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Thank you Warner Bros. for sponsoring this post. Scooby-Doo and the Mystery Inc. Gang have teamed up with generationOn, the youth family division of Points of Light, to inspire, equip and mobilize kids, parents and Scooby-Doo fans to create meaningful change in their communities.</div>
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The boys and I had the opportunity to get out and lend a helping hand in collaboration with the good folks at Warner Bros. and <a href="https://www.generationon.org/"><span class="s1">generation On</span></a>, to help promote change in local communities by channeling the spirit of Scooby-Doo with the 'Doo Good' campaign. Which is seeking to make service fun, help keep kids excited and inspired about donating their time locally, doing good for the sake of evolving community, and caring for the earth as a whole. It’s the kind of a cause I readily embrace with my boys at this age because I think it helps foster an early notion of staying connected to community when and however we can.</div>
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The four of us spent a warm Sunday afternoon with a crew bused in in a decked out Scooby-Doo themed "Mystery Machine" where we were put to work hauling dirt, pulling weeds, planting and tending to what will become an educational (edible) garden for an elementary school in L.A.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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The project was headed and directed by <a href="http://enrichla.org/"><span class="s1">Enrich L.A,</span></a> who's defining goal is to work at having "a garden in every school" to engage students in Los Angeles to "cultivate and appreciate eating simple whole foods through hands-on lessons" by growing them. I can't praise the organization enough. My time with them left me super inspired by everything I learned about their organization over the course of the day. Particularly its founder - Thomas O Grady - a farmer's son from the west of Ireland whose passion for the art of gardening is downright infectious. It also reminded me of the simple fact of how good it feels to get out in the sun and into the dirt to dig and plant and see the seeds of something beautiful as your day's end result. My boys, and all of the kids participating worked hard and tirelessly till the end. It was the perfect way to greet Spring and introduce my boys to the perks of serving community.</div>
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Over the course of December, every year, I tend to loose sight of my intended presence here. Which is mostly always a decent thing to embrace I'd say? To disconnect during a season that demands so much. The kind of break I plan on making tradition from here on out to give myself fully to the last folds of a season's end, carving time to exist in real time, regroup, reorganize and reimagine what I want to bring to this space in light of a new year. Exactly what I've been doing over the past few weeks as I await a new site that will replace this blog. I've been narrowing down tone and intentions I hope will best ground it. Figuring out how to make it slightly more structured and polished so that it can grow a bit with just enough sophistication only to complement the aspects I've long enjoyed and admired most about blogging in general. Which basically means there will be much of the same (a good thing, right?) in regards to: humor, home life, overheard posts, weekend adventures, every day musings, frivolous dwellings as well as the introduction of a few new series dedicated to regular book and film reviews, local points of interest, culture and political spouts, second hand hunting, style, and loads and loads of things devoted to the plight of home renovation because it's such a major part of our life right now and I am determined to shed light on how and where we find the means to do it all cheaply, on our own, under tight time frames and slight budget. So all the emails and questions I'm getting pertaining to the topic - please know they're coming, that I've been working to document both the demo and progression we've made thus far and even though I've got some catching up to do, I'm really excited to share with you where we're headed and how we're getting there -minus contractors and mass cash - to hopefully aid anyone else entrenched in the same endeavor as way of guided inspiration to hang onto along the way. Stay tuned. Things are messy but we're determined.<br />
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I also wanted to thank you all for the kind complements, advice and suggestions tossed my way in the post last month asking for your help. It was much appreciated and hugely beneficial to crafting a new site. As of now we're just a couple weeks away from it landing it so fingers crossed the transfer goes smooth. Seven years of blogging is like boxes and boxes of old goods needed to be sorted and put away.<br />
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As for new year sentiments - my thoughts are still muddled. The month of January can be heavy and usually I just sit back and ride it out. Bleak and slow, awash with old year reflections wanting to mingle with the new year potentials.<br />
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I consider the months past and what I've learned, tasted, seen, heard, accepted, embraced, rejected, neglected, feared, fathomed and faced, and I am tossed with equal parts pride and sorrow. For what I've gained and what I've lost. The gleam of these our first summer memories in a new place - unlocking the door to the house we dreamed about for so long. In a city we've pined for since we were young too. Sleeping on mattresses all summer long on the floor, surfing till their limbs gave up their skin turned brown and their hair light, naked Hayes collecting sticks and chasing birds, as months went on welcoming new kids into our crew, piling in and making themselves at ease amidst the the evolving chaos construction brings. Busting walls, picking up trash, soaking up the florescent sun sets from the harbor, the lake house in July and the cool bliss of that pretty ocean cottage breeze in Tomales Bay where we devoured oysters and sat in a steamed hot tub all day. Road trips with friends, tacos on the sand, Leon in New York! Heat waves, birthday parties, late night delirious laughter, and all the other lucky stuff attached to the plain fact of good health and new beginnings.<br />
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All of that weighed by the pains of grief that are sometimes almost impossible to escape in the span of twelve months. Losing the child hood friend we loved dearly. The one who made me laugh the most. Bright, weird, unmatched. The kind of person who's special magic gave reason for his demons. The last text he sent lingering on my phone all these weeks later. One that went unanswered. A fact that still breaks me every time I dare scroll past it.<br />
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As well as the expected let downs, and arguments, the lost causes, and dark days we all come to accept as part of our path. And the first heart ache at this house - one that I anticipated from the start, knowing that as much joy as we found in moving here, no home comes without it's own chapter inscribed in heartbreak. I wondered briefly, as is my nature, what the first one might look like the month we moved in.<br />
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The day after Arlo's 12th birthday showed me. Cleo on the edge of that curb across the way, on the rush of our school drop off, where my failed attempt to grab her before a car came rushing down the street played out in the absolute most devastating fashion. The vision of it clouding my heart the whole holiday season. One I still can't help but replay again and again because the fact of two ill fated seconds takes time to talk your brain away from at the end of the night. I miss her daily. And recounting all the ways she became my best friend in the five months she was ours only shatters me all over again.<br />
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So for now, in solemn gratitude I welcome this new year. Signing off with my last post until the new site takes it's place. Where I hope to see you all again. Along for the next chapter, the highs and lows, in good times and bad.<br />
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Thanks for reading.<br />
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Love Always,<br />
Jessica<br />
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Bits & pieces of Holiday unfolding amidst construction disarray.<br />
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When I first started this blog I didn't think too much about "audience" or catering to one anyway, I never imagined a blog could bring me money, or "sponsors," or serve as anything other than a decent place to write about things that interested me, as well as keep a chronological documentation of family photos and experiences as a stay at home mom yearning for some kind of creative outlet. A much needed break from the daily grind of a draining (sometimes isolating) routine I was immersed in at the time when I wasn't really leaving the house much with three kids under 4. What I found in addition to an outlet was new (quality) means of connection. Quite frankly the biggest perk of all. Creating a space that made not only me, but others reading along, feel not so alone.<br />
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Since those days, nearly 7 years now, the internet has changed drastically. I think we can all agree. Instagram birthed "influencers" and suddenly photos and brief captioning started to eclipse long winded blog posts altogether. Sponsored content dominated the subjects and everything became very polished and way more "professional." More and more people stopped reading or visiting blogs they had loved for ages altogether because IG was easy, equally inspiring, and just so darn pretty to scroll through all hours of every day. I know I was guilty of the same up until recently when the grand allure of Instagram started to wane and I found myself craving more some kind of depth, in narrative, unfiltered insight, and old school blogging in general. Or whatever existed before these perfectly colored curated boxes appeared and kicked everything else to the sidelines.<br />
