una bella vita

quote-book: (by pixel-refill)

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 11:06:28 -0600

(by pixel-refill)

"You think this was hard? Try auditioning for Baywatch and being told they’re going in another..."

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:33:39 -0600

“You think this was hard? Try auditioning for Baywatch and being told they’re going in another direction. That was hard.”

- Sue Sylvester, Glee (via mascarah)

"History can’t be hidden. Throw in any exes who’ve had a past together into a room, and..."

Sat, 14 Nov 2009 10:23:22 -0600

“History can’t be hidden. Throw in any exes who’ve had a past together into a room, and you’ll notice. Friction can’t be hidden. Sometimes people are just meant to be.”

"Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might..."

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:29:19 -0600

“Too often we are scared. Scared of what we might not be able to do. Scared of what people might think if we tried. We let fears stand in the way of our hopes. We say no when we want to say yes. We sit quietly when we want to scream. And we shout with the others, when we should keep our mouths shut. Why? After all, we do only go around once. There’s really no time to be afraid. JUST DO IT.”

- Nike ad

"We walk through our lives one day after the next but every once in a while we stumble completely..."

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:25:37 -0600

“We walk through our lives one day after the next but every once in a while we stumble completely unknowingly into people that will forever alter our lives. and until we find our way to these people, life has not yet begun.”

"Draw a line. Live above it."

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:01:06 -0500

“Draw a line. Live above it.”

MUCK FICHIGAN.

Sat, 12 Sep 2009 10:18:03 -0500

MUCK FICHIGAN.

"Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that..."

Fri, 11 Sep 2009 22:02:41 -0500

“Life is to be lived. If you have to support yourself, you had bloody well better find some way that is going to be interesting. And you don’t do that by sitting around wondering about yourself.”

- Katharine Hepburn (via justlia) (via robot-heart) (via onherway)

bellavita: counterforce:whiskeyandgoatsmilk: I was born when...

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:32:06 -0500

bellavita:

counterforce:whiskeyandgoatsmilk: I was born when she kissed me. I died when she left me. I lived a few weeks while she loved me.

lemon feta dip + grilled whole wheat flatbread pita = DELICIOUS!

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:08:34 -0500

(via greekalicious)

Yum!

Ok. I am going to stop reading blogs and sitting in my PJs. I think my plan for the day so far is...

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:08:06 -0500

Ok. I am going to stop reading blogs and sitting in my PJs. I think my plan for the day so far is to take Bailey to the dog beach. Since I adopted him a year ago from the shelter, I have no idea if he ever has gone swimming or seen a beach. But my new digs by the lake will require him to be a beach dog! Hopefully he will like it.

Bailey is a cutie

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:21:45 -0500

Bailey is a cutie

Dinner tonight: spicy black bean burger, sweet potato fries and...

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 21:14:51 -0500

Dinner tonight: spicy black bean burger, sweet potato fries and green beans…made while cranking Buble after a stressful day

(via mascarah)

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 09:19:22 -0500

(via mascarah)

I saw Spring Awakening for the second time tonight. The Chicago...

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 23:40:22 -0500

I saw Spring Awakening for the second time tonight. The Chicago version wasn’t as good as London’s, but I loved it anyway!

I'm movin on up....to the eassst side, to a deluxe apartment in the sky

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:44:52 -0500

Woohoo! Finally moved down to Chicago. I can’t begin to describe the feeling…relief, freedom, a bit of nervousness, excitement…but I think I’m going to be happy here. It’s time…a year of living at home after graduation was pratical…but I’m glad I can start my own life now.

Great Postsecret this week.

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:40:59 -0500

Great Postsecret this week.

The Not-To-Do List: 9 Habits to Stop Now

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:33:23 -0500

meghanasha:

Written by Tim Ferriss author of The 4-Hour Work Week

“Not-to-do” lists are often more effective than to-do lists for upgrading performance.

The reason is simple: what you don’t do determines what you can do.

