First of all it’s kind weird to write this as if I only write one gratitude list a year.

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I usually write one every day.

And then I post a gratitude list every week (“Thankful Thursday”) on my Facebook page.

But I can’t resist another excuse to gush my gratitude, and to invite you to join me in an annual “Thank-off” tradition.

Here’s my list. It could go on forever. And yes, it’s personal.

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My friend Cara (best friend back in the 6th grade!) and I attended the 11-16-2013 Womack and Bowman Fashion show in Los Angeles, and I shot some videos so even if you weren’t there, you can have front row seats for a few minutes… Continue reading »

First of all I am super grateful that I can leave the country for a couple of weeks and come home to 5 surprise checks and 11 new clients.

I have a mini rant coming. Fasten your seatbelts.

I was taking my papers and plastics out to the blue recycling bins,
and I couldn’t believe what I saw. Continue reading »

First of all, when I enter a country named Azerbaijan, I half expect to go on a magic carpet ride.

That’s not exactly what happened. But the country shocked me nonetheless.

The country is steeped in magic, mystery and modernity. Not what I expected at all. Continue reading »

While we drove all over Armenia, to the borders with Turkey, Iran, Azerbaijan and Georgia, I loved Yerevan best. What a great city. I wish I had a couple more days there, just to walk around.

Of course I took pictures!

First, my marvelous, centrally located hotel: Continue reading »