ha.

So, the writer in me has something new going on. Apparently, breathing comes as naturally lately as writing does. Literally.
Ha.
I've found that writing is actually the key for me to keep my mind straight, be it a list, a blog post, a chapter or drawing for one of the 15 books I'm working on.
By the way- by 15, I am not exaggerating. Definitely not by any means exaggerating. In fact, I've cut back on   quite a few novels and have narrowed everything down to 15. I figure by the end of 2014 I COULD be done, IF I get an agent or a publisher interested in (at least) the trilogy I'm writing.
I guess you can say that writing has become a bigger part of me than I thought would be possible.

I guess, with my schedule and everything coming up, it should be expected that I am a little more stressed than usual...because usually, I'm not stressed at all.
Usually, I leave everything up to the universe and it all works out for me in the end...but yes, anxiety has set in for me at the age of 30.

There is so much to look forward to, that I know my to-do list, as short (compared to what's going on) as it can be will collect dust anyway.

So here are a teeny list of my goals for this summer:

• visit some museums i've not been to, and write/blog about them
• figure out places i've been to i haven't blogged about.
• blog about the books i've read this year, which will be no easy feat.
• maybe knock some items off my bucket list
• get just a smidge more organized!

what are your goals for this summer?

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

revisiting july 2010

update! Old post, click here:

a while ago, on my post titled 'life goals, take 1!', i had a small bucket list. it has grown and i've decided that if you'd like to feature your bucket list...do it here! send it to me at whosthatgamine@gmail.comand i will post it with a mclinky to your site! happy trails <3

Gone on a blind date


(X)Skipped school

(X)Watched someone die

(X) Been to Canada

( X) Been to Mexico

( x) Been to Florida

(x )Been to Hawaii

( )Been to South America

(x )Been to Europe

( )Been to Africa

( )Been to the Middle East

( )Been to the Orient

( )Been to Australia

(X ) Traveled alone

(X) Been on a plane

( )Been on a helicopter

(X) Been lost

(X ) Gone to Washington, DC

(X) Swam in the ocean

(X)Cried yourself to sleep

( ) Played cops and robbers

(X) Recently colored with crayons

(X) Sang Karaoke

(X ) Paid for a meal with coins only

( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch.

(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.

(X) Made prank phone calls

( X) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans

(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose

(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue

( ) Danced in the rain-naked

( x) Written a letter to Santa Claus

(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe

(X) Watched the sunrise with someone

(X) Blown bubbles

(X) Gone ice-skating

(X) Gone to the movies

(X) Gone to the movies alone

( ) Been deep sea fishing

( ) Driven across the United States 

( ) Been in a hot air balloon

( x) seen a volcano

( x) Gone snowmobiling

(x) Lived in more than one country

(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets and Mosquitoes

(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish

( ) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser

(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty

( )Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle

( x) Been on a cruise 

(X) Traveled by train

( x) Traveled by motorcycle

(X ) Been horse back riding

( ) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR

(X ) Been to Disneyland OR Disney World

(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer

(x ) Been in a rain forest

( ) Seen whales in the ocean

(X) Been to Niagara Falls

( ) Ridden on an elephant

( )Been in a car wreck

( ) Swam with dolphins

( ) Been to the Olympics

( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China

( ) Saw and heard a glacier calve

( ) Been spinnaker flying

( ) Been water-skiing

( x) Been snow-skiing

( ) Been to Westminster Abbey

( ) Been to the Louvre

( x )Wrote a book (waiting for it to be published)

(x ) Swam in the Mediterranean (and the aegean sea)

(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game

( ) Been to a National Football League game

(X) Seen a play on Broadway

( ) Been to Las Vegas

(X) Been to Atlantic City

(X) Been to Coney Island

( ) Take the trans-siberian railway through Mongolia and Russia 

( ) Go photo crazy at the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia 

( ) Summit Mount Kilimanjaro 

( ) Explore rural and urban Japan 

( )Eat and practice Italian in Puglia, the heel of Italy!

( )Volunteer at a children's school in Africa 

( )Walk the entire French Route of El Camino de Santiago 

( )Take a polar plunge in Antarctica 

( )Go backpacking through New Zealand, head to toe

( )Walk Across Spain 

( )learn american sign language

( )Visit all 7 continents 

( ) Sing Karaoke in Japan 

( )Learn 'Hello' in as many languages as possible 

(x )Take Dance Lessons 

( ) Go on an African Safari 

( )Volunteer Abroad 

( )Study Yoga in an Ashram 

( x )Whitewater Rafting 

( )Join 'La Tomatina' tomato fight in Spain 

( ) Go on a cruise in the Galapagos Islands 

( )Hike the Inca Trail up to Machu Picchu 

( ) Try Shark Cage Diving 

( ) Learn to Surf (sort of...)

