“What matters most is how well you walk through the fire.” ~ Charles Bukowski

GOOD MORNING…I hope you’re all having a fabulous Saturday so far! Today’s post is very random, but there are so many inspiring things that I want to share from interesting videos to new Instagram accounts to shoes to seasonal recipes!…and the list goes on!

It’s so important during these odd times to take the time to get inspired, recharge and relax a little! I hope you get to do all of these things over this Mother’s Day weekend! Enjoy and have a beautiful day!

Seasonal Recipes

I stumbled on a new website called Delicious that has the most delicious sounding recipes and beautiful photography. Delicious is a digital magazine based in the UK, so the ingredients are measured in metrics, but these two recipes are very easily converted and I wanted to include them because they’re seasonal and I’m hungry for something different!

Carrot, Sweet Potato & Feta Fritters via Delicious

Mozzarella Bean & New Potato Frittata via Delicious

Beautiful Instagram Account - The Pretty Cities

I really enjoy getting up early in the morning! Have you ever noticed how loud the morning is outside in nature? Everything is waking up and it’s quiet and very noisy all at the same time, if you know what I mean. In my opinion, it’s the best time to meditate, before my mind becomes cluttered with thoughts of my to-do list. After I finish my meditation, I sit and scroll through my Instagram account and this morning, I literally went down the rabbit hole looking at a new account called @theprettycities. I saved so many pictures and it made me want to travel so very badly!

Perfect Last Minute Mother’s Day Gift

Have you heard about Masterclass? It’s like a school for anything with only the best teachers…Kelly Wearstler teaching design, Gordon Ramsey teaching cooking, Steve Martin teaching comedy! I recently purchased it and when you buy now, you can share your membership! I’ve been listening nonstop and love it! This would make an amazing Mother’s Day gift for absolutely anyone!

A Little Quarantine Inspiration

If you’re looking for some quarantine inspiration…you’ll love this video from SGN (Some Good News)! We all could use a little good news right about now!

Shoes, Bags, Outfit Inspiration

This pink version of the Chloe Slide Sandal is perfect for spring! I’m finding that pink is surprisingly neutral…. I purchased the black and cream version of this sandal last year and it’s been very popular on Instagram (I’m wearing them in the image below)!

Interesting Article…

I’ve been a book collector for many years! Beautiful books on interior design, fashion, food…almost any subject are irresistible to me! I love to give books and I love to receive books as gifts! I’ve always thought that when you go into a person’s home and look at their book collection, you can tell a lot about who they are. It’s interesting when you peruse my bookshelves, you can see how my interests have evolved over the years, from my time as a vegetarian and young mother to now and my growing interest in fashion and interiors. As more and more interviews with famous people are being conducted in their libraries and offices because of COVID19, the backdrop is their bookshelves. I found this article about “What do Famous People’s Bookshelves Reveal” extremely interesting!

On that note, I have a couple of new books that were birthday gifts that I’m excited to dive into! My daughters both gave me books, Sarah - Louis Vuitton, The Birth of Modern Luxury and Rebecca - What’s Gaby Cooking, Eat What You Want!…both very different books and I love them!

More Random Things I’m Loving

Leave a comment below and let me know what random things are inspiring you right now! Thanks so much for reading today!