Friday, September 20, 2013

friday favorites

It's been a long few weeks. The primary elections took place, which is kinda a huge deal (in my personal and work life). The Jewish holidays came and went. Fasting was a bitch, as usual. That caffeine headache that makes me want to die while fasting is just god reminding me of my coffee addiction. I'll never learn, though.

Through the hustle and bustle, I have found a couple of new things (and remember an oldie) that I don't think I can ever do without. So without further adieu, here is my very first (hopefully weekly) Friday Favorites:
  1. I would like to thank Birchbox for knowing me so well and including Borracha's Wine Wipes in my latest box. I l-o-v-e red wine but only like to drink it in the comfort of my own home because of the infamous wine teeth and lips that commence after one glass of pinot noir. But alas, my super attractive wine teeth & lips will be a thing of the past!! Now if only I can work on not spilling red wine all over myself. 
    bring it on, cabernet! if only something could be done about drunk face
  2. I know this is very early 2013, but I cannot and will not quit Essie's Sand Tropez. Don't make me do it, because it's not gonna happen. It's the most perfect neutral that I've come across and just works with my work and personal outfits completely seamlessly. 
  3. Lastly, Steve's Sunday Morning ice cream. I thought I've had incredible, creative, ingenious ice cream before - but no. I have not. As Sinéad once said, nothing compares to you. Salted buttered maple syrup ice cream with crispy waffle pieces. There is legit maple syrup in this ice cream and I don't know how I went 26 years without this.
What are your Friday favs? Don't forget to link-up :)

FollowtheRuels

Sunday, September 8, 2013

j-e-t-s jets jets jets

It's the most wonderful time of the year! No - not Christmas. Pumpkin coffee and Football Sundays! Granted, I'm a Jets fan so I will not be in as great a mood in upcoming Sundays, but today is a fresh start. We're not in last place yet! And for that, I'm thankful for the first Football Sunday of the season. I'm also thankful for my amazing $10 vintage Jets sweatshirt that I randomly found in a Toronto thrift store. And NFL Red Zone (aka: no commercials!).
Update #1: Looks like we have our first injury. Did I mention my love/hate relationship with football?
Update #2: AND THE JETS WIN!!! Did I mention how much I love football?? ;)

Venus Trapped in Mars

Friday, September 6, 2013

it's okay

Reading Girl Meet's Life's "It's Okay"post earlier today really helped me clear some things up in my head.

I've never been a fan of my own birthday. It falls a little before Halloween.. enough that it's not a Halloween-Birthday, but any plans I've attempted usually gets upstaged by Halloween. Despite hating attention from others, I hate my birthday. I've found that the older I've gotten, the more I've enjoyed it. Partly from me just loosening up, and also because the older we get the less we care about the scene that Halloween takes on in NYC.

In the past year, there has been new people in my social circle that care about planning events -- birthdays, holidays, etc. This puts the pressure on something I couldn't care less about. Nearly two months prior to my birthday I was asked what day I'd be celebrating on. Really?! I haven't even made plans for next weekend yet (well, that's a lie because it's Yom Kippur, so I do have plans).

I have to remind myself to take a breath and not be annoyed by this.

It's okay to be in your mid-to-late-twenties and no longer make a big deal out your birthday.

Then it dawned on me: I'm going to be turning 27 on the 27th! It's my golden/champagne birthday! So although I refuse to make plans so far in advance, I do know one thing --- I will be popping bottles.
This of course leads my brain to think about how much I'd love to just have my friends over our apartment on my birthday (a Sunday) for brunch and champagne. I then remember that we live in a tiny studio, but only until April 2014. This leads my brain to deciding to look to see what 1-bedroom apartments we can afford in the neighborhood. If you know anything about the Manhattan rental market, it's that you basically can only realistically start looking for a new apartment a few weeks prior to moving. It's stressful and terrible.

It's okay to be unrealistically daydreaming of our future apartment... which would be perfect for a Champagne Birthday.
Moral of the story: It's okay to let your mind wander - it's good for your mental health.