Goddess of .. Dreaming an impossible dream ???

I got a call today, from the Team in Training chapter in my town, because I registered online to get information about Nike's Women Marathon in San Francisco..

It's been a dream of mine for almost two years now. I've been wanting to raise money for the Lymphoma and Leukemia Society since my uncle passed away, from a lymphoma disease, in July 2007.
They just sent me the information package via email .. and it says that I would need to raise over 5000$ (for my expenses to be covered) by October 2009. Oufff .. that's a lot of money.

I'm thinking, last year, my mom and I did the Canadian Cancer Society's Relay for Life and together we raised 1000$ .. so 5000$ by myself sounds IMPOSSIBLE right now.

And, I would have to train very hard to get in shape .. to run a marathon or half-marathon by October.

AND, I need to decide by tomorrow 5pm.
Ugh, this is so discouraging. This is one of my dreams right now and it's not looking good. I knew it wouldn't be easy but still .. it sounds totally impossible, right ???

Goddess of .. Playing Interior Designer - Part 2 !

Could also be titled :

Goddess Of .. Dreaming out loud and Designing from the Heart !

This week-end was BIG design-wise.. I devoted all of my time to Lolita and shopping for her new appartment !

She bought a dark purple fabric cover (for the futon bed she already owns) which is going in the living room as a sofa and totally follows the grey, cream and purple theme for the room.
The zebra cushions will go on this sofa. She also bought a tv unit to go in the living room and it's a light wood color that will match the adjacent dining room set that she's getting from her mom.

And a cute purple lamp too !

For the bedroom, Lolita picked this bed with the attached side tables that are really simple and modern.

Also, got her comforter which has really thin little stripes on it, in the shades of beige, baby blue and brown.. and latte sheets.. and two brown silk cushions for the bed. As for decorative pieces, we're still working on it but she got a beautiful blueish-green ceramic vase to put on the floor with decorative twigs in it.

A lot more was accomplished this weekend but these are the big pieces ! I will keep you updated with more :o)

And now, a little bit of design pieces from my heart, if I could describe myself with three images they would be the following :

How would you describe yourself, bloggies ?

Goddess of .. Toys from my childhood !

I guess I'm feeling nostalgic today because I feel like posting about my childhood and the games that made it what it was !!

I was browsing t-shirts on Busted Tees and came across the following designs :

Classic yet revolutionnary at the time, the pogoball !

I loved this toy so much and played with it all the time.

Being the klutz that I am, it's kind of a miracle that
I was never injured while operating said ball..

Oh, the snapping bracelets, how I loved these bracelets ! I felt so cool, so stylish when I wore 'em..Nowadays, I must resort to stilettos to get that same feeling :) Much less comfortable, mind you.

Oh and the others :

I loved these little creatures and still think they're über cute ! I taught my mom a lesson with those, or actually, I reminded her of a lesson she taught me.

I asked her to buy me a troll (or a dozen of them) and she said : "But honey, they're sooo ugly" with the most disgusted expression on her face. So I said : "But mommy, you told me to love all people/creatures, no matter their differences" .. Needless to say, I got a collection of trolls now :o) Yipee !

I hope these little anecdotes satisfied your late friday need-to-waste-some-time ! It sure occupied a lot of my afternoon :o)

What were you favorite toys as a child ?!?

Lolita arrived @ my house 30 minutes ago. She and my Mom are going shopping. Tomorrow is Mr. Unreliable's moving day .. Lolita and I are finally gonna get to meet his girlfriend (of over a year) and hopefully, it'll all go smoothly !

Happy weekend bloggies,

Goddess of .. Got it ! The perfect cushions !

Got it ! I found the perfect cushions for Lolita's living room.

They have the perfect shade of warm grey I want for the accent wall .. and they're just down-right sexy!

Hopefully, I'll find the purple silk cushions I really wanna pair these with ..

Lolita is one lucky lady, hahaha :o)

Goddess of .. Playing Interior Designer - Part 1 !

Here's my latest project bloggies :

In the weeks to come, I will be playing interior designer for my BFF Lolita who is moving back in town (and in style) on june 1st and getting her first apartment on her own.

I think maybe (just maybe) part of her figured out how jealous I am and offered me this job out of pity. Anywowzer, I took it and ran. I'm so excited to do this !

The apartment is basically a blank canvas that I can just paint all over :o) She's got a bedroom, a dining room / living room, kitchen and bathroom that need love and decorating.



So far, I've been picking out colors :

Bathroom is white so I will accent and decorate with creamy latte color and turquoise !

Living room will be painted off-white / cream color with a warm grey accent wall and purple accessories.

The adjacent Dining room will also be off-white and warm grey for the walls but the accesories and decorations will be either a light apple green or soft coral pink.

Kitchen is painted white but accesories and decorating items will be cherry red ! F-i-e-r-c-e !

Bedroom is more personal so I will leave much of it up to her of course, but it will include brown drapes which she already owns and are perfect because they keep the light out .. and some shade of blue.

We're going shopping this weekend, I'll keep you updated :o)

Goddess of .. posting pictures a little late !

Here are some pictures from my birthday :

Flowers I got from my dad ..

And cupcakes were our dessert !

There was chocolate, citrus, coconut, banana with fudge on top, lemon custard, coffee, passion fruit, lavender / cranberries, vanilla with poached pear, and blueberry cheesecake !

Goddess of .. The everlasting quest for more Chick Lit !