( ) Try CouchSurfing, at least once 

( )Learn to ride a motorcycle 

( ) Go Sailing 

( x) Find the best pizza in New York City 

( x) Explore a cave

( )Run a Marathon in another country

( X) Climb a volcano

( ) bite the bullet and go Zip-lining


i hope to accomplish the rest of this list in the next 2 years! 


love me,
the globetrotting gamine

capitol hill art

copyright christina rozeas photography, 2012

all rights reserved

~the globetrotting gamine

new orleans- 2

love love love

new orleans

is my ultimate happy place...

well, among them anyway <3!!

loooooooove
me,
the globetrotting gamine

new orleans- 1

i take a lot of mini-videos

so that i can upload them easily.

shot 1 of 3 mini-vids

of our spectacular time in new orleans.

it was on my bucket list

of places to see

and experiences to experience

and i am so thankful that i had experienced

it

before i turned 30.

yeesh!!

sorry about the quality- it's a little older

for a video!!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

i wish you a happy weekend

dear bloggie friends,

i wish you a wonderful weekend, filled with family or friends or fun!
or all three <3

hope you didn't find me terribly boring this week- i am trying to get these books done!
thank you for the congratulations! it means so much to me!

on monday, i will post up the link :)
by tuesday, i should be sending my other book to a publisher or self publisher...
or both?

it really depends on my mood that day. i have so many other books i need to work on!

a big thank you to my sister-
who is proofreading the first 100 pages of my ever growing manuscript.
feel bad for her, she's getting the next 100 monday morning : /

two very special thank you's to my nephews...
who are my biggest fans!
and by the way- i'll give you the picture of it on Monday, little nephew!

and to my four best girlfriends-
who literally pushed me to get them done!

S, L, A, C- Thank Youuuuuuu


have so much fun for me this weekend-
i don't know what's going to happen in New York with the snow!

to my new bloggie followers:
THANK YOU FOR FOLLOWING! i always follow back :)
 if you need anything, let me know!
 it may take me a few days, but you'll see me following! (my picture is blue/purple)

love to all until next time!

me!
the globetrotting gamine

one week ago today

( i love him)

one week ago today

it was new year's eve.

that was exactly the time when i thought to myself...

what am i doing?

what am i waiting for?

great time for an epiphany.

so i'm hanging out with two of my best female friends

and it hits me.

why am i holding myself back?

am i afraid of what people would think?

and they would tell me: no. that's funny.

just publish your books already.

so this week, i did.

this took much persuasion from my support group:

LML

Mom and Dad

Sisters

Besties

really, what do i care if i get a bad review

or if someone says something about me?

they do anyway!

moral of the story:

DON'T LET FEAR HOLD YOU BACK!

YOU ARE YOUR OWN WORST ENEMY...TELL YOURSELF TO SHUT UP AND

JUST ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU WANT TO ACCOMPLISH!

why would you complain if you just do the things

you've always wanted to do

that you've been scared to do...

there's no reason to be scared.

we have less than one hundred years on earth, some of us. not more than 150!

just don't let fear hold you back.

and thanks

to my support group

and to you, lovely followers-

cuz without you guys

i wouldn't have done a thing ;)

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

journey: 2011

 

resolutions.
hangovers.
wishes.
not enough time!

welcome to 2011- i believe it's going to be everyone's best year yet.
our 2010 was so awesome that we know this year we're going to try our damndest to keep it that way.

i have come to a conclusion on what i will be sharing with you guys on my blog this year. aside from travel/personal stories, i've come up with a concoction that should keep you interested.

lists, everywhere.
below is my 2010 have read list:

1. -Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert
2. -Lulu in Marrakech by Diane Johnson
3. -The Wednesday Sisters by Meg Waite Clayton
4. -Thanks for the Memories by Cecelia Ahern
5. -The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
6. -Eclipe by Stephenie Meyer
7. -Deadly Night by Heather Graham
8. -Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
9. -Prophecy of the Sisters by Michelle Zink
10. -Mini Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
11. -Remember Me by Sophie Kinsella
12. -Ghost Night by Heather Graham
13. -The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
14. -Haunted Heartland by Beth Scott and Michael Norman
15. -Jane-Emily by Patricia Clapp
16. -Witches' Children by Patricial Clapp
17. -The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
18. -Cleaving by Julie Powell

my 2011 journey resolutions? they consist of:

