by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Give Back, My Dog, My Organic Life
It’s my BIRTHDAYYYYY!!
I really really REALLY enjoy my birthday. Not only does it mark off the first of one of my favorite months of the year, it’s me and Raelie’s 4 year Anniversary of adopting each other!
Her Rescue Story is actually pretty beautiful: Raelie’s Pitbull Dog Mom was pregnant and was abandoned at a Kill Shelter. After a few weeks, she was scheduled to be put down.
Little Shelter, a no-kill shelter on Long Island ( I recommend them whole-heartedly), was informed that this precious pregnant pitbull was going to be killed, and they swooped in and rescued her.
The next day (!!) Raelie’s mom gave birth to her and 8 other pit/lab mixes that were put up for adoption after their Mom was fostered out. Why this is important is that if she had given birth at the Kill Shelter, herself and all of the puppies would have been immediately put down. 🙁 Had they waited another day to rescue, it would have been too late.
After going to see her and picking her out in August, I was waiting for approval for quite awhile. Then, Little Shelter called me on August 31st and asked me if I could come pick her up the next day, which just happened to be my birthday!
😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀 😀
Don’t mind if I do!
I can’t believe I brought this little munchkin home 4 years ago today. She’s changed absolutely every aspect of my life in the best way possible. I am so grateful to have her.
Raelie, you’re the best dog daughter a human could ask for.
( ^^ the first night I brought her home 🙂 )
(first minute of our first day in the house 😀 ^^ )
Time flies when your whole lives together are kisses and cuddles. 😉
I feel absolutely majestic today. Thank you all so much for your lovely wishes!
I want one thing and one thing only this year: to make my dreams come true.
Pledges over at my Kickstarter begin at just $1, so if you’re looking for a way to make someone’s big day and put a smile on their face and support some great things, go for it .
And thank you so much in advance. <3
And thanks for holding September down with me, cherubs. Looking forward to another golden year!
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by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Happiness, Health, Mental Health, My Dog, My Organic Life, My Photography
6. Grace Jones singing, hoola hooping and dancing IN PUMPS in this video:
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RIGHT?!
5. Love Is Everywhere
This is probably one of my favorite things and I encourage everyone to try it. I’ve been “seeing hearts everywhere” since I was 16 – the first time I got an SLR they just started popping up all over, and since then, I get visits from them on some of my hardest days. It’s a huge affirmation to me that I am never alone and that Love is all around us, just waiting for us to be receptive to it. Leaving yourself open to the possibilities of Love and Happiness being around every corner is essential to cultivating it without needing anyone or anything else.
Sometimes it’s a misshapen tree, sometimes it’s a heart cloud, or a water stain or some graffiti, but they come up in the most unexpected places and always when I’m in the middle of making a very difficult decision. I have a #seeheartseverywhere hashtag on instagram that’s gotten a little following and that makes me smile! 🙂
It also opens up other doors in life to keep your imagination open. I got this book a few months back, and when I finally went to read it, around halfway through this was stuck in the pages:
It was a testament to a lot of things for me: Love, Fate, Coincidence, Perserverence ( after all, if I hadn’t gotten through the book I never would have seen it!) and just complete Remarkability. It was exactly what I needed to hear that day.
4. This Graffiti in Venice:
Thank you to this person! Made my day!
3. This video of 11 month old twin girls FREAKING OUT from Happiness and DANCING at their Dad playing them music:
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2. Fun In The Sun
Even on crap days in SoCal, the beach is absolutely beautiful, the weather is temperate, and you can still get a tan without an ounce of sunlight (someone please explain this to me!) There’s dudes serenading you with violins music WHILE singing, other guys walking on glass, cold organic beer and 1,000 reasons to smile. Love you, Venice. 🙂
So maybe you don’t live on a cabana on Venice Blvd. (trust me… neither do I). But you can absolutely make a picnic with a loved one, or your dog, or your Mom and go lay in the grass and soak in the sun! Leave your phones at home and bring a good book! This is the perfect time of year to be a little lazy & a lot of lovely!
1. Dog Birthdays
Raelie’s Fourth Birthday was yesterday! Four! FOUR! Do you know how old that makes ME?! Time flies when you’re having fun, and we’ve been through a lot of good times together! She’s seriously the best Dog-Daughter I could ever have asked for. Since I was shooting yesterday, we’ll be celebrating today (I’m making Organic Doggie Biscuits and jerky!), meaning I don’t have any photos yet, so until then I’ve compiled some Dog Birthday photos for your enjoyment for the occasion. Cause what’s cuter than a dog birthday party? I can’t think of much!
Omg I want them all.
Thank you very much!