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In that, my dedication to this site remains unwavering. I may not post as much as I'd like, or invest as much time as it deserves, but I'm here. For better or for worse, I am and hope to always be a blogging die hard. And because I've never asked outright, why you guys read here or what you find appealing, or fun, or irritating, I'm opening up the discussion now. Asking as a favor some feedback from anyone who cares to contribute, readers I adore, who might tell me what it is you like or want or seek out in blogs these days. I'm in the midst of redoing this whole site (to debut after the new year) - as surely some of you must have noticed I'm one of the last on this generic blogspot domain so the switch if long overdo. A site I'm comfortable with but craving change.<br />
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This new site that will include much of the same stuff I've always shared but I'm hoping to expand a lot more on lifestyle. Things like vacation guides, movie reviews, thoughts on politics and pop culture that I love so dearly but tend to forsake here because it simply doesn't fit the narrative. What I want to know is your feelings on such things. Any advice, suggestion, examples, critiques - I'm open and grateful for them in helping narrow down or fine tune what exactly I'm wanting to include in constructing this new forum. One I hope will cary the same heart and transparency as always. But spring a little braver, a bit smarter, and a whole lot bolder.<br />
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Much love,<br />
J<br />
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<br />Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-31642079169329680142017-12-08T10:03:00.001-08:002017-12-08T10:07:59.013-08:00Scenes From A Weekend / Let it SnowThe Four Season's Let it Snow event is the kind of holiday experience I imagine we all dream about as kids. Being holed up in a big fancy hotel glistening with garland and full of suited smiling faces greeting us at every turn, grand trees decked out in the lobby, train rides, s'more roasting stations, cookie making booths, hot chocolate on demand, terry cloth bath robes tossed off at the foot of the pool, carols sung live while faux snow falls and Santa sits in the white glow of a makeshift house waiting for you to drop in.<br />
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At my age it feels extra special and festive in a nostalgic way - like stepping into a Christmas dreamland in a John Hughes film. A treat we are so grateful to have experienced two years in a row now. Especially appreciated though in midst of this whole renovation we're currently invested in, getting by with minimal furniture, no working tub, and non stop dust and overall disarray. Circumstances that make settling into a plus hotel suite with big screen TVs, jetted hot tubs and enormous beds find magic all it's own.<br />
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Thank you, <a href="https://www.fourseasons.com/westlakevillage/">Four Seasons Westlake</a>, for having us again. For kicking off our season spirit in the most delightfully beautiful way.<br />
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<a href="http://westlakevillage.enewsletters.fourseasons.com/2017/11/02/winter-wonderland-experience-let-it-snow/">Let it Snow info here</a><br />
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<br />Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-17511099984606839252017-12-01T13:26:00.001-08:002017-12-01T13:30:00.143-08:00Holiday Gift Guide / HerA brief gift guide for the special lady in your life.<br />
Made up of a few things I own and love, or hope to one day down the line.<br />
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<a href="https://www.blockshoptextiles.com/">Block Shop</a>: scarf<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&keywords=simple+fare+cookbook&tag=googhydr-20&index=aps&hvadid=198209295561&hvpos=1t1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=16099224256061888968&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=e&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031534&hvtargid=kwd-305312217480&ref=pd_sl_9mbuaylzj5_e">Simple Fare:</a> A Guide to Everyday Cooking and Eating Cookbook<br />
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<a href="https://shop-midland.com/april-napier-dotted-vase/">Midland</a>: Dotted Vase<br />
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Obama-Intimate-Portrait-Pete-Souza/dp/0316512583/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1512163351&sr=8-1&keywords=pete+souza+book">Pete Souza's</a>: Obama an Intimate Portrait<br />
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<a href="https://shop-midland.com/midland-phases-of-the-moon-brass-coaster-set/">Midland Shop</a>: Moon Bronze Coaster Set<br />
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<a href="https://gjustagoods.com/collections/homeware/products/napkins?variant=2567929593894">Gjusta Goods</a>: Pink Linen Napkin Set<br />
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<a href="https://deijistudios.com.au/">Deiji Studios</a>: Linen Bathrobe<br />
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<a href="https://mixedbusinessla.com/collections/womens/products/tan-trench-coat?variant=3857843159069">Mixed Business</a>: Simple Trench<br />
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<a href="http://www.birkenstock.com/us/boston-suede-leather-taupe/0060461-0060463-0000000.html?dwvar_0060461-0060463-0000000_color=00046&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmITRBRCSARIsAEOZmr4Sbxq4SdxgUJv5vNPmVyXQaz98GhOWF3xf161o17jcxiknb5JI_rcaApaoEALw_wcB">Birkenstock</a>: Boston Style Slip ons<br />
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<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cindy-sherman-philipp-kaiser/1123650943?ean=9783791355566&st=PLA&sid=BNB_DRS_Core+Shopping+Books_00000000&2sid=Google_&sourceId=PLGoP75606&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmITRBRCSARIsAEOZmr60uN26A-eqYxi-mEsjZIz66Pan8_M05ZtaFROzBW7uI8jfLR03vj8aApGXEALw_wcB">Cindy Sherman</a>: Imitation of Life<br />
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<a href="https://gjustagoods.com/collections/homeware/products/waffle-cloth">Gjusta Goods</a>: Waffle Towel<br />
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<a href="https://shop-generalstore.com/collections/home-goods/products/the-joy-of-sex?variant=4578085273631">General Store:</a> The Joy of Sex<br />
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<a href="https://shop.kayeblegvad.com/collections/printed-matter">Datter Industries</a>: Nude Print<br />
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<a href="http://www.daughteroftheland.com/shop/">Daughter of the Land</a>: Balancing Oil<br />
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/559506136/cognac-half-moon-leather-waistbag?ref=shop_home_active_8">Tree Fairfax</a>: Half Moon Waist Body Bag<br />
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<a href="https://www.odetteny.com/shop/arp-cuff-ss">Odette </a>Arm Cuff<br />
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<a href="https://www.odetteny.com/shop?category=HAIR">Odette</a> Hair Clip (center)<br />
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<br />Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-50083422687479812582017-11-28T18:50:00.000-08:002017-11-28T18:50:17.885-08:00Scenes From a Weekend / On The Arroyo If only all shopping experiences were so pleasant.<br />
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On The Arroyo, a pre holiday Bazaar I co hosted with my friend Elizabeth happened earlier this month thanks to her dedication to heading such beautiful events. Events that now have a permanent home thanks to their<a href="https://www.officepartywebsite.com/"> <b>beautiful new space recently opened in Highland Park</b></a><b>. </b><br />
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The day consisted of a kid run bake sale, a raffle for local charity, tin type photo booth, live blue grass music and plenty of quality artisan goods sold by some seriously incredible women. Many of whom I am lucky enough to count as my best friends.<br />
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Thank you to all who came out and supported this event. It was so great to finally meet so many familiar faces and hug the ones I've long admired from behind that little screen.<br />
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xo<br />
J<br />
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Making clay ornaments using<b> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001GIB3FQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">this stuff </a></b>(which is much more kid friendly than the professional grade stuff I had purchased prior that was too stiff and fast drying for little fingers)<br />
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Planning this week's date night around<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9AYPxH5NTM"> <b>this film</b></a><br />
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Looking forward to another fun-filled stay at the Four Season's <a href="https://press.fourseasons.com/westlakevillage/hotel-news/2016/winter-wonderland-package/"><b>Winter Wonderland</b></a> this weekend<br />
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Feeling intrigued <a href="https://www.thecut.com/2017/11/freakebana-the-new-ugly-cool-style-of-arranging-flowers.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=s3&utm_campaign=sharebutton-t">by this new <b>"ugly" trend</b></a> in flower arrangements<br />
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Reminiscing <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaQuxCWWTaI"><b>these days</b></a> - thanks to you tube where this video takes me right back to the desperate, frantic need to own one of my own. Which I did. A few actually. Pre Amazon though, where our parents were forced to be out there in full defenses and open wallets in the war zone of the 80's toy stores. Old Feelings being the reason too I watched <b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GiN39DQUBl8">this entire </a>video </b>right after.<br />
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Obsessing over <a href="https://deijistudios.com.au/collections/linen-sheet-sets/products/pinstripe-sheet-set"><b>the new pin stripe addition</b> </a>to the Deiji Studio shop pictured above<br />
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Grappling with the slight jealously I'm experiencing over hearing Prince Harry is now engaged and looking more handsome than ever. Feelings that drove me deep into the rabbit hole of google stalking yesterday afternoon to find any probable reasons this women can't be trusted. But only found evidence of her being smart, sweet and stunning. . .<br />
