Today I did a little bit of photo-shooting indoors. I wanted to throw a shoutout to the military green pant trend that resurfaced this year before it is too hot to wear them! I also needed to get myself out of my no-photos-please cave and take some pictures of my new bangs.
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When I curate a wall of artwork, I have to consider how each different piece influences the others. Has the work been spaced correctly? How does each piece affect its surrounding environment?
These same principles apply when we curate our lives. Our decisions are like pieces of art on a wall. Every choice has an impact on our happiness.
In June 2014, I knew I needed to make a change. I had spent the last two years spending hours each day commuting to and from a corporate cubicle. I was utterly miserable. That year I escaped my cubicle in pursuit of working for myself.
I wanted to be the curator of my own life, my own business, and my own environment. Through this desire, my blog, Lu Curates was born, along with the boutique marketing firm, Lu Curates Media.
Running your own business comes with many struggles, especially when you are working alone. Here are a few tricks that help me get through the work day.
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Using the Term Partner in Relationships
I was deeply saddened by the death of Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg’s husband. In her book, Lean In, she wrote very intimately about her marriage, and credited much of her success to the partnership she had with her husband, Dave Goldberg.
Those sections of her book spoke to me on a very personal level. Before dating my current boyfriend, I dated men who recoiled at the mention of children, marriage, or even the word ‘partner.’ It took me a long time to learn it’s important that the people we date, love, and dedicate our hearts to want to be in our lives as partners.
Early in my current relationship, we began calling one another partner instead of boyfriend or girlfriend.....
Read moreSpring Baking - Berry Lime Bars?
When I first moved into my new apartment I had this wild idea about cooking and baking with items that are in season. There's this lovely breakfast place, Eats, in San Francisco that changes their menu every season and exclusively cooks with in-season ingredients. That idea is amazing to me.
I took it upon myself to conduct an experiment. Instead of using lemons in this recipe. I used limes.
Read moreNew Orleans Part II
Our first night out we walked up to Royal House Oyster Bar. Neither of us are seafood eaters which is a crime in a city like New Orleans. Despite my picky tendencies, I am willing to try most things- at least once. When the well-dressed gentleman behind the bar offered to ease me into eating oysters, I had to agree.
Being nomadic requires one tries new things.
Stepping through the doors of the restaurant we entered another world, the world of the Louisiana Creole!
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