Passage

An experiment in letting life pass me by...

 

Momz N Da Hood

I love New Yorkers.  I spent the evening with my friend Jamee and her family.  Hour after hour was filled with laughter and wonderful conversation, as well as a soak in their delicious hot tub and great food at a Orion's Diner.  

I met Jamee in line at Coney Island's Wonderwheel on opening day last April and have been a big fan of this Momz N Da Hood member ever since!  She says I'm a Momz member in the making...

Jamee's in the middle

Momz N Da Hood are women over 50 who dance hip hop.  Jamee and her group are coached by Lance, a former football player.   These girls really know how to kick it up, literally!  Check them out in this youtube video.  (It was taken before Jamee joined the group so she's not in it). If you ever have a chance to see Momz N Da Hood perform, go for it and you'll be enthralled and maybe even inspired...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl-Y0DHVtYg 




Jamee says I'm a Momz in the making...

Volunteering in Far Rockaway

New York Cares volunteers making our way to the Rockaways to hand out food, clothes and books a community center. The four of us represent England, Scotland, Venezuela and the good ol' USA.

The food delivery doesn't arrive while we're at the center, so instead we pass out books and baby clothes to mother's who stop by.  Far Rockaway was hard hit by Sandy and is still very much in the process of recovering.

Volunteering with New York Cares is always a great experience.  The other volunteers are warm and open and easy to get to know and work alongside and the projects are well organized.  Some people donate money, others donate products or service, and others donate time.  For me, sharing my time and caring feels the most meaningful...

I Love Coney Island!!!

I know I've said that so many times before, but it's so true!!!  What's not to love?  Sun on the face, sand between the toes, the sound of surf and gulls filling the air, beachglass aplenty, towering rides that scream "summer", Polar Bear swimmers that make me sink deeper in to my jacket, the friendly staff and good food at Tom's Restaurant, billowing clouds in graying skies, seniors pacing up and down the new boardwalk, fishermen lining the new pier with poles cast out to sea, colorful buildings dotting the shoreline, the old, wooden Cyclone rollercoaster stretching up in to billowing clouds and deep blue skies...

I love this place!!!

Healthfood Wagon?

Thanks to Tom's quirky humor and talents in Photoshop.  Look for his edits to my food wagon photo.

The Power of Color

I met Betsy Karp at a concert in Manhattan last year and we became fast friends.  Betsy's a color consultationist, and believes and teaches the value of using color to affect our energy and to ultimately help us manifest our goals. Her company is called I Adore Me.  

I jumped at the chance to attend a presentation Betsy was giving and another friend, Rashelle, joined me.   There were thirty women in the room from varying backgrounds and ages, and we were perched on the twenty-fifth floor, above Times Square.

As I always do when I'm with Betsy, I learned a great deal... stay tuned for more on that later.

Learn more about Betsy and the work she does at www.iadoreme.com.

The City That Never Lets Me Sleep!

Exhausted but having fun!
And you?

Population Density

The Toys R Us building in Times Square can hold more than one third of the entire population of my hometown in Alaska.  

  

The City that Never Sleeps