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photography: light effects in san francisco

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The past three days, it was extremely hot in San Francisco and although it was a pleasant change from the cold and fog, it aggravated alot of locals.  Very strange bunch, we are, the city folk. I, on the other hand, did everything in my power to stay out as long as I could to enjoy the sun and the heat, so after work I walked over to Union Square and enjoyed a nice dinner outdoors atop Macy Department Store, over-looking the  square. When I finally made it back down to the street level, I couldn’t believe how amazingly hot it still was even at 8p.m. So, naturally I grabbed  my hubby’s cell  and snapped some photos of the light effects in San Francisco on a hot Indian Summer night. {Please don’t borrow the photographs without my permission :)}

autumn in the air – what to look forward to

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When you live in a city like San Francisco, it’s really difficult to tell when the seasons change. Unless of course you are completely in-tuned with nature. Either way,  Autumn has become one of my favorite seasons and one that I look forward to, almost secretly. Autumn is an inspiring season for many reasons: photo credits and merchandise information: photo 1 – click here: photo 2 – click here: photo 3 – click here and here: photo 4 click here: photo 5 – click here

finding inspiration in all the strange places

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One of the most difficult tasks in our lifetime is finding inspiration to do the things we are destined to do. Sure, it’s easier to settle for the norm and go along each day doing what is expected of us, but to actually step away and drive ourselves  to do what we are destined to do, takes alot of courage and inspiration. I’ve known for years that I should have been a writer, but never paid much attention to the signs, instead I routinely did what I was supposed to do, never once feeling fulfilled with my calculated accomplishments. What I did discover in the last couple of years or so, is that, I needed to start paying attention to the signs and accept every thing that happens in my life as a form of inspiration to drive me closer to where I am destined to be.  All I needed was to  pay attention.

the photo shoot in me

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These days when I look at myself in photos, I nearly cringe  at the fact, I am no longer photogenic.  Call it age, or call it wearing my heart out on my sleeve. Photos don’t lie no matter how hard we try. So, while interviewing photographers a couple of months ago for a wedding shoot, I contemplated the idea of having a fantasy photo shoot scheduled for myself, where I could pose as such:  (I have put it on my bucket list. :))

blog under construction – saga 2

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Normally, when I am not inspired by whatever I am doing,  I consider making a change to spark up enough interest to keep me going. Just last night I had one of those moments. Actually truth be told, this has been the case for quite  a while now about blogging.  So, I am setting some time this weekend to revamp, recreate, reconstruct, rebuild, revive my blog of 2years. Stay tuned while I wean myself off the charcoal gray background and move unto something new. Not an easy task I can assure you :(.

interior decor – setting a high standard of living

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While traveling, I often visit museums, designer stores and historic palaces and fall madly inlove with the luxurious interior decor which in theory can only be appreciated from afar, unless of course you are royalty. So, to get my spirits up while running from one meeting to another to discuss issues which will never get resolved, I find a few seconds in between to sit at my desk and click through some of my favorite inspirational interior decor.

blogging should be an outlet – don’t you think?

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When I discuss the fact I blog, the first question I am asked is, “oh really, about what?” So I tell them I have two blogs, one about films and the other about being over 40 and appreciating the finer things in life.  They usually nod and I try to read into their reactions and although, a few pretend they are interested to hear more about the contents, the real reason behind their initial inquiry is to understand mostly how I find the time to blog. I tell them I make time. They ask “but why don’t you blog about something important or mind boggling?” Funny you ask that, I thought it was important, well mostly to me anyway, could it be possible that most of us blog because we need an outlet? The next question is: “Yeah but there are so many bloggers, how do you stay competitive?” I think to myself: Good question, is there a reason I need to stay competitive, if I am simply blogging to have an outlet. “But what about real life …