“Intention is a force in the Universe and everything and everyone is connected to this invisible force.” Wayne Dyer

I was walking out of a restaurant on New Years Eve when up in the sky I saw the most beautiful meteorite shooting across the sky. It was bright green with a fiery gold and white tail. The energy from it was so powerful and moving that I knew this was the year I could accomplish anything.

So, this New Year’s I am going to focus on my intention instead of making resolutions. I believe that, when you openly speak or write about an intention, the universe hears it and says hummmm

“That is very clear. How can we assist her in her dreams? What synchronicities can we throw together than can show up unexpectedly to help her.” The clearer you are with an intention the stronger the vibration is.

Ok so here goes. My intentions for 2012 and beyond are….

#1 TO HELP CHILDREN LIVE A MORE PEACEFUL LIFE!

Through my Spiritually Savvy Kids book series and website, blog and social media (launching momentarily) I intend to give families the tools to help children lead a more peaceful life. I will help children understand that our thoughts have power, that everything is energy and that gratitude is the key that unlocks the heart. We experience joy when we can feel our feelings and let them go. And, of course, when we show love it comes right back to us. I intend to open a Children’s Conservatory for Peaceful Living, a vibrant center where kids can learn to meditate, breathe, paint, move, create gratitude journals, make visioning boards and express their feelings in a variety of ways. I can already see it done. I drew a design for the center in my journal last night.

#2  To help companies that have a desire to make the world a better place get their message out through social media. Every post or blog that I do for my clients will be done with integrity and intention and of course, style. Through social media a clear consistent message will be communicated to the people who want to hear it and support it. This can be everything from creating a successful local business to healthy living, spiritual awareness and helping people look and feel better.

#3 The third intention but certainly not the last is…. Drum roll please…to VIBRATE LOVE to everything and everyone I meet everyday!

OK Universe after several cosmic two by fours telling me that I was clearly moving in the wrong direction I am now ready to follow my heart. To live the life that I was brought here to live with love and gratitude for it all.

Kara is a dancer and needed some new photos for her portfolio. We had a bizarre mother-daughter moment when we each (out of the blue) confessed that we loved Beyonce’s new 1960′s-inspired music video and thought that it would be the perfect inspiration for the shoot. Weird, inexplicable mother-daughter telepathy…

Anyway, I immediately got to work, pulling my A-Team together. Since Kara would be flying from her home in New York to Santa Fe  for the shoot, I knew I had to work some magic for the shoot to be hip enough for the New York scene. I enlisted Daniel Nadelbach, a renown Santa Fe-an photographer with an eye for high fashion; Joseph Charles, an extremely talented local makeup-artist; Willow Rose Adams, my amazing hair stylist; and Goler, the local and sophisticated retailer of shoes and clothing.

Everything was set and the shoot was so much fun. Thank you to Daniel, Joseph, Willow and Goler for providing fabulousness. Please enjoy a few of the pictures!

You may laugh at the pictures I’ve included in this blog: kitchy ovens and boots? But real style does not stop at fashion. Style crosses many parts of your life and incorporates past eras. My style has always been eclectic. For example, a fab 1950’s kitchen with a modern table or a new black dress with a vintage belt. It’s the mix that makes the style. It’s a delicate thing to do, but when it works it’s really powerful. Style is everywhere. It’s in your home, it’s on you, it’s who you are. I encourage you to go in, and buy something a little different that pulls your whole look together.

Blush has the basics from knit sweaters and flowing scarves to nylon pencil skirts and spandexy work-out clothes. But it was their collection of fitness fashion that really caught my attention. Their sports bras and tights come in bright basic colors, with wonderfully creative straps, turning an ordinary piece into a statement. There’s no need to sacrifice your inner-fashionista even while you’re at the gym. When I work out first thing in the morning I love the way I feel for the rest of the day. Feeling good and healthy with positive energy is what makes us beautiful.

“Although we carry a lot of younger items, everything can be paired in such a way as to fit more age groups, to have a more youthful or sophisticated style” said Amanda, Sherry’s soon-to-be daughter in-law and employee at Blush. “We also sell a lot of the brands that magazines advertise as a ‘get the look for less’ piece.” True—take for example, a classic tee. It looks like a normal shirt, except that sleeves are connected with chiffon, giving this flowy shirt just a touch of detail to make it unique and pretty. Blush also has a great collection of elegant knit sweaters that are a must-have for layering.

Walking toward the door, of the customers in the store called out, “I’ll keep coming back!”

And so will I!

Me and Chico on opening night

Lately, I’ve been going fashion-crazy over Goler Shoes on Palace Avenue. Those ladies have such a great eye. You can’t walk in the store without immediately coveting 20 pairs of shoes. And they have great clothes (wow).

Apparently real style runs in families. Last week Chico Goler showed his artistic eye when he curated a wonderful opening for local Santa Fe-an artist Sergio Moyano.

Sergio’s art is stunning. Large canvases lined the interior of El Museo, all filled with beautiful and abstract explosions of paint. The colors and energy were so strong and forceful that they literally grabbed me and pulled me in.

You have to see these works so stop by El Museo in the Railyard before the 16^th to check them out. Great job Chico! Thank you for curating this show and re-introducing Sergio to Santa Fe!

Anyone remember the 80’s rock n roll group, Adam and the Ants? They made the military jacket famous before Michael Jackson did. By the way Michael’s jacket fetched a cool 1.8 million in auction. At Buffalo Exchange, the jackets are far less and they have fun 50’s swing dresses, jeans and even a leopard print skirt. It’s a nice treat for the fashionistas in all of us. I can’t wait to go back in the fall.