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House and Home, Lifestyle

Creating a Calm Corner for Your Collectibles

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collection of colored glass objects photo by gail worley
Photo By Gail

Your favorite collectibles shouldn’t just sit on a dusty shelf or in a forgotten box. They’re a reflection of your passions, memories, and the thrill of finding something special. When you create a “calm corner” for your collection, it stops being just storage and becomes your own personal sanctuary. Here, you can relax, think, and truly appreciate your treasures.

This space isn’t just for showing things off; it’s a way to practice mindfulness and escape the daily grind. Building a spot for quiet contemplation right in your home is a wonderful way to use designing a calm corner.
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Arts and Culture

XO World Sculpture in Lower Manhattan

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xo world sculpture in lower manhattan photo by gail worley
Photos By Gail

It’s fun to discover cool public art in and around the City on my daily adventures, even when that art has already been in place for years! For example, I just had my first encounter with XO World, a monumental sculpture located on West Street in Lower Manhattan, adjacent to the World Trade Center.  As you can see, it is pretty sweet. Let’s unpack this thing, shall we? Continue reading XO World Sculpture in Lower Manhattan →

Health and Wellness, Lifestyle

Practicing Mindfulness to Manage Anxiety and Find Inner Peace

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It’s true that finding peaceful time for yourself with today’s busy lifestyle is quite difficult. It’s like a constant race against time, juggling multiple tasks, always feeling on edge. Imagine if life had a pause button! Sounds great, doesn’t it? Having a way to momentarily step back, breathe, and soak in the present can give you amazing results overall.
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Arts and Culture

Kobra’s Peace Mural in Midtown

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peace mural by cobra photo by gail worleyAll Photos By Gail

I don’t spend much time in midtown, so when I passed by this mural by Eduardo Kobra on 44th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues I thought it might be new. As it turns out, this work, which features an image of American pop artist Roy Lichtenstein, has been up since August 2018. Continue reading Kobra’s Peace Mural in Midtown →

Arts and Culture

Peace Sign Fall Leaf Wreath

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Peace Sign Fall Leaf Wreath
Photo By Gail

With the short span of time this year between celebrating Thanksgiving and the arrival of Christmas, it’s easy to forget that it’s still technically fall in NYC. That said, by Black Friday afternoon, fall decor was in a losing battle with Christmas decorations that started appearing on the streets and in storefronts shortly after Halloween. Crazy.

I doubt that this lovely autumn leaf wreath is made from actual leaves (it’s likely silk or some other fabric), but dang if it didn’t make me stop in my tracks and appreciate the beauty of nature when I saw it adorning the face of a Brownstone in Chelsea. And what a nice sentiment as well: Peace. Here’s the full shot below. Breathtaking.

Peace Sign Wreath Full

Spotted on 22nd Street Between 7th and 8th Avenues in Manhattan.