Happy Birthday Inspire Bohemia!

Happy 2nd Birthday to Inspire Bohemia!  

 

Some call it a blogiversary a.k.a. blog anniversary, but I like to call it a birthday because on August 8, 2009 a vision was born!  That's right, my boyfriend encouraged me to start this blog as an outlet for all of my artistic interests and passions and I thought it would also be a wonderful way to inspire others to be creative and unique in their own lives.  I'm not a big believer in conforming or aligning ones style with what is proclaimed to be fashionable or "in style," rather I believe in listening to oneself.  Only you know what you like, society shouldn't tell anyone what to like/buy/etc.  It is with that premise that I formed this blog: Inspire Bohemia is aimed at inspiring you to discover more about your design style and your artistic and creative capabilities as well as encouraging you to have the confidence to define and build upon those ideas.  Too often I have heard people say they have no taste, no style, no talent...  Not true!  You aren't giving yourself enough credit.  Get inspired and get creative with your space, nothing is wrong as long as you love it. 

The past two years have been incredible, so many new readers have joined Inspire Bohemia and I've gotten such wonderful comments, tips and feedback.  I am very very thankful to have such a wonderful audience for my many passions and interests - thank you all!  I hope I can continue to inspire you to live a unique and creative life articulated through art and driven by passion!  Cheers, here's to another wonderful year of blogging and many many more!

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My Birthday Weekend

Good Day Universe!  

It took me longer than expected (over a week!), but here is a brief little follow-up post to let you know how my birthday went on March 25th...

As you can see I ended up indulging in some cupcakes from Clarabelle's Cupcakes!  Pictured above are their Coconut, Oreo, Hummingbird, Lemon Basil, and Triple Fudge Brownie cupcakes!  Mmmmm mmm!  By far, the Hummingbird and Lemon Basil are some of the most spectacular cupcakes I've ever had, and they're dairy free!!  Too bad they didn't have their Chocolate Peanut Butter Cup cupcake or else there would have been a hell of a lot more chocolate cupcakes in this picture... hehe.

As planned, my mom, my great aunt, my sister and my boyfriend took me out for a delicious Thai dinner that night!  We ordered a Shrimp Tempura Roll, Dragon Roll and Tom Kha Gai Soup for appetizers, then Massaman Curry Chicken, Chicken Pad Thai and Volcano Chicken for the main course.  Everyone shared so as to enjoy a little bit of everything and boy did we enjoy it... delicious!

As for the rest of the weekend, I spent it lounging by the pool and spending time with my love... oh, and guess what?  I totally blew off the Miami Design and Remodeling Show.  Wah-wah... I just didn't feel up for it.  Sorry folks!  Anyway, overall it was a pretty simple birthday, yet I couldn't have asked for more!

Stay tuned for a garden update post later, so many of my cacti and succulents are blooming!  The backyard is a veritable paradise and I can't wait to show you!

Oh, and I saw this graffiti face spray painted everywhere, I thought it was cool (albeit a bit morbid)...  It made me think of the posts that I did on graffiti art (Beatles, Istanbul and Mona Lisa) and makes me want to do another one with all the local graffiti art I've seen.  *Adds that to her list of things to do* :)

 
(All images are my own personal photographs)

A Very Happy Birthday To Me

Hello world.... oh, and Happy Birthday to me!

Yes, it's true, March 25th is the day of my birth.  As you can see, I'm only three...  still a bit young and naive about the world, but hey - I'm gettin' there!  Haha...  Yes, today is my birthday and I'm another year older and wiser.  I've got the day off from work and right now I'm about to go for breakfast with the love.  Later I'll lay out by the pool and do some gardening - perhaps succulent planters.  And hey, I just might go get myself a cupcake from the delicious Clarabelle's Cupcakes (a post on that later)!  Anyway, most of the day remains to be seen, but one thing is for damn sure...


Tonight.... tun tun tun..... THAI!  That's right....  I eat it allllll the time, but believe it or not I can never get enough.  And so Thai is what I choose for my birthday dinner.  Now I must decide between the two contending restaurants.  Heh.

Okay, ciao!

Inspire Bohemia is now ONE YEAR OLD!