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Planning a new year's visit to the desert especially for <a href="http://joshuatree.guide/integratron/"><b>this experience</b></a> that I've been meaning to try for years.<br />
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Thinking about the dos and don'ts of holiday gifts for teachers. I always get a little stumped here but <b><a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/teachers-dish-on-their-best-and-worst-gifts-and-how-much-is-too-much/article30639111/">This</a> </b>helps!<br />
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I don't know when exactly I let go of the idea that I was worth slow or idle time. In college, and even after Arlo, I was never one to skimp on a midday nap if I needed it. I loved quiet afternoons spent reading. Or wandering around town alone. Without even a destination in mind. I took solace in being by myself. Peace inside those rather aimless pursuits pre kids where I felt fine about doing nothing at all. </div>
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But these days I can't possibly fathom entertaining such loose freedoms.</div>
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It's something I've been thinking about a lot recently, particularly how much energy I invest in regretting intentions I have that either fall flat, or go unchecked entirely. Obsessing over the things I fail to get done on a weekly basis, wondering when the pressing need to get it "all" done was ever allowed to override the natural script of my internal monologue in the first place, directing my mood, dividing my outlook. All the time and energy I lend to such fruitless attempts aimed at recounting, revisiting, replaying my failures on days when I feel like I'm just plain losing the game. Hard and helplessly so. As if it were a game to loose in the first place. Tossing the fact of it over and over in my head like a mouse on a wheel on nights I can't sleep. And these days, for whatever reason, those nights seem more and more frequent. That feeling of weighing defeat that creeps in just enough to eclipse other (usually more valuable) moments that arrive bearing rightfully earned feelings of joy and lightness. As if they don't count enough to carve space in the narrative I keep. And I want to change that.</div>
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Mainly just how much my sea of thoughts come edged with guilt. I realized in examining this how much is linked to the constant presence of technology in my life now too. Where means of easy communication can never expire and tricks us into thinking we owe it our unhinged attention just because it's open and available 24 hours a day to us. I think about guilt attached to emails and texts I fail to answer in prompt time frames. The posts I neglect to tie up in the hour I could have managed to do so had I just been more focused. The deadlines I miss, the birthday wishes I put off - all piled atop the news I don't hear, the forgotten lunch left on the window sill I should have forced into his backpack before he left. The clothes I didn't return, the piles of papers I continue to avoid, the DMV apt I overlook, the recipes I loose, or wreck, or burn. The dog that doesn't go out for a walk on the afternoon hour that he should. The books I don't finish. The words I don't say. Promises I don't keep. All ill fated intentions scattered like broken bits of a better me conspiring to show me that I might -in so many ways - be doing it all wrong. Leaving me wondering when "it" really ever ends or is ever really "enough."</div>
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Because in the midst of all these sorely counted mishaps and underlying guilt I still cling to the innate notion of simply "being." Whatever shape that might take on a particular day, week, hour. Where I have to remind myself in this pressing quest to keep on top of it all I lie in danger or missing out on the slower good taking shape around me. The light in their eyes while they paint. The shadows on the wall talking through the morning light, the waves that roll in and out at my feet. Clouds drifting around the harbor in the evening. The good stuff. That stirs or inspires without any checklist to secure or reward to be counted. </div>
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So in this this dilemma I decide <span style="background-color: white;">the best I can do is be conscious of it. Talk myself away from the guilt when it gets to be too much, find a healthier balance online so I am not over run by the desire to get to another point before I've even embraced the one I'm in. Reminding myself that whatever task I leave unchecked I still wake to the</span> new sun over the hillside in the morning peeking through the dull glint of an unwashed window pane where I lie silent beside a happy, bare chested three year old in the slow hour before the other boys wake. Where I stop and consider some of the things recently that still "count" because they made me feel something, other than "accomplished" - happy, proud, content. Yoga in the park that Tuesday before the flu set in. Notebook sketches with Rex at the dining room table while a canned chili sat heating on the stove. Misty mornings at the beach where the dogs ran wild and the boys stacked rocks. Coffee alone in old town mid week when the right song came on right hour just as the clouds parted above the sea. A train ride with a friend. Dinner -just us two - for his birthday without the disjointed conversations we're so use to during dinners out. Watching from my van as Rex and Arlo sliced around a concrete bowl till the lights went out and the crowd started to fade. A blanket on the sand early mornings we meet for surf club, just before sunrise. Baked vegetables piled atop grilled salmon that I master on a Friday when I have the time and intent to get it right. That long afternoon at the children's hospital where a sweet, frail girl named Mia sat wide eyed and grateful as I drew a string of long haired mermaids to decorate her bedside table while she waited to go home. Sunsets that light the sky on fire now that Fall is finally here and the tone of the horizon seems more than ready to boast about it. Naps with Hayes while they'e at school, when I give in the exhaustion I'm always trying to outrun. Hoping to escape the pause it puts on my schedule. Running, counting, checking, scrolling when I know good and well I should just be here enjoying it when and however it finds me.<br />
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For more on the beautiful message of "being"- please head over to <b>The Ma Books <a href="http://the-mabooks.com/">Here</a> </b>for a video that is sure to send it home.<br />
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If you guys are anywhere near this location and free this coming Sunday, please stop by and visit us at Office Party in Highland Park for the pre holiday bazaar I am co hosting with my dear friend Elizabeth in L.A. from 11 - 4 pm.</div>
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The space will be filled with a carefully curated selection of all the things (and people) we love most: Tees, vintage kid's clothing, teepees, and hand carved accessories from House Inhabit, as well as plenty of other handmade goods, clothing, gift boxes, vintage dresses, second hand loot, a live blue grass band, and so much more. Leon and Elodie will also be on hand selling baked goods at their own booth so come by, say hello, snag some goods and eat an muffin or two.</div>
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The event is filled with some of my very best friends so I can attest to the quality vibes happening on site all day long. And there will also be a kid's loom workshop hosted by the creator of Knit Wit magazine and a raffle to benefit East Side families this holiday season through Families Forward. With free entry, free hugs, free holiday spirit and cheer. So come shop, laugh, hang with us!</div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">WHERE: Office Party (@officeparty) </span></b><br />
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<b>Friendsgiving, L.A</b><br />
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An evening spent in good lightning and better company at the house of our friends Lia and Felicia. Who host every year but somehow always on weekends I'm not able to make it. So it was quite an event for a first timer. Sans kids, with plenty of wine. And cheese. And creative vegan delights reminding me just how much these evenings count during points of unraveling social discontent and political divide currently clogging our psyche. To be among united hearts and easy joy in an intimate setting will shake you into feeling all the good stuff. Grateful and light again. Exactly what the holidays are all about. Because they are here. So let us hang on, get happy and enjoy every moment of them together.<br />
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<br />Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-52079800740336617912017-11-03T19:22:00.006-07:002017-11-03T21:23:11.631-07:00The Center Will Not Hold, Getting to Know Joan <br />
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I was 23 years old when I first discovered Joan Didion. My sophomore year in college, spending miserable hours as a disillusioned waitress at a steak house, tossing around the idea of making fiction writing a serious career goal, teetering on the edge of my own dramatic breakdown (as plenty of broke and overly anxious 23 year old women are prone to while trying to decide what it is you want to do with the rest of your life) when I read Play it As it Lays for a post modern literature class. I remember being struck by her cooly constructed prose, sliced, stacked, and loaded. And the sleek attractive woman on the book sleeve staring back at me. The woman with the untried blunt bob and a knack for exposing the dull evils inherit in every day life with the kind of ease we all tried so hard to pin down but could never quite master.<br />
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I read Joan and wanted to be like Joan. As a writer, a woman, a force to reckon with. Just like everyone who reads Joan. The more I came to learn about her the more I came to envy everything from her chic wardrobe selections, to the collected prose, to her ability to poignantly frame the ills of this state and all the confusions and contradictions that come attached to a dismal California mind frame. As she writes in the White Album "<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>A place belongs forever to whoever claims it hardest, remembers it most obsessively, wrenches it from itself, shapes it, renders it, loves it so radically that he remakes it in his image." </i>California, by all means, respectively (at times painstakingly) belongs to Joan Didion. </span></span><br />
