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The Art of Intentional Living

Chic Dogs & Magnolia Dreams
The Art of Intentional Living
  • Chic dog Emma’s 5th adoptaversary

    Chic dog Emma’s 5th adoptaversary

    October 7, 2024October 7, 2024 The Chic Dogs
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    Last week was Emma’s 5th adoptaversary! Can you believe it? Five whole years of Emma magic. From Romanian shelter puppy to Chic Dog! She is so loved and has now a life that looks very, very different from the first 6 months of her life. Loss and an…

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  • The newest member of the Chic Dogs!

    The newest member of the Chic Dogs!

    December 3, 2023December 3, 2023 The Chic Dogs

    Well, three weeks have passed since my last post about the mysterious puppy. As you might remember, I was very eager and excited to adopt a new puppy from the Romanian shelter, Care 4 Shelter Dogs Vatra Dornei.  In fact, right after posting on the blog, the husband…

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  • The promise of a new puppy!

    The promise of a new puppy!

    November 11, 2023March 30, 2026 The Chic Dogs
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    I got some exciting news!!! I’m adopting a new puppy! I had told myself I would wait a little longer after Milly passed away, but the truth is that the house has been quiet and the amount of dogs in need of a warm and safe home is…

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  • How do you say goodbye to someone you love?

    How do you say goodbye to someone you love?

    August 28, 2023November 11, 2023 The Chic Dogs

    You don’t. You simply hold them close to your heart, give them a kiss on the nose and you say: ‘This is not goodbye.This is see you later my darling.’ My Milly, my beautiful girl with the most mesmerizing eyes. My wild child. You came into our lives…

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Blue Moon Energy is heavy today. 🌕 These snippet Blue Moon Energy is heavy today. 🌕 

These snippets of everyday life remind me to pay attention to the seemingly small moments. Life is made of a collection of tiny, everyday moments.

But more often than not, we forget to pay attention. And life starts to being lived by default, instead of with intention. It becomes cluttered instead of curated.

It's a great time to release what no longer serves you, so you can make room for what does. Turning your life into a work of art and storytelling. 

There is always beauty.

Even in the midst of panic.

Even in the midst of grief and confusion.

We just need to remind ourselves.
Again and again.

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Stella! Stellita! Stella Bella Mozzarella! Judging Stella!
Stellita!
Stella Bella Mozzarella!
Judging us all since 2023.🦊🤪🩷

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Everyone deserves to be loved like Snooty the Shar Everyone deserves to be loved like Snooty the Shark.🦈🩷🐶
Using Instagram for what it was initially intended Using Instagram for what it was initially intended (according to my mind).

As a visual gratitude journal of moments and places worth remembering.

Hope you are having a gentle Sunday.🩷🌸
L'art de la vie There's a lot we can't control in L'art de la vie

There's a lot we can't control in life.

But there's a lot we CAN.

Simple, everyday things turned into art. By paying attention, being intentional and caring for ourselves and the environments we shape.

This is why I love French culture so much.

They understand that life is both a gift, and an art form. 

They understand that we have the power to bring beauty and care to our days.

There might be tragedy, there might be loss. But beauty remains, even if we are temporarily unable to see it.

Go ahead...

Wear your favorite shirt.

Put on some lipstick and your favorite perfume.

Drink tea in a beautiful cup that belonged to your grandmother.

Watch the sun set while standing in the middle of a green meadow. 

Giggle out loud at your dog's silly antics.

Eat your favorite dessert with all your senses heightened.

Hope you have a joy filled Sunday.🩷

#intentional
Snippets of life in the countryside. Dogs Gardeni Snippets of life in the countryside.

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Gardening
Delicious food
The coziness of home

#countryside #dogslife
Focusing on the love that surrounds us. Some of m Focusing on the love that surrounds us.

Some of my favorite things:

Happy dogs
Fresh flowers from the market
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Our home
The garden
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Delicious food
Dancing with Marlow
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Snippets of life. Home The countryside Moments i Snippets of life.

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Gardening as medicine
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Life lately and the beauty and abundance of simple Life lately and the beauty and abundance of simple things.🩷🌸🐶

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