Category: Inspiration

“Courage is the ladder on which all the other virtues mount.”Clare Booth Luce

My broken heart goes to all the people who have lost a loved one and/or their homes during this terrible time in the US.  New Yorkers have shown their best and greatest side during horrible times like this.  This is when their solidarity and courage comes afloat the strongest.

photo from here.

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“There is a harmony
In autumn, and a lustre in its sky,
Which through the summer is not heard or seen,
As if it could not be, as if it had not been!”

Percy Bysshe Shelley

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Images via Pinterest

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“I do not want to die… until I have faithfully made the most of my
talent and cultivated the seed that was placed in me until the last
small twig has grown.”

Kathe Kollwitz

 

 

Images from interiors from Casa Vogue Brasil

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why you should keep a journal via belle vivir interior design blog
  photo above by me via my instagram

We finally moved in this past Saturday and still don’t have cable or Internet connection. Yeah!…so much fun! But God does not abandon a loyal blogger so after sniffing around every corner of our home for the past days in search of a few poor bars of connection, I finally found a pair of benevolent ones in a corner of my son’s room. I think it comes from the kid upstairs. These Net Generation kids and teens are selfless, good people and highly connected, which brings me back to the intention of this post and why we should all keep a journal. We’re living in a time where people don’t look up anymore, passing by the flowers and the friendly smiles without even noticing them. Parallel to all the distractions in the cyber world there is our real busy world as well, which render us with always something to do or think about and keeping us from being in the moment. I decided to keep a journal a few months ago and I’ve been trying to be diligent about writing as often as I can in an effort to keep it and read it later on in life in order to remember things that otherwise I will not remember.  If you want to tell your grandchildren good and interesting stories of your life in full color, go ahead and keep a journal.

why you should keep a journal via belle vivir interior design blog
 My hubby gave me this journal above from United Nations but you can find it here.
why you should keep a journal via belle vivir interior design blog
 Love this Ikat one ones, here.

 

why you should keep a journal via belle vivir interior design blog
why you should keep a journal via belle vivir interior design blog
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Don’t we all love finding great shoes at even greater prices?  I found these Sam Edelman studded pumps at T.J.Max for like half the price that goes online.  I love how studs are popping up everywhere in fashion lately.  Glam Rocks!

Red Rooster in Harlem has recently been in every piece of print I’ve read lately, even Vogue, and we finally paid a visit this past weekend with a group of friends.  The place has a very hip and young environment and the decor is pretty unique and different.

The weather couldn’t have been perfecter.  We were lucky we were able to sit outside.

I love this dress.  I decided to not just keep thinking one day I’ll dress like that! No! I want to do it now.  Life is short and we’re not getting any younger so to all of you who are like me and admire people who dress modern and young with an edge, just try it!
This is the view from the playground I take Lucas to and it’s one of the things I’ll miss the most when we leave.  Let’s keep in touch  you can follow my Instagram by clicking here.

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