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It was all of these factors combined that prompted my initial crush. A crush I saw grow deeper and more enduring with time. If you read here regularly you know. Further evidence of it here now: as I'm sitting at the kitchen table on a rare sunny morning when I have a quiet house to myself, unearthing old video interviews and images of her Easter parties instead of tackling the practical to do list I have had sitting next to me on my desk mocking me all week long. Because her personal life has always proved as interesting to me as her professional. And because the plain fact of her as topic for this blog post justifies yet another excuse for an indulgent dive into the convenient ways of the web where one can easily flood such intrigue with endless images of someone like Joan. To confirm, yet again, why indeed our worship is valid. Video after video. Pin after pin proving she <i>really is</i> as cool as we suspect. And that she - before most - understood the lasting power of "persona." Carefully crafting an image along the way that took her out of the shadowy obscurity most writers happily exist in, to that of a sharply ambitious "IT Girl" of the 60s and 70s, draped with languid appeal around antique furniture in a Hollywood bungalow, chasing the hippy anarchy blooming amidst the streets of San Francisco armed with Italian silk and a leather notepad. Holding that blue eyed baby girl upon her lap in Malibu, looking wind swept and domestic on a wood lined deck in July, holding straight gaze into the lens as she leans into that shining Sting Ray for the shot that would forever define her as the rock star of the literary world. Cigarette pressed between two thin fingertips. Or my personal favorite, knee deep in good lighting, sans bra, skirt hitched to her thigh, face swallowed by the trademark shades in the black and white exposed film where she stood in waters of Hawaii. A period we know her to be infamously lingering on the brink of divorce.<br />
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Yet up until now most everything we've known about Joan Didion is only what Joan Didion wanted us to. That she was raised in Sacramento, found a love for sentence structure in copying Hemingway text on a type writer as a teen, she was an uneasy child riddled with fear of the unseen, looming catastrophes that might occur, a migraine sufferer in her later years, a self proclaimed perfectionist, gin drinker, rock fan, and stellar cook. The reason this new Netflix Documentary <i>The Center Will Not Hold</i> is such a big deal is that it offers us - finally - a more intimate glimpse into her outside of her written work. The past told from her point of view. Filmed and directed by her nephew, Griffin Dunne. Who, in defense of the stacked criticism aimed at his soft approach and easily flattering perspective, has openly admitted that this was never going to be anything other than a love note to his Aunt. So it goes. Once we get over the fact that the questions aren't as pressing (because they aren't) or evocative as they would have been coming from another film maker, it can be counted as one hell of a film. As he said, Joan would have never allowed that to happen in the first place. So what we get is what we get and for the most part it's utterly enthralling.<br />
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First off, because Joan is the kind of women who has never tried to hide behind the fact that she is anything but shrewdly brilliant. Poised, and studied almost to the point of boasting an underlying elitist air. And direct. But the off moments for me, make for the richest screen time. Seeing her paper thin frame shuffle around the halls of her grand New York loft, camera panning the sun faded family photos showing mostly lost loved ones lining the walls, the collection of old glass lanterns on her mantle, the art and the portraits crowding the space, the careful precision she takes in preparing the cucumber watercress sandwiches, her skeletal hands concentrated when not flailing in animated conversations as she relives the parties they hosted, the stories she chased, the holidays they claimed. It's in these moments that she lives up to every bit the enigma we love. One that she created. Where she is quick to laugh, without an ounce of insecurity behind it. But also reveals a seemingly discerning aspect of her nature - that of a journalist chasing the story, when Griffin asks what she thought of encountering the child high on acid and she describes it, after long pause, as "gold" when the rest of us are mulling over a hundred other phrases that allude more to disgust, disbelief, pity . . .<br />
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Her written words read in passages intertwined throughout the film lend a kind of ghostly charm to the storyline unfolding. It's where we are reminded of how effortlessly she speaks the universal language of grief. Better than anyone else I've ever read. Bleeding onto pages these dark and weighed feelings we all know, because we lived inside of them too with our own losses, but haven't the skill to arrange so eloquently. This alone makes us as readers, viewers, feelers, easily connected to her. To her voice and her vision. If only because we are familiar with the grief entombed in those sentences. Feelings that never had voice for us before. And surely the kind of skills that build a legacy as revered as hers.<br />
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What I also loved was the insight into her married life. Really in particular, seeing how much sense it makes being married to another writer. One who will essentially allow you the space you need to be as self absorbed as you need to be to thrive in that medium. No one will argue that good writing doesn't come without major self reflection, born only in long hours spent alone. A fact that would sit hard outside another kind of marriage I would imagine. Hearing her speak about them as a couple though revealed how much of their union was rooted in a mutual understanding of the craft they both relished. Without the competition there to taint it. That, and a serious respect for one another which is undeniable in hearing her recounts of their life together. Their marriage, inspiring in an entirely separate way outside of the work. But then again the whole Dunne family is another long time obsession of mine ignited while finding Dominick's work in Vanity Fair in my teens long before I knew of Joan. And who can forget the iconic photo of them all by Annie Lebowitz - Joan, Dominick, Griffin and John in solid stance for the shot. Looking as cooly "smart" as four humans can possibly manage.<br />
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As far as qualms go I have only one. The same one I've held all along regarding her explanation of Quintanna's death. And what led to the progression of that eventual decline. Back in 2003 I bought tickets to hear her read from one of her essays at UCLA and was refunded shortly after when the event was cancelled due to Quintanna's fall. I remember the details being sketchy then and in later years the reasons behind her death remained fuzzy. Ranging from coma, to septic shock, to liver failure, to bird flue, and beyond. What I guess I find most disturbing is the lengths she seems to take to avoid what is most obvious to all those on the inside. That Quintanna died of alcoholism. That she drank herself to death and the ailments she suffered along the way were all linked to that addiction. "Addiction," being one word I've yet to ever hear Didion utter. In other reports it's noted that she appears to outwardly refuse this angle entirely. And I can't help wonder how a woman this enlightened can't find some kind of peace in accepting this as tragic fact to her daughter's eventual demise. Coming from a family plagued by addictions myself, I find it baffling as to why anyone of her sound intellect might work so hard to deny this, but I suppose these are the things that go unpressed the way she prefers.<br />
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For now, we'll just have to be content with what we got. An emotionally valuable film about our favorite aging It girl, who's sharp wit proves unwavering, chic bob untouched, and razor sharp views even well into her 80's, still unfolding.<br />
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As of now I've already watched it three times and each time I come away newly inspired to work on something else in my own life. My writing, my history knowledge, getting my damn photos framed and making myself a cucumber sandwich for lunch one of these days. Just because.<br />
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<i>Another article worth the read, from 1979:</i><br />
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Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-3472734079231164422017-10-31T12:03:00.002-07:002017-11-08T20:03:21.340-08:00The Last of the Fall Surf Sessions with CLIF Kid<div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">We spent last weekend 30 miles up the coast (give or take) - San Diego, in partnership with <a href="https://visitcarlsbad.com/"><b>Visit Carlsbad</b></a> who offered our family the perfect opportunity to do something we've been meaning to since we moved to San Clemente. Start exploring neighboring towns to see what it is they have to offer in way of family friendly activities now that we're so close. </span></div>
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Turns out, Carlsbad, in particular, has LOTS. </div>
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A major perk of partnering with a travel company is having them as a working guide to direct us where to go, what to see, visit, eat, and explore. Honestly a revelation in itself. I can't stress enough how much it made me regret that fact that I'm never organized enough to prepare such things before our trips and getaways. I was shocked to see how much time is saved when all of your destinations are already mapped out, and how much more relaxed a weekend is when not having to stress over figuring out where it is you're headed next. Without the pressure of finding cool spots and worthy sight seeing we were able to really enjoy our downtime and look forward to each new destination as we crossed each one off the list. All selections proving perfectly suited to us as a family who always appreciate any excuse to be in the water, dine at laid back food joints and bike ride around town, especially seeing how the weather this month has been practically begging for it. </div>
