The Experience of being a Muse...

Had someone told me 2 years ago that I was going to not only be asked but also be given the pleasure to sit for two brilliant artists as their muse, i would have laughed and actually asked them what they were smoking......Well, here it is and I have just come off an amazing high (without smoking anything..LOL) because I got the privilege of inspiring two artists and from this outrageous experience, history was made.  How cool is that!!!  As for the experience itself...words cannot describe the feeling of gratitude i hold in my heart and of course, the smiles!!!!

Let's Talk Yummy....

I couldn't think of anything better than to blog about today other than what I seem to do best..EAT!  I had the best meal at Jet Runway Cafe in Fort Lauderdale.  Owner, John Holly Wood treated my girlfriend, Lynn, and I, as if we were royalty...I don't know about you...but I adore being treated like royalty!!  LOL...The moral to this short blog is .....the meal was outrageously delicious but, more importantly, the company was superb!  The reason why I say this is because THIS only reiterates what I have been saying all along.....LOOK HOW AMAZING FB IS?  Months back, these peeps were strangers!!! My, I am one very happy, lucky woman!!  Thank you ALL!  By the way, I need to add full as well....

Having a Birthday

Well, it's that time of year, again!  Three more days from now and I will be another day older....LOL....
I believe I can honestly say that I have come to the age where I have decided "no more birthdays.."  That's the funny thing with Facebook;  It won't let you forget you are having one....Truth be told, I am so blessed and so very grateful that beautiful wishes are already flooding in.  So, although, I do not long to be "a day older", the wishes, from ALL of you magnificent beings, make it all worth it....Thank you for ALL the beauty you "CHER" with me, everyday, through your smile....

Why I Am Gathering ALL Of Your Smiles....

I don't know if I have ever made my "sole mission" clear on my Unforgettable Facebook Connections page.  As most of you may know, I am blessed to have been "deemed" the "Smile Queen" of Facebook.   What a true honor...and one I do not take lightly.  Here is the "grander" picture of my smile...One day, hopefully, very soon.....we are ALL going to dance in the beauty of a smile....Right about now, you might be asking, "how is this going to be?".......Just wait and see!  "CHER"ing "magical" smiles...

"And they call it puppy love..."

Every morning, I wake up to my two little loves....one has a dark brown, wet, cold nose and the other has a black, wet cold nose.  Often mornings, I will "fake sleep" just to see their reactions.  They know not to bother mommy until mommy is awake (I have them on my schedule).  Then they "jump" into action; tails wagging and an abundance of licks.  I refer to them as my "happiness and sunshine."  They fuel each day for me and start my morning smile....."Man's best friend"...the purest form of love....Smiles....

Is This Ironic Or What?

I find this to be ironic.....what's your take?  I have been spending the last few weeks really reflecting, inward, trying to do some "inside work" on me and figure out what is holding me back.  Just when I somewhat realized that I need to "find my voice" and speak my mind with certain people and in certain situations, I come down with a sever case of laryngitis.  Do you think there is something to be said here?

I have a "song to sing," a "canvas to paint"

Many of you know me. Many of you don’t.  Others know me well, some only on a “casual level” via FB through my Unforgettable Facebook Connections or perhaps, my personal page.   Regardless, of how we know one another, regardless of the intensity of the connection, just like most, I have a “song to sing,  “a canvas that needs to be painted” and I have chose to use this forum to be open, with the hope that, the more open I am, the more connected I can become to each and everyone of you.  I  BELIEVE in  CONNECTION.  I BELIEVE that we are ALL connected by a tiny thread, weaved together, to create comfort.  Imagine the beauty and the comfort of a quilt......this is how I perceive Facebook.  I have been blessed to have so many of you touch my life, via the weaving of threads intertwining with one another. 

At this point, I am going to take a moment to describe how this blog came to be…last January, I went through a rough time, in my life, and I hid within the safety of my home.  I spent almost 3 months shutting myself off from everyone and everything.  At the end of the 3 months, I decided it was time to enter back into "the real world."  I picked up my computer and found myself, once again, on Facebook.  I started reading stranger's posts.  I stayed up into the wee hours reading, over and over again, words of inspiration, hope, love, and kindness (to name a few).  Selfishly, I thought these strangers must have known what I was going through and started writing these messages solely for me.  After all, why else would "the homepage" be flooded with these kind of messages?...LOL.....My first thought was to write these strangers back and thank them for "knowing what I needed" and for offering their support through their words.  To be continued........

In a Funk, Looking for a Smile

Have you ever felt zapped of all your energy? I'm a middle aged woman asking myself the question, "What do I want to be when I grow up?" Who do I want to be? I'm sitting here staring at the four walls and the keys on my keyboard, and there's a voice in my head that keeps shouting these questions, over and over again. That's the funk I'm in today. That's the funk I was in yesterday. As a matter of fact, that's the funk I've been in all week! I know I'm not depressed. How do I know this? Answer... Because I've been there and done that before.