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by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Music, My Dog, My Organic Life, My Photography, Rescue
Hey Lovelies! TGIF!
I have a wonderful announcement!
FOR THE NEXT MONTH (June 28-July 28th) HALF OF MY PROCEEDS from Visual Exchange will be donated to Karma Rescue!
Karma Rescue saves at-risk dogs from the high-kill Los Angeles area shelters. Karma provides each dog a new beginning and finds them safe and suitable permanent homes through adoption, advocacy and education. They even nurse any sick dogs back to health using Puppy Vitamins and other animal friendly medicines to ensure the canines in their care can go on to enjoy bright and healthy futures.
They run COMPLETELY off charitable contributions and I owe shelters like this one everything for giving me the opportunity to adopt such an amazing and loving creature as my Raelie.
If you like my music and you like puppies, click the link!
It will give you a 1 and a half minute preview of the song, which only costs 99 cents. 🙂
You can also watch the cinematic Music Video for Visual Exchange here:
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I am super happy about this opportunity and would love to say a huge:
Thanks everyone!!
For your continued Support & Love to make this World a better place! ?
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by Tara Mackey | Around the World, Green Beauty, Modeling, My Dog, My Organic Life, My Photography, Uncategorized
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
I’m really happy to bring you a Style Sunday with one of my favorite brands in LA: Elohssa, in one of my favorite places in LA: Venice! I’d love to say that strolling around Venice Boardwalk with Raelie is a dream come true…
but I never even dared to dream of being this happy.
🙂
So, back when I was styling on this baby:
I used to talk to the guys at Elossha a lot… A Cycling group at it’s core, Elohssa has emerged into a potluck of likeminded and amazing artists, musicians, friends & bikers. A community that’s really welcoming, loving, fun & friendly! Strolling around Venice with J and Raelie, bare face naked (how me – and my skin– prefer me to be!) the other day, I wore a pair of their awesome shades to help save me from blindness!
We finally found just where we belonged… 🙂
Photographer: JJ Gahris | Sunglasses: Elohssa Cycling | Makeup: NONE!! 🙂 | Pants: Guess? | Shirt: H&M
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by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, Music, My Dog, My Organic Life, My Photography, Uncategorized
Wow! This week has been SO beautiful! I started some feature film work, did a music video, and shot some gorgeous pieces for a Lookbook! I’ve been so inspired, the sun is out, and my garden, which I work on daily, is growing well, and my camera is full! I’ve been working on a ton of music and am in a really child-like place about life. The fact that I’ve literally been skipping is probably a tremendously good sign! 🙂
In short:
This week: I made a garden bed, started a feature film, played with Lions!!!!, planted all my seedlings, made a walkway for around my garden by re-purposing my old bathroom tiles, got an iMac, started producing & making my own beats, mounted some pressed flowers, created Organic face masks & Herbalist white rose, chamomile & lavender bath teas, went on a few hikes with Raelie, found two new mediation spots, read some Bible passages, listened to two lectures a day, went to an art show at Known Gallery with bestie in LA, released some music with American Plugs. It HAILED in LA (then cleared up immediately!) But HAIL! Hello! I missed you, in a weird way!
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by Tara Mackey | Blogroll, My Dog, My Organic Life, My Photography
Had a wonderful weekend!
Did a bunch of hiking and some dog park time with Raelie.
——— We watched a movie together too 🙂 ———
Broke out a some film cameras and shot every lens flare in sight! The weather in LA has finally gotten warm again (after a dreadful cold spell of mid-40’s that had me gearing up the fireplace every night!), and the cold I had is finally gone. It’s interesting to be out in shorts in January, but as someone who has literally gotten frostbite in the past, I’m not complaining. I crossed The Getty Center off my bucket list, and even took a few photos before getting in trouble for it! My trip to Europe really spoiled me as far as museum etiquette. They practically let you lick the art (and I would)! The trip was super, super inspiring and productive, and I’m excited to go back. 🙂
I can’t get enough of Southern California in the Winter.
Day moon is my absolute favorite day time phenomena, happens every day in SoCal, always compels me to pray and always reminds me of beautiful Nabokov poems:
“The sun is a thief: she lures the sea
and robs it. The moon is a thief:
he steals his silvery light from the sun.
The sea is a thief: it dissolves the moon.”
———— Raelie made some friends this week ————
———— J says, ” I have a new respect for strippers.”————
———— I faired slightly better (thanks, Yoga!) ————
— You see the hearts too, right? 🙂 <3 —
“I was the shadow of the waxwing slain / By the false azure in the windowpane…”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Pale Fire
*All Photography (C) Tara Mackey 2013
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