Vintage suit from Awoke Vintage
DVF sweater
Iindaco boots

What do I miss the most since I’ve began quarantine? 

I definitely miss the energy of NYC. The energy is the reason why many of us left home to come live in this hustling and bustling city. It was a feeling we knew we couldn’t get anywhere else but here. I sure miss that feeling, but I’m trying to push the longing to the bottom of my stomach because I’m trying to be more optimistic these days.  I just wonder if it will ever be back to the way it was before, and I cant help but feel things will have to be different when the world starts to resume a sort of normalcy. The idea of normalcy will need to be redefined. The old energy will be there, but it will hazier for a lot longer than we will expect. That’s the feeling I have. And I will go with the flow once that day comes. I miss exploring Manhattan by foot and stumbling upon new restaurants. I miss being behind the wheel and taking road trips upstate. Heck, I even miss the daily annoyances of the subway. I miss my parents who are all the way in California. I miss the desert heat. I miss the feeling of grass on my back and sweat on my brow as I lie in the sun in the park. I miss browsing the bookstores for hours. I miss so much, I can’t even name them all. But here I am, beginning Week 6 of quarantine, and I’m sort of used to this new routine that I have going for me. What I am learning from these days and about myself are things that I won’t be able to shake post-quarantine. I’m learning about my patience. I am learning about my what drives my creativity. I am learning even more so that I am a true homebody. I am learning that the simple, small things have so much worth and value. I am learning that one doesn’t need to travel far and wide to feel knowledgeable and worldly. I have learned so much from talking to you all. I have learned that there is no such thing as loneliness as long as you make yourself your own best friend. There is going to be so much that I bring with me into life after quarantine, and it’s going to be for the better. I’m so curious as to where the world will really all go after this, and I just hope that it won’t just keep going as it WAS, but move forward with everything we are learning right NOW. Nothing is more important than right now. 

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Araks lingerie set

Laundry day in one of my favorite sets by Araks. They make lingerie that is sustainable and evergreen and I can really stand behind that! Respect your body by wearing lingerie that respects our earth. I’ve been working out every single day for about an hour, more or less, with just one rest day these past few weeks in a very balanced way that works for me. It really has been making me feel good about myself. Not just with how I physically look, but how I mentally feel. These endorphins really change up the way I live out my day. There is more motivation behind everything I do, and I feel a lot of it comes from the time I spend clearing my head during a good workout. Even the act of doing laundry feels like anything but a required task. And wearing cute lingerie feels like an act of self love and wellness . . . like a way of giving back to my body for all that it provides for me. Pink also just happens to be my happy color, so I like to wear it when I can. And there are so many wears to wear it that doesn’t make me feel too girlish or too young. Pink can feel so powerful when you decide that you want it to be. And this is exactly the case right here. Now that’s a very powerful load of laundry right there!

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