Here are nine stressful and common habits that entrepreneurs and office workers should strive to eliminate. The bullets are followed by more detailed descriptions. Focus on one or two at a time, just as you would with high-priority to-do items. I’ve worded them in no-to-do action form:

1. Do not answer calls from unrecognized phone numbers
Feel free to surprise others, but don’t be surprised. It just results in unwanted interruption and poor negotiating position. Let it go to voicemail, and consider using a service like GrandCentral (you can listen to people leaving voicemail) or Simulscribe(receive voicemails as e-mail).

2. Do not e-mail first thing in the morning or last thing at night
The former scrambles your priorities and plans for the day, and the latter just gives you insomnia. E-mail can wait until 10am, after you’ve completed at least one of your critical to-do items…

3. Do not agree to meetings or calls with no clear agenda or end time
If the desired outcome is defined clearly with a stated objective and agenda listing topics/questions to cover, no meeting or call should last more than 30 minutes. Request them in advance so you “can best prepare and make good use of the time together.”

4. Do not let people ramble
Forget “how’s it going?” when someone calls you. Stick with “what’s up?” or “I’m in the middle of getting something out, but what’s going on?” A big part of GTD is GTP — Getting To the Point.

5. Do not check e-mail constantly — “batch” and check at set times only
I belabor this point enough. Get off the cocaine pellet dispenser and focus on execution of your top to-do’s instead of responding to manufactured emergencies. Set up a strategic autoresponder and check twice or thrice daily.

6. Do not over-communicate with low-profit, high-maintenance customers
There is no sure path to success, but the surest path to failure is trying to please everyone. Do an 80/20 analysis of your customer base in two ways–which 20% are producing 80%+ of my profit, and which 20% are consuming 80%+ of my time? Then put the loudest and least productive on autopilot by citing a change in company policies. Send them an e-mail with new rules as bullet points: number of permissible phone calls, e-mail response time, minimum orders, etc. Offer to point them to another provider if they can’t conform to the new policies.

7. Do not work more to fix overwhelm — prioritize
If you don’t prioritize, everything seems urgent and important. If you define the single most important task for each day, almost nothing seems urgent or important. Oftentimes, it’s just a matter of letting little bad things happen (return a phone call late and apologize, pay a small late fee, lose an unreasonable customer, etc.) to get the big important things done. The answer to overwhelm is not spinning more plates — or doing more — it’s defining the few things that can really fundamentally change your business and life.

8. Do not carry a cellphone or Crackberry 24/7
Take at least one day off of digital leashes per week. Turn them off or, better still, leave them in the garage or in the car. I do this on at least Saturday, and I recommend you leave the phone at home if you go out for dinner. So what if you return a phone call an hour later or the next morning? As one reader put it to a miffed co-worker who worked 24/7 and expected the same: “I’m not the president of the US. No one should need me at 8pm at night. OK, you didn’t get a hold of me. But what bad happened?”The answer? Nothing.

9. Do not expect work to fill a void that non-work relationships and activities should
Work is not all of life. Your co-workers shouldn’t be your only friends. Schedule life and defend it just as you would an important business meeting. Never tell yourself “I’ll just get it done this weekend.” Review Parkinson’s Law in 4HWW and force yourself to cram within tight hours so your per-hour productivity doesn’t fall through the floor. Focus, get the critical few done, and get out. E-mailing all weekend is no way to spend the little time you have on this planet.
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It’s hip to focus on getting things done, but it’s only possible once we remove the constant static and distraction. If you have trouble deciding what to do, just focus on not doing. Different means, same end.

What other no-no’s would you add to the list?

Bailey is skeptical about this whole packing thing. I wish he...

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:44:13 -0500

Bailey is skeptical about this whole packing thing. I wish he knew that he is moving to Chicago also!

playnice: imsupertramp: I hold these Tweets to be...

Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:26:09 -0500

playnice:

imsupertramp:

I hold these Tweets to be self-evident…. Historical Tweets.