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Good afternoon amigos! I am all moved in! My room is slowly starting to take shape and it feels good. I’m still figuring out where some things go but I built my desk, have my closet organized, and most of my kitchen stuff has found a home. I have this week off and then I start an esthetician program on Monday. I should be receiving a package in the mail soon with all the bits and bobs for classes. It’s been a whirlwind of a week. My goal for today is to install a shelf on the wall, unpack the rest of my shoes, and do some laundry. As soon as I have my room figured out I need to find a gym. Carrying boxes up five flights of stairs was my workout last week, but I can feel my restless energy building up this week. I need to move my body! I had some admin stuff to check off my to-do list so I ventured to the coffee shop around the corner that has a cute, plant-filled outdoor seating area, where I still am. Time to go home and get to work! Have a wonderful rest of your day!

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Boa tarde amigos! Estou comovido! Meu quarto está lentamente tomando forma e é bom. Ainda estou tentando descobrir para onde vão algumas coisas, mas construí minha mesa, organizei meu armário e a maioria das coisas da minha cozinha encontrou um lar. Eu tenho essa semana de folga e depois começo um programa de esteticista na segunda-feira. Devo estar recebendo um pacote pelo correio em breve com todos os detalhes para as aulas. Foi uma semana turbulenta. Meu objetivo hoje é instalar uma prateleira na parede, desempacotar o resto dos meus sapatos e lavar um pouco de roupa. Assim que eu tiver meu quarto arrumado, preciso encontrar uma academia. Carregar caixas por cinco lances de escada foi meu treino na semana passada, mas posso sentir minha energia inquieta crescendo esta semana. Eu preciso mover meu corpo! Eu tinha algumas coisas de administrador para verificar minha lista de tarefas, então me aventurei até o café da esquina que tem uma área de estar externa cheia de plantas, onde ainda estou. É hora de ir para casa e trabalhar! Tenha um ótimo resto de dia!

beijos

Mariamma

Spring Mood Board

The new Instagram feature where you can save photos has quickly turned into a mood board. Scrolling through, I started to realize how cohesive my photos and interests are and thought they would make a nice collage to share. I hope these images inspire you as they've inspired me! There is a lot about social media that doesn't sit right with me but the ability to share and have access to inspirational art is undeniable. 

Enjoy 

Mariamma

Red & Gold

Hey there beauties! Today at work there was a story being covered on the news about two whales that swam up into the Seal Beach channel and got stuck when the tide went out. Whales (and horses) are my favorite animals and I've never seen one in the ocean so I headed there straight after work. A little crowd had gathered to watch. The area the whales were confined to was so small. I just kept thinking how scared or worried they must be. I'm glad they had each other at least. It was amazing to see their fins and bursts of air from their blowholes so closely! I sang a little song to Yemanja and prayed that the ocean takes them back safely. I just saw a little update and it looks like they are still in the channel but doing okay. Hopefully they'll get to return to the ocean during the night. I'll post an update! 

xoxo 

Mariamma

Jungle Haus

Happy Friday folks! Today is my Sunday so-to-speak. There are free yoga classes outside overlooking the ocean every weekday at 11 in Long Beach and I've been going on my days off for the past month. It's becoming a bit of a habit which is nice.  I brought my computer and some documents with me so I could do my taxes at a coffee shop afterwards but I just realized I'm missing a W-2 form so I'll blog now ... do taxes later. I was scheduled last week for eight days straight and I was SO tired by the end of the week. I feel like I still need more sleep. Maybe nap then taxes ;). 

Home

Boa tarde my sweets! Today is my second day off and it has been a very productive 'weekend' on the home decor front. I had three big tasks to take care of: 1. repot SIX plants (some were new and some had outgrown their pots) 2. assemble my NEW COUCH (loveseat), and 3. repaint the frames of the four paintings I got at the flea market last month. I can check them all off my list! I'm just waiting for the frames to dry in the backyard right now. It was quite windy today and getting the newspaper to not blow away was a feat, as well as getting the spray to not just blow into the wind. I accidentally painted a little of my adidas slides because the wind was blowing my direction at one point. But if they're going to be any color, I'm happy they're a little gold! My plans for the rest of the evening are to go see a movie kind of late. I may be a bit sleepy for work tomorrow. 

contemplating a nap 

Mariamma

Flea Market Finds

I'm a woman of my word! Here are photos of my 2 flea market finds. I know, not a ton of stuff, but quality over quantity ;). I have been wanting a good sized purple geode but they are often expensive or just not exactly what I'm looking for. I feel like it has to speak to me haha. It has to have good juju, and this one does. I love how it wraps around to the back and it's cut so it can lay in a lot of different ways. The earrings were only $4 and they hang really nicely and are very light. I definitely want to go back to the flea market. There are always such unique things! 

xo 

Mariamma