PEACE

Peace can be a state of harmony or the absence of hostility. "Peace" can also be a non-violent way of life. "Peace" is used to describe the cessation of violent conflict. Peace can mean a state of quiet or tranquility — an absence of disturbance or agitation. Peace can also describe a relationship between any people characterized by respect, justice, and goodwill. Peace can describe calmness, serenity, and silence. This latter understanding of peace can also pertain to an individuals sense of himself or herself, as to be "at peace" with one's own mind.

I was just looking down randomly and realized I wore my PEACE necklace. My favorite piece to wear is my PEACE PIECES (from bags to necklaces, etc). I think some people wear items to show their spirit, show their support or because they just like how something looks. I wear my PEACE PIECES for all those reasons and more. Just seems that like at any given time we are dealing with a lot of chaos sometimes things get out of control. I like to see these signs as a constant reminder some important things that matter most to me.
Just something I was thinking about...

MIZU's photoshoot

Photoshoot of Mizu (pronounced ME-ZOO). I guess from time to time people mistakenly pronounce her name MISO (like MISO soup). Cracks me up!

SHAKE IT UP - HOLY MOLY - A 5.8 EARTHQUAKE JUST HIT!

A moderate earthquake occurred at 11:42:15 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, July 29, 2008.
The magnitude 5.6 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) SW of Chino Hills, CA.

It felt like 2 minutes of shaking. Maybe it was only 15-30 secs, but it felt like a long long time! All i know was I almost crapped in my pants and went under my desk. My boss made all of us evacuate the building and said if we needed to go home beacuse we were distraught we could, but I think everyone feels safe.

Hearing reports people felt it up in Bakersfield, Las Vegas & San Diego.

I'll be watching the news later tonight to find out the details and the damage done. Hope everyone is safe!

http://72hours.org/index.html (cool website to see how to prepare for natural disasters)

Magnitude 5.6 - local magnitude (ML)
Time Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 11:42:15 AM (PDT)
Tuesday, July 29, 2008 at 18:42:15 (UTC)
Distance from Chino Hills, CA - 3 km (2 miles) SW (235 degrees)
Diamond Bar, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SE (127 degrees)
Yorba Linda, CA - 9 km (5 miles) NNE (23 degrees)
Pomona, CA - 11 km (7 miles) S (178 degrees)
Los Angeles Civic Center, CA - 47 km (29 miles) ESE (103 degrees)

HELP ME RENAME MY BLOG

I found a blog that has a very similar name to mine so I'm thinking of renaming this blog....

Please leave me feedback on the following suggestions:

OVER AND OUT MUTHERFUCKERS
LOVING & LIVING LIFE
LIFE WITH THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS
LARGE AND IN CHARGE
NO I DONT' KNOW YOU
MISS THANG THINKS SHE KNOWS IT ALL
MISS KNOW IT ALL
LET'S FIGURE IT OUT
FREAKY, FUN & FAB!
OH FUDGE CRACKERS...MISS KNOW IT ALL!
TWINKIE WHORES ON THE PROWL
FROM MY HOOD TO YOUR HOOD
FINGER LOOKING GOOD
FINGER LICKING GOOD

sexy work shoes

Sexy, but practical work shoes for any office setting. Love the t-strap with a 2-3 inch heel. So practical...practically adorable!

SUMMER MAKE-OVER/TRENDS

1) HATS
Not only do they protect the awful, hurtful UV RAYS, but they are also a fashion accessory that keeps one looking SHADED & COOL. I'm loving the CUBAN HATS. There are so many to choose from, but make sure to find the best fit that frames your face so that you look both skinny and sick! Moosh's hat was $40 and my hat was $25 bought at the local vintage shop.





2) LIGHT SCARVES
Wrap loosely or in a french knot - you'll look stylish, sophisticated and uber coolio. My favorite look is when someone wears a simple outfit paired with a colorful scarf. You can double it and wear in your hair if you get hot. Double the trouble. Scarves pictured were $10.





3) VINTAGE HEELS
These blue weaved heels were so comfortable. Gorgeous two-toned blue makes any girlie look hot to trot. I couldn't buy the shoe cuz my fat toe was too damn big bulging at the front so Moosh scored and walked away with some new shoes. My foot fat would have too much spillage =( just look at the pic of my toe fat. LOL $16 dollars - Makes ya Hollar!

WIGGIN OUT

What to do on a bright Saturday afternoon?? With my earnings from the yard sale Moosh and I ventured off down the street to get our TOES done/did.

On our way back to her house we stopped off at AMERICAN VINTAGE STORE on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks. What an shopping adventure we would embark on.

Need some fun? Want a quick make-over. Spice it up and buy a WIG! Yes, I went there...

P.S I think Moosh looks much better than Beyonce with her AFRO and I think I can kick any Powder Puff Girl's ass.


The Valley has the best vintages stores up and down Ventura Blvd.

My TRASH, your TREASURE

Had a great weekend. I've been saying for the longest time that I wanted to put on a yard sale. This past weekend I didn't eat my words! I finally put on my
2 day MY TRASH, YOUR TREASURE YARD SALE!


(The weather is on my side!)


(Moosh allowed me to have the sale in front of her apt! She checked up on me and it was her luck that brought in all the customers!)

No joke - those bargain hunters are out and about going to one yard sale to the next. I was setting up at 8:30 am and they were already digging in the bags.


(A customer at my garage sale who said "You have GREAT stuff!")

Interesting things happened at this sale/tips for hosting your own sale:
1) Met this preggers girl and I sold her a poncho for $1 and a top for 50 cents! She was so touched by my kindness that she brought me some clothes she was going to donate and gave it to me to sell in the yard sale! LOL. She even brought me a cold diet coke =) Another lady bought me a jamba juice because I gave her such a steal on the prices that she said she was TOUCHED. I'm making an impact. LOL


(Pic of me and the DIET COKE one of my customers brought me down! So sweet!)

