preparing for springtime, part one

(that's my new facetime friend...i. love. her.)

my activities have been limited due to chemotherapy- and the weather outside my new york residence window is less than exciting. i've been homebound for most of this...time. you can check out small updates on my instagram (@globetrottinggamine)

updates:
cleaned and organized::

• kitchen drawers, all
• kitchen cabinets, all but one
• bathroom cabinet and drawers, all
• top junk drawer of living room chest
• under the bed storage
• guest room/walk in closet- closet.
• bedroom closet
• bedroom linen closet
• two drawers of "stuff" in the bedroom bureau's
• 
  

created::

• "stationery station" using old, unused hatbox (I didn't know how many cards, paper, postcards, stickers, memo pads, post its, and notebook i'd acquired until this past Monday...)
• "holiday wrapping station" using under the bed storage box that was empty (I didn't realize how lacking I was in this department, so I'm working on it gradually.)
• household binder- if you'd like to see it, please message me! i made it personal to what i ponder on a daily/weekly/monthly basis.
• holiday binder- for that holiday info
• memories binder- for cards, pictures drawn by my lovely niece and nephews, letters and notes from darling friends, etc.
• book-ideas binder- because it's necessary...if you've pittered around my blog these last few years, you'd know how crazy my ideas are.
• 2 manuscript binders
• medical binder- for "the hodgkins" that's almost gone from my bod
• interior design binder
• and another memory binder

left to do::

• complete all lists for household binder
• to-do list
• one kitchen cabinet
• four small bureau drawers
• all the large bureau drawers
• weed out closet in april
• clean out basement
• clean out office (which is some of what's above)
• outfit planner
• schedule plans// events to plan
• schedule book signings
• complete power point presentation
• craft/supplies area in office
• odds and ends for laundry room
• set up ebay shop
• 2 home organizations scheduled for springtime
• register for courses
• scrapbooks
• loose photos into albums

i literally wore myself out. lol

what projects do you have going on this winter?!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

the little soap shop

since i was born, i knew that my family was awesome...

that my life would be awesome because of them.

so my life kept bringing in the awesome and weeding out the nasties...

much like knowledge and information and everything organic does

for ourselves, our psyches, everything.

enter, the little soap shop.

um, hello?

flippin' awesome.

you can see the linky at the side

of my page

to the right.

the store's owner and creator of all organic soaps and such,

is magic in and of herself

and as surely as i knew about my writing from very young,

she knew that she also had a craft--

which clearly shows

in her Practical Magic-y shop.

love love love!

needless to say,

i shopped.

for now--

because LML snatched up the goodies

and firmly stated

that it belonged to him.

her products do wonders for the body

and smell so,

so good.

and it's good for you!!

so click the link,

and happy shopping!!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

Tamara Mellon- Inspiration

Tamara Mellon is the Jimmy Choo founder. Did you know that? I learned about her on Oprah a few years back and then she was in an In Style interview Feb. 2008.

Finding the article a clipped out back then gave me the inspration for this post...
she was featured in Harper's Bazzar here.

Look at the pictures of her home (these are the rooms that i love):

read about her on wikipedia or here (taken from wikipedia):
[edit] Early lifeMellon was born in London, on 7 July 1967, the daughter of Tom Yeardye, a successful entrepreneur and Ann (Davis) Yeardye, a former Chanel model. She was educated in Berkshire at Heathfield St Mary's School, in Beverly Hills and in Switzerland.



[edit] CareerMellon began her career at Phyllis Walters Public Relations, Mirabella, and followed as accessories editor for British Vogue in 1990.

Recognizing the potential for development of high-end designer accessories, Mellon approached bespoke shoe-maker Mr Jimmy Choo with the idea of launching a ready-to-wear shoe company. As co-founder of the Jimmy Choo Company, Tamara secured funding from her father, for the creation of her business, and sourced factories in Italy. In addition, she set up an office in Italy to handle production, quality control and shipping. By 2001, Jimmy Choo had over 100 wholesale clients including Harrods, Harvey Nichols, Saks Fifth Avenue and Bergdorf Goodman, and the collections accounted for over 50% of the production of several of these factories.


The design collaboration between Tamara and creative director Sandra Choi led to an immediate demand from other top stores. The Motcombe Street store was followed by stores in New York, Las Vegas and Beverly Hills. In April 2001, the expansion of Jimmy Choo took a step forward with the announcement of a new partnership with Equinox Luxury Holdings Ltd. Acquiring Mr Choo’s share of the ready to wear business, Equinox’s Chief Executive Robert Bensoussan became CEO of Jimmy Choo. This transaction enabled Jimmy Choo to achieve outstanding results, with the introduction of handbag and small leather goods collections. In November 2004, with the company valued at £101 million, Hicks Muse announced the majority acquisition of Jimmy Choo — yet another significant move for the future development of the company.


