SATURDAY SAYINGS: LIFE, CHANGE AND LOVE

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SATURDAY SAYINGS: LIFE, TRAVEL AND ADVENTURE

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LIFE: A BIT OF A BREAK, A NEW DIRECTION AWAITS

Happy Monday, Everyone! 

I hope you are all enjoying 2014 so far. I’ve been fighting a cold and laryngitis since just after the new year and hoping to beat it soon. 

I wanted to check in on my blog and let you know that I’m going to be taking a bit of a break from it.  

Not sure when I will return, but need some time to discover my new direction in life and gain a little stability on all fronts.  I will, however, continue to post Saturday Sayings as inspiration. 

When I return, I hope to be refreshed, re-motivated and back with a bit of a redesign, too.  

Thank you for your patience and continued support. I’ll continue to follow all of your journeys online, and you can keep up with me best over on my Instagram while I'm away. 

Big hugs all around! ❤

(Images via here and here altered by moi.)

LIFE: HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2013 IN REVIEW

A year in pictures via my Instagram in a 15 second flash.

I consumed a lot of yummy sushi. 

 I welcomed my 3rd nephew, who fills my heart with an unexplainable love. 

 It was my first year without an acting agent since I was 18. 

 I closed, though did not lock, the door to my life as an actor. 

 I moved back to NYC and into my downtown Manhattan high-rise apartment.

I got to experience a couple lovely road trips to the charming areas in and around New Paltz, NY. 

 I met a number of people, I would never have encountered, in airports and on trains while traveling.

 I learned that I'll always wonder why some people crossed my path, one in particular, but sometimes answers never appear. 

 I finally marked Rome off my bucket list when I traveled to Italy in May. 

 I officially became a "wine-o."

 My friendship with childhood friends became closer and stronger than ever, a bond that can never be broken.

 I learned I love roasted Brussels sprouts more than ever. 

I had a fun, unplanned adventure in Red Hook.

 Almost every person I met in NYC thought I was 24, and when informing them to add a decade, it caused quite the array of reactions.

 I was asked to be in my friend's wedding, which is going to be an oh so chic affair next year overlooking Manhattan.

 The notion that plans rarely go as planned was once again reinforced. 

 Volunteering in Harlem, donating 9 inches of my hair to those with cancer and buying sandwiches for a homeless lady near my apt. were highlights. 

 I watched a number of friend's and classmate's acting careers shine on TV and in film, and each one is so deserving and talented.

I was reminded how much I dislike being ignored by those with whom I've shared quality time, and how rude it really is with many ways to respond.

 I learned that 75% of married men in NYC will hit on women, especially, if in town for a convention...watch out ladies! 

 I made a new, wonderful "forever friend" in Brooklyn.

 I started 2013 on the west coast and ended it on the east coast. 

 I'm still not sure where 2013 went. 

Here's to hoping 2014 holds some direction and stability.

Happy New Year...it's time for a new adventure!

GIVEAWAY: PHONE CASE FROM CELLAIRIS - WHERE FASHION MEETS MOBILE

Happy Monday, Everyone!
Today, I have an exciting giveaway from Cellairis, the affordable electronic accessories store where "fashion meets mobile," such a fun tag line!
Recently, they sent me a cover of my choice for my iPhone 4s and I went with the red and white chevron print, which I'm now sporting for the holidays and turned my phone into a festive modern looking candy cane! 
They offer so many adorable, trendy and yes, fashionable cases for iPhone as well as Samsung mobile products, from phones to iPads and more, in a variety of patterns and color combinations.  They are perfect for adding a little personal style to your mobile accessories, which is always fun!

Want to win a chevron case of your very own?

Well, you are in luck, because they are offering one lucky Fabulous Fashions 4 Sensible Style reader a chance to win a phone cover for their mobile device, an iPhone or Samsung Galaxy S4!  
Enter below and I'll pick a winner at random 1 week from today on Monday, December 23rd! :)   a Rafflecopter giveaway

(Layout created by Liesl Ehardt using product and logo from Cellairis.)

SATURDAY SAYINGS: LIFE, LOVE AND MOVING BEYOND FEAR

Happy, Happy Saturday, Blogland!

As I write this snow is delicately falling in NYC just outside my window making it feel as though I an inside a snow globe, so lovely!

Here are a few quotes about life, love and getting past fear so you can really live life and experience all the wonders it holds.

Enjoy your weekend, and check back on Monday for a fun giveaway! 

I've been experiencing all the magic of NYC during the holidays, pictures will be up soon, and I'm really looking forward to all that is ahead! Stay warm and keep smiling! :)

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