It's okay to have a dream..

Wow. I have been through many changes in my life since I started writing Lost Treasures.

My most recent is that I decided against .. getting married.
And I started a cupcake business..

I even chopped my hair off and dyed it red.

I always change my hair when I am taking a lot of risks in my life!

I've heard a few whispers here and there.  Oh Amanda may never get married.  She might just stay single because she doesn't realize that not everything has to be perfect. Sigh.

But what I really knew is that......I wasn't ready.  Not yet. And when I am ready, I will know 110%. 

Until then, I am kind of living life on the edge. Not really sure what direction I am headed in.

But I am living with faith, that as long as I listen to that little "whisper" within me, I can't really go wrong.

I think now..during this rocky time while I am taking so many risks..is a good time for a vision board..of the way I'd like my future to be.  Of course, it isn't really just me that is in control.....so who knows.

But what I do know.. is that everytime I have written down..or cut clip outs out of my dreams, they have come true.

And it is always fun to dream..............

home. ♥

cupcake mobile. ♥



rest. healing. relaxation. vacation. warmth. ♥

and just kick back to enjoy a cocktail with no worries.

more pairs of Bordello shoes for cupcake deliveries and other fun adventures. ♥

Shine like this..for the rest of my life. ♥

If the world ended in a week, what would I do?

I was just watching the news and it spooked me a little bit.
There were these long faced men saying that the world is going to end this next Saturday May 21st.
That is why I hate the news. It is always negative and depressing.
I refuse to watch it in the morning, and start my day that way.

I am not ready for the world to end! I am 31 years old, and I haven't even crossed half the things off on my bucket list.
If I really *knew* for sure that the world was going to end in exactly one week, what would I do..or to make it even more broad..what WOULD I have done?

If the world doesn't end in a week, this might inspire & remind me that I need to stop waiting to live..and LIVE. ♥ Right now.



I would finger wave my hair Reese Witherspoon style (aka Water for Elephants)
and befriend a sweet & beautiful elephant. I love that they are such giant animals but are so gentle and intelligent.

Take a couple of months off of my life,
visit my friend in Switzerland, and travel to the neighboring countries/cities.

I have always dreamed of having a beautiful home
A lot of really fun and fabulous friends
None of us would be too busy to have dinner parties together.
Breakfast for Dinner.  Candy for dinner. Cupcakes for dinner. Ice Cream for dinner.
And the table would always look beautiful,whimsical..
Guests could even arrive in costumes or wigs.

I've always wanted to help OPI come up with new nail polish colors. ♥

Or just have one of those random days of love I used to share
doing almost nothing but loving it. I don't think I've had one
of those since I was like...19.  But maybe that is what young
love is about?  Magical days together with no worries in your mind.

Like this: 

I would finally let go.
And just be the Amanda that I've always wanted to be.
Hmm.. isn't that why I am creating this list?

I'd dress up like Cher for Halloween.
I keep saying I am going to but never do.
But I wouldn't be the cheap costume store looking Cher.
People would think I was the real thing.

I would fly to New York just to eat a sundae at Serendipity.

I want to spend time with a child...
it doesn't even have to be my own.
My niece & nephew are fun.
But I'd love to cuddle an orphan..
this is actually one of my biggest dreams ever.

I believe that we need love to survive.
And everyone deserves to be loved.

I really want to take a beach vacation.
I have never been on a tropical vaca.
I am talking Tahiti.. Fiji...Hawaii.
Cocktail in my hand
Sand is too hot under my feet
but I don't care.

Wear high heels almost everyday.
No matter what I am doing.
It looks pretty.
I have kind of forgotten about that since I live in Wisconsin.
It is much easier to slip on the Uggs or flats.
But my legs look much prettier in heels.

Side by side with my cupcake business..write a children's book. ♥
I have ideas.
I just don't know where to begin.

and this goes for my dad too ♥
 if the world was ending in a week, I would show everyone as much love as I could possibly generate.



I'm less like Martha Stewart and more like Lucille Ball....

Right now I am sitting at home with this awful flu thing
I feel better for a few hours, and then I am down and out in bed.

When I am sick it is good time to treasure silence that isn't "allowed" in a normal 9-5 day..or 40-60 hour work week.

You know your job isn't right for you when you wish you would get sick just so you could sleep in a day!
That's what I used to wish for..and it is sad that a lot of people find themselves wishing for the same thing.

Life shouldn't be about just sitting, hoping, and waiting for some time that you can steal away for yourself.
Especially if it means that time is spent sweating, then freezing, coughing, and drugging yourself up on Theraflu!

But what I did enjoy about my flu this time..
was watching I Love Lucy.

Dan gave me the first season on DVD for Valentine's Day because I adore Lucille Ball so much.
Because I had the flu I was able to lay down in a fluffy bed and watch her black and white picture shine throughout my dimlit bedroom.

I laughed so hard..
What ever happened to actresses like Lucille Ball?
Who didn't have to wear silicone breast implants, scandalize her world with a spontaneous sex tape....or be an heir to someone famous. She was famous because she had talent, and she was a true inspiration!

Once in his life, every man is entitled to  fall madly in love with a gorgeous redhead.

Her petite body was covered up with polka dots, aprons or robes.
But when she revealed her hourglass tiny dancer on stage, it was like watching a beautiful peacock display their feathers..for a fleeting moment!

With the magic of an action or a word, she just made people laugh.
I am sure she made people live longer.
She had this God - given gift to make people laugh, and she shared it with everyone.

And I am thinking that she may have even helped me heal today!
So cheers to you, Lucille Ball!
Cheers to things that make me laugh...
make me feel young..
silly...
brave enough to try anything...
and very aware that imperfection can be beautiful.

“I’m not funny. What I am is brave.”
“It’s a helluva start, being able to recognize what makes you happy.”





My friend Alicia dressed up as Ricky one year for Halloween..and me--as Lucy ♥

Let Your Hair Down!

Shouting a Heyyyyy! for wild hair!

Half Crimp It Half Curl it.

Leave your bedhead in all day long.

Add sparkly extensions.

Ringlet It.

Wig Out.

Twirl it.

Rat it.

Spray it.

Animal Print it.

Barbarella it.

Paint it.

Bedazzle it.

Bulletproof it La Roux style.

Go Platinum (I have and it was so fun!)

Let it down.

Ride a convertible and let it blow in the wind.

Whip your Hair Back and Forth Willow Smith style.

Shave it all off and start again.

Tousle it because you're sexy.

...and if you're going anywhere, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair.

I'd rather wear jewels in my hair than anywhere else.
The face should have the advantage of this brilliance.
-Hedy Lamarr