pure.

I came across her music today on Pandora.
I did a little search and found that she is my age, which interested me even more.
A little more searching ...

.... she recorded professionally at the age of 12
.....debuted an album at 16, it went straight to the top 10 pop in 11 countries

this is all wonderful, then I read she is UNICEF's youngest Embassador - and that made me really happy - she has worked with children in ghana, and helps raise money for them.

Her voice is so pure and easy to listen to :)

it was a nice discovery.

xoxo

to a new day ...

Les Stroud.

Catching his show today as I wake up, I'm reminded of how much I -[DONT]- know.

Its been a habit of mine since I began college to wake up everyday and ask myself - what can I learn today? Although, I have always been naturally curious and analytical as my education grew so did my ways of thinking about and discovering everything. It's a natural thing, almost unconscious; but everyday I search for new and interesting ideas and facts that I didn't know before. This became increasingly more inherent within me as I began researching in college for various psychology papers, acting assignments etc. Constantly being asked to embody others' mindsets, to understand different worlds and cultures, to accept without judgement - or over judgement - a critical eye is always an important element in learning - and to just open my mind to new things everyday.

Being that today is 9/11, the idea of survival in a crisis situation has been resonating with me all day. It makes you wonder how equipped you are to survive a crisis, or emergency.

Anyway, keep searching ...

stay happy and healthy

and remember all those today on 9/11

xo

A delicious way to start -(or end)- your day. Today I discovered Bear-Naked's all natural cereal. mmmmmmmm. It will officially be on my list of everyday foods, now that I have more time to concentrate on what I put into my body -- I'm trying to find new, tasty products that are good for you.

But! the best part is that when I went to the Bear-Naked website to check out their products and statement, I found that the two creators of the company had such an interesting story on how it all began .... I highly suggest taking a peek into their work ... http://www.bearnaked.com/

Thusfar, my favorite is Banana-Nut, but I cannot wait to try the cinnamon with strawberries :)

What a wonderful little joy.


Stay healthy and happy
xo

a newfound outlet

hi :)

Since graduating college, I have had more time on my hands, and needed to find a new creative outlet. I have always been too busy to keep up with posts that weren't one sentence status updates.

So, here I go, a place to comment, observe, ponder life's little joys.

A place where I can jot down interesting, fun, exciting, troublesome, inspiring and joyous things that pop into my head, my heart and my world. (expectedly or un-expected.ly)


Along the way I hope to discover new things about not only myself, but this city; this world.

Live. Laugh. Love.