{ musings }tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1420272009-12-23T12:21:59-07:00welcome to my world!TypePadSitting With The Shattered Soul tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e20120a776a546970b2009-12-23T12:21:59-07:002009-12-23T14:56:27-07:00Holidays. A brilliant, beautiful, emotionally charged time of year. So much love, so much gratitude...but at the same time so many expectations, so many obligations. This holiday season finds many of us, myself included, grieving, struggling, repairing and reinventing. To...Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/12/sitting-with-the-shattered-soul-.htmlQuicksand: Today's Playlisttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e20120a7501c28970b2009-12-14T13:47:24-07:002009-12-14T13:47:24-07:00I had this playlist bouncing off the walls of my house all weekend long. It is a on the smooth, sultry side, with a trippy, trancy acid jazz vibe. Mmmmmm....ENJOY! 33 Degree (Featuring Zee), by Thievery Corporation Borrowed Theme, by...Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/12/quicksand.htmlIgnition!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e20120a70c96d4970b2009-12-04T05:45:08-07:002009-12-04T05:47:20-07:00A quick note of inspiration passed along by my sweet friend Yasi as I head for the airport to attend my grandfather's funeral: "There comes that mysterious meeting in life when someone acknowledges who we are and what we can...Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/12/there-comes-that-mysterious-meeting-in-life-when-someone-acknowledges-who-we-are-and-what-we-can-be-igniting-the-circuits-of.htmlSacred Meanings Uncoveredtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e20120a6f97ff3970b2009-12-01T18:52:39-07:002009-12-01T21:31:50-07:00I have been careful to avoid disclosing most of the more colorful details of my personal life here on my blog. Much of it is far to intimate and painful, and I've never been a fan of publicly airing dirty...Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/12/meanings-uncovered.htmlThankfultag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e20120a6f03413970b2009-11-30T11:33:03-07:002009-12-10T07:49:02-07:00Thanksgiving weekend was filled with anticipated arrivals, a few surprises and some sad blessings. While I was sad to be away from my girls for the first time since their birth, my weekend was with filled with the love and...Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/11/thankful.htmlBrioche French Toasttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e2012875c243a5970c2009-11-21T09:46:28-07:002009-11-21T09:58:22-07:00What to do with day old Brioche? Make French Toast, of course! Not that anyone really needs a recipe for French Toast, but here is mine. day old Brioche* cut into 6, 3/4" slices 4 XL eggs, beaten tsp of...Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/11/brioche-french-toast.htmlYou've Got to Learn to Get Happy, Along The Waytag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e2012875a54ec6970c2009-11-15T14:25:13-07:002009-11-15T14:31:53-07:00You can have all the diamonds, You can have all the gold But someday you're still gonna get old You've got to learn to get happy, along the way. Take some chances, allow yourself to get lost You're beautiful baby,...Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/11/you-can-have-all-the-diamondsyou-can-have-all-the-goldbut-someday-youre-still-gonna-get-oldyouve-got-to-learn-to-get-hap.htmlDaydreams...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e20120a5f2d419970b2009-10-18T14:57:39-07:002009-10-18T20:03:46-07:00Daydreaming. Future-tripping. Star-Gazing. I am redefining my life. I am on the precipice of creating an entirely new life for me and my children; what a wonderful, awesome, unbelievable opportunity!Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/10/daydreams.htmlBlazing!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e20120a62a583e970c2009-10-09T12:51:40-07:002009-10-09T12:52:05-07:00"There is in every true woman's heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity." ~Washington Irving I posted this...Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/10/blazing.htmlFjrozen Fjordstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c2e269e20120a600cfbc970c2009-09-29T16:44:37-07:002009-10-18T20:08:42-07:00I was lucky enough to be invited along on a wonderful adventure last week - a cruise to Alaska via Seattle! It was an amazing trip, perfectly planned to occur immediately preceding the major shit-storm my life was to become...Kimhttp://kimberlykwan.typepad.com/_musings_/2009/09/a-chilly-respite-from-a-neverending-summer.html