http://www.aliejames.com Tips & Ideas for Natural Beauty, Women's Health & Wellness, and for Decorating, Furnishing & Designing your Dream Home. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:01:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en MakeoversForYouYourHomehttp://feedburner.google.com Friends - Sometimes life's about sharing, and sometimes it's simply about surviving.  I am heavy into survival-mode.  I have yet to begin the process of rebuilding, like I had thought I was going to this spring; instead, I'm working very hard to keep the collateral damage to a minimum.  What I'm ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/wfKXsfd-tFo/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/sharing-vs-survival-necessity-always-wins/ Christine Lakatos and I are on a mission.  The Oprah mission.  We are self-publishing authors struggling to get exposure.  We have thousands of hurdles ahead of us, but we are determined to conquer them all.  We have the drive, the heart, the tenacity and NOW, we are allys. Read Christine's recent ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/xTrfP3gsT68/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/oprah/ Having passion in our lives is a whole lot better than having money.  Unfortunately, it's not reality for most of us.  I've come to realize that "passion" is a luxury.  Do you remember when we were younger, how we were told to find a way to do what we loved doing no matter how much ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/aStxR2w6BwU/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/life_3/  How to naturally and intuitively Design, Decorate & Furnish Your Living Rooms & Bedrooms  [Editor’s note: If you prefer, you can download the PDF with Pictures of this Post.  This is the script from my video, “Home Decorating Ideas | Personalized Room Design | Free Interior Design.”   You can watch it on YouTube ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/2RgY5nk60os/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/decorating_ideas_living_rooms_bedrooms/ I bet the movie, Last Chance Harvey, is very niche specific and won't get great reviews.  Definitely a chick-flick for those of us a little down on our luck.  That's why I went to see it; so that I could experience the happy ending to Harvey's sadness.  I'm bringing this up because I liked ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/ikVERC0FuO4/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/movies/ I’ve been forced to go on a journey. To leave the comfort of a job I grew to love. The economy? Perhaps part of the blame, but it’s more than that. Corporate has mandated, “culture change – take it or leave it.” Their tactics are brutal. Apply intense pressure; create something new. Deliver ... a corporate birth.    I ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/B55Rlhb23BY/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/journey-on/ There is nothing more traumatic than listening to your Spirit tell you to release your grip on something you want to hold on to with all your might.  You're just so afraid that you'll lose it if you let go.  What I wrote about in I'll Keep Travelin' was probably what helped me ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/oydwJPyKAXM/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/life_2/ How to naturally and intuitively Design, Decorate & Furnish Your Home   [Editor’s note: If you prefer, you can download the PDF with Pictures of this Post.  This is the script from my video, “Home Decorating Ideas | Personalized Room Design | Free Interior Design.”   You can watch it on YouTube or Go Here. And ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/JU80KLf2x5I/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/home_interior_design_and_decorating_ideas/ One of my favorite characters on TV is Gil Grissom on CSI.  Last night he left the show.  I can't believe the writers were so kind and gave us the happy ending we all wanted.  Gil found Sara.  Alpha found his Alpha mate.  Simple, Beautiful, Complete ... Such a little thing to write ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/oM1E8dV049Q/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/csi/ of Fame. We all want it!  And by golly, if we don’t get it one way, we’ll try another. Then we start questioning ourselves ... if only I could be ... if only I could do ... if only I could meet .... if only I were younger ... taller, ... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MakeoversForYouYourHome/~3/oDeRVptwUhw/ http://www.aliejames.com/index.php/country_music-2/