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Our Hotel was the biggest treat. We stayed at the <a href="http://beachterraceinn.com/specials-at-our-hotels-in-carlsbad/?gclid=Cj0KCQjwvabPBRD5ARIsAIwFXBkIr2Yh9SI_4lBo1PMsvh3hUpzu34PRva9GecqjcSU_s-GNJBeD3GYaAmZOEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds"><b>Beach Terrace Inn</b></a> on a waterfront shore level suite that meant easy access to both the ocean and the pool. It also meant I got to sit on the porch while the boys played on the beach and surfed directly out in front of me. Being able to hop onto the sand and run back and forth from the hotel, to pool, to water, and back again isn't something we're usually lucky enough to snag. So convenience of location was seized by all. As was an air conditioned room with the kind of luxury beds that grant you quality sleep you don't realize you're actually missing, until you finally get it. </div>
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<a href="https://www.legoland.com/california/"><b>Legoland</b></a> - Our first time there. And just in time for some Halloween action that had us digging up old costumes right before we headed out to participate in their annual #brickortreat festivities. Which was great.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.park101carlsbad.com/">Park 101</a> </b>- Touted as "<span style="background-color: white; color: #201713; font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif; letter-spacing: 0px;">Carlsbad’s unique answer to community dining, lounging and sipping in style in the heart of the Village." A dog and kid friendly place with casual pub style dining and a variety of 32 local beers on tap. The food was delicious and the environment fun and easy. </span></div>
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<a href="http://www.carlsbadlagoon.com/"><b>Carlsbad Lagoon</b></a> - This being our first kayak experience, which took awhile to kick into gear for us only because I was paired with Leon (who worried non stop about every aspect of what's suppose to be a fun and leisurely ride) but we ended up having a blast and the lagoon rounds put Hayes straight to sleep right when he needed it most. So, win win. </div>
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<b><a href="http://eatgrubbys.com/">Senor </a></b><b><a href="http://eatgrubbys.com/">Grubbys</a></b> - Easy going Mexican with a twist. For us the twist was bacon wrapped hot dogs Mike probably enjoyed even more than the boys. And of course margaritas. After an hour long bike ride it's the best reward I can think of. </div>
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<a href="https://www.pedegoelectricbikes.com/dealers/carlsbad/"><b><span style="background-color: white;">Pedegos </span>Electric Bikes</b></a> - This place I can't rave enough about. The guys helping us were amazing. And so helpful in encouraging Leon to get on board with a bike ride. He's never confident or even willing to do things he isn't comfortable with but they worked and talked and traded bikes until he felt ready. The winning choice being the Cadillac of electric bikes. An extended double seater that Mike swears rode like a motorbike and hasn't stopped talking about it since. We road all around downtown and the side roads by the train tracks on our way back. <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BaSHvoll3r2/?hl=en&taken-by=houseinhabit">Here, a little taste of the glory</a> of that hour. The sweetest sight, the two of them, on that thing with permanent smiles the whole time. If you head down as tourists, do yourself a favor and rent from these guys. And then tell them their friend Leon sent you. </div>
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<b><a href="http://pizzaport.com/locations/carlsbad/">Pizza Port</a> - </b>Always a good idea. Not much to add on this one because if you've been to one then you know. </div>
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<b><a href="http://choicejuicery.com/">Choice Juicery</a> - </b>A fresh juice stand with the coolest outdoor space that includes an area for chalk drawing, dog mingling and grass lounging being the best way to begin a full Saturday. </div>
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<b><a href="https://thisiscampfire.com/">Campfire</a> - </b>This being my favorite stop of the whole trip. First off the interior feels like a moving Pinterest board. Every inch, every corner, dish set, glassware, drink and bar spread brags of design perfection. Camp chic with sleek accents too, casual and inviting. With a string of exotic cocktail concoctions and unique menu options to sort through. We tried all kinds of things thanks to an exceptional staff that delivered entree after entree for us to try, with the kind of fast smiles, kind words and ready suggestions that makes for absolute return customers. </div>
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After seeing how close the train drops you us to this place I'm already planning my next excuse to head back and have the brisket, or the ceviche, or the smoked & cured fish board, or the french toast citrus brioche. Point being, everything on the menu is a fantastic idea and the place is so cute it would be easy to see your brunch turn into lunch or stick it out till dinner because the lighting situation out back looks just as fabulous. Old school camp vibes meets stellar design keys thanks to the brilliant folks behind <b><a href="http://www.allthebellsandwhistles.com/">Bells and Whistle</a>. </b>An L.A based design team who seem to be doing everything right these days. GO. </div>
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Thank you, Visit Carlsbad, for an incredible weekend. On the way home Mike said it was one of his favorite vacations, and the entire backseat agreed.<br />
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Till then,<br />
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<i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans";">For more info on events and kid themed activities visit the <a href="https://visitcarlsbad.com/kidifornia/"><b>Kidifornia site here</b></a> and head over </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #525359; font-family: "open sans";">S</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: "open sans";">aturday, October 21st if you're in the area to enjoy the Carlsbad, Kidifornia Beach Party for a day of family fun, games, and chances to win great prizes on the sands of the Beach Terrace Inn. </span></i><br />
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<br />Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-40572949816838549162017-10-19T09:21:00.002-07:002017-10-19T09:21:45.786-07:00Stuck ON<b>THE CONVERSATION</b><br />
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It's funny, how things tend to spring up right when you need them most. This being the case in stumbling upon the series by Amanda De Cadenet, called "The Conversation" which for some crazy reason I'd never heard of before. But was desperately craving. I've always liked Amanda, and this series in particular has rooted my adoration that much deeper.<br />
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It's what I've been listening to in the kitchen early morning for the past two weeks, while making lunches and having coffee. I've been feeling newly bored with pod casts and not into music that early in the day so every morning I look forward to putting on a new interview and swear it's been the best way to begin my day. In the familiar company of "girl talk" which is basically what she's embracing here talking intimately about things that matter to all of us, body issues, sex, femininity, depression, careers, motherhood, etc. But in a very real, raw context usually spared in these kinds of Hollywood interviews.<br />
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Busy Philipps was the first one I found (and fell in love with) but each and every women offers something unique. Something inspiring. And is certainly proving the best company to my 6am hour. So check it out and let me know what you think.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rXtKDDXprg">Milla Jovoitch </a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSC301RBop4">Lady Gaga </a><br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8MXAdBY-JE">Hilary Clinton</a><br />
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<br />Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-53463482825348524712017-10-18T16:14:00.002-07:002017-10-18T16:15:35.935-07:00Leon in New York<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="text-align: left;">One of the hardest things about having multiple children is maintaining a fair balance of activities to suit everyone. As most can attest, it's rare that everyone in a family shares the same exact interests. Kids are different, personalities vary, and naturally hobbies and intrigue do too. Making sure you don't overlook or neglect individual preferences, it's harder than I expected.</span></div>
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The biggest problem we have is that two of our boys, Arlo and Rex, are most active with common interests being skate boarding and surfing which we are constantly making efforts to get them to to ensure they flourish in areas they love. It means altering our schedule to make it to competitions and play dates, after school sessions and weekend things too. Where Leon often times is merely along for the ride. Easy going as he is, I started to realize recently how much we take for granted his indifference, in that he isn't the kind of kid who is apt to protest or complain, even when it means spending time doing things he doesn't find all that appealing. </div>
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Hence, the trip to New York earlier this month. Just the two of us. A birthday present decided on after he requested a ride on an airplane as his big gift, and we saw an opportunity to show him around a Big City, with my best friend, her wife, and other kin we know on the East Coast to do all the things he loves. Sight seeing, museums, restaurants, gift shops, boat rides and a fair share of the tourist attractions he's always drawn to. Four days fully dedicated to Leon. And only Leon. Seeing the things that interest him, without three brothers to mix or contend with. Which was amazing. And reminded me of how easy it is to forget just how important one on one time is, especially around this age, when there is always so much going on and it's all too easy to forsake. I think, on a whole, the trip reawakened those sentiments in me I had pushed aside due to stress and time constraints and all the other things in life that tend to eat away our better good if in fact we let it. </div>
