Life - What an Adventure!

This post is inspired by a friend of mine named Lauren.  She just said the other day "Oh Life, what an Adventure you are" and she is just so completely right.  Every time I'm with her time flies and I feel like I am truly living every moment (as I should) of my life!  If I haven't said it enough, you should go out and buy "The 4-Hour Work Week" by Timothy Ferriss.  She told me to get this book and it has changed my life - just wait and see!

I just wanted to list the amazing things that happened to me/I learned this weekend.  I apologize, dear readers, but as this is truly my diary I feel that I can be somewhat liberal, if a little selfish, at some points.

1. Had a few to many cocktails and was literally saved by Lauren.  (Thank you!)  Only amazing because it really made me realize what an amazing friend I have!

2. Learned what it feels like to work for something you truly believe in and what a rush it can be to work hard for "yourself."  (Or Lauren - who feels like part of me at this point.)

3. S'Mores make EVERYTHING better.  Thank you Ness, I'm sorry I couldn't stay longer - I can't wait to buy some glitter now too!

4. My husband loves me unconditionally.

5. Everyone has an interesting story and you can never judge a book by it's cover.  I suppose I already knew this.  But, when a 16 year old girl came up to our HopeClips booth at the Expo. this weekend and told us that three years ago she saved a young girl from a brothel in Mumbai - I learned it all again.  What an experience.  What an inspiration that she had that strength at 13.  She told us this because my friend Lauren just recently started HopeClips in an effort to profit share with Hopes and Dreams International, a non-profit currently trying to raise money to build a healing center in California for victims of child sex trafficking.  When I was 13, I worried what to wear to school - I'm glad I have my priorities straight now.

6. Eating at Carbone's changes everything.

7. Thai cooking class at ICE - sign-up now.  What fun with Sarah and Erin last night!

8. Joe's coffee makes my whole day better.

And I'll leave you with a photo my dad sent me last night.  Apparently my mom found it in an old box and I think it's the first time I've ever seen it.  I've always loved food...  (By the way, Mom - look how organized you were before you had two teenagers reck havoc on your life in the '90's and '00's!  We're sorry.)  I love you both very much.

Have a great day and enjoy this adventure you're on!

xoxo,

Alex

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Alex

Timothy Ferriss is my new God

I've been inspired to read again.

Much of my thanks really needs to go to my good friend (basically sister) Lauren, who told me to go out and buy this book (and should really get commission for all the people she's gotten to buy it!), but it is also Timothy Ferriss, the author of The 4-Hour Work Week that has changed my life...at least mentally...and at least so far just mentally.  I may not have implemented all the changes I want yet, but I am just beginning and all my friends know that I am the biggest dreamer there is...I never lose hope.  I know now more than ever that I just need to keep adding to my dreams, not crossing them off because I start to doubt myself and think they are unattainable, but crossing them off because I've actually done them.

First one on my list to accomplish: become fluent in Italian.

Speaking of which, it's time to get off line and work for myself.  I need to organize my design studio and spend another hour on Rosetta Stone.

Life is now - what are you waiting for?

xoxo,

Alex