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How do YOU Define Success?

Hello beautiful readers!
For some time now, I’ve been very intrigued by the Huffington Post’s Third Metric initiative to transform the definition of Success. Not so many years ago, success was defined as Money + Power = Success! After a recession that made us reflect our true needs for survival and truth, the definition of success has taken a turn and is not completely seen as the result of Money + Power anymore. We are slowly but steadily shifting the meaning of success. Would you agree? Take a look at the infographic below for example:

Credit: HuffingtonPost.com Third Metric Infographic
Credit: HuffingtonPost.com Third Metric Infographic

Isn’t it interesting? I bet you hear lots of people say that achieving happiness is their ultimate definition of success. However, don’t you think that attempting to reach happiness is somewhat unattainable if you can’t be happy NOW?! If you want happiness in life, then you have to live happy everyday. Look around you and notice the things that give you joy. That’s where you find happiness! I look around and see success in my loving husband, my cute apartment, my morning green tea, the nice breeze and the fact that I am alive. I believe I’m already successful but I must keep working at being successful, at being happy, to remain happy. Just remember, we can only use the present moment to change or improve our future. Now a question for you: How do YOU define success?

Attached are a few links that I found interesting:

Hope you enjoyed this post. I certainly love digging deep into these life conundrums.

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Miss Ideas Webisode #11 – Como poner la mesa correctamente | How to Set the Table

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Hello!!
Do you want to impress your date? Well, on this week’s episode of Miss Ideas on Yahoo en Español we show you how to properly set the table for any occasion. With a little elegance and style you can make any table look impressive and inviting. With a table looking this good, who cares if the main dish is delivery! I hope you enjoy the video! Send me pictures of your table settings! Just contact me through the “contact” tab and add a link to your pics. Thank you!

¿Quieres impresionar a tu pareja? En este episodio de Miss Ideas en Yahoo en Español te enseñamos como poner la mesa correctamente y con un toque de elegancia. Con una mesa tan linda y acojedora, que importa si la comida sabe bien o no?! :-) Espero que disfruten el video. Si tienes alguna foto de tu mesa puesta super linda enviamela! La quisiera ver y tal vez la pongo en el blog. Solo enviame un link bajo la pestaña de “contact”. Muchisimas gracias!!

Thank You! Gracias!
Z~

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Visiting Cape Cod, MA

Hardings Beach, Chatham, MA
Hardings Beach, Chatham, MA

One of the perks of being a baseball wife is that I get the opportunity to accompany my husband on some work trips. This past 4th of July, I had the pleasure of spending the week in Cape Cod, MA while my husband covered the Summer League. Remember the movie Summer Catch with Freddie Prinze Jr. and Jessica Biel? That’s the league I’m talking about! Anyhow, I fell in love with the Cape’s charm. It’s filled with marine antique stores, great seafood and very friendly people. While the locals complained about the gloomy and wet weather, I was imagining being a character in a Nicholas Sparks novel waiting for the fog over the ocean to lift to see if my husband would arrive alive on the only fishing boat that was out at sea during the perfect storm. Total sidetrack, but in my head it was real.

Three Buoys Store in Chatham, MA
Three Buoys Store in Chatham, MA
Shore Drive, Chatham, MA
Shore Drive, Chatham, MA

I highly recommend you go to Cape Cod if you haven’t been there yet. Have you visited the Cape? Tell me all about it! What are your favorite spots? Here are some of my pictures from the trip. Enjoy!

Turn of the century cribbage board found at Teacher's Antique in Chatham, MA
Turn of the century cribbage board found at Teacher’s Antique in Chatham, MA
Fishing boat from my imaginary story
Marconi Beach in Wellfleet. The Beachcomber is a great hang out spot in front of this beach.
Marconi Beach in Wellfleet. The Beachcomber is a great hang out spot in front of this beach.

Cape Cod National Seashore made it to Budget Travel’s 10 of the World’s Most Interesting Beaches! Click on the gray font to read the article.

My dinner at Squire, Chatham, MA
My dinner at Squire, Chatham, MA
Baseball Summer League game in Orleans, MA
Baseball Summer League game in Orleans, MA

Beautiful home

Oh how I love these hydrangeas! So beautiful and plentiful in the Cape.
Oh how I love these hydrangeas! So beautiful and plentiful in the Cape.
Fishing boat sunset on Rock Harbor Creek in Orleans.
Fishing boat sunset on Rock Harbor Creek in Orleans.

Isn’t it gorgeous? It’s soooo relaxing too! You can also do whale watching with the kids and visit Nantucket or Martha’s Vineyard. So much to do!!

Remember that you can find me on Twitter and Instagram as @Zaniamusic
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Girls, Celebrate your Independence

In two days we celebrate our Independence day. As we approach this day I usually picture a hamburger on the BBQ, Adirondack chairs, fireworks and kids chasing each other with water balloons. But today I think, we are lucky to live here. The land of the free. I recently saw the CNN Film “Girl Rising” where nine girls from developing countries share their stories of survival, education and hope. The film was a reminder that we should be grateful for our liberties and our education.

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“Educating a girl is one of the highest returns on investment in the developing world.” www.girlrising.com

Here in the USA, it doesn’t matter which political party you are affiliated with or which religion you follow, you have that choice. Despite the flaws in our education system, we are offered free education no matter your gender, race or culture. Despite the flaws of our government, we should be thankful for democracy. Despite disagreements and political outcomes, we have a voice. We have laws that protect us and people that enforce it. For the most part, we feel safe. Of course there is always an exception but we should be mindful of the fact that in some developing countries girls are deprived of an education and some are even killed for voicing their opinions. WE ARE LUCKY. Women should be educated and empowered because in doing so they have the ability to change everything.

I wake up everyday knowing that my dreams are alive and free in this country. We should celebrate this country’s independence day as our own. Happy Independence Day gals!

“Educating a girl is one of the highest returns on investment in the developing world. 66 million girls are not in school… When a girl is educated she can change her life, her family’s life, her community, her country, our lives”

Thanks for reading!
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