This is my celebrity playlist...if I were a celebrity. Enjoy





It's a bit excessive, I know, but I couldn't leave anybody behind. This is as good as it gets...

Fall is in the air, but...

Fall is in the air and it's not so bad, Liv and I spent this warm evening in the yard together while she shared with me the ups and downs of her new life as a Kindergartener. Oh the places she will go...

These days truly are as good as they get. Have a great rest of the week!

I'v been a fan of Florence And The Machine for some time now so I was pumped when I found out she was going to be featured on the 2010 VMA's. This performance is amazing and I haven't stopped thinking about it since. My kids also loved the performance and my Abby said it best when she said "Florence is like The Little Mermaid all grown up" I couldn't agree more. Enjoy.

2010 MTV Video Music Awards - More VMA Video

Organize ME!

I crave organization. I love organizational paraphernalia like filing cabinets, file folders, drawer dividers, dry erase calendars, pencil organizers, silverware dividers, bauble pockets that hang on the back of the door, anything that will keep my stuff in it's own little compartment and promise me that my my days will run smoothly because of it. I honestly believe that when you know where your stuff is and you can reference it easily, hours in your day seamlessly open up and allow one get more done or have more time to relax, either way it's a win/win. So then why, I ask, if simplifying our days buy streamlining our daily lives while using beautiful organizational paraphernalia, training the family to put a "system" to use, continuous up keep and maintenance of the "system" takes so much time and energy, is it really beneficial to be super organized? I can only answer that it is better than the alternative of living in chaos and disorganization.

I have begun an experiment, to streamline my daily life and see if it really does improve our quality of living, help me to be more punctual, my self and my home more presentable, and give me more free time to do,well, whatever else I WANT to do and not spend so much unproductive time putting out fires, so to speak. Now lets be clear, I am not a slob and I am already relatively organized but I struggle in the ever changing lives of my family and myself i.e. growing kids, changing needs even the changing of the seasons. So please feel free to join me in my quest to become a more organized individual, share your comments and suggestions and I will do my best to share the changes that I make in my home and how they benefit my family and myself and our quality of life. Here are some of my inspirations...

I will NOT pick up fast food tonight!

So Tuesday afternoons are the busiest of the Lokey family thus far into the school year, but I am refusing to just "pick something up" for dinner. With a little planning and preparation done early in the day we were able to gather for a quick but healthy meal around the dinner table.

So this is just sliced french bread brushed with olive oil and toasted in the broiler. Then I topped each slice of bread with a thin slice of fresh mozzarella and a couple thin slices of hard salami and toast a bit longer in the broiler. Last, I again top each slice with romaine lettuce that has been lightly tossed with Caesar dressing. Add some angel hair pasta tossed with olive oil and sea salt, and whole green beans. A quick home cooked meal!

Anyone who knows me, knows that I love mid century modern design...

I Love Mad Men...well, actually I have no idea  the plot or the story line.  I pretty much watch with the sound off. What, then, do I love about Mad Men? The Clothes, the hair, the suits, the time period, and of course, the clean, no fuss interiors.

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