"Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile."

Yesterday, the 9th of October mind you, I saw the first Chrismtas TV Commercial of the year. I felt the electricity building from deep in my gut...NO, not electricity as in excitement for the season, but pure anxiety as in..whaaaaat?? it's here again already?? I don't think I've entirely "re-grouped" yet from LAST Christmas!! NOOOOOOOOOO!!! In the midst of my overwhelm I headed to the room where I always go to find my calm. THE KITCHEN...DUH...THAT'S WHERE THE FOOD IS!!! Anyhow, with the cupboards bare of candy, cookies etc...waaaaaay in the back.....behind the cereal...the lil blue box was peering out, almost whispering to me...Yodel-oh-ee-hoo! Swiss Miss Instant Cocoa!! That'll do!! Sweet and chocolatey! While the water was heating in the microwave, my only thought was, too bad I don't have some cute lil mini marshmallows to top it off. I only have the giant ones leftover from making smore's. Um...Smore's? So there it was..I was quickly roasting a giant marshmallow over the open flame of my stovetop and yodel-ing a tune! My "aha", Smore's Cocoa, food binge moment created a respite from my angst over the holiday that is barreling in like a freight train, any day now. I was able to sip, (well okay, slurp) my way into a a relaxed state. Relaxed enough to have this "aha" moment: I am always so stressed about the upcoming holiday, I think I have forgotton to truly enjoy fall. Fall represents change and there is lots of that going on around me. A change in our daily schedule, a new spin on peddling my wares (slowly but surely building my shop on etsy http://www.etsy.com/shop/me2uvintage ), our Grandson turned one, our adult kids have all moved out of the house. It is a gorgeous fall day. I can embrace it, breathe it in, and enjoy every moment of it, if I choose to. This year I will not let fall pass me by. Change is what you make it and how you choose to respond to it. "Autumn, the year's last, loveliest smile." If you doubt that at all, just make some Smore's Cocoa and breathe. Happy October!

Boho in NoHe?? Say What??

Vintage bohemian vibe comes alive at me2u...Down on the corner...out in the streets...NoHe (North Healdsburg!!!) me2u is feeling a lil hippy...and NO that doesn't mean we ate too much over the holidays (well, we did but still not what we mean!) Bohemian inspirations have turned up our inner "kitsch-ionados" dial a notch....so if you love the ostentatious appeal of scrumptious vintage velvet chairs in raspberry sherbet, or the anti-traditional rebellion of a 1940's sideboard in mantis green you gotta GET IN HERE!! Peace, Love, Joy and all around HAPPY GO LUCKY is how we wanna feel in 2012!!! Happy New Year to you and your inner Flower Child...from me...2....u!!!