{history maker} the boston marathon

i am a runner.

i may have not qualified this year. 

i may have qualified and not run. 

i may have been injured and unable to go. 

i may have never qualified.

but, I AM A RUNNER. 

and, my heart is in boston today.

{this awesome tee available here}

{holidays} happy president's day!

happy president's day!  a little bit of wisdom from honest abe:

{20 items or less} barbie's birthday

today barbie celebrates her 53rd birthday {although she doesn't look a day over 25}!
i myself had only one barbie growing up {i was more concerned with stuffed animals and my little ponies}, but i did have a barbie corvette, and i certainly appreciate her personal style. and so below, in 20 items or less, is my homage to the birthday girl.


barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for fifty years... [she] has had over 40 pets including cats and dogs, horses, a panda, a lion cub, and a zebra. she has owned a wide range of vehicles, including pink corvette convertibles, trailers, and jeeps. she also holds a pilot's license, and operates commercial airliners in addition to serving as a flight attendant.
{from wikipedia}

1.patterned gift wrap, $5; 2.keep calm journal, $9; 3.moschino shoulder bag, $224;

4.red peplum dress, $50;  5.dior cat-eye sunglasses, $295;

6.betsey johnson pink suede pumps, $150; 7.opi heart throb nail lacquer, $8;

9.trina turk pink enamel bangle, $98; 10.ettika pyramid spike pink bangle, $55

11.patchwork box sofa, $1750; 12.silver wall mirror, $649;

13.pink pendant lamp, $338; 14.pink translucent side table, $141;

15.floral arrangement, $94; 16.black & white striped rug, $150;

17.marble top coffee table, $329; 18.jonathan adler hot pink throw, $295

{history maker} steve jobs

{history maker} 9.11

2001 was a year of pronounced change for me. i graduated from high school. lost a precious friend. went to my first funeral {and then two more that same year}. started college. watched with the rest of the world as the twin towers fell.
i lost so much that year - my innocence, my sense of immortality, my faith in a lot of things. but i learned so much too, about life and love and hope and despair.
i learned that there are no guarantees in this life - that it is short and should not be wasted worrying too much {or doing anything too much, for that matter}. that it should be spent loving and living and giving as much as possible. that anger and judgment were not worth the energy. that amazing beauty can come from catastrophic loss. i learned which things truly mattered and which were stifling trivialities.
i like to think that i carry these lessons with me as strongly as i did that year, but the truth is i'm constantly having to remind myself. one thing's for sure: i'll never forget the year my world was changed forever.

{history maker} martin luther king, jr.

"faith is taking the first step

even when you don't see the whole staircase."

- martin luther king, jr.