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As for the sight seeing, we had a blast. Largely in thanks to the friends who came out to ensure we saw incredible things, tasted incredible foods, visited incredible places. And if I can be sure of one thing, it's that New York City loves Leon something fierce. Everywhere we went: gay men, black men, gift shop ladies working registers, Uber drivers, gray haired grannies in the park, they all stopped whatever it was they were doing to engage him. Everywhere we went he was handed small gifts, unique tokens, complements and so, many, genuine smiles. Proving something we've always known, that whatever light he carries inside of him shines through wherever he is. People respond to kindness. And Leon, he's got more of it than most. Apparent, it seems, even in a city that moves a whole lot faster than the rest. </div>
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The whole experience I am thankful for. That we did it. Together. A trip I hope he'll remember forever. One that took him to the rooftop at The Met at sunset to toast that bright city skyline, kept him up late watching Harry Potter movies, and woke to brown bagged bagels for breakfast in the "Liberace Room," and photos booths in fancy hotels downtown, a big boat that drove him around the East River to marvel at the Statue of Liberty (a sight so pretty I couldn't help but get tear eyed during the string of patriotic songs they played while we were parked) and museum runs, candy shops, cab rides, and a park picnic with a school full of kids he didn't know but befriended anyway. A first taste of a bustling scene so different from the slow roll of this surf town we're in now. A good time. All attention paid to just him. And all the things that make him the happiest. </div>
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<b>What we saw / did / ate</b><br />
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Lunch<a href="https://www.thebreslin.com/"> at Breslin</a> in The Ace<br />
<a href="https://www.amnh.org/">Natural History Museum</a><br />
Drinks <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/visit/met-fifth-avenue">on the roof of the Met</a><br />
Dinner at Mediterranean<br />
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<a href="https://oneworldobservatory.com/en-US">Observatory</a><br />
<a href="https://www.911memorial.org/museum">911 Memorial Museum</a><br />
<a href="http://www.statueoflibertytickets.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw95vPBRDVARIsAKvPd3KqD8ULTLCgt2fO3B8vBozLU_bf4CROndcgJPDhgPsL9AhZ37R-F2UaAmLVEALw_wcB">Statue of Liberty / East River Boat Cruise</a><br />
<a href="http://www.economycandy.com/">Economy Candy</a><br />
Lunch at <a href="http://www.spitzerscorner.com/">Spitzers</a><br />
Maria Berrio exhibit at <a href="http://www.praxis-art.com/en/">Praxis</a><br />
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Living in<a href="https://mixedbusinessla.com/collections/womens/products/26?variant=46355775818"> this perfectly simple white jumpsuit.</a><br />
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Dreading the next phase of renovation. Busting all the flooring out, down to the dirt to repour portions of the foundation before new flooring can even be considered. And new flooring is all I think about.<br />
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Watching and loving (despite dim online reviews) Gypsy with Naomi Watts on Netflix. Because I'll take all the dismal suburban dramas, all of the time.<br />
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Loving <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01MFC8IRC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1">this incredible little projector </a>on Amazon that allows us to watch movies on the (many) bare walls of this house until we reconfigure the whole TV situation here.<br />
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Drafting visions of an all plaster bathroom to most practically accommodate a house full of five boys that will allow it to be sprayed down with a hose, because this is where we're at in life right now.<br />
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Obsessing over Terrace Conran interiors. I bought a few books online and have been referring to them regularly for fresh kitchen inspo.<br />
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Feeling guilty about and therefore trying to work on the modern issue we're all guilty of: "<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4598938/Phubbing-ruining-relationship-study-finds.html">phubbing</a>"<br />
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Reading up on<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/oct/04/five-things-you-could-do-right-now-to-reduce-gun-violence-in-america?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other"> five ways to reduce gun violence in America</a><br />
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<a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2017/10/joan-didion-the-center-will-not-hold-netflix-documentary-griffin-dunne">Saving this</a> to read by the pool (in peace) later this weekend<br />
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Praising the latest endeavor from Airbnb - <a href="http://human%20stories%20from%20around%20the%20globe%2C%20infused%20with%20local%20flavor.%20g/">A travel magazine </a>dedicated to "<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">human stories from around the globe, infused with local flavor." And just as amazing as you'd guess. </span><br />
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<br />Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-39968587650742094232017-10-11T11:37:00.005-07:002017-10-11T11:38:58.377-07:00Scenes From A Weekend / Lake ArrowheadSame spot, same crew, same date every year to welcome the start of Fall.<br />
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A short weekend parked under the shadowy blanket of treeline, relaxing by the river, catching fish, chasing ducks, eating chili and downing mint & tequila while watching a bunch of kids filthy themselves with mud, paint, soot and ketchup.<br />
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Here's to you, sweet October.<br />
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<br />Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-91463106220265981422017-09-29T14:30:00.001-07:002017-09-29T14:58:01.332-07:00Cliff Kid's Adventure GamesWhen I was first offered the opportunity to work in extended collaboration with<a href="http://www.clifbar.com/clif-kid?gclid=CjwKCAjw3rfOBRBJEiwAam-GsGXYkJm7faJIC1cpJGT3XjlIY7uBQwvlXHOPlDLiJDEBBVVVi6NR3xoCarQQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds"> <b style="background-color: white;">CLIF Kid</b></a><b style="background-color: white;"> i</b>t was one I embraced immediately. Not only because we are longtime fans of the brand but also because they are a company I respect greatly in their endorsing active lifestyles and inspiring adventure in the every day. They support and promote local business, are vocal and proactive about pressing issues, in specific - climate control and global warming, and remain a positive example of what big brands can accomplish without sacrificing the kind of grass roots integrity they are founded on. And these days we could certainly use more like them.<br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Basically I have only praise in support of the <span style="background-color: white;">Clif </span>bar company. The original <span style="background-color: white;">b</span>ars, back in the day, were my main source of mid-day fuel during the college years. When life on the go makes for an easy excuse to skimp on food, and, well, nutrients in general. Since then, CLIF Kid bars have become a mainstay in our family as far as beloved snack options go. The scene at this house whenever a new delivery arrives play like the hunger games to that after school famine. I always keep a box on hand and appreciate the fact that their gluten free options are just as delicious as the rest. Which Leon will tell you sadly is not always the case with such things. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Earlier this month, as part of this partnership, we were invited to attend the Kid's Adventure Games up in Big Bear. A thrilling timed obstacle race constructed along the mountain side which seeks to emphasize "teamwork, problem solving, sportsmanship, environmental awareness and fun." Where the kids cross the finish line, "muddy, sweaty, smiling and full of pride." <span style="background-color: white;">Arlo </span>and his friend Jamal competed as a team in the three mile course and had a blast making their way to the finish line in a run that entails everything from rock climbing, to zip lining, to water sliding, to mountain bike riding and plenty of other fun and filthy obstacles along the way. I think we had an equally great time though watching and rooting them on from the scenic sidelines. Enjoying that crisp mountain air on a breezy Saturday with perks of free snacks for the boys and a full bar on deck for us. All in all a lovely day in the name of big adventure. One we're likely to return to again down the line. </span></div>
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Until then, many thanks to <span style="background-color: white;">CLIF </span>Kid for having us. For always inspiring new and creative means of outdoor exploration and remaining true to the same esteemed intentions that started them.<br />
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</style>Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8159818817339386715.post-87697598206716578512017-09-27T17:46:00.001-07:002017-09-27T21:37:53.819-07:00Topanga Canyon with AirbnbNevermind the fact this getaway happened weeks ago - the start of summer if I'm being honest, being the kick off trip to our partnership with <a href="http://airbnb.7eer.net/c/390359/264339/4273"><b>Airbnb</b></a> - <i>if you're following along here, you know chronological order tends to wane, and really for no other reason than time. It's slim and there's never enough to allow me to exist as orderly as I'd like. But so goes life.</i><br />
