It's Not Just Words

By Melanie

I am a great admirer of art. I love how art stirs up emotion, which is an amazing feeling. Especially if it makes you feel good. One style of art that I adore is Word art. Below are a few pieces that I bought and placed around the apartment.

by Cutpasteprint via etsy

Perfect for stressful times.

by studio mela by dazeychic via etsy

Great words to live by.

This is actually a greeting card by Jennifer Ramos at MadebyGirl . Last year I bought a LOVE print seen here in a blog post. So to keep the LOVE theme going, I recently bought a white & gold card and pink card. I thought they were so cute I just had to frame them.

They are hanging in the entryway right when you walk in the front door. I think it offers a great ambiance.

Her website and blog are the best!

I'm actually craving for this one for the kitchen.

via MadebyGirl

Isn't it cute?

I love word art. Don't you?

Best Advice I Ever Heard

"The Best Relationship You Can Have is the One That You Have With Yourself"

Heard Monday night on The City from Diane Von Furstenberg to Whitney after her bf dumps her.

Who know DVF could give such wise advice.

photo via LA Times Blogs

Tough Love

Every birthday I like to set some new goals for myself. I like to write in a journal about what I would like to accomplish and do. One of my presents this year from my Mom was a journal from the Skinny Bitch series called Skinny Bitchin' by Rory Freedom and Kim Barnouin. This book is about how to be proactive about making your life better and being happy. It touches on every aspect of life from work to relationships, to just being a better you. Their other Skinny Bitch books are about health, vegetarianism and veg recipes (which I love because I'm a vegetarian). The authors are very straight forward and tell it like it is, without sugar coating it. They are very funny though. Tough love with humor!

Each page has a quote and then they ask you a question that gets you thinking about the subject of the quote.

Sorry if it's hard to read. This is the best I could get it to look. Below are some of the quotes in the book that I found very inspirational. The first quote is my favorite and so insightful.

"So many people tiptoe through life, so carefully, to arrive, safely, at death." -Jermaine Evans

"How am I going to live today in order to create the tomorrow I'm committed to." -Tony Robbins

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." -Confucious

"Sooner or later, those that win are those who think they can." -Richard Bach

"No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." - Eleanor Roosevelt

"People say that your're going the wrong way when it's simply a way of your own." -Angelina Jolie

I also really like to write in nice well made journals. I love these handmade journals by art kitten on etsy. Aren't they cute?