Winter Olympics update.

Hi!  I was going to go out to the the local theater and catch a movie for review.

Instead, I turned on the Olympics and proceeded to watch it for several hours.

I couldn’t tear myself away from the skiing, hockey, ice dancing, speed skating & interview with Apolo.

Then I took a nap.

Pretty much lazed around.

Working towards stepping away from the computer on weekends ‘cept to post the challenge.  Need the unplug time.

Be back tomorrow with more another day of 365 challenge and the day after that, and after that, and…you get the idea.  This is about the long haul.   It’s been an experience so far, I think I love it.  Want to get even more smooth in my delivery.  :)

One last note:  It would be really cool to keep collecting suggestions of movies to watch. Leave a comment if you have an idea of a cool flick to review.

Eagerly awaiting these movies.

Saint John of Las Vegas

Green Zone

Clash of the Titans

Oceans

Nightmare on Elm Street (redux)

Iron Man 2

Easier with Practice **

Salt

Eat, Pray, Love **

Piranha 3D

Due Date

Red Dawn

Love and Other Drugs

Blue Valentine **

**most excited for these films

This gave me the *giggles*

Ken @ Mildly Creative brought up a quote from The Onion (a magazine known for its satire) today.

They said this about Sasha Baron Cohen: “Oh, that Sacha Baron Cohen. He’s totally unpredictable. You never know what to expect unless you’ve seen all his other work.”

I LOVED his character Ali G (that I am pretty sure he has retired).  Those skits would have me giggling hysterically.  Not always for him- even though he was very funny- but the people reacting to him made it worth it.

Check out this clip with Kobe, it is short & sweet & way funny!

life is like no-sew curtains

Yesterday, I got down to business making the curtains for my room that I have wanted to for, well, at least a few weeks. (probably longer but i can’t really recall when i had the *bright* idea)

here is the thing,
even though my movie job revolves around clothes i have little idea how to sew more than a hem (and even that is hand stitched NEVER with a sewing machine…i do have one though because don’t all self respecting film set costumers?)

i needed a plan, everything works better (for me) with one. even if it is just a blueprint.
i found a link on youtube about these fantastic no-sew curtains.
i thought to myself, “this is for you” and “perfect”. it was and

here is what i learned in the process of making these lovely
gem of window covers:

it is more than ok to take the easy way
who says you have to make everything hard to make it worthwhile?

the journey is often more fun than the destination
as i cut the fabric, measured the edges, ironed the hem tape, etc. i got very excited! my vision was taking shape and that made me feel good. creating is awesome! each part of the process had the potential to be fun.

you MUST finish because when you do-that is your reward
even before the curtains were finished and hanging ‘oh so pretty’ in my window, it became clear to me- i finished them. that alone made me blissful! (and i had some really beautiful window coverings to boot) accomplishment is ‘food’ to the soul.

gifts are groovy
so thankful for the friend that gave me the beautiful sari fabric.

small things can create BIG joy
it didn’t take much to bring a smile to my face. find the joy in the small wonders.

life has many lessons along the way if you listen
let your heart speak and show you the way. it will.

be perfectly imperfect
if you look closely you can see that the curtains are slightly different in length. they didn’t come out perfectly. you know what? I didn’t care. i was proud of the fact i made them. ME. imperfectly. ‘nuff said.

rituals can be fun

recently i started taking an ecourse
with called uplevelling your life
with the fabulous christine kane.

let me tell you. it has challenged me
in ways i didn’t even imagine it would.
i thought it would be just another self help
thing i tried and it “wouldn’t work for me”.

(**now i am not slamming any of the wonderful resources
i have bought, i just firmly believe it is all about timing
with inner work. clearly, the time was off, so i save them
to pull out when i can more clearly engage with
the systems**)

so back to the uplevel course.
you’d think i would just go along
doing everything perfectly and being
27 days in: feel really great, find i complain
less, have my positive scripts in place,
have good daydream-y moments, etc…
all things christine teaches you.

it didn’t happen exactly like that, i
will tell you how it really went down.
got the course.
very excited.
then i got scared.
then i didn’t go near it for about
a week. i was pre-intimidated.

*mind you christine is one of the most gracious,
firm teachers around, so there is really nothing to
fear. she is gentle and also believes you need to
get a nudge. she does it in the cool way though.
no muss. just puts things out there and lets them
simmer. SO the fact i was nervous, was completely
mel doing freak out pattern!

after that i slowly started listening to
the daily lessons. many times i would
try to take on a few in a row. usual mel style!
it then became clear that i was going to
have to use this one different to create
any REAL change. it has to be mel and the uplevel.
i noticed one totally cool thing, i can hear “me” better.
i am paying attention to my thoughts.
i hear when i complain.
i hear when i am grateful.
i hear when i need to do something for me.
i hear when i am hooking.
i hear when i am going into default patterns.
(that is a way challenging thing i face pretty much daily)

all this to say, it is slow going.
becoming clear in my everyday thoughts.
especially since i tend to keep all sorts
of mental busy with ‘junk’
i am enjoying the journey.

i listen

when i sit quietly,
the voice in my heart says
“relax into love.
be kind
you are not gonna be perfect
i love you.”

when you hear that
something
in you believes.
even though you may
not “feel” it.

almost done with this job.
3 days more.

quiet on blog

been a time of great busy-ness.
which means the blog doesn’t get much
attention…

it won’t last forever.

keep coming back.

ps. feel free to leave a comment
and say hi or what you are up to.

sending big love,
melly
xoxo

in one day

i saw…

love without agenda
kindness shown to someone that had a need
magic and joy bursting at the seams
laughter
creativity
trust
hard work
humor
friendship
strength

i love how when you just allow your heart to do the “looking” for you,
how many beautiful and lovely things are all around.

it isn’t that there is a lack of the other stuff.

just this,
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO FOCUS ON?
YOU CHOOSE?

i know which one i’ll take.

con amor siempre,
melly
xoxo

nudgings

there have been a lack of updates.
i felt like i had nothing good to say.
so i stayed quiet.

tonight i wanted to share something.
a few days ago i had a situation where someone
didn’t afford me the respect they should have shown
me (since it was a work sitch).
i was sort of miffed and didn’t want to rock the boat-
so i was silent.
and was that way for awhile.
then i ‘checked in’ with myself and realized
that wasn’t doing me any good.
staying clammed up.
i should have been kind but also shared how I felt.
lesson learned.
small baby steps on how to share and when.

even with the little bobble in judgement, i stay gentle with me.

tonight i enjoyed a funny movie and
dancing to rihanna. her music is so fun.

STILL FIGURING OUT MY BLOG VOICE.
IT IS A PROCESS.
WHAT TO SAY.
HOW TO SAY IT.
STAYING OPEN HAS ALWAYS BEEN MY MISSION.
BEING TRUE AND FINDING MY MAGIC.

love you to bits-
melly
xoxo

ps it is a wonder how a little flower on a table can brighten
your whole room. thank you, divine, for flowers. their beauty makes
me smile. (that is a spider mum!)

check it out: love notes

a most excellent chica, who i admire
for being so very real and
FEARLESSLY rocking out
her creative side.

you can check her cool blog here.
and the love notes experiment.

might i say that anything that
brings color, joy, and magic into
someone’s life is totally rad.

in turn i will create my own love notes
NEW YEARS style…they will be going out
tomorrow to very special, lovely peeps.

i will be posting pics and asking that you
write to that loved one,
friend,
neighbor or
penpal
too.
they will get a total kick out of it, trust me.
i’m smart that way

con mucho amor,
melly
xo

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