by Ava | Dec 8, 2011 | 30 Days of Wonderful™, Travel
I watched Anthony Bourdain’s new show, The Layover, before bed last night. I’ve been watching less TV, but made time for 2 episodes: Rome, and New York. Both of them bring back lovely memories, although I did get food poisoning in Rome, which didn’t...
by Ava | Dec 7, 2011 | 30 Days of Wonderful™, Happiness
Have you ever thought about doing a salad swap in your home, where another person makes a bowl of salad for you, and you make one for them? I think it’s a great idea, especially since you know that they will put those extra touches in to impress you. I can...
by Ava | Dec 6, 2011 | 30 Days of Wonderful™
A week ago, Dylan and I went out to Indian food. We decided that to move over to Europe, we must put aside $50,000 as a cushion of money to make the leap. Interestingly, the day before that meal, I had written down $50,000 as part of current goals I am creating....
by Ava | Dec 5, 2011 | 30 Days of Wonderful™
My body wanted to sleep in on this Sunday morning. Dylan and I went out to The Bread Peddler in Olympia to eat breakfast. I fall so easily into food meditation there, which lasted for an hour after we left. The owner of this cafe pours coffee with such a grace that I...
by Ava | Dec 4, 2011 | 30 Days of Wonderful™
This morning, I witnessed magic. My iPod alarm went off, and I decided to lay in bed for a while and listen to music as a way to awake on this chilly and foggy morning. I pressed the “on” button, and without doing anything else, the teachings of Abraham...
by Ava | Dec 3, 2011 | 30 Days of Wonderful™, Happiness
There are so many amazing things in life, especially when it comes to food. Last week, I was prompted to write down 101 things that I am grateful for, and I am sharing some of them with you now. As I wrote, it brought me back to international meals, trips that changed...