Vintage lace and ribbon embroidery

 

Something to ponder over - “It is amazing how complete is the delusion that beauty is goodness.”

 

1. “Someone will declare, “I am the leader!” and expect everyone to get in line and follow him or her to the gates of heaven or hell. My experience is that it doesn’t happen that way. Others follow you based on the quality of your actions rather than the magnitude of your declarations.” ―Bill Walsh

1. “Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by use.” —Ruth Gordo

1. “Relentlessly prune bullshit, don't wait to do things that matter, and savor the time you have. That's what you do when life is short.” —Paul Graham

1. "More is lost by indecision than wrong decision.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero

1. "If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever." —Thomas Aquinas

1. "You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches." —Dita Von Teese
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3. “Keep a little fire burning; however small, however hidden.” ―Cormac McCarthy

Words of Wisdom for Women

 

1. Women challenge the status quo because we are never it.” — Cindy Gallop

1. We don’t just sit around and wait for other people. We just make, and we do.” — Arlan Hamilton

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2. “The strongest actions for a woman is to love herself, be herself and shine amongst those who never believed she could.” — Unknown

1. “Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who are going out of their way to try to block her.” – Yulia Tymoshenko

1. “Some women choose to follow men, and some choose to follow their dreams. If you’re wondering which way to go, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you that it doesn’t love you anymore.” — Lady Gaga

1. “The thing women have yet to learn is nobody gives you power. You just take it. ” ― Roseanne Barr

1. “A witty woman is a treasure; a witty beauty is a power.” ― George Meredith

1. “When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier.” – Diane Von Furstenberg

1.  “If you want something said, ask a man; if you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher

1. “We need women at all levels, including the top, to change the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.” – Sheryl Sandberg

1. “It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.” – Madeleine Albright
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3. “Women must learn to play the game as men do.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

1. “I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine.” — Ayn Rand

Deciding on a divorce is never easy

 

Deciding on a divorce is never easy. Telling someone that you once thought you’d love that you don’t want to be with them anymore can be awfully distressing. Some people grow apart, some people change, but it is also very easy to take a person for granted.

This story is bound to tug at your heart strings, get the tissues ready!

My husband is an engineer,  we have been together 5 years, three years courtship, and two years marriage. I hate to admit it, but I am getting tired of it. I love his steady nature, and the feeling I get when I lay on his chest. But something just isn’t quite right anymore.

I am a very sentimental woman when it comes to relationships and my feelings. I crave romance, but I am the total opposite to my husband. He lacks sensitivity, and his inability to be romantic has disheartened me about love.

One day I finally decided to tell him that I wanted a divorce.

“Why?” he asked shocked. “I am tired it just exhausts me, instead of injecting life in to me.” I answered. He was silent.

He didn’t speak to me the whole night, which only increased my disappointment, that man who apparently loved me can’t even  express his feelings to me. Then he finally asked me, “What can I do to change your mind?”

 I didn’t know what to say to him at first, you can’t change someones personality just because you want them to change. I felt hopeless. Looking deep into his eyes I slowly answered “Here is the question, if you can answer and convince my heart, I will change my mind. Let’s say, I want a flower located on the face of a mountain cliff, and we both are sure that picking the flower will cause your death, will you do it for me?”

He paused for a moment and said “I will give you your answer tomorrow…”

My hopes sank even further listening to his response.

The next morning I woke up and he was gone. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a piece of paper with scruffy handwriting on it, underneath a glass of milk. The first line read: “I would not pick that flower for you, but please allow me to explain the reasons further..”, my heart sunk and I continued reading.

“I need my fingers so that when you mess up on the computer I can restore the programs for you. You have a tendency to leave your keys at home, so I need my legs so I can rush home to open the door for you. You always get lost when we travel to new cities, so I need my eyes to show you the way. You always have cramps when it is the time of the month, so I have to save my palms so that I can calm the cramps in your tummy.

I need my mouth to tell you jokes, and stories to cure your boredom. Your eyes are already bad, so I need to save mine because I’ll hold your hand and walk you down the beach as you enjoy the sunshine on your face and the sand between your toes. Unless there is someone out there who loves you more thanI do, I could not pick that flower yet and die…”

I felt the tears rolling down my cheek, which fell onto the paper and blurred the ink, I continued reading. “Now that you have finished reading, if you are satisfied I’m waiting outside with your favourite bread and fresh milk.”

I ran downstairs and opened the front door where he was stood waiting anxiously, but when he saw me he smiled.

In that moment I knew that no one will love me as much as he does, and I have decided to leave the flower alone…

When you are surrounded by love, the feeling of excitement can fade away, but it doesn’t mean it ceases to exist. We forget the fact that true love lies in between the peace and the dullness.

That’s life, and love. When one is surrounded by love, the feeling of excitement fades away, and one tends to ignore the true love that lies in between the peace and dullness.

Love appears in all forms throughout your day, flowers and romantic moments are only a visual surface appreciation of your relationship. Under all this, the pillar of love stands, and that’s our life…Words don’t win arguments, love does.

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Vintage Wedding Gowns

Hartnell Wedding Gown - detail - 1933 - by Norman Hartnell - @~ Watsonette

  

This is a work of art!!! Crocheted Wedding Gown 1908

1920 Edwardian Wedding Dress

Motivational quotes for work

 

1. “Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work in hand. The sun's rays do not burn until brought to a focus. “ — Alexander Graham Bell

1. “Either you run the day or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn

1. “I’m a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it.” — Thomas Jefferson

1. “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” — Paulo Coelho

1. “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” — Thomas Edison

1. “Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” — Tony Robbins

1. “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it.” — Steve Jobs

1. “It’s not about better time management. It’s about better life management” — Alexandra of The Productivity Zone