Go ahead bloggies,

Call me cheesy. Tell me it's corny. Borderline cliché.
Sue me for all I care .. I love Chick Lit !

Dictionary

Chick Lit

- fiction
directed at young city women: a genre of fiction targeted to, and written by or about, young and sophisticated urban women.

I love it so much that I have now started a quest for chick lit blogs .. mostly because I don't have enough time to read the books I have waiting on my nightstand .. namely : Lipstick Jungle and Chasing Harry Winston.

Here are the some of the ones I consider Chick Lit blogs :
..and I mean this in the nicest way possible, please take this as a very high compliment !

• Bridget Jones Has Nothing On Me
• Classy In Philadelphia
• Confessions Of A Chicago Girl
• Just An Everyday Bitch
• The High-Heel Diaries
• Working Girl

Got any Chick Lit suggestions for me ?? Books ? Blogs ? Etc ?

Altough I haven't read her (yet), I'm not a fan of Sophie Kinsella (Shopaholic series) because I think she pops out a new book every two weeks so it can't possibly be any good :oP Hehe, seriously !

But my favorites are Lauren Weisberger (Devil wears Prada, Everyone Worth Knowing, Chasing Harry Winston, etc.) and Candace Bushnell (Sex and the City, One Fifth Avenue, Lipstick Jungle, etc.).

On that note, here's my "Personal guide to recognizing Chick Lit" when I see it :

1. The titles : Sometype of diary or confessions, refering to urban life, single life, sex life, love life, party life, rich and fancy life, etc.
2. The cover images : Colorful, Happy, with images of Stilettos, Martinis, Shopping Bags, Cosmopolitans, Diamonds, Lingerie, Champagne, etc.
3. The story : Love (finding Mr. Right), Sex (and lots of it), Work (bitchy boss and coworkers), Girlfriends (for support and cocktails), Ending (happy of course) etc.
4. Last step, you find them in the Bargain section @ your local bookstore !

Life is too short not to admit you loOoOoOove Chick Lit too !

Goddess of .. Turning 25 minus 1 !

I had a terribly busy but happy weekend.
Saturday was my birthday, I turned 24 years young.

I had a wonderful day with my mom @ the museum of fine arts for the Imagine : John Lennon & Yoko Ono exhibition, @ the cupcake store to buy a 12-pack of the multicolored and flavored delights, @ my house with my closest friends (Miguel, Lolita, Mr. Unreliable) drinking champagne, eating cupcakes and opening a bazillion presents !

I had an awesome time with my friends (including the high school gang) for dinner @ an Indian Restaurant .. butter chicken, naan bread, mango lassis, etc.

Sunday was a little more mellow. Woke up, went out to buy flowers for my mom, ate cupcakes for breakfast, went shopping with Mom and Lolita, bought lobsters, made my first real mayonnaise, ate lobster and champagne, watched Nights in Rodanthe with Mom and Miguel, slow danced with Miguel on a jazzy-version of "How deep is your love", went to bed with my head in the clouds ..

*sighs*

To love and be loved ...

Goddess of.. Reviewing the past year's events !

Went back to court today, different court house, about an hour away from my house this time.

It went kinda smoothly, I think I'm getting the hang of it .. or I will, very soon, because I'm going back to court on friday.

Today I was thinking about how things have changed so much in a year. Around the same time last year, I was taking my first set of Bar exams.

I had no idea if I would pass the first time around ( I didn't.. Mr. Unreliable didn't either, but Lolita did ), no idea if I would pass the second time around ( I did.. and so did Mr. Unreliable ), no idea if I would get call backs for interviews ( I did ), no idea if someone would hire me as an intern ( Somebody did.. after about 10 interviews, finally ), no idea if I would move out of my parents' house ( I didn't.. but my dad did, lol, talk about an unexpected turn of events ), no idea if I would pass my driving test the third time around ( I did.. thank god, finally, it was my shameful secret for years ), no idea if or when I would get a car ( Didn't plan on it.. but it became a necessity because my work is out of town )...

Anyhow, this year has been full of accomplishments and I'm glad. The biggest accomplishment has gotta be getting my driver's license. I feared this test more than the Bar tests !

My birthday is just around the corner, this saturday May 9th, I'll be turning 25 minus 1.. so I thought it was a good time to do a little year's end review !

Goddess of.. Spa day & happiness !

Dearest bloggies,

As you know, I have been suffering from a bad case of the bitch-complains-a-lot recently. However, this weekend has caused a break-trough I think.. Miguel had offered me a gift certificate for a spa-day when I passed the Bar last year. What a blessing .. I can't believe it took me almost a whole year (minus one week) to go to the spa. It was the best time I've had in a loooong time. I spent 4 hours just relaxing and being pampered. How wonderful !

All I could think, the whole time I was there, was how blessed I am to have such a wonderful boyfriend and an overall wonderful life! Sure, times are rough, but aren't they for everyone?! Plus, I really shouldn't complain, there are worse things than being tight money-wise.

I spent a whole afternoon enjoying a therapeutic mud bath, californian massage, sushi lunch, eating fresh fruit, yogurt, nuts, dried fruits and most importantly, silence ! There were lots of couples at the spa and although it seemed nice for them, I really can't imagine Miguel at the spa, wearing a robe (HA-HA-HA!) and getting his feet rubbed by a stanger. LOL.

Alrighty bloggies, this is Aritza, reporting for the balcony and enjoying life to the fullest with the warmth of the sun reflecting on my pale skin ! Ahhh... that's the life !

My new resolution : Don't worry, be happy Bitch !