Oh! It`s in her writing-Graphologist Dacia West
May 27, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
Can you hide anything these days? From Forensic Computer Scientist who can find the email you wrote three years ago, to lie detection test-I don`t care what you think, you can only beat them if you believe your own lies-, graphologists can do the same with handwriting analysis.
Widely used in France and through out Europe, applicants provide writing samples and from these, a decision is made on whether or not this person is qualified. Read more
Gratitude Friday
May 17, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
Ooh la la! What a week! Raining so intensely here. I love the rain though. It`s good scary movie weather. Read more
Moving Day
Ahhh, home sweet home! After deciding on a catchy, packing and unpacking the new blog is up. Girly up the Web will forever live in my heart but I have out grown it.
Enjoy my new blog!
Love,
Elaine B.
Drawing Classes Can Enhance your Problem Solving Skills
May 1, 2008 by elaineb · Leave a Comment
Thinking outside the figurative box can be excruciating, for those who aren`t even aware there was a box. I remember when I was taking my nursing courses, I had a tutor that caught on to the fact that I needed visuals, so he broke down my algebraic problems into visual stories that I could relate and resolve. He would explain that the brackets were like baskets and the numbers like apples. You have to add up what is in the basket first, then pick up what is out side the basket. Now what happens when the opposite is true?
Those who are analytical and rely on data given, have more of a problem. Tunnel vision sets in and the box is just what falls on your head. That eye outside the box is what us art geeks rely on. We go by feel, rather than a factual maps, and render in the same quality. Being articulate vs. analytical can have great applications in the corporate world. In teams, we are the ones people run to with office boo boos to fix and repair the disaster others make. We are creative team leaders capable of handling the masses and seeing beyond the façade that analytical types put up.
The NY Times along with many other publications in the past month are documenting how Fortune 500 companies are benefiting from having their employees take drawing classes. I couldn`t agree more. Learning how to draw helps develop a detailed eye and how to approach the same scenery in three different mediums. Some artist will even claim that a particular subject will “tell” them how to draw them. Using your intuition can be a great tool not just in art, but when you are signing that million dollar contract. The abstract thinking and problem solving skills may be the sugar you need to sweeten your corporate coffee. It may just make your climb to the corporate ladder shorter.
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Gratitude Friday
April 18, 2008 by elaineb · 4 Comments
2 days ago I watched a movie, which I will not mention its name as I feel there are better ways of delivering the same message without being a fanatic, and it made me realize the reason why I have not watched the news since1996.
Don`t get me wrong, on 9-11, I was online with a friend who lived 2 blocks away from the WTC. I saw it on TV. He said you couldn`t see outside, people were screaming and running. After tower one fell I told him to shut down and get out. He was ok.
Also my mother`s friend worked across the street at a day care center and a childhood friend worked in the offices on tower one. My friend called off that day but had a second thought and went in anyway. When he arrived the first tower was hit. He made it out alive and was helping people. My mother`s friend made it out alive along with the now orphaned children of the workers of the WTC.
Every year I used to visit family in The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Union City in New Jersey. As you drive up on Berger Lane it seemed as if two big buildings were built in the middle of the street. Those were WTC. I am extremely lucky and thankful to have witnessed and marveled at its magnificent height. I still cannot conceive they are no longer there.
Life is so precious. We quibble over dumb stuff, get upset for days and allow TV to educate us. Why? We are meant for so much more. I know that today, I am thankful for Shayne. He knows how to push my buttons and knows how to lull me. (I know you say I am out of your league, just consider me being with you, your official induction to my league.
) Thank you for being mine Shayne. Every day I am proud of you.
To my friends, thank you for honoring me with your companionship and the best title there is, being your “friend”. I learn so much from you, I only hope you have learned from me just as much. I am eternally thankful I have you as my friend and will never relinquish the fantastic times we have lived together. After all, holding on to the good times is what makes it worth while. You will forever live in my heart.
To all of my diva friends, clients and readers, when you get this email or read my post, go out and do as many good things you can do. Help someone in need, donate money, rescue an animal, recycle, call your parents and tell then you love them, love everyone but most importantly love yourself. You are amazing and you should always know that.
LOVE WINS!
Love,
Elaine
P.S. I am thankful again to In My Pajamas Show. My show was downloaded more that Soledad O`Brien`s episode!!! Woohoo! Yeah!! Who`s Soledad O`Brien?
Friday Gratitude
Happy Friday baby yeah!!! Friday makes the week worth another go around the other 6 days, bearable. So with today here comes my gratitude gush!
