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Hello! My name is Monica Schwartz, and I currently live in the Northern California Gold Country. My two "piglets" (yes the ones in the photo) used to be with me, but alas, they left me for the rainbow bridge in 2022. They are still very much with me in spirit though, and we are still very much a team.
Besides being the driving force behind Life Out Of Bounds, I am also a photographer, artist, writer, chef, forest therapy guide, and dabble a bit in design. I am also a world explorer, time traveler and aspiring teleporter. If I were turning eleven next week, my choice of school would be Hogwarts!
Born and raised in Italy, I moved to Hawai'i in 2002, where I lived for eleven years, until I came down with island fever. That is when I moved to California in order to have more territory to explore in my Mini.
Hawai'i remains the home of my heart.
Thank you for visiting
May you be happy, may you be blessed, may you prosper in all things.
Monica
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For those who have missed it or who don’t get my newsletter, there is a new post on the blog in which I share about my personal experiences with various holistic treatments and therapies on my wellness journey.
It is the 5th installment in my Self Help series, which begins with chapter one and dealing with panic attacks. You can easily find the previous 4 once you get to this newest one. The link is in profile under “latest post”, or you can comment WELLBEING below and I will be happy to send you the link directly.
Don’t you just love peonies?
Love and blessings,
Monica
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As promised yesterday, here is May’s new Calendar Wallpaper.
May is the Queen of Flowers in the Northern Hemisphere, but of Roses especially, so I just had to feature one - like I do every year, really. I hope you will enjoy it.
As always, you can download the wallpapers for free at the link in profile, or if you prefer, you can comment WALLPAPER on this post, and I will be happy to send you the link.
You will find that I have updated the file proportions to better fit the newer iPhones and iPads.
Wishing you a May of ease, joy and glory and divinely fragrant roses.
Love,
Monica
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Good Morning!
The official rose month is just around the corner, and there are already roses blooming everywhere in my neck of the woods. Yesterday on my walk I literally stopped and smelled the roses: heavenly!
I wanted to let you know that the new Calendar Wallpaper will be coming your way tomorrow, and on Friday I will be publishing a new post, which will be first announced in the newsletter coming your way on the same day.
So you might want to keep an eye on your inbox, and if you have not yet subscribed and would like to, you can easily do so at the link in profile, or you can comment SUBSCRIBE and I will message you the link directly.
Blessings and love,
Monica
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#loob_nature #roses #gardendesign #gardenflowers #gardenlovers #iloveroses #flowerslover #mayroses #mayflowers #mymomentswithflowers #gardenphotography #naturephotography #gardenlife #homesandgardens #gardentherapy #shinrinyoku #naturehealsthesoul #newsletter #nothingisordinary #springweather #mindfulpractice #earthmedicine #breathedeeply #sacrednature #theitaliangarden #naturalliving #natureloverforlife #countrylife #naturewalk #roseseason
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Good Morning!
This exquisite Classic English kitchen in Southeast London caught my eye as it popped into my inbox a few days ago.
I have not shared any home design inspiration for some time, for all the same reasons why I had not posted or sent out newsletters for sometime. But make no mistake: my love for interior design and architecture has not dulled one iota. Actually, it is even stronger.
Take a look on the blog (link in profile under Latest Post) for images, story and description of this moody-done-right kitchen.
Wishing you an easy rest of the week!
xoxo
Monica
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A lovely tulip from the garden to wish you all an equally lovely Easter Weekend!
May it be filled with lightness, flowers and chocolate eggs.
Love,
Monica
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#moodforfloral #inmygardennow #inmygardentoday #gardenvibes #gardenphotography #naturephotography
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