Imaginative Buildings

King Alfred’s Tower – England

Unzipped Building – Alex Chinneck in Milan, Italy

Unzipped Building – Alex Chinneck in Milan, Italy

Alpine Refuge – Monte Cristallo, Italy

Hallgrímskirkja Church – Reykjavík, Iceland

The House That Sank – The Crooked House, UK

Organic Slate Roof House – Germany

Cliff House – France (Built 1347)

Rock-Built Homes – Sanaa, Yemen

Source: https://streetartutopia.com/2025/10/24/buildings-that-look-like-theyre-from-a-dream/

You Get to Choose What Grows in Your Field of Dreams

Greetings all! 

I loved the message in the November Oracle Forecast from Colette Baron-Reid: 

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“Ever find yourself at a point where something just... isn’t working anymore? Like you've hit a wall, or a dead end, and you’re not sure what comes next?

That’s exactly the kind of energy we’re entering as November begins. But the good news is: the only way to go from here is up.

…The first card that came through was Rock Bottom, a powerful signal that something is ready to shift.

It’s flanked by Compass and Home, which tell us that November is about finding our center after a period of confusion or emotional exhaustion. It’s a month to gently ask ourselves where we’ve been pouring our energy, and whether it’s time to reorient toward something more meaningful.

Not everyone will be seeing the world through the same lens right now, and that’s okay. What matters is that you’re being honest with yourself. This is the month to come back to what’s true for you, to return to your inner sense of home, and to realign with what you want to plant going forward.
 
With Mercury Retrograde returning later this month, we’re being encouraged to slow down, reassess, and allow space for emotional integration. The astrology supports a pause. Think of it as an invitation to reflect on everything you’ve learned so far this year and to be open to how things might shift before the year ends.
 
Even if this month begins with a sense of heaviness or uncertainty, there’s still room for hope, creativity, and forward movement. You get to choose what you align with. You get to choose what grows in your field of dreams.”

What did you think? Drop me a line and remember to slow down and reflect on what you want to grow in your field of dreams!

Zombie Delight

Greetings all! 

Are you prepared for the zombie apocalypse? Just in case, make extra of this cocktail! 

Image and recipe from https://www.totalwine.com/cocktail-recipes/zombie-delight

Ingredients

• 1 oz. Vodka
• 1 oz. Peach Schnapps
• 1 oz. Irish Cream
• 1 splash grenadine syrup 

Instructions 

• Pour Peach Schnapps, Vodka and Irish Cream into cocktail shaker and shake with ice.
• Fine strain into a martini glass.
• Top off with drizzles and spatters of grenadine syrup, allowing it to drip to bottom of glass.

Bon Appetit! Let me know how you like it!

If Cats Were Giants by Andrew Scherbak

Sources (and more!):

• https://www.aol.com/artist-photoshops-giant-cats-photos-080000866.html
• images by odnoboko / https://www.instagram.com/odnoboko/

Your Superpower

Greetings all!

What is your superpower? I have an answer for you, courtesy of CALM!

“No one else can be you. That’s your superpower.

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The quest to become some perfect version of you is exhausting, stressful, and ultimately, impossible. Because there’s not one “right” way to be yourself. Just the version who’s here right now… sharp edges, messy moments, and all.

This week, instead of trying to reach some unachievable goal of perfection, try to be a little more uniquely you. Here are three reminders to help you embrace your beautiful imperfections:

• Quirks and “flaws” are what make me interesting

• My imperfect failures are often my biggest and best lessons

• Revealing my imperfections (hello vulnerability) is the gateway to connection 

Remember: You get closer to others when you show up fully as yourself.

Reflect: What’s one quirk or “imperfect” thing you like about yourself?

Reframe: from “I am flawed” to “I am unique”

What did you think? Drop me a line!

The Time-Satisfaction Scale

Greetings all!

Do you feel that you have enough time to do everything you need to do and want to do? Most people I know will probably emphatically say NO! 

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But what do “I am so busy” and “I do not have enough time” really mean? Busy with what? Enough time for what?

Well, remember my POST on Tranquility by Tuesday by Laura Vandekam? In it, Laura provided a Time-Satisfaction Scale that I found so incredibly helpful! How about pausing your Instagram scrolling to consider the following:

• Yesterday, I had enough time for the things I wanted to do.

• Yesterday, I got enough sleep to feel well rested.

• Yesterday, I made progress on my professional goals.

• Yesterday, I made progress on my personal goals.

• Yesterday, I had enough energy to handle my responsibilities.

• Yesterday, I was happy with how I spent my leisure time.

• Yesterday, I did not waste time on things that weren’t important to me.

• Generally, I have enough time for things I want to do.

• Generally, I have enough energy for things I want to do.

• Overall, I feel good about my relationships and my progress on my personal priorities.

• Overall, I’m making progress on my professional goals.

• Generally, how I spend my time aligns with my priorities and values.

• I regularly have time just for me.

What did you think? Drop me a line!

Thought of the week – The most appealing daily schedule

“The most appealing daily schedule I know is that of a turn-of-the-century Danish aristocrat. He got up at four and set out on foot to hunt black grouse, wood grouse, woodcock, and snipe. At eleven he met his friends, who had also been out hunting alone all morning. They converged “at one of these babbling brooks,” he wrote.

He outlined the rest of his schedule. “Take a quick dip, relax with a schnapps and a sandwich, stretch out, have a smoke, take a nap or just rest, and then sit around and chat until three. Then I hunt some more until sundown, bathe again, put on a white tie and tails to keep up appearances, eat a huge dinner, smoke a cigar and sleep like a log until the sun comes up again to redden the eastern sky.

This is living … Could it be more perfect?”

~ Annie Dillard, as read on https://jamesclear.com/3-2-1/may-25-2023

~ Image: https://www.liveforthehills.com/toursblog/pride-prejudice-tours-now-available