food for thought.

If you have food in your fridge, clothes on your back, a roof over your head and a place to sleep you are richer than 75% of the world.

If you have money in the bank, your wallet, and some spare change you are among the top 8% of the wordl’s wealthy.

If you woke up this morning with more health than illness you are more blessed than the million people who will not survive this week.

If you have never experienced the danger of battle, the agony of imprisonment or torture, or the horrible pangs of starvation vou are luckier than 500 million people alive and suffering.

If you can read this message you are more fortunate than 3 billion people in the world who cannot read it at all.

diddy.

i got me some diddy tonight with el paulo and the roomies. mmmgood.

best part is that i get a week long sleepover with el paulo this week. 

yea thats right... ice cream, nails, and pillow talk.

delivery.

mom and dad came this weekend. 

and they delivered the goods.

(sorry-pics form the iphone)

bags, baskets, and flats of produce.

tomatoes, kale, carrots, beets, leeks, chillies, sweet peppers, apples, figs, bell peppers, jalapenos.

hannah and i love produce delivery week.

it's our favorite week of the month.

and a special shout out to vavie, who came down to la for her first time to see the sights and watch hannah's game. she brought loaves of homemade zucchini bread and we are forever indebted.

thanks country folks:)

succulents.

alright, so this is a little out of left field and i know that i am jumping on this wagon a little late,

but im loving succulents.

maybe its because they are everywhere in LA?

maybe its because i experienced my first vertical succulent wall art- and fell in love? 

maybe its because i got one and now all i see are succulents- everywhere?

so here is my first succulent,

her name is 'hermione' and she resides next to my bed.

love her.

got her because i was inspired by these hanging ones on a little LA adventure that i took.

then went on pinterest- obviously- and found the most incredible ones on there.

(my pinterest has some to the right- red button:)

so the saga continues because i live with botany/biology nerds,

 and of course we had to look at the root systems and see how they hang that way.

this continued on and now i've been doing some investigating and as always,

all roads lead to 'sunset magazine' (my fave) where i found this.

doing it.

walnuts.

they came,

they saw,

they conquered. 

i think la is still recovering.

great weekend with the walnuts,

can't wait to see you all in a few.

drum-roll.

the walnuts are coming!

(to LA today)

'nuff said.

work it girl.

so i "work" here in santa monica.

and by work i mean nanny for a ten-week-old little boy in a fancy law firm for the nicest first time mom that still nurses and changes him.

so basically i am a paid grandmother that sits, snuggles, plays, and takes stroller walks.

mind you i have my own "office".

rainy view from the "the nanny" office (brentwood and santa monica). so rough.

yesterday was especially fabulous.

rainy, full office kitchen of teas and coffee, thai food, and a little snuggler.

i'll take it.

on another note, been getting my booty kicked daily at the gym.

"guts, butts, and thighs" is then devil.

barely can sit down on the toilet (over-share?).

have a great one!

weekend recap.

friday evening:

me,

the boy,

homemade bbq chicken pizza and salad,

a cold beer,

card games,

popsicles,

and some good ol' snuggling,

t-h-e b-e-s-t e-v-e-r.

saturday day:

switched teams for a day (sorry ucla undergrad),

went to the usc (grad school) side,

tailgated with great el paulo,
made new friends,

hung out at 'traditions' pub to watch the game,

got some tb (supremed it),

laughed lots.

saturday night:

missing the boy that i left 10 hours prior,

decided to go back to see him from usc,

(best decision ever),

watched movie,

ate quesadillas,

snuggled more,

so in love (mushy i know).

sunday morning:

homemade oats (so yum),

got my lower back pain evaluated by the pt himself,

he's such a smartie,

costco trip,

date lunch,
happy 'see you later alligator' and drove,

unpacked and settle back in,

hw and reading.

i just can't get enough of the boy.