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Fresh Snow Day

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[Tuesday]

This morning there was three inches of new powder snow outside. All white, and it was so pretty to look at.

I don’t like cold weather. I didn’t see snow until I was 21. Frankly, I don’t care for snow at all.  It’s actually a pain in the butt to warm the car and to clear the snow in the morning. But who doesn’t love fresh fluffy powdery snow? It’s dry, and doesn’t stick to the skin. It moves with the wind, like feather. It’s so dreamy!

I really wanted to play in the snow this morning, but I had to go to work. 🙁

First thing I did after I came back from work was to let Kai out. He started hopping in the snow and playing happily. 🙂 This Iowan born dog thrives in cold weather. I threw snow balls at him and he would jump and catch them. He loves chewing the ice.

I will never let the kid in my heart die. If I can’t avoid snow in winter, then might just as well enjoy it.

Q: How much snow comes from one inch of rain?

A: Fifteen inches of dry powder snow equals 1 inch of rain. This is also equivalent to only five inches of very wet snow. The accepted average is ten inches.

(Source: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_much_snow_comes_from_one_inch_of_rain)

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Fresh snow on Kai

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Checking out neighbor’s dog

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Ready to play any time

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Kai was so hyper in the snow that I had to say  “Treat!” to get him to look at me for one second.

Luxe Link Purse Holder

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[Friday]
It’s here! It’s here!

My Luxe Link purse holder has just been delivered.

Purse holders have been around for a while now. I can’t believe I just bought my first (certainly won’t be my last)!

Where do you put your purse when you are at a bar, restaurant, office, etc? Does your precious purse deserve the dirty floor? Is it safe to leave it there? You may prefer to hold your handbag in your lap, but seriously, that gets old pretty fast!

Sistas! You gotta get one (or five) purse holders!

There are many different purse holder brands and designs to choose from. I chose Luxe Link because the brand gives me the most confidence that their products are going to hold up longer.

My favorite is the Luxe Link Madison.

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But I couldn’t get myself to spend a WHOPPING $79 on a purse holder. >.<

So, I chose my second favorite. Let me present to you, the BLACK DIAMOND.

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Here it is! Shhhh… She is in a nice gift box.

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Oh yeah, lucky girl, that’s me.

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She is protected by a soft pouch.

Drum roll, please.

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I just got BLING-ed!

My Luxe Link purse holder is handcrafted with genuine black Swarovski crystals.

Ooooo! so LUXE!

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It’s small, lightweight and very portable, but can hold up to 9 lbs.

Let’s put it to test.

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It holds a 3 lbs bag, easily.

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A different angle.

More! More close-ups, please.

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So stylish and so glam!

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Another close-up. Love!

To see how a purse holder works, check out:
http://luxelink.com/-i-24.html

Money saving tips:

  • Google to see if there are cheaper deals out there. I got my Black Diamond from Delight.com. It’s on sale for $48.89.

    • (I know it’s still a lot of $, but I am going to use it a lot. I’ll feel so happy every time I use it.)

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  • Search for coupons (I googled Delight.com coupons and found a 10% discount coupon. It usually takes me 2 minutes to find one if there’s one.)
  • See if Delight.com is listed under Ebates.com (I’ve earned over $220 cash back so far! Just click on the merchant links on ebates.com, that’s all you need to do.) Since Delight.com wasn’t listed on ebates.com, I didn’t earn any cash back.
  • My purchase on Delight.com was over $100, so I received free shipping. ^_^

Purse holders make great gifts. What to give a girl who has everything? Another purse holder!

My New Year

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[Tuesday]

Ahhh… officially one year older. I DID IT (like how Neal would say)!

I want to thank my mama and papa for giving birth to me and for loving me. 🙂

I had a great birthday dinner at home last night. Simple, but it was exactly what I desired.

Thanks to Karan for cooking.  A couple of friends stopped by, and joined us for dinner. Nothing planned, super casual, but it was perfect.

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Chocolate Mousse Cake, cute and delish like me

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A bottle of red wine. Why not? It’s my birthday

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Checking to see if things are under control

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The art of multi-tasking

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Scallop Linguine

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Talking to Dima

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Make a wish 🙂

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Happy Birthday to Ting-Ting

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Thanks for the flower, Dr Neal

Now that I am officially one year wiser, what are the big plans for next year?

Since AirAsia.com is having Free Seats promotion, so I booked tickets to Vietnam and Australia for next year. How about that for a start of my new year? 🙂

Ecstatic Dance – Just Let Go

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[Wednesday]

You gotta love Fairfield. It could be a huge BORE hole at times, but our community members are trying hard to keep introducing something new and exciting to Fairfield, like the Ecstatic Dance.

The first ecstatic dance took place at Morning Star Studio last night. It was my first ecstatic dance and probably the first for many people there.

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Ecstatic dance @ Morning Star Studio

I did read about ecstatic dance before I went and had certain goals that I wanted to achieve: stretch, relax, let loose and let go.

Thanks to DJ Reptile and DJ Flow for the music. I especially enjoyed the drum and organic rhythms.

I am a dance maniac. I am happy when I dance. :rtdance1:

It’s important to relax the body and mind before the dance.

Forget about thinking. Let ‘yourself’ melt away. Forget about YOU.

Just let go. Be unpretentious; be free, like a child.

Let your body moves to the music naturally. Don’t use your mind to analyze if your moves are silly or not.

I like to dance barefoot, so that I feel more connected to the ground.

It was amazing that I was aware of what I was doing, but I wasn’t telling my body what to do. My mind was ONE with the universe. I was simply happy.

It was a personal journey and I enjoyed mine.

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Here are some articles on ecstatic dance if you want to read more about it:

http://www.firetribehawaii.org/articles/ecstaticdance.shtml

http://www.dancingbotanicals.com/ecstaticdance

Winter’s Blues Keep on Singing

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[Monday]

This post was supposed to be about some color leggings that I love. Not any more.

It took me by surprise, so unexpected.

An ocean of loneliness swept through me and left me empty.

Helpless. Scared.

It’s the beginning of holiday season. Football games, hunting activities, family gatherings, etc I don’t relate to any of these.

I keep myself entertained, most of the time. But tonight, I failed.

Some say that Scorpions are the Extremists, I agree. I am, full of contradictions.

In and out of depression; inevitable, every winter.

Love or hate. Never lukewarm.

God will lead the way. I prayed.

I have a feeling that He will show me the way if I surrender.

Always be true to myself. Always.

Ahh… feeling better. Let me take this good feeling to bed and wake up a new person tomorrow. Amen.