(image via WeHeartIt)

I am pretty ashamed that I forgot to do a Happy Birthday post for Inspire Bohemia's one year anniversary this past Sunday August 8th! *GASP* Wow... I even mentioned it in Friday's post, but it seems the weekend got the best of me and I forgot to do it after all. Oh well, better late than never!

That's right folks, as of August 8, 2010 Inspire Bohemia is one year old! I can hardly believe it has already been a year, then again with the days, weeks and months zipping by it shouldn't come as a surprise! 2009 was the year that I finally decided to use blogging as an outlet for my passions and sharing the things I love with whoever cares, 2009 is the year Inspire Bohemia was born!.. haha... Things have only gotten better over the last year, in fact on Monday Inspire Bohemia got the highest level of visitor traffic ever, with 215 total hits and 106 unique visitors, check it out on my visitor traffic chart for this month:

Yellow bars show total number of page visits per day since the beginning of August, the red line shows last month's data for comparison... numbers have gone up, sweeeeet!

(To get an html code that will track your blog or website's hourly, daily and monthly visitor traffic visit Free Online Users)

I like checking the traffic on my blog because it gives me a sense of accomplishment, and the knowledge that at least there are some people out there reading and enjoying Inspire Bohemia.

To date Inspire Bohemia has 106 followers, a.k.a. "The Bohemians," and I'd like to thank each and every one of you for your interest, support and sweet comments! I am glad my posts have inspired each of you in some way, however small, and I hope that I can continue to do so for a long time to come!

Anywho, I have been busy putting up shelving, consolidating succulents together into large decorative planters, rethinking my living room's layout and design, painting things turquoise, and keeping up with my clutter! AHHH! I will have some posts on all this to share with you soon... In the meantime, have a great day!

Happy Birthday Ringo Starr!

(artwork by Richard Avedon)

Happy Birthday Ringo Starr!!

That's right, today is Richard Starkey's 70th birthday!!! Yowzaa...! Señor Star was born on July 7, 1940 in Liverpool, Merseyside, England and is probably most well known as the drummer for the best band on the planet, The Beatles! (right along side The Jimi Hendrix Experience)!! My love for The Beatles is an everlasting dreamy one, there's nothing quite like their unique lyrics and sounds. It is truly incredible how The Beatles evolved so much throughout their time together, to this day their powerful words of love, peace, freedom and happiness continue to appeal to a universal audience - lyrics that spell out what so much of humanity craves the most in this life.

Anyways, back to Ringo... He should be recognized for all of his other achievements, not only was he drummer for the Beatles, but he is an actor, director, writer and artist with a loooonnnng resume, check that out here. You can also visit his website here.

So, here's to Ringo, cheers mate!

Below are a few images, I tried to get ones that show Ringo's different looks throughout the years..... Starting with the early days when The Beatles were teeny bopper pop stars....

Here are some cool facts about Richard Starkey
(via IMDB).....

*Drummer with The Beatles (1962-1970)

*Leader of "Ringo Starr's All Starr Band"

*Ringo got the last name "Starr" from his birth name, Starkey. He got "Ringo" because he liked to wear rings on all his fingers.

*He is three months older than John Lennon, who founded The Beatles, and the last to join the group, technically making him both the oldest and youngest Beatle.

*"Ringo Starr" was a natural stage name for a young man who'd grown up loving Western movies (he particularly admired Gene Autry, the "singing cowboy"). Considered moving to Texas, before joining The Beatles.

He looks pretty good today, considering he's now 70!....

"...We would be so happy you and me
No one there to tell us what to do
I'd like to be under the sea
In an octopus' garden with you..."

.PEACE. LOVE. HAPPINESS.

Happy 24th Birthday Danielle!

Happy 24th Birthday to my sister Danielle!!

We love you Danielle, you bring us many laughs and you are the sweetest and most special part of our lives :)

I feel guilty for not posting this up yesterday on her birthday, but I had these pictures in mind as the perfect ones and they were on my computer here at home, so here they are, albeit belatedly.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Thank you for being such a wonderful mother and friend, thank you for all of your love and advice, and helping me become the person I am today! You are truly special and one of a kind.

I love you! ;)