From the first boutique opened in Knightsbridge, London, in 1996, Jimmy Choo now has a total of 39 stores, including London (Sloane Street & New Bond Street), New York, Beverly Hills, Washington D.C., Boston, Dallas, Moscow, Milan and Hong Kong and is distributed by select stores worldwide. In 2007, Mellon made another appearance on the Sunday Times Rich List, where she is ranked as the 751st richest person in the UK, with an estimated wealth of £99 million.[1] She is also ranked as the 64th richest woman in Britain.[2]


Mellon was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2010 Birthday Honours.[3]


[edit] Public and Political ActivitiesMellon is a member of the New Enterprise Council, a group of entrepreneurs who advise the Conservative Party (UK) on policies related to the needs of business. [1]


On the 9th November 2010 she was named as a 'global trade envoy for Britain' by the British Government. She will have a "roving brief to promote the country’s booming fashion industry overseas".[4]



her motivation is my inspiration today.

travel style: global wonder

i love any kind and all travel ephemera. if i can,  i collect it. when i can, i'll display it.

until then, it's lovely to dream! i would like any and all of the following globes please!
(note, i just googled globes and looked under shopping. cool hint!)

1)
$34 online


Replogle Traveler Globe 30513 Lightweight and durable, this 12" blue-ocean globe is a great tool for high school and college students. The smoke black plastic base and semi-meridian are scratch resistant and strong. Replogle Traveler Globe 30513 Diameter: 12" (30 cm) Finish: Blue Height: 16" (40 cm) Width: 13" (33 cm) Depth: 12" (30 cm) Weight: 1.7lb (0.8 kg)

2)

Product Description

National Geographic Globes - The Planet Earth Blue Ocean Table Top Day & Night Illuminated Globes Have you ever wanted to actually see how Alaska experiences complete days in darkness or daylight? Have you ever wondered why the International Dateline has such significance in the business world? The National Geographic Planet Earth can answer these questions and many more. With the light off the globe shows the political map of the world. When the light is on, it shows the physical features of the world - but that's not all. This unique educational tool also shows day and nighttime for any time, date, and location in the world throughout the four seasons. It can be manually adjusted both forward and backward to see past, present, and future hours of daylight and darkness for easy demonstration and understanding. A pinpoint light shows the actual location of the sun throughout the year. Unique "twilight rings" depict the three zones of dawn and dusk. The superb design and engineering, combined with the expert cartography of National Geographic creates a learning tool that is fun and easy to use. The base is a matte brass finish. The 12" diameter model has an overall height of 15 inches. Comes complete with a detailed instruction booklet and Certificate of Authenticity.

3)
 

 
$82 online
Each week new information is available for download offering the most current world news, currency exchange rates and amazing facts. Using the SmartPen, globe trotters are given a digital tour around the world. SmartGlobe v3 can be downloaded in eight (8) different languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese. Includes a 25 page book to further explore countries, animals, climates, dinosaurs, national flags, foods, landmarks, inventions, and world history.
 
 
4)
 
Product Description

An antique brass and black metal base is the foundation upon which this globe is built. The 12 inch antique ocean desktop globe features a calibrated semi-meridian.
 
 
gimme gimme gimme

one more day!

(pic by me Oct. 2010)

one more day left

to register for my FIRST EVER GIVEAWAY!

love love love CSN <3

so please enter on my first giveaway post or here

and tomorrow...

a winner!

much love, good luck and happy hunting!

love me

the globetrotting gamine

My First Blog Giveaway!

Hello Bloggie Friends, old and new!

I am so excited!

Those of you guys who've been having tea time with me here know about my insane shopping issues. Now, CSN stores is offering to do a giveaway to a special bloggie friend of mine! Of course, there's a lot of things that I need ("NEED") lurking about this website. Like:

pots and pans (mine are olddddd)

and flat black boots...some things for pup...

of course, leave it to my insane-o computer not to want to upload the pics here and now...