Divapreneur is my baby. But I didn`t do it alone. It took three of us at the beginning. The idea was to have a place we could all help each other grow. We did that and attracted some of the best divapreneurs on the web. From bow boutiques to actresses to multi million dollar companies, it has become a great place to network. Yesterday they all showed me how special they think I am. I wasn`t expecting that. Recognition is so wonderful, I always knew that. I was lucky enough to have it experienced. They taught me never to underestimate it. Thank you! You are the best!!
Barbara Curran I met at DP. She is so sweet and giving. She is currently orchestrating an event for The V Cancer Research Foundation. She also has a really cool jewelry store called Finderskeepersjewelry.net. Her stuff is awesomely priced and she also has a great selection! I had been thinking about doing this for her for a while! She has been helping us at DP and has become one of my friends. Love ya Barbie!! And thank you!
I already gushed about her, but here it goes-I love HIJA4.com !! Raquel recently created the cutest pendant for me. When I got it and held it, I felt so special and unique. She is so inspiring! You have to try her. You will love her Velma and Wilma pieces-Very Flinstones!!
Last but not least my husband and my kids. After a horrific bout of migraines in which I thought I would go mad, I had to rely on my sons, little girl and the 30 year old baby (A.K.A. hubby). From meals to medicine, from foot rubs to Vick`s vapor rub (I actually was so desperate I thought Vicks would kick my headache), they were the only ones helping me. I am so thankful and felt incredibly lucky to have them. I love them very much!!!
Happy Friday everyone! Love graciously. Live harmoniously. Forgive foolishly. Dream abundantly.
Lots of love,
Elaine
No thank you!
I received an email invitation, about 3 days ago to cast for a particular show which I will not mention its name, but they SWAP parental units with another family. The theme this year is prissy girly moms and their daughters.
Thanks, but no thanks. I may be girly, even prissy in the lightest sense of the word. I think of myself more like Lois from Malcolm in the Middle. My favorite episode? Lois suspends Christmas. and What if they boys were girls? Her best phrase(which I use!): “I have had it!”
Yes I do have a girl, but I also have four boys whose latest fight involved the measuring of a very male body part and its consequent quantification compared (okay they compared each other!)
How do I keep girly? I go out without them and shop at the girliest, prissiest boutique I can find. I get my nails, hair and feet done with my 5 year old girl-she has had this done since she was three. I remember going with my mother to the salon and buying cute little dresses in expensive boutiques.
By the time I was 16, I used to get a hair cut every six weeks. Spoiled? Sadly yes. But not the unappreciative kind of spoiled. Appreciation had to be shown by doing chores. I made sure I always said thank you to my mother as we left the shop. Her face would light up like she just fed starving kids in Africa.
Appreciation! What an underrated concept! We all want it, but how often do we do this? I don`t need to be swapped to appreciate how awesome is my life. Thanks! But no thank you!!
Friday Gratitude Post
March 14, 2008 by elaineb · 5 Comments
I love Fridays! I really do work for the weekend. I used to wear a tiara on Fridays but it broke. So my AH! ring is my tiara!
- I am so thankful for Divapreneur.org! I have met so many wonderful women, they are so incredibly supportive and sweet. I love the web designers there. I recently met three fantastic designers. Margaret Rose is so talented. This designer has made some pretty impressive sites. She is so attentive and sweet. Then I met Jill Lynn. Those who know me well know I don`t brag about other designer`s work, but she rocks. I joked with Paul I had penis envy! Her work has been featured in books and she is not a snob! So down to earth! The other designer is Stephanie at Sweet Boutique Designs. What a sweet chick!! Her designs are super cute and affordable. If you need someone affordable Sweet Boutique Design is the way to go!
- This next lady oozes classic taste. She blogs about style constantly and is unlike other blogs that are pretentious and fake the funk. Lady Language`s Michelle is a super Divapreneur with her own boutique and readership has truly set herself up as a fashion guru. She is very warm and sweet! You will love her!
- Last but not least, in Divapreneur, I have not failed to feel appreciated. It was truly a different pace and atmosphere. However, atmosphere is created by people. This lady has been a kindred spirit and I have gotten to know her very well. She greets everyone and is so willing to help others. I am glad to call her a diva friend! Raquel owns Hija4.com and blogs here as well. Her pieces are so cute and nicely priced!!
As always I will be thanking more of the people I am grateful for being in my life. Besides my family and friends, thank you for being a friend!
Lots of love,
Elaine
Good Night Robert
I was very sadden to hear Robert Goulet had passed away. He was married to a star from one of my favorite movies, West Side Story. He was waiting for a lung transplant. He was 73. In my eyes, he was an irreplaceable legend.
Robert to you a say have a peaceful night. Enjoy the little drawing!