2) People LOVE to buy/hunt for CD'S, DVD'S and SHOES. Next time you have your sale, make sure to put that out!

3) Go to your local grocery store and stock up on the plastic bags. You'll be prepared to send your happy shoppers with their items in a bag - be thorough

(One of many happy customers - Look she's smiling. No unhappy customers smile!)

4) Make sure to bring down a chair because when it's hot you'll want to post up and rest under the shade. Bring soda/coffee/red bull to stay chipper!

5) Smile and be honest to your customers. Good karma! I had to tell some bigger women that unf. the top or dress would not fit. I didn't want their muffin tops to pop out! I'm not mean, I'm being REAL!!

6) Wear sunblock! It's going to be super HOT and nothing is worse that wrinkled leather looking skin and bad tan lines. Especially in the valley!

7) Location is key. Make sure to either pick a great location that has foot traffic or advertise well (street corners, craigslist,etc). Also, open up shop earlier the better. The shoppers will start HELLA early!

Happy to say that I made $260 (yes DOLLARS, NOT PESOS MY FRIEND)! Woo hoo!! Now I'll use that money to buy some other stupid shit!


(My little helper MIZU helped me count the money)


(As Dave Chappelle would say "I'M RICH BITTTTCH!!!!)

P.S This crazy lady came back the 2nd day (I had a 2 day extravaganza) with her own old shoes telling me she wanted to exchange them for other shoes. The only problem was the shoes she brought back weren't even my items I sold to her. Can we say GHETTO? They were size 9 (1 1/2 size too big). I politely told her UMMM No and she got so upset she said I was a "BAD BAD PERSON". Meow. Puhleaze Liar Liar pants on Fire...save it for a different Yard Sale. She then told me she would call the police and I pulled out my phone and offered to dial the number for her! Huffing and puffing she walked away crying in defeat. Sorry, but HOMIE DON'T PLAY THAT!

Ain't nothing wrong with BOARD GAMES!!

I'm competitive at heart and battling friends to a couple of games brings me pure happiness just as much as a night spent out drinking and dancing. Not all games are PG RATED. Trust me - play for money, shots. Here are some of my favorite games that
I highly recommend!

Enjoy and don't forget to invite me to your next game night =)

SECRETS SHARED: POSTSECRET.BLOGSPOT.COM

Nowadays it feels like you can find a website dedicated on everything and anything imaginable. I came across this website a couple of weeks ago and I've been intrigued with it, but haven't been able to talk to anyone about it because no one has heard of it. It's been around for a while and popular enough to have coffee books sold at trendy mainstream stores like Urban Outfitters.

Just in case you don't know about this I thought I'd share a cool site to check out - Post Secret is an online community where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. It's still a secret if no one knows who it came from, right!?! Ha.

If you have something that you want to get off your chest & scared to reveal to anyone close to you, think about writing it on a post card and submitting it to the website. Baby steps...baby steps...Maybe one day you want or can scream it out to the world!

http://www.postsecret.blogspot.com

HEAVENLY HEADBANDS - TREND ALERT

Cara Accessories -Bright Blue Flower Headband ($48) (http://www.nordstrom.com/)

Cara Accesories - Geometric Stone ($48) (nordstrom.com)

Turban Forever 21 Headband ($5) (http://www.forever21.com/)

Feather Headband ($53) (http://www.faige.com/)

I have no shame when I roll out of bed and my hair is unkempt and messy looking. I simply run my fingers through my tangled hair and pop on a headband and PRESTO, CHANGE-O - I look 5 times better. Or at least I like to think so...

Here are some of the headbands I'm feelin..

young love

FROM PEREZ HILTON...

Wow....

Reece Fleming was diagnosed with leukaemia back in 2004 when he was just 4 years old.
He battled the disease for years until this May, when doctors gave the 8 year old boy only a few weeks to live.
The family decided to try and help him achieve most of his goals before he would pass. And one of those was to marry his school sweetheart, Elleanor Purgslove.
Reece's mother said "When we found out that we only had a few weeks with him we tried to do absolutely everything with him that we could. Him and Ellie had been 'special friends' for a couple of years but then they broke up. We said we'd have a pirate party, and Ellie came. She went to visit Reece a few times in hospital as well."
Then during a recent laser tag party, Reece "proposed" to his little friend.
After she accepted, their parents arranged a pretend wedding at Reece's home (not the kids pictured above).
The families went out to dinner in the mayor's limousine and organized the wedding with rings and even a fictional certificate.
The kids got married on July 4th. And Reece told his mom, "I can go now," after his wedding wish had been fulfilled.
His mom added, "He was so proud of her, and we were proud of them both."
The following day after the wedding, Reece died at home with his family.
Soooooo sad!
During the funeral, the mourners followed a horse-draw hearse on foot.
His mom added, "Even on the Saturday that he died, he got out of bed and walked to the sofa. He always tried walking, right to the end, so we thought if he walked for us then we would walk for him."
What an amazing little boy.

DELIGHTFUL SUMMER DRESSES!

DANANG


PLENTY BY TRACY REESE

PLASTIC ISLAND

YUMI KIM

Whenever I feel down, I tend to go shopping. Not a cheap habit, but I like to think it's part therapy/part makeover to brighten my spirits. What better way to cheer me up with some flirty and fun dresses that will have everyone say "HOT DAMN, YOU LOOK GOOD!"

Since it's the summer I thought I'd share some sweet dresses that I'm diggin. Pair them up with some heels for a late night out with the gals or with gladiator slippers enjoying your afternoon stroll through the park on Sunday.

Available for sale: http://www.revolveclothing.com/