Favorite Fairy Friend

"Brittany and I have a really strange friendship. We always end up eating horrendously, complaining about how we eat horrendously, and laughing uncontrollably and inexplicably. Once we were watching a strange TV show about fairies (inexplicably) and felt so inspired by the bizarreness of it that we grabbed my J.Crew catalog and a Sharpie (inexplicably), gave all of the models wings and feather headdresses and turned the entire catalog into a fully-narrated piece of fairy/Native American literature. I have no idea how the Native Americans came into the equation, but I do know that I got the best ab workout of my life from all of our crazy laughter." Caroline Evan Saunders

My favorite fairy friend has a blog in which she refers to herself as Princess Truffle Fluff. Princess Truffle Fluff would probably not appreciate her blog being exposed to the world. However, I figure no one reads my blog (it's highly uninteresting), so I'll uncover her link. If Princess Truffle Fluff is reading this, I apologize... but I must ask that you grant me one wish: Waive your fairy wand over my head and grant me a fairy name.

http://princesstrufflefluff.blogspot.com/

Princess Truffle Fluff's dream is to open a cupcakery called Cuppycakes. Below are some of her most recent endeavors.

A Little Slice of Heaven

"How blessed we are to be women. By nature we like to do things together. Work and play. Laugh and grieve. Eat and pray. Live and die. A large measure of enjoying womanhood is enjoying a heart connection with other women." Beth Moore

"Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If they fall down, they can help each other up. But pity those who fall and have no one to help them up!"
Ephesians 4:9-10

"Love concentrates so intently on another that you forget yourself at the moment. Relationships, not achievements or the acquisition of things, are what matters most in life." Anonymous

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." Ana Nin

"A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be somewhere else." Anonymous

Patience

Lately I've surprised myself with how much more patient I've become. I mean, there's always room for improvement, but I've come a long way. I guess mi madre was right... good things do come to those who wait. I'm enjoying watching life unfold, and I'm definitely not trying to rush or push anything. I'm likin' it!

“The keys to patience are acceptance and faith. Accept things as they are, and look realistically at the world around you. Have faith in yourself and in the direction you have chosen.”
Ralph Marston

“If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking.” Buddhist Proverb
"One minute of patience, ten years of peace." Greek Proverb

Sassy Apron

Say hello to my sassy apron, Miss Peacock. And no, she was not in the conservatory (or in this case, the kitchen) with the revolver or the rope. Her purpose? To inspire me to cook! As soon as I move into my own place, I'll be a cookin' machine. Just you wait!

http://www.etsy.com/
Handmade by Svetlana Johnson

Passion

"Three passions have governed my life:

The longings for love, the search for knowledge,

And unbearable pity for the suffering of [humankind].

Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness.

In the union of love I have seen

In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision

Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined.

With equal passion I have sought knowledge.

I have wished to understand the hearts of [people].

I have wished to know why the stars shine.

Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens,

But always pity brought me back to earth;

Cries of pain reverberated in my heart

Of children in famine, of victims tortured

And of old people left helpless.

I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot,

And I too suffer.

This has been my life; I found it worth living."

Bertrand Russell

On Love

A really good perspective on love... Thanks Rebecca!

"Being in love is a good thing, but it is not the best thing. There are many things below it, but there are also things above it. You cannot make it the basis of a whole life. It is a noble feeling, but it is still a feeling. Knowledge can last, principles can last, habits can last; feelings come and go. But, of course, ceasing to be "in love" need not mean ceasing to love. Love in this second sense, love as distinct from "being in love," is not merely a feeling. It is a deep unity, maintained by will and deliberately strengthened by habit... reinforced by (in Christian marriage) the grace which both partners ask and receive from God. "Being in love" first moved them to promise fidelity... this quieter love enables them to keep the promise. It is on this love that the engine of marriage is run. Being in love was the explosion that started it."

C.S. Lewis

The Dream

One day, I hope to own my own business... an event planning business. I want a cute, little shop in the middle of a big city. I want to turn dreams into reality. Cheeseball... I know. However, there is so much more to it than that. Everything, down to the smallest detail, requires careful planning and consideration.

While planning an event seems a nightmare to some, it sounds like an adventure to me. My perfectionist, Type A personality may have something to do with that... just a guess. The thought of working with others to create an artistic vision and watching that vision come to life sounds, to say the least, fab. I decided this would be a great location to post images of inspiration. Hopefully, they'll give me ideas for the future.