INFO AND RULES :

• CSN (love love love) has contacted me to share with my readers {and friends} a $35 giveaway!
• You can pick anything you want!! You can use this for gifts for your husband, mom, brother, friends..
• You can use it for fun things that YOU NEED!
•  Leave a comment on THIS post [October 15th] post telling me anything:}
• Leave another comment on THIS post [October 15th] post telling me something you would buy for yourself from any of the CSN Stores. Please provide a link--so I can look at it...I'm a shopaholic, remember?
• "LIKE" CSN over on Facebook -then you HAVE to come back and tell me that you did!
• Come back to my blog October 15 to October 20th . You will have extra chances to enter this giveaway!!

Let's get this show on the road!

Love me,
the globetrotting gamine

a happy tuesday

hello and welcome to all my new bloggie friends :)

how are you? how was your weekend? i hope you had a lot of fun!
we accomplished a lot of "fun-harvest" time activities this weekend,
and i always come back feeling insanely happy and refreshed.

the only thing that we have not done yet this month?
MOONLIGHT MAZE! HAYRIDES! and so much more...

this week season holds a lot of weight in my to-do list.
the amount of duties i have to complete is ridiculous!

as we speak, my puppy is at resort-family. i will go pick him up in a little while :)
and today...office time!

that means a lot of writing, organizing, idea-making...
which leads to list making...

and you know how i am with lists.

happily, i have 2 pen pals to write back to,
and some time to do online shopping.

LML and I celebrated our FIVE year [church]wedding anniversary this weekend...
five! time flies...
in december, it will be SIX YEARS MARRIED! eeps!

We are trying to plan a big sort of shi-bang...a quiet one just between us
which i can tell y'all about when it's over...

very exciting.

one of them includes buying new furniture...
but it's a long-term plan that makes us happy.

(that conversation probably began when we've realized that our necessary evils would be console tables...)
we have nowhere to put our feet or magazines when we're lounging on the couch!)

ooh.
come to think of it- there's a lot of plans in the works...eeps!

well, off to list make, and attack my blog-n-tea time :)

what are you guys doing today?

love me,
the globetrotting gamine

what is the deal?

so it is so cold today-

and i go out finally, to buy myself dinner...

because LML will be eating leftovers.

i probably look like ugly feet,

and begin to walk from the car to the store...

when i hear an engine revving up.

3 times.

about to look up and give the finger,

i look into the car...

and it is a guy older than my FATHER!!

eeweeweeweew eew eeweeweew

times

a

million

freaking disgusting perverts.

drama and updates

Dear Bloggie Friends:

this is what has been going on in my world:

• i still have not gotten the case results from NOVEMBER 2008 from the Board of Education, because they are *&%^&(. So I plan to sue them and will be contacting this massive lawyer later :)
• the friend that i've previously mentioned in posts the last two weeks- the one that has been spewing my information (like what i have and what i do and other intimate details) has now been running around and telling people that i must be pregnant because i wrote to her to please stop telling everyone my private information. Seriously, what do you do with that?
• LML and I had a uber-fun weekend vineyard hopping (please try strawberry dessert wine-it probably goes great with cheesecake!), shopping, and fine dining and The Frisky Oyster ( I really freaking love the Frisky Oyster)...we didn't want to come back home.
• i have blocked my facebook wall for fear that said-crazy person will tell people i'm pregnant
• heard that another blizzard is coming (?!)...this is what the last one looked like:

my poor backyard- i thought these shots looked pretty cool. i should do a backyard post to show you what it looked like before we remodeled. What do you think?

So all in all...

i had a lovely weekend

drank my weight in wine

please note, that since i've boozed it up

i am *not pregnant*

but i guess stupid people

will think your pregnant

when you tell them not to do something

that you think is disrespectful to you.

i also think that stupid people

will accuse you of stupid things

when life starts treating you the way you want it

and they will assume that you are pregnant

so people could think you're an asshole

when you go out and have wine at a vineyard

or at dinner

or in front of the fireplace

or on vacations.

for the love of god.

thank you guys

for being my friends

:)

love,

mg

hmm...

maybe i just put a little bit too much on my plate today...without even realizing that my car is now thawed out and i can go outside and brave this weather! i haven't been well enough to go out for DAYS! originally, i had planned to stay in and:

• organize bills
• stick them in filing cabinet
• organize clothing drawers
• organize scrapbook-y stuff
• organize files of articles i'd like to blog about
• organize travel journal (done!)
• finish up keepsake box i'm working on
• vaccum under the bed
• lists, lists, lists

Now aside from all that, I *can* go shopping! for:

• water
• toilet paper
• bounty
• body wash
• deodarant
• book?
• gel
• etc.

And go to the bank, etc etc

Yay!

