12.13.2011

another gift guide!

As if we all haven't had a million of these show up in our inbox in the past month! Here is one that may show you a few new and exciting ways and things to give for the holidays.

ORGANIC Fruit of the Month Club!

An amazingly affordable way to give a greatly healthy gift!

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How about a local cooking class?!

Being here in Palm Beach County we have some great options.

One that I have recently attended is the

Raw Vegan Gourmet.

ask for Dina!

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Tickets to a museum or art exhibit.

It's always fun to get out, do something within your community, and not worry about paying for it!

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A great site full of awesome gift ideas is

giftinggrace.com

check it out!!

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Whatever you decide to give as a gift this year, whether it is a car or a donation!......it is always the thought and love that is behind it that matters most.

My favorite gifts are always those that are home-made or ones that serve as a donation for someone else.

In the spirit of giving.....wishing you a great day!

Namaste.

xoxo

Celebrate Day Without A Bag THIS THURSDAY!

DECEMBER 12 2011 | RISE ABOVE PLASTICS,
BY BILL HICKMAN

A Day Without a Bag is an educational grassroots event started by Heal the Bay in Los Angeles and hosted by Surfrider Foundation Chapters along with local community groups throughout the country. Held the third Thursday in December, we ask holiday shoppers and retailers to forgo single-use, plastic shopping bags in favor of reusable bags. Celebrate by remembering your reusable bags and if you happen to have a few extra ones, give them away to a friend or stranger to show your commitment to a clean ocean!

WHY DOES DAY WITHOUT A BAG EXIST?
The impact of single-use plastic bags in our communities is costly to retailers, taxpayers and the environment. Partnerships with retailers, community and civic groups help us educate our individuals with an important message about the harmful impact of single-use plastic bags. This is the fifth annual Day Without a Bag that started locally by Heal The Bay in Los Angeles and continues to grow with the help of the Surfrider Foundation, other organizations and retailers that embrace the idea. This year there will be reusable bag giveaways throughout Southern California along with a few coastal areas in Northern California and the East Coast.

Approximately 100 billion plastic checkout bags are used in the United States each year according to the EPA, which works out to be an average of approximately 300 bags per man, woman and child. Disposable bags cost our fiscally strained cities for disposal and cleanup. Plastic bags are typically made from a non-renewable resource, petroleum or natural gas. Both are non-renewable resources that are environmentally destructive, create more greenhouse gases, and increase our dependency on non-renewable resources.

Even though plastic bags and food containers are designed to be “disposable,” and used for seconds or minutes, plastic lasts hundreds of years or longer in the environment without biodegrading. Most of the plastic that ever was…is still here.

Recycling cannot fix the problem: Plastic bags are often not economically efficient to recycle, and this toxic trash is often shipped to developing countries (most estimates show under 10% of plastic bags are recycled). Once discarded, plastic bags either enter our landfills or our watersheds. In contrast to plastic bags, a single reusable bag has the potential to eliminate hundreds of plastic bags over its lifetime.
Additionally, all plastic products that enter our marine environment eventually break down into small fragments rather than truly biodegrading. In some parts of the Northern Pacific Ocean, studies have shown there is six times as much plastic by mass than there is plankton.

The impact of plastic on the marine environment and our communities is significant and we have the option to dramatically reduce the use of plastic bags—why not make every day, A Day Without a Bag?

I always try to have one of those fold up bags in my purse....or two! It's a habit worth creating. This alone will make a huge difference in the future of our environment and the consciousness of our daily lives. Everything we do and create and consume greatly impacts the world at large. If not today then definitely the future generations will feel the effects of our actions.

World of Bags has an amazing array of bags to choose from. You can always pick some up at any grocery store. Or....look for other items like clothing or handbags that come packaged in reusable bags. There is always a way to keep it out of the trash.

xoxo

12.07.2011

sugar plums

Buddy Miles & our X-mas tree!!

We may need just a few more ornaments......riiiiight.

He needs an agent!!

Last weekends ride.

My most recent creations waiting to be fired in the kiln.

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The holidays are such a great adventure. I am blessed to have always felt this way. I only wish peace for everyone this holiday season. There are so many unbelievable circumstances happening everyday. My mothers uncle, Isaac, recently passed and I only hope he is now at peace. My thoughts and love are with him and with all who care for him.

Our lives are so full and they sprint by us everyday. My intention is to take a breath and really see where I am, Honor my family because they are amazing, and enjoy what is happening right now.

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Tomorrow, Saturday, is the last full moon of the year! Whatever that means to you.....at least it will be beautiful!!

Have a fantastic weekend.

shaloooooooooooom

xoxo

12.02.2011

Art Basel Miami 2011

Art Basel 2011

I think that almost everyone has at least heard of this infamous art exhibit. Marisa & I were lucky enough to be gifted a pair of tickets! It was a beautiful and colorful display of art and "art". These are just a few of some that tickled my fancy!