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There story with this place though isn't so much about location or even the house per say - both of which I readily adore. Topanga being one of my very favorite weekend points of retreat. And the house, a breezy adobe with an earthy treehouse vibe, beautifully decorated with a cozy bed loft, darling kitchen and hosts who just so happen to be as pretty (and handsome) as the wide lot they inhabit here, is just as incredible as the photos (and reviews) suggest online. Like I said, Airbnb is great that way. I can't think of a single time my expectations weren't utterly exceeded by a booking.<br />
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Our time in Topanga was loose, languid in the best way. Spent napping on the hammock on the deck up top. Running downtown for beer and Popsicles when the heat set in. Sitting around the table in the shade playing cards and making peanut butter sandwiches and sliced mango fruit bowls for lunch. Denise and the girls came up one night to stay with us but we proved just as lazy as a bunch. Skipping the beach outings and the restaurants down the road off the highway where we typically go for margaritas and burritos. Sticking around the lot instead. Holed up in that amazing garlic shaped teepee, scattered with pillows convincing one to lay down and read a little longer. Which I did. Incredibly enough.<br />
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The owners had given me a back story on the place which left me slightly mesmerized hearing it from his point of view - about his first introduction to the house - taken randomly by a friend to a party in the remote area of this hillside to a packed yard gathered for a bluegrass party where he had visions of it being his home one day and watching his first son be birthed in the bed upstairs. A house he, by a weird twist of fate, ended up in years later. Along with the lady he feel in love with months after when a friend suggested her as a roommate for him. And yet my fascination feel heavy on details surrounding about the original owner. A young french couple, both of them sailors, who had come to the states to build this very practical adobe abode - with boat proportions as their main guide - and made it home to a family of children she had here in the house. He told me she was a "character" a vivacious women with a cigarette pressed constantly between her fingertips. Lively, attractive, and adventurous with quite a life story to tell. The descriptions of her kept taunting my innate love of oddly placed people with a vibrant history. And, well, vibrant French women in general. So I did what any right minded person struck with a piercing intrigue would do. I google stalked her late into the night and found her working as a local real estate agent with a newly constructed house further up the canyon that is described as a mod but minimal true tree house design. With half of the home space open to the outside as well as news on her son, on another property below, building one of the first man made ocean boat sleep stations that is, based on what I could find, essentially a boat set atop a constructed ocean cove for sleeping in for the pure sake of blissful quality rest periods.<br />
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Needless to say, I was semi obsessed by it all. An <span style="background-color: white;">infatuation only </span>amplified when I stumbled unto the neighbors house on our last day there while walking the dog up the hill and was caught snooping by a young girl on the top balcony who called out with a hypnotic inquire so slight I kept thinking I must be hearing things until I finally spotted her there smiling at me down below. She told me her name and how long she had lived there. I invited her down to meet the kids at the house but she said she had to ask her mom first. When her mother appeared on the sprawling rock lined deck she was kind and equally inviting. I told her I was staying at the place down the hill and had been up admiring her house so she showed me around, pointing out the ravens lined on draping branches in her courtyard who flock to her eager as dogs as she speaks of them. I ask how long she's lived there and she says two years. A purchase made on a whim when she went to see it and fell in love on the spot. The house, then, on the brink of foreclosure. The original owner being the same French women who built the Airbnb property with the back history I was dying to unravel.<br />
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She mentioned many of the same characteristics of this mysterious French women as my host, but in vaguer detail. The house though filling in where her details recede. Stunning architecture obvious from every corner I take as I make my way around the place courtesy of the sweetly offered tour. Wood windows 20 feet high, bed lofts in odd but brilliant places, custom closets and arched entries overlooking lush, overgrown landscape and wood beamed delight throughout a kitchen cooler than anything I've ever managed to save on Pintrest. And yet everything I've come to except from this, a women I've never met but am by now growing desperate to somehow.<br />
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When I return the house is full of dramatics about me being gone so long. They were worried but more so annoyed. I tell Denise about the good luck of this home tour and the kids about the talking ravens in the tree but they go mostly unappreciated and before I know it we are all packed in a hurry, hungry, grumpy, and driving down the dusty trail back towards home. The newly illuminated vision of that women sitting on my brain. A vision secured later that night when I find more photos of her online where she is dutifully manning the ropes of a sailboat in the rain somewhere in early 70's. Cigarette hanging dully from her lip as she steers the boat. Blue raincoat and blunt blonde bangs. And I am enthralled. I think to myself that if I knew anything about movies I'd write a script about her. Or if I had patience for a novel I'd write a book on her. Perhaps if I were braver I'd track her down and buy her a drink, but I'm none of these so she ends up here. Main subject of a post I meant to dedicate to easy travel but fell in love with a backstory instead.<br />
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So thank you, Airbnb, for letting me do so. For putting us up and allowing us to discover these new incredible places that never have a shortage of intrigue, ambience and appeal. For me, it's always the best part.<br />
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Property link <a href="https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/7602603?location=Topanga%2C%20CA&s=o8nI0s0_">here</a><br />
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I'm guessing if there is anything in this world that will finally force me to figure out how to hook up our TV at this house, it's the release of long awaited Didion documentary. One I've been eagerly chasing since news of it broke early last year. *<i>As I've mentioned before, she's a long time favorite of mine and the subject of a reoccurring dream of mine that I've had for years, in which she is my neighbor and I drop by casually to stalk her home, her words, her style, and wisdom. I haven't had it in awhile, so maybe seeing this will awaken it. Because it's been a really fun thing to live out. </i><br />
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Like anyone who admires her greatly, over the years I've become just as enthralled with her personally as I am by her writing. This documentary (debuting October on Netflix) is such a treat that way because it delves into everything inside that. Offering an intimate peak into her home life (and home decor which I am utterly obsessed with) family memories, essay insights, thoughts on her work, and some pretty somber questions concerning life and loss. Also, how fabulous does she look here? 82 and stunning as ever.<br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">Of all the good that is apparent in this move, there is something to be said about starting over. Carving your mark in a new neighborhood, town, school, social setting, ect. Getting reacquainted with the kind of old insecurities you thought had long escaped you. But on certain days manage to compile just right, in a way that warrants new shades of slight loneliness. Even if the ocean down the street should be remedy enough to most anything that can possibly blight the heart. </span></div>
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Still, cars are honking at me whenever I drive because I get lost and go slow. The scenery is all too pretty. The women at the grocery stores don't know me. The office staff in the schools look right past me. And the mail lady doesn't know my name. But on the other end there are restaurant options and coffee haunts that are endless to us in a way we've never known. And I'd be lying if I I said we're not having quite the time exploring these new surroundings but I've never been big on change. Of the list of complaints we filed over the past few years regarding our old location, it was, for my entire life, home to me. Easy and comfortable. The house on Kalmia, where we brought four children home to, watched them take their first steps, taste their first foods, make their first friends. Likely the reason we stayed so long even though we knew in many ways we were slowly outgrowing the area around us. A city I was born and raised in and never found enough reason to venture out of until the boys got to the age they are now and we decided timing was now or much later. That we had to make the break or hold out until they are out of the house. Knowing we needed to get away from the ever growing traffic clog our community had become, and wanting a more bustling and engaged environment for the second phase of our boy's childhood. In the end, we choose the now.</div>
