"My roots have grown but I don't know where they are..." (The Head and the Heart)

CAPES [something empowering] A few months ago, I was quite sick. I refused to go to the doctor until my dad said "you will spend money to get your car fixed, but won't fix yourself...". Invest in yourself and your health.

COFFEE [latest trend or addiction] Playing darts at a local pub on a weekly (or bi/tri-weekly) basis is my latest addiction. I especially like it when AVP beats 860.

THE COLOR ORANGE [something noteworthy] I wonder if the band The Head and the Heart got their name from the encouraging tip to aim for the head and the heart when playing the arcade game Big Buck Hunter. Probably not, but still...I wonder.

Isn't it wonderful what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit. (Don James)

CAPES [something empowering] If you're not ready to physically throw someone under a bus, than you have no business talking about them behind their back. This is a lesson I need to learn and re-learn every day.

COFFEE [latest trend or addiction] Using cheap conditioner instead of shaving cream saves you money...plus I think it works better.

THE COLOR ORANGE [something noteworthy] I've already started dreaming about husky football games. And yes, in my dreams, we win every game. Here's hoping that the glory years of the Don James era returns in 2011.

"Remember spring swaps snow for leaves...you'll be wholesome again..." (M&S)

CAPES [something empowering] fear < love

COFFEE [latest trend or addiction] Wen hair products: the end of ordinary shampoo. Conditioner is better!

THE COLOR ORANGE [something noteworthy] Jack Phillip is 1 week old today!

Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. (Oscar Wilde)

CAPES [something empowering] It turns out that patience is worth it (big surprise here, as a patience-hater). This may not hold true in all circumstances, but sometimes it really does pay to wait.

COFFEE [latest trend or addiction] This song and the animation blob makes me smile.

THE COLOR ORANGE [something noteworthy] My brother taught my nephew a new word: "peaches"...but through his 2-year old mouth it sounds like another word...

Tangawizi!

CAPES [something empowering] You can't plan surprises. And surprises are so much better than the best of plans.

COFFEE [latest trend or addiction] Swahili is fun to learn...twiga = giraffe...simba = lion...and my personal favorite - tangawizi = ginger. Now you know! Asante sana (thank you very much).

THE COLOR ORANGE [something noteworthy] I recently met a 110-year old grandmother who, in her younger years, hunted elepants with a bow and arrow in the African forests of Kenya. She's a rockstar.

I'm like Tinkerbell...I need applause to live! (Rachel on Glee)

CAPES [something empowering] Trying to be someone other than yourself cheats yourself out of being you and cheats others from experiencing the true you. Plus it's exhausting.

COFFEE [latest trend or addiction] Joss & Main is an amazing website that offers designer-everything at up to 70% off. In order to receive these discounts, you have to become a member. I signed up, and was put on a waitlist for 2 days. But the wait is over, and now I'm an official member. Join me by clicking here!

THE COLOR ORANGE [something noteworthy] What's at the end of your glassybaby rainbow?

Let there be light.

CAPES [something empowering]

Don't give up your power by thinking you don't have any.

COFFEE [latest trend or addiction]

My coffee snobbery has gone to a new level: I can now only drink espresso from Ladro, Fiore, and Peets. Sorry Starbucks and Tully's, but you were out of the running a long, long time ago.

THE COLOR ORANGE [something noteworthy]

Did you know that you are supposed to have at least 3 (yes, 3!) forms of light in each room of your house? Well, now you that know...you are now aware of the necessity to stock up on some cool table lamps pronto.