Hey friends, back with another #12DaysofDarling photo. This one is from yesterday. Can you tell yet that I'm loving my seamless backdrop paper? Best $20 I have spent in a long while.

The prompt was "something re(a)d", so I dug out one of my favourite books, "Love is a Mixtape", by Rolling Stone rock journalist, Rob Sheffield. This book may or may not have been responsible for my ill-fated cassette tape tattoo from my 19th year.

I obviously haven't stuck with posting the photos here everyday, but I've certainly been a lot more present. So you can't blame a girl for trying! I've been sick with the flu for a few days, and I'm finally starting to feel like myself again. So much to do to get ready for the holidays and our upcoming trips to Toronto + Sao Paulo. You can see my whole #12DaysofDarling series on my Instagram page if you're interested! I'm having fun with the project.

Anyways, I'm about to unroll my mat for the first time since Sunday, and I'm looking forward to getting a little slow + soulful stretch on. I hope that your practice today creates balance in your life.

Namaste!

Love is the only gold.

My day, while seemingly uneventful, included holiday travel planning (hey-o who's road tripping to Canada in a couple weeks, and then headed for Brazil), mala making, lists upon lists (and checking them twice), decorating, meditation + so much love.

The prompt for Day 2 of #12DaysofDarling was, you guessed it, gold or silver! I constantly want to guild the whole world, so the holidays are an excuse for me to wrap my life up in gold.

It's certainly the season for glitz + glamour, and I'm the first to admit, it can be so easy to get caught up in the pageantry of it all. However, we must not lose sight of what is truly important. We should remember, always, that love is the very core of everything. Love is all there is.

Allow your open heart to be a guiding force during this, and every season.

I'm making a conscious effort to make this holiday a mindful one, and I hope you will join me.

Peace + love,

Alex