Happy Tuesday! Many people are back at work today. Here’s a sweet, tiny movie to get your week off to a great start!

I have been practicing the art of t-shirt folding ever since Michael wowed me with this magical technique. I have yet to get it perfect. It’s just so much fun! Here’s the step by step.

The t-shirt.

Lay the t-shirt flat. Picture a horizontal line across the middle of the t-shirt.Picture another vertical line about 2/3 of the way over.

Pinch the fabric at point A and point B.

Fold Point B over your hand to Point C.

Pinch the fabric together at point B and C.

Pull Point A through.

Lift and shake the t-shirt.

Lay the t-shirt flat.

Fold the t-shirt over other sleeve.

Almost there!

Ta da!

A mini movie to send you off for the week-end. And a love letter to “The road trip” under that!  See you Monday.

Happy Friday Everyone. It’s funny that in all the posts I have written in the last month I haven’t written about biking. It is such a big part of my life that I really don’t know where to start.   It’s Friday. Let’s start with biking in a pretty dress.

I heart my bike.

If you have ever been to Amsterdam you know that just because you are having a fancy night out, doesn’t mean you need to leave your bike at home. You will arrive at your destination in your tux or your dress with air in your lungs, and rosy cheeks.

A bag basket does the trick!

An inexpensive bike basket can handle your handbag and you can lock your helmet up with your bike so you don’t have to carry it with you all night.

Helmet on and ready to go!

I pin my hair loosely with bobby pins under my helmet and tuck my hair up. Keeps my hair from flattening out! I figure it’s because the helmet acts like an old fashioned salon hair dryer- it sets it.

Peaceful streets

Having a fancy dinner out on Saturday night? Why not pedal?   A bike ride home after a big dinner through hushed city streets on a warm summer’s night is the perfect way to cap off a lovely evening. Don’t forget your bell and lights!

See you Monday!

**All stills taken by the gorgeous Michael Chan. www.michael-chan.com

It’s a two post Monday- A double feature! Here’s a tiny little video as you fly into the work week. (Still learning that software!) Oh and check out  the “Rescue Me” post below. There’s good deals to be had!

The sign says it all.

It has been a truly fulfilling, exciting, and adventurous first week posting for SC with lots of coffee and not a lot of sleep. 7 days of learning software, learning how to Twitter, learning how to take better pictures, to edit videos and to write better copy!  Thanks for your lovely comments and inspiration. Whatever will unfold in week two? Check in on Monday to see what we have got percolating…

I leave you this Friday with 3 things to take you through your weekend.

1...because the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous yellow Roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars, and in the middle, you see the blue center-light pop, and everybody goes “Awww!” Jack Kerouac- On the Road. (My sister Anna sent this to me earlier this week. Thanks Anna)

2-“You know, I mean happiness is in the doing, right? Not in the, getting what you want.” Ethan Hawke in Before Sunset:

3-Finally, my first video. Hope you like it.