttling about in cozy slippers!

The best cut sweatpants! I've been absolutely living in them! I ought to get a second pair!

The softest blanket ever. Large enough to be a whole other layer on a king sized bed. Sherlock our beagle is a big fan of this blanket. He is always rolling around on it!

My very warm and inexpensive coat it's water resistant and wonderful for skiing etc. so far it's mostly being used to stay warm on short jaunts and dog walks near the mountains.