What's Next?

 Families gather together for Thanksgiving/Hanukkah or ... Black Friday - depends on the family.

I'm new here and close proximity of Thanksgiving and Black Friday surprise me. One day people talk about  how much they are thankful for everything and how happy they are to be able to spend time with their family members and the next day...well the following night they are fighting at the store over  a TV set. 

All that Thanksgiving mood is gone the moment some people step into the "shopping mood". I get it that retailers are 'fighting' over customers, after all it's the time of the year - holiday season when big/small stores are making the most money. Of course they are going to fight over customers.

...so maybe this time of the year.... we can try to slow down.

What Does It Mean to Be Fabulous?

"Just because you are 71 doesn't mean that you passed being able to be good and converse with people, and hold on to a job." says one of the main characters of a British TV documentary called "Fabulous Fashionistas."

The group of six women (from UK) that talk about their lives and fashion. They are older adults but what does that really means? I think it means being fabulous.

No matter the age we can become great and fabulous! 

Here is the link to youtube video:

http://youtu.be/nahrW6KMtp0

another comment I heard during the movie that I'm going to remember:

 "People must look at me and think "That poor old (81) woman, who does she think she is? and I don't give a toss."

Just be who you want to be. Don't worry about what other people are going to say...they can say whatever they want ...it's up to you what are you going to do with it.

Autumn...Winter...It's Getting Cold

It's here...autumn. But you and I know that.

Some of my friends have already experience some snow...SNOW already? Yes...it looks really great on all those pictures they share. The thing is that for the last few years I did not have too many opportunities to see the snow around here...and I'm not sad about that :)

Autumn and winter for me at this moment mean: less heat and more of great weather. I try to enjoy every moment of it.

That's the reason I like Arizona...that weather (now) makes me smile.

Dia De Los Muertos

Dia de Los Muertos, November 2 2013

Living in Arizona I learned something new about celebration of All Souls Day. And this is what I've been told and experienced today.

"The celebration of All Souls Day is for families to invite their deceased loved ones into their homes. They build a path of flowers to guide them to their homes where an altar is mounted for them with photos, diplomas, food, clothes of the decedent. Later the celebration moves to the cemetery where the tombs are decorated with flowers, food, religious amulets, candy skeletons and other items that were treasured by the decedent. The families share stories of the deceased with other people in the cemetery. All Souls Day is observed differently in every region. For example in Mexico, families celebrate with a supper and the bread of the dead. 'The bread of the dead' is a very special part of the celebration. It is customary to break the bread with skeleton inside, the belief is that the person who bites the skeleton will have a good luck."