It's hard living away from the water. I've adjusted over the years but for the first 18 years of my life I looked out my window every day and saw it. It's one of those things that just sets my heart at ease.
The Volkswagen commercial where the little boy is dressed as Darth Vader is one of my all time favorites. As a little boy (and still to this day) my brother is a huge Star Wars fan. So, it very clearly reminded me of what he was like as a child.
These days my mom has given up on the immediate dream of having grandchildren (yaaay) and has instead switched to dogs. Everyone member of my family has their own now for the first time ever and we definitely spoil them like none other:
Meet Buddy:
hanging out in Dad's lap
And Louisa:
just relaxing and blending in under the kitchen island
and Ruthie:
the most patient dog alive.
They all came to us in very different ways but they all had a rough time before we found them. And we looooove them and it sure seems as though they love us. Minus Buddy's occasional bites.
Sorry, Tangent. The point was that this new VW commercial may be the best yet...
Not as heartwarming to me as this:
but still sooo cute.
Ok, VW's advertising team is smart. we've known that for a while. Advertising alone is what has turned this brand around. Well advertising and some smart design. But I love how they've tied these together. The Darth Vader commercial struck home with their demographic... and beyond. It was a mix of heartwarming and hilarious and i know that I would love to be any one of those characters in the commercial. It was a success in every way you hope a super bowl ad is. I still get that video emailed to me every now and then. The new one touches on those same feelings and I can't wait to see where they are headed with it!
Resolutions much like diaries/blogs never quite stick in my world. Until I made a mid-year resolution a year and a half ago. I decided I was going to be a happier person. I would surround myself with people, places and things that made me happy. I try to reaffirm that to myself every few weeks.
This year, however, I'm resolving to push myself.
I'm hoping I'm half as successful in this endeavor :)
While we're not totally aware of where this quarter is headed, we do know that everything we do is leading us toward our final project. The first real step is establishing our design philosophy.
Just looking at this collage makes me happy. I feel as though it is expressive of who I am not just as a person but as a designer. I believe that our homes are expressions of who we are... layered, complex. More than just what you see at the surface.
Everything should have value and not just esthetic value but emotional value. My dining room table has been used by the past four generations of my family handed down from mother to daughter. We've each put our own twist on the set though by reupholstering the chairs. It was such a gift to be able to peel back each of the three previous layers to see what the women before me thought was a good idea when they were around my same age. While most people don't have access to things like this, filling your home with only things you love will have the same effect.
That table, along with many other objects in my own home, brings me comfort. Which is what a home is... your comfort, your safe haven; whether it be a jar filled with fresh flowers, inspiring words on the wall, a cozy sofa just begging to be snuggled into.
I've never been great at keeping a diary. And I have to imagine the same will go for this blog. I should also own up to the fact that this is my third(!) blog. The others never had a chance.Hopefully, the nature of this one will help sustain it for a bit. You see, I'm starting this blog for a class... aka I have no choice but to post at least 7 times. :)The class is Form, Space, and Order and I fully anticipate that it will make me cry. I'll keep you posted.