Bye!
MG

Ok- I'm a makeup addict

I am. The funny part is that I can't put eyeliner on- but if i COULD, I'd be a makeup artist or I'd have much brighter eyes in photos...

the makeup I purchased months ago is about to run out! Ahhhh...and though I am still sick at home, as per my wonderful LML's orders...it doesn't hurt to think about what I need to buy, right?

that's why I *need* your help. What kind of makeup works best for you- stays on, doesn't smell funny, would you run and go buy again? Everyone who knows me knows that usually all that remains of makeup that I own is a squeeze or scrap of lipgloss/stick. This usually lasts me until an emergency or I lose it (all the time, not making it up)

What I need? gloss, eyeshadow, bronzer or blush (?), moisturizer, brightener?
OOh also, hair stuff- anything for strange, curly haired folk that doesn't have too many chemicals??

I have my usual favorites in mind, but your opinions would help me out more :)

Much Love,
MG

I cracked, got Crocs

Dear Bloggie Friends:

I know they look atrocious, but they are really quite nice.

I bought us a pair of matching ones, got them at a good price!

We've used them in a lot of places, and as you can see...

When LML tripped, he did not fall to his knees

He rinsed them, in order to keep them clean

The strap around his foot, helped him keep his hands free :)

So thank you for going with us

on the many adventures we had.

We can't wait to take you with us again

for without you, our feet would be sad!

Love,

MG

ExOfficio

Wow, seriously never knew this stuff existed. Anti-stinky, anti-bacteria holding undies? Ahahaha sure!

Check them out here!

Especially if you're travelling!

Love,
MG

WANTING AND LOVING!

Ok, seriously? This is what I'm working on to add to my closet next. Suggestions on how to get it on the cheap greatly appreciated! Sorry that my scanning job might be sucky...

gimme gimme gimme gimme gimme

Love,

MG

Calling All Shoppers, Again!

Manhattan Vintage Clothing Show!

February 5th and 6th!

If you get there, as I hope I do, let me know what kind of goodies you find! I'd go for the 1920's and 40's era clothings, myself!!

Love,
MG

Barney's Warehouse Sale!

Ahhhhhh! Calling all N.Y. shoppers:

It's almost here!!

BARNEY'S WAREHOUSE SALE

Feb. 11 to the 28th! Yay Yay Yay!

Have fun!

Love,

MG

Have Vs. Want

Dear BloggieFriends-

Have you ever walked around the house and realized that you WANT a lot more things than you have? Hopefully, you're human so you have :) Mine's kind of on the flip side right now, and LML and I have made it so we use practically everything in here and nothing goes to waste. I should have a working list of what I want and maybe need...but I have one off the top of my head of things I cannot have. Like:

Rugs in the bedroom
Carpeted Living Room
Mats in the kitchen
Mats in the entry way

Why. Why?

 Because my assistant will pee on all of them. This is not to mention the...

Mats that his food used to go on
His doggie beds
Clothes that we do not donate in place of doggie beds cuz he'll pee on them too.

Thankfully, my assistant has never:

Chewed a shoe
Chewed on the furniture
Jumped up on anything because he just won't. He's chicken like his mama.
Defecated on anything...except the floor.

At least, with the peeing and pooping I have no idea how to get him out of it. He's almost 5 (!) so it's too late to train him like that, right? Not like he ever adhered to training when he was 8 months old. (Any tips would be much appreciated!)

(above is Mom-in Laws Puppy going to my Puppy's sleepy spot! Hers is the one with the blue tail :)

Looking forward to your comments,
MG

Antigua Marketplace

Have you ever...

Dear BloggieFriends:

Have you ever...ordered food on the internet? I've been hearing a lot about it recently and don't quite know how to feel. In the beginning, I thought that accomplishing your supermarket orders online was kind of weird...You know, websites like this. Now, one can order anything online (I guess if you are unable to leave the house or live in the boonies, this is a good thing)

Is it really fresh? Can you really trust meats and vegetables and sweets you can order online? It's not like they are local establishments and they are coming from about an hour away- I'm talking about Omaha Steaks from Omaha (don't you love that somehow Trump got involved in that? I can't stand him!) and Lobsters from Maine (really?)

(photo from here)

Have you ever ordered online before? Would you? Because...yikes! I never say never but right now I am highly unlikely to ever :) (unless of course, your opinions sway me!)

Love,
MG

Shoe, Shoe!

These are my new shoes:

anyone have any ideas what kind of an outfit would go with these? Advice much appreciated!

Love,
MG