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What that entailed though - and maybe something I wasn't even entirely aware of until recently - was giving up the village we built along the way. A decade of motherhood that saw me as a 26 year old teaching credential drop out settling into a newly constructed housing track, hoping to forge a sense of community there in midst of it. Which we did. In our own time. In spite of some of the preconceived notions that seem to stick to us for whatever reason whenever we are new to a scene. From the outside though, I guess I can see why. How simply we're cast as the quirky family with all the boys down the block. Stirring up noise and chaos everywhere we go. "Stoners?" "Hippies?" "Photographers?" "Mechanics?" Barefoot, opened doored, and aloof. All of which my neighbors fessed up to concluding about us the night we sat together over a bonfire in the backyard of Monica's house as a farewell parting the weekend before we moved. We all laughed. Knowing as odd as we might appear from the window panes lined on that old Culdesac, they all eventually grew accustomed to our ways. The old cars, the swarm of children, the dead car batteries, the dog who belonged to everyone and anyone in the community, the boys and their wild daily stunts, most times without shoes or sound judgment. And we to them. The same way. Where we eventually came to embrace each other wholeheartedly. Like a neighborhood should but rarely seems up to anymore these days. </div>
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I think back to some of the highlights that street holds. The homemade tamales on my doorstep on afternoons when I needed them most. The fresh salsa and forced Tequila shots from Jesus and his big boisterous family next door. The janitor who became like family to us all at the elementary school, the block parties and neighborhood watch endeavors to ward off car break ins and wandering night prowlers spotted on home surveillance systems. The cheers along the street when Arlo first learned to ride a bike on his own. All the neighborhood egg hunts and fresh bread deliveries from Richard across the street. The extravagant ice cream cones handed out by the quiet Asian women named Katherine with the fancy car and the endless furniture deliveries at her drive way. The big smile on Taylor's face the day he stood out on his front porch holding a 40, starring down the newest neighbor who was threatening that day to call the cops on the crowd of boys who had gathered in front of our house, the kind of audience you gain by exploding ice bombs on the street corner using the dry ice in your mother's ice cream delivery. "They playing with Science!" He told her. Dry faced. Unmoving because "this is how we do it around here" he said, with the kind of steady resolve no new comber would dare argue with. </div>
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He had our back. They all did. In that small suburban microcosm, they watched out for ours and we for theirs in that long blooming decade, that saw as kids with fake money earned by inflated equity scores to depressed home owners tending to the spread of dead lawns and abandoned houses that eventually claimed our street. Until the people and the market cycled upward again. Eleven years we spent growing alongside one another as families starting out, breaking up, having kids, making memories. Getting through it.</div>
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I got a message on Instagram a few weeks after we left. Just before the weight of this whole notion had settled in me. From a girl who said she had visited our house once, years ago, as sidekick to our baby sitter and explained what an impact our home had had on her. She wrote about the decor, the instruments strewn around the house, the warmth she felt there, and the admiration she carried for us even after only a single visit. She thanked me for showing her this way of motherhood, following along on social media there after, complementing me in ways I never imagined a 16 year old girl might be inclined to. The funny being - when I went back to try and remember her and this night she writes about, I recall something very different. I remember being in a frantic rush to get to wherever it was we were headed. Greeting Jade, running over a list of footnotes about the boy's routine, being introduced to her friend, offering them pizza and apologizing -with genuine guilt - over the house being such a mess. Reading her take on it made me see how refreshing it is on the rare occasion we get to catch things from another perspective. One more forgiving and far more flattering than the one we cary ourselves. What made me happiest though was that of all the things I worried about in that moment, none of it counted in that first impression, in comparison to what the bigger picture represented to her. Instruments used and messes made and life lived in a harmony all it's own. Something that spoke to a 13 year old girl I never saw again. Something we all strive for, that I managed to convey without any tried effort. Without ever knowing it.</div>
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A second sentiment that echoed much of the same came from the neighbor girl Katie a little while later. Her post bringing me to tears the morning I read it and still makes me ache reading it here again today. With gratitude and sentiment for pieces of the past I know I'll hold dear in my heart always. </div>
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"On a usually rather lively street, filled with the many noises of skateboards, scream, giggles, and the occasional "ARLOOOO!" this week has been so very quiet. (Far too quiet for my liking) It still has not occurred to me that the four boys that I watched grow in front of my eyes for 6 years are gone. To Arlo, you continue to blow my mind everyday. You are so incredibly talented and your passion for what you love inspires me, more than you know. You're going to be a star someday I'm sure of it. To Leon, there will never be a day I don't miss seeing your sweet smile when I'm off to work. Your kindness and compassion is radiant, you made everyday warm and fuzzy. Please never loose that incredible trait of yours. To Rex, you are truly the definition of beauty in madness. You drove us all wild but we loved you anyway. Although I won't miss the doorbell rings at 7 am, I will miss your crazy spirit. To Hayes, sweet Hayes, that golden curly head of yours is such a sight. Your brothers are quite the bunch and you are so lucky to have them. I know they will bring you up in the best way possible. And to Mike and Jessica, thank you. Thank you for opening your beautiful house to the community. And for making the Kraus household a home for everyone. Thank you for giving me my first ever paying job. I will never forget those late night babysitting calls.Thank you for showing me that love and family and friends is an art form all it's own. Thank you for inspiring me to start capturing the best moments in life. And for creating some of those moments too. </div>
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The kind of farewell that made me certain of just how much love and life we poured into that house and street during our time there. The holiday's, the late nights, the heart breaks, the lets downs, celebrations, and so many good old casual porch hangs where neighbors came and went. Seasons shifted and kids grew. </div>
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Things I think about sometimes when I drive slowly making my way around a town I don't know yet, and wait with a worried heart as three boys shuffle off to new schools. Nervous and vulnerable. The way I never had to because I went from school to school with the same group of kids from kindergarten on. Fretting that they might go overlooked or feel lost amidst so many unfamiliar faces. Even when my better judgment tells me it will all be fine. </div>
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Forcing myself too to make peace with new routines and befriend unfamiliar faces of my own. Inside a city who doesn't yet see us. A blank slate missing the history we took pride in at the old place. Grateful that we have the support of old friends on our side, who drop by and check in on us, but also knowing that the frame of that old community is likely not something we might every fully regain. Yet in that, room for new experiences where we cling to paths we have yet pave. Excited for this new chapter. Where I can only hope our next mark is carved as evidently in love. That I remain enlightened by the view those young girls I paid small cash on all those weekend nights while the boys were so young carry of us still. Who managed to convince me - via the ways of social media sentiments - that maybe we're not doing it so wrong after all. </div>
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He was my first crush. On a modern rock God. Pearl Jam, the first CD I ever bought. Using my own money, 10$ at Tower Records when I was 12. I have photos from that era where his influence can clearly be noted. Almost embaressingly so. My brother's baggy flannels, new but purposely wrecked mid lace doc martens, beanies, and the same ragged long hair hanging beneath. Sans all fiery sex appeal of course. I loved him but I also wanted to be him.<br />
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I got the chance to see him this past weekend at <a href="http://www.theohanafest.com/">the Ohana Fest</a> down the street from us in Dana Point. On a blanket with a friend last minute for free. As apparently the venue was designed to include. So beach goes and surfers alike could listen to live music on the sand same as those who paid to be there and had stacked bleachers, closer views and cold beer stands on their side. A frantic treck made specifically to catch Fiona Apple's set (another long term crush of mine from the old days) but ended up the igniting force behind my teenage crush on Eddie instead. Being reminded of the raw power in that voice, the humor in his banter, and the obvious humbleness in character that can't be faked. In a way I guess I fell in love all over again. This time as a women, not a girl, for a middle aged man playing a ukulele in the moonlight, not a growling snarl of hair inside a mosh pit like the brunt of those young snarling Seattle day images we use to tear from magazines to tape to our bedroom walls next to lyrics we sourced and claimed proudly.<br />
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It made me think how great it is to see the music you love change and evolve alongside you. And I was suddenly grateful for the own fumbling songs I hear on the Uke around my own house these days as young boys learn their way around one too. But mostly, I was just happy to see great taste doesn't expire. And some good things grow into even better things. And that free concerts under the stars are still a thing. And reviving new crushes on old rockstars isn't a bad way to spend a weekend. And that maybe, just maybe, now that the cooler weather is sneaking in, a few of those baggy worn flannels might be calling my name.Mrs. Habithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10433750570342329609noreply@blogger.com3