"The Art of Having It All" Book Give-Away [ends 4/1/15]

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Giveaway extended until 4-1-15.

It's Maricel and Selah's Thoughtful Third Thursday today.

The theme this month? "March On"

Back in January, I was asked if I'd like to review "The Art of Having It All" by Christy Whitman. 

Here, I have the book placed on my abundance of sewing repairs.

"Sure," I said, "I'll read it and then do a giveaway." Well, lo and behold, I was sent TWO copies. So now I'm thinking, why don't I get a study partner and we can check in with each other and see where this book takes us.

Some pithy quotes from Christy [lifted from the press release] to entice you:

“Having it all simply means having access to all of yourself, in any moment you choose it, and in every aspect of life that is important to you.”

“Nothing can happen until you start paying attention to you, and this means listening to your emotions rather than trying to resist, suppress, ignore or deny them.”

“Give yourself permission to have. Give yourself permission to be.
Give yourself permission to need. Give yourself permission to let go.”

“There is a deep place within your system where there is complete alignment and infinite capacity.”

Sound like something you'd like to read?

Simply enter your email into the Rafflecopter below. That's all I ask!
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The technical details on the book:

The Art of Having It All – A Woman’s Guide to Unlimited Abundance
Christy Whitman
List $14.95
Trade soft cover, 136 pages
ISBN-1- 978-0-9885855-0-8
Published by TV Guestpert Publishing

For more information about Christy, visit www.TheArtofHavingItAll.com or www.ChristyWhitman.com

I was compensated with two copies of the book, one to give away. 
I'll be paying the postage to send the winner their copy.

I've quoted extensively from the press release.

Art Crawl: The Writing is on the Walls

I'm still digesting my 5 days at the Palm Springs Fine Art Fair.
Art Fairs have become an interesting feature in the landscape of the art world. (I mean the high end kind, not outdoor weekend ones in EZ-up tents). I've only been to a couple here in Southern California, to me they seem a combination of spectacle and trade show (perhaps very much like Fashion Week!)
Art Fair Art has become its own genre -- showy large pieces that capture the eye and generate buzz.

Here are a few pieces that tickled my fancy and involved the written word
(it being Maricel's Thoughtful Third Thursday and all):

Donna Rosenthal, She Said She'd Love Me More Than Shoes (detail),
Vintage paper and gel medium, 26 × 16 × 10 in, 2014
courtesy Jean Albano Gallery (see more)

Rachel Lee Hovnanian, BTWITIAILWY, Acronym neon sign,
courtesy Imago Gallery, (see more)

Rachel Lee Hovnanian, FINE, Acronym neon sign, 
courtesy Imago Gallery, (see more)

ADAM MARS, True Love Waits and We're Impatient, 2013
Acrylic and spray paint on faux brick panel, 42.5 × 48 in
courtesy Gusford | Los Angeles (see more)

ADAM MARS, Typochondriac, 2012
Acrylic and spray paint on faux brick panel, 42.5 × 48 in
courtesy Gusford | Los Angeles (see more)

52 Pick-me-up: Read Between the Lines

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Originally when I created this theme, I was thinking that it would be timed with Selah and Maricel's
 Thoughtful Third Thursday link-up. WRONG. LAST Thursday was the link-up, not this coming Thursday. Oops.
On my 52 Pick-me-up theme calendar, the prompt for this week is "Read between the lines -- inspired by a book". Notice that I simplified it here to just "read between the lines". Which could mean stripes, if you're stumped on the whole book thing. I found the perfect book for this though -- an artist book that I made in 2009. And I paired it with coordinating stripes. So fancy!

The book is made from one piece of paper. It's printed with abstract scribbles that I created and printed out. I then cut and folded it so that it has a few pages. [See this how-to that I Pinned].

Below is each spread of pages. See if you can find the secret message, reading between the lines.
[I swear, I did NOT have this book in mind when I created the prompts back in June!]

Did you find the message? No spoilers in your comments!

On Monday, I'm linking up with Sacramento's Share-in-Style. The theme is scarves.

One more helpful hint for this week: cookbooks are books too.
Stripes or a book or some baked goods, link and tell!

Island Fever on Top, Business Chic on Bottom

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And a book in my hands!

*sunglasses frames c/o *DITTO

Yes, it's T3 (Thoughtful Third Thursday) time. I know, it's Saturday today. Call it T4: Tardy Thoughtful Third Thursday.

What came first, the outfit or the reading material? OK, I'll confess, I put together the outfit first. A weird mix of neutrals, if you remove the Hawaiian shirt. I found the deep purple tights in the bottom of my drawer which I thought went well with the red-cast navy in the shirt. I became very fond of the color over the course of the day. Alas, the elastic was fried, so it was their swan song. The shell necklaces are Hawaiian luau souvenirs from a fabulous trip to the Big Island in 2005.

"What's the book?" you ask?

Unsuitable for Ladies, by Jane Robinson
That's Osa Johnson on the cover in 1921. Isn't she the bee's knees?

The quote:
"This is not a proper travel book... it is an account of my best horror journeys, chosen from a wide range, recollected with tenderness now that they are past. All amateur travellers have experienced horror journeys, long or short, sooner or later, one way or another. As a student of disaster, I note that we react alike to our tribulations: frayed and bitter at the time, proud afterwards. Nothing is better for self-esteem than survival. ...We're not heroic like the great travellers but all the same we amateurs are a pretty tough breed. No matter how horrendous the last journey we never give up hope for the next one, God knows why." Martha Gelhorn, Travels with Myself and Another

It was a complicated process, but I'll just say this quote found me. Both this book and Martha's have been added to my mobile road trip library. I depart next Thursday! Keep current with the trip here. Pitch in some financial aid here -- every dollar much appreciated!

Linking up with T3 today,
and Patti's Visible Monday tomorrow.

A Literary Linkup with Ann-Margret and Elvis

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My new blogging friends Maricel of My Closet Catalogue and Selah of A Bibliophile's Style have started a fun link-up inspired by their love of books and reading, called Thoughtful Third Thursday.

Here are their directions: Every third Thursday of the month, create a post where you state what you’re currently reading (novel, non-fiction, short story, magazine, blog, manga, etc.), include a quote and/or a synopsis, and an outfit that you feel corresponds to your chosen quote.

I'm game -- I love to read, and I love a quirky outfit challenge.

My non-fiction autobiographical book:  
My Story, by Ann-Margret 

My quote:
"I regarded Elvis's presence as an extra bonus. I was pleased to know he was nearby, and I hoped we could connect somehow." p. 255

My look:

Elvis paperweight from the official Graceland souvenir shop, 1995
Elvis jacket is a Lee barn jacket customized with an Elvis tapestry by some genius designer in the 80s, purchased in a cool shop [RIP] in Pasadena on Colorado, east of Lake.
Got the Ann-Margret book from the "freebie" shelf at the Mar Vista branch of LA Public Library.

Linking up with Thoughtful Third Thursday (duh)
and Patti's Visible Monday