a yogi's life

happiness is early morning walks on the beach with mom and finding new friends to pounce on! 

happy friday friends! 

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namaste

Melissa 

om sweet om

well i have been promising this post for awhile and here it is! pics of my newly decorated place. with this being my third move of stuff after losing matt, i continue to sift through the things that i keep. it's not that i am getting rid of stuff but after time you just realize that keeping a ratty old tshirt doesn't help but then there are some ratty tshirts you can't ever get rid of. it felt a little like i just picked up my old decor from chicago and deposited it in san diego. it was time to make some changes and learn how to incorporate the new and the old...

come on in... lamp from West Elm and table from Home Goods 

have a seat! the picture wall took awhile... most frames from Home Goods... picture bought in Door County on matt and i's mini-moon 

tv area... had a stud to find some studs and hang it for me... laterns and clock from Home Goods...lamp from Ikea... old entertainment console originally bought at Pottery Barn

bar table made by great uncle in Newfoundland... pictures from my various wine tasting adventures... wine glass tin wall hanging from antique shop

who wouldn't want to have their breakfast in this little nook? white table and chairs from West Elm bought at last place... new turquoise chair from Ikea... mirrors have been traveling me from about 10 addresses ago originally from Crate and Barrel

tray and frame from Home Goods... succulents from West Elm.. bottles from assorted places including my kitchen and antique stores... Cadbury Eggs for Easter treats!

 you saw pics of this in my last place... much bigger bedroom to spread out but did get the lamp from Ikea... lila loves basking in the morning sun in here

 same bedding from last place...hung a couple of prints... pic on the left bought at Madison Art Fair at the Capital... matt surprised me once and had it professionally framed... other print bought at Point Loma lighthouse on my first trip to SD

 just luv this Home Goods find

 if you follow me on Instagram you saw pics of this a little neater but just wanted to show where i keep some more pics of matt... its a good place to put them when i want to see his smiling face 

 beachy bathroom...shells handpicked on a morning beach walk with lila

 step into my office...

 buddah statue on top of my antique bookshelf...many sacred things on here including mala beads from Bali and matt's ashes

lila's corner office... under papa's galaxy print that one of his friend's painted... leaning tower of pisa bookshelf from CB2... lamp from Ikea... chalkboard sticker strips going away present from a friend (such a fun idea esp. when guests leave msgs)

and my corner of the office... desk from Ikea...yep i actually sit on that balance ball chair ... Miami art a gift...Badgers pennant i gave to matt...Wisconsin old school program from a program calendar i also gave Matt...luv the red/blue combo with Miami and Sconie stuff

so that's it! om sweet om! beach living is a little different but it's a perfect fit for me right now and i couldn't be happier that i took the time to decorate and reflect where i am at right now!

namaste

melissa 

life's a beach!

i live by the beach! and i luv it! moving was a pain as always but i had worked it up so much in my mind that it wasn't actually as bad as i thought it was going to be! there is still a lot of unpacking and organizing to do but that will happen eventually, i have a beach to enjoy! this morning i woke up to the sound of the ocean waves, took miss lila for a run on the beach, and then headed to yoga class a block from my place. cannot complain. sorry, am i annoying? but really i couldn't help but smile this week. i wasn't happy with where my life was at a year ago and i made some moves (more like a lot) and now i am happy with where i am at. time to enjoy! below are a few pics from the first week of living at the beach!

Our first SD apartment all cleared out... goodbye 5395 Napa St. 

sunset stroll 

stuck on the jetty 

sunset from the eyes of miss lila 

the two of us enjoying the sunset after a day of cruising OB

namaste

Melissa