Should or Shouldn't You?

Well this week it seems everywhere I turn women

are talking about Angelina Jolie and her brave decision.

I applaud her for the decision she has made and her reasons

for doing it BUT.............

I would never get tested (even though I am eligible 

for testing because of my family history)

You're CRAZY I've been told on some threads on

Facebook, and maybe I am, but here are my reasons:

*one of my best friends had a preventative double mastectomy

because she had the gene. She went through

so much post-operative trauma, and yet still died 
soon after from cancer (that previously was not there)

*I always ask myself, did the surgery provoke something

that may have otherwise lay dormant?

I'm convinced it did.

However  the medical profession called it "one of

those things-a coincidence".

* when do we say enough is enough? What happens

if we are at risk of Alzhiemers (which can be genetic)

or Parkinsons? Do we go back to the old days

of lobotomizing brains -because at the end of the day

isn't a mastectomy similar?

What happens if we are at risk of heart disease, do

we start removing/ mutilating hearts and fitting

pace-makers just in case?

When will we stop?

Lets not forget that the cancer institution is a HUGE business

earning billions worldwide (and principally 

controlled by the pharma industry) yet long-term

survival hasn't improved? I find that very worrying,

"the percentage of people dying from cancer now is about the same 
as in the 1950's" (Fortune magazine-2004)

The mind is  a HUGELY powerful instrument.

Once you have the gene test, you immediately eradicate

any hope. 

Lets also not forget the level of stress hormones

that will surge through your body once you are told you 

have the gene, go through surgery and recover. 

What will that level of post-traumatic stress do to your body?

Could it act as a catalyst for starting 
or provoking "something"?

I do respect Angelina for her reasons but I just wish

it wasn't made public. This recent publicity has made 

us all become more fearful and even more obsessed with

preventing disease at the risk of harming the

very body we are seeking to heal.

This is just my personal opinion.

I would love to hear your thoughts

however different from mine they may

be ;-)

xxx

p.s  I would like to recommend 2 books here that I think are worth reading:

i) Cancer-Why We're Still Dying to Know the Truth (Phillip Day)

ii)Mammography Screening; Truth, Lies & Controversy (Peter C. Gotzsche)

Feeling Blue

When the sun is shining, my thoughts always

go to all things BLUE; a color that has

been featured heavily on the catwalks and

many red carpet events. 

Any blue will do-I'm not fussy?

My idea of "fine dining".

Morocco

Gorgeous Greece

Just this week at the Met Ball, Naomie Harris

wore this gorgeous Donna Karen dress in shades 

of blue (my favorite dress of the night).

The stunning Vanessa Williams this week in David Meister.

Gorgeous Hermès sandals. Can't you just smell the
butter soft suede from where you are?

Oscar de la Renta clutch

Stunning Elie Saab heels.

Vintage Chanel (wish I could get my hands on these).

Our NEW  ELOISA pendant. All you need to add is your fav jeans
or your best couture, a sassy smile and you're good to go!

NEW: LINA Necklace

MONICA Earrings

LUNA Earrings

Are you a BLUE fan?

Have you gone blue this season?

Will you only wear a specific shade of blue,

will any shade do?

Would love to hear your thoughts

xx

Everything Will Be All White

As soon as the sun starts shining

my thoughts go to everything white.

I am sure I could live in only white all summer

and no other color.

In fact my wardrobe in Spain is 95% white and my wardrobe 

in the UK is 95% black

Needs no words

LOVE these by Vera Wang

I want to don my paint brush and

start white-washing everything in sight

My perfect kitchen; I would
never leave

My perfect home office. I would work so much harder
if this was my office ;-)

I even gravitate to white flowers more than

any other color when buying flowers for my home

white chocolate is also a welcome treat ;-)

Multi-chord cuffs  in white. These look stunning
on bronzed skin. Perfect beach glamor.

What I am most coveting this summer ;-)

Leigh earrings

Would love to hear what color you always gravitate

too when the sun comes out.

Maybe you don't have a favorite?

Maybe you have a multitude of colors?

Maybe you have a signature color?

Just take a glance at your summer wardrobe/closet;

you might surprise yourself

xxx

Sunnies Side Up

This week has been glorious in London, so my thoughts went to

where the hell I had put all my sunglasses.

Most are left at my home in Spain as I

had forgotten that the UK does have sun.

I am an Aviators girl usually (I just never got the big

bug-eye look going ;.)

But then came across these and just

wished I was brave enough to don a pair

All the above by Swedish designer  Anna Karin Karlsson

A-Morir, Prada and DSquared

I SO love the floral glasses by A-Morir

above. I just wish I was brave enough to

wear them :-(

What are your thoughts? Too Nicki Minaj?

Are you a traditionalist when it comes to 

your sunnies or do you go with the 

latest look?

Would love to hear from you.

xxx

p.s excuse my rather lame attempts at collages; still

haven't had the time to perfect them yet.

No-one Came To My Party

Every now and then, much to my anger and
irritation I lose my mo-jo, 
and this week was a case in point.

There just seemed to be sadness everywhere I turned.

I felt life was unfair (really dangerous territory for the mind)

Atrocious events made me more aware

of the struggle and fears we are all living with.

I was looking at my Dad, once a tall,elegant and dignified man

now just a shell of his former self.

I had lost my "sparkle" and I didn't care.

I wasn't even trying to find it.

I was having me a big ol pity-party.

No-one else RSVP'd, but that didn't

stop me. I  didn't care I was the 

only guest dancing at this party

for as long as my heels would hold me.

Alcohol wasn't needed at this party-oh no!

I wanted to be fully alert and conscious about

my self-pity; I really wanted to enjoy and 

wallow in it, like a big, old

hippo wallowing in mud.

But then my lovely friend Sandee from

A Brit Greek, pinned this on one of my

Pinterest boards.

It was as if she had popped by my

pity party just to tell me this ;-)

But why did she have to remind me of this when

all I wanted to do was find me a quiet spot and

read my book ;-) I hadn't finished wallowing. 
Didn't she know that? How dare she?

But she did, and serendipity led me straight to
her pin by pure accident.

And then I thought about recent horrific events in

Boston and Waco and thought, how dare I wallow

in self-pity.

Then I remembered a "mantra" that my Mum
always used to say which is:

"Appreciation for today and eagerness for

what's coming tomorrow".

For some reason, it always gets 

me out of my slump.

How do you get yourself out of a slump

or find your mo-jo again?

Is "mo-jo" just over-rated?

Do you hold pity-parties every now and

then?

Would love to hear your thoughts Lovelies and

special thoughts and prayers for all in the US 

this week

xxx