• read 30 books or more
• yoga every day
• write more

and things i cannot share with you yet- too many ideas will drive you as crazy as i am!

what are your resolutions?

love me,
the globetrotting gamine

indonesian tea time

on my secret bucket list...i've always wanted to go to a proper sit down tea time.
i was lucky enough this year to be invited to two tea-times with LML...and we had so much fun!

of course, after what you see, we crashed.
slept like babies, we did.

love me,
the globetrotting gamine

life's a journey

dear friends:

i was in my kitchen making wraps the other night, and taking breaks to watch Eloise at Christmastime...is that what it's called?...and i realized that it's that time of the year again. the time of year when i discover that i have way too much to do before the new year and that i would really like to get everything done....

so i can make a new to do list for the start of 2011.

snow on the ground and my car slipping and sliding has caused me a little setback in things i have to do away from home, but there is enough to do at home. so much, in fact, that we've reached ridiculous!

while on my three week blogging hiatus, i've also discovered that i have compiled enough information to share with you for the entire year, if not longer. inspirations were hitting me left and right and 20 minutes to write everything down and put everything together wasn't even enough!

I've put together:

•  recipes,
• travel craziness
• stories,
• island histories,
• wishlists,
• new york hisory articles,
• health/nutrition tips,
• a cigar section and more.

Obviously, this doesn't include my usual rantings, menus, book reviews and miscellania (sp?) going on.

if you have any ideas for me to expand on, let me know. I am thankful to a dear friend for suggesting the cigar section...and to my husband for suggesting that everyday i write about or do something different to write about to keep y'all entertained.

i would love to hear what's been going on with you! i am sad to say that i don't know if i'll be able to get to read many of my favorite blogs today...but maybe a little time over the weekend will help me out with that!

off to put more stuff together for you!

love me,
the globetrotting gamine

My Empire State Building

for my 23rd birthday,

LML wouldn't tell me where we were headed.

he had planned a whole day

just for us

and it was one of the sweetest things he'd ever done

(but this was years ago, and the man's amazing)

he helped me cross off a place i've always wanted to see

that had taken up residency

on my bucket list...

he took me to the empire state building.

he took pictures with me :)

then he fed me @ Mars2112...

though the pictures are in albums...

i'll never need them 'cause that day

has permanently imprinted itself in my mind.

but here are some shots anyway...

when you are in new york...

it's a MUST-SEE!!!

Must Must Must...

totally worth the walk, the lines, the everything :)

have you ever been? i'd love to hear your story!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

The Ultimate Wants List

If anyone out there is reading this...you probably have a list with either blogging or journaling. That is what I have learned in this past week. Having lots of company over the past weekend also led me to reflect-somehow. It must have been the wine.

My Ultimate Wants List is as follows:
*to be happy accomplished in 2010
*to publish my books
*to publish my photos
*to start that idea for a fashion line!
*to acquire a one family home for me and my husband and possibly future kids, with yard, paid off.
*to travel the world began in 2009
*to have room for extensive shopping sprees
*to own a vacation home, fully paid off- to run away when we need to. or maybe just run away
*to have a huge library in my house- or own a bookstore. Either would make me happy
*to have the ultimate home office  accomplished in 2010
*to complete the garden at our house now, and all future homes as well
*to learn sign language and italian
*to one day adopt a baby (or maybe a pup will do!)

I go over this list every now and again, for motivation. Thankfully, I am not the only person who does this, though for a while I thought I was. I've filled journals with inspirational photos, quotes, etc cut out from magazines, had journals for drawing, traveling, etc. Of course, I'm thinking that my father threw must of them away (he loves to clean out everything), but the ones I lost would have been nice to have.

This weekend my Grandmother went to the hospital for the infection on her foot...and that caused my sister to lose her mind and yell at me (like it was my fault I was away with my other sister and family). Anyone else have a family member that completely gets on their nerves? Who's so selfish that it causes them grief...or hours of conversations? Blech.

There is so much to write about...so much to say- that there is barely enough time to do everything! I probably will blog more later....seeing as to it helps deal with stress :)