Eat, Pray, Love

I was reading another favorite blog yesterday, Makeunder My Life, and saw a brief (21 minutes!) video clip of Elizabeth Gilbert "talks about what she learned from a missed flight, the great social experiment we're all a part of, and how to get up and do the best with who you are and what you have each day." Maybe all of you will be lucky enough to see the entire piece, as my computer quit working halfway through. {slow Internet}.

[The creator of Makeunder My Life is a jewelry designer in Chicago who just put her latest collection online to purchase. I normally don't buy jewelry without seeing it and being able to hold it in my hands, but I LOVED what I saw and may just purchase one...]

One of my favorite books is/was, Eat, Pray, Love. I tabbed specific parts, wrote notes in the margin, and won't allow anyone to borrow my copy - I usually buy them a used one! I'm probably going to be one of the first people in line to see the movie when it comes out in August. Because I'm a fan of hers, I also read her book, Committed, however, it wasn't my favorite. I really thought it was going to be written in a similar fashion to Eat, Pray, Love, but it's more of a non-fiction account on the history of marriage with a little of her personal life thrown in.

On Oprah's site, here, Elizabeth Gilbert also wrote an article, called "The Key to a Well-Lived Life: Lighten Up!" where I snagged this quote:


Fall flat on your face if you must, but please, for the sake of us all, do not stop.


Map your own life.

Day 15 of All Good Things: Spending some quality time at home, reading a book, baking some bread, doing a little laundry and seeing the sunshine setting outside on the lake. Beautiful.