New City, Vintage Ride?

Tommy Hilfiger ad via The Pursuitist

Despite what my earlier post may have led you to believe, a bustling city like Minneapolis leaves me with plenty to fantasize about.

I tore this Tommy Hilfiger ad from a magazine last fall, because the Jeep Wagoneer has long been one of my favorite vehicles. This car is a perfect juxtaposition of rustic and preppy. I love it's vintage shape, chrome details, and of course, the wooden panels. Just imagine a wire fox terrier with his head stuck out the window on a crisp fall afternoon, and you can see my new life in Minneapolis coming into clearer focus.

I also want to take up cross country skiing to make winter something to look forward to, instead of bearing with clenched teeth. I'd like to Consume Less and Create More. I'm looking forward to taking some classes on cooking, photography, graphic design, you name it. I can't wait for museums and the fantastic, perfect lattes that for some reason seem to belong exclusively in the domain of Urban Life. There are more things to be excited about, but I think I'll save them up for the next few months as I enjoy the last of my time in Hawaii.

A Reminder: Perfection is Now.

photo via Smithsonian Natural History Museum

"The world is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it is perfect at every moment, every sin already carries grace in it." -Herman Hesse via The Writer's Almanac


What's that? Eleven days since my last post? I haven't written a thing about my visit to New York City yet? Oh dear, I've been in Minneapolis for exactly a week already, and I haven't written about that either? My belly is rolling out from so much eating out and too many cocktails? I'm having trouble staying in my body, living in this moment? I'm trying to manage other people's lives and energies again? 


Here's the lovely thing, I can forgive myself for all these sins, not just because I'm on vacation, but because I am learning to let go and come back to my center whenever I finally notice that I have wandered away from it. 


I made it to yoga at last this morning. And I felt teary eyed more than once as my body continued to remind me how much I had needed to be kind to it and how much sadness I had been storing up needlessly. It felt so good to just let it go, let it go, let it go. My teacher's words of wisdom echoed out again, "The spirit loves it when you care for your body."


Have you had any reminders to savor this exact moment recently? I'd love to hear about them. 

Gatsby Party Accessory: Clamshell Ice Bucket

Wouldn't this giant faux clamshell be very Gatsby filled with ice and champagne? And surrounded by a buffet laden with caviar, oysters and ceviche? I think yes. Adding it to my fantasy party file.

What's on your wishlist right now?

Inspiration for a Dull Workout Routine

This ad for Athleta caught my eye as I was flipping through my fall magazines. I like the combination of grace and power in her pose- it makes me want to sign up for a marathon, do something fearless like skydiving... or just work the edge a little harder in my yoga class.

What inspires you to get moving? How do you keep your workouts from getting boring?