Do you believe in love?

"Do you believe in love?

Of course I am not referring to those outbursts of passion that drive us to do and say things we will later regret, that delude us into thinking we cannot live without a certain person, that set us quivering with anxiety at the mere possibility we might ever lose that person - a feeling that impoverishes rather than enriches us because we long to possess what we cannot, to hold on to what we cannot.

No.  I speak of a love that brings sight to the blind.  Of a love stronger than fear.  I speak of a love that breathes meaning into life, that defies the natural laws of deterioration, that causes us to flourish, that knows no bounds.  I speak of the triumph of the human spirit over selfishness and death."

Above is an excerpt from a book i just started reading called "The Art of Hearing Heartbeats" by Jan-Philipp Sendker.  I just started it, but it was one of those books that got my attention on the first page. Anyway, this excerpt just kind of spoke to me.  I've gone back and re-read it a few times.  Thought you might enjoy it.  Happy Sunday!

Song of the day: Young Volcanoes

So this song is on REPEAT...again and again and again!  Enjoy!  Have a wonderful night!

How to live before you die

I've always loved this video...but came across it today.  Steve Jobs shares some amazing life lessons! Take a listen. And happy Thursday!

Oh how I love you....

First of all, you do realize blogging is all about the subject line, right?  This blog is about my love for my new pillows.  Don't be sad!  I am SO HAPPY!

As some of you know, I have insomnia.  It comes in waves.  Thankfully, as of late (read: new puppy in house and sleeping in her crate) I have slept quite well.  This week, I decided to wash my old pillows.  A few of them didn't come out of the dryer the way I had hoped so I bought four new pillows at Target over the weekend.  I went with the Threshold brand (Target's private label brand).  Can I just say how fabulous they are?  FABULOUS!!!  And while my old pillows were just fine, these are AMAZING!  Here's to sleeping soundly on AMAZING pillows.  Below is a pic of the new pillows:

 My only question is why oh why didn't I get them sooner?  I kind of love them!!

Song of Day: Girls just want to have fun

Happy hump day!  Okay I've been listening to the Pat Benatar Pandora station all week.  And, I am not gonna lie, it is fricking awesome!   Anyway, this song came on today and I forgot how much I loved it. "Girls just want to have FUN!"

And the angels sing...

As some of you may know, I hear angels sing (ie a religious experience) when I enter an Apple store or Bloomingdale's in NYC.  The other night Izzie Apple (the pup) somehow locked herself in my closet with all my shoes.  And while I don't have really expensive shoes...I do have some that I adore that are nice.  Thankfully, she just fell asleep in there.  I am pretty sure though that she heard angels sing when she found my closet of shoes.

Happy Saturday.

Slow cooker Sunday: Lasagna

Happy Sunday!  In today's edition of slow cooker Sunday, I am making lasagna.  HERE is the recipe. Now the question is to invite the neighbors over or not...kind of liking my apartment complex and my neighbors rock.