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L'élephant Rose
lelephantrose.net
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My blog is about vegetarian adventures, jewelry making and business running, music, self discovery, living green and adjusting to my new married life in Amsterdam.
#533601 in All , #10908 in General Lifestyle

Amsterdam

Happy Thursday. This week has seen some of the best weather since I’ve been living in Europe. I’ve been rightfully outside soaking every bit of this hot hot heat and working on getting my...

24 may 12

Support Prologue: From The Shelter Of My Mind

I have finally resurfaced! I’ve got a ton of recapping of my mom’s trip to do but that will come later this week. Today I am dedicating to my great friend, wedding officiant and sometimes...

21 may 12

What I’ve learned about love

I’ve always found myself to be a hard lover. A deep lover. An extremely intense passionate being. I’ve loved a thousand times in a million different ways, but my 20s really exposed me to ...

08 may 12

What I’ve learned: things I’m afraid to tell you

                              I feel like I’ve brought this topic of what I envision this space to be A LOT over the p...

07 may 12

What I’ve learned

Inspired by Sarah at Fairytales are True, I’ve decided to start a short little series about my 20s. I find hers interesting because so far the guest posters are all still in their 20s. Yes, I m...

02 may 12

Biz Talk: Organization is the key to happiness

Happy May Day! I’ve been struggling with the concept of routine for the longest while. I like having a routine to help map out important things that need to be done, but I’ve become so la...

01 may 12

I want to know who you are. Plus, a giveaway!

So, I’ve been writing this blog on and off since 2008 and I’ve been awfully curious, sometimes to my detriment, about exactly who is my audience. My goal is a simple one and comes with a ...

27 apr 12

NY to NL: Quality of life is different in Amsterdam

Without question, living in Amsterdam is nothing like living in Brooklyn. For one, there’s much more water here. More green, too. The buildings are lower and mostly the same height for as far a...

26 apr 12

being a black expat

As of last week, I’ve officially been living here for 18 months and in that time I’ve met a good amount of expats from all over but very few Black expats. It’s got me thinking: do w...

24 apr 12

Being an inspiration junkie

When the idea for this post came to me, I wasn’t sure if I should make it business related or personal. I’ve decided to take a stab at making it both, but in two (or maybe more, you know ...

21 apr 12

caine’s arcade

  my most favorite thing this week

12 apr 12

national sibling day

Just because I don’t live in the States anymore doesn’t mean I can’t still participate in the numerous days they designate, like national sibling day. I’ve never even heard of...

11 apr 12

EXCITING! Site Updates on the horizon

First a little musical flavor to get this party started… There will be a switch. A major one. One that will require new RSS feeds, and all the rest. I’m not sure if we’ll finish tod...

10 apr 12

Pitta Me

Happy April! Totally forgot to say so yesterday, but yay! It’s April! For years I’ve been extremely interested in holistic science and medicine. Since moving here, my fascination with Ayu...

05 apr 12

biz talk :: back to basics – the fantasy, the reality and living abroad

It’s been a LONG TIME since I wrote a proper biz talk post, but after a conversation I had this weekend this idea has been on my mind heavy. There is definitely a major difference between the f...

04 apr 12

Spring Clearance Sale starts today!

The spring clearance sale starts today! 35% off everything (including extra reduced pricing on braided necklaces!) until March 30 or everything sells out–whichever happens first. Hop on over to...

23 mar 12

spring clearance sale starts tomorrow

  I’m so happy spring is here, that I’m having a spring clearance sale in the shop. Starting tomorrow, everything will be 35% off until March 30. I wouldn’t wait that long to b...

22 mar 12

blast from the past

Last week a friend from high school posted a bunch of photos from her youth on facebook. We went to the prom together in the same car. In her photos, she had a bunch I’d never seen from prom ni...

21 mar 12

quiet writing week

Hi. I’ve been up surprisingly early every day for over a week now. I am loving the extra morning hours again. Especially when it is filled with glorious sunshine like we’re having today. ...

19 mar 12

hi

Happy Thursday! It’s 2:45p here as I start this post. I am a bit under the weather but with exciting things going on. Make sense? Probably not. My allergies/sinuses have caught up with me I thi...

15 mar 12

Today on Parlour: Dutch Healthcare, it’s for everyone!

Happy Monday folks! How was your weekend? Some really amazing news came my way at the end of last week so I spent a lot of time just writing this weekend. Outside of writing, Szjerdene came over yest...

12 mar 12

happy friday & weekend sale

In order to get started on my 2012 goals properly, I need to clean out house a bit first. I have a bunch of new ideas and I’d really like to see what’s in the shop end up in the hands and...

09 mar 12

Happy International Woman’s Day!

I am not usually one who needs a day to comment on something and I’m sure during the course of this month, in my attempt at sharing more, I’ll go into further detail. For now I leave you ...

08 mar 12

Midweek Music and a HUGE 6011 Collective Thanks

By the time you read this, I’ll be away in Brussels for the day with my husband and some friends. Here’s some amazing midweek music to get you happy. Seems like a perfectly planned break ...

07 mar 12

6011 Collective – Lesley’s story

Hello everyone! Today starts a new monthly project between Ann, Lesley, Jackie and myself. We’ll be sharing our business stories on each others blogs once a month and encouraging each other and...

06 mar 12

Today on Fly Girl Blog :: A Few Things

  I have a guest post on Fly today where I’m covering a few of my favorite things at the moment. Stop by and check it out! Don’t forget to leave a comment so I know you were there &n...

06 mar 12

Introducing 6011 Collective

And hello! I’ve been up for hours on top of hours working on my next project. The first post in that series will publish in a few hours here on the blog and elsewhere, too. I’ve started a...

06 mar 12

Today on Parlour: Dining Vegetarian in Amsterdam

Happy happy Monday one and all! I had quite the busy tail end of the week and weekend (say that 10 times fast). I hung out with some out of town friends and ate, drank and chatted the time away. I al...

05 mar 12

Black History Always

Fifth grade was a very poignant year for me in becoming fully aware of the richness within my Blackness. After about 2 years of Ms. Richardson and her weekly African American History lessons at my el...

02 mar 12

To feel or not to feel, American

After my post about navigating Amsterdam, a friend asked me on twitter if generally speaking, do I like being an expat. I replied, ‘ehh I think I look at it with a different lens than most othe...

01 mar 12

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