Late for Life...

My God, it's too hot on the subway platform to wait this long for the train. Get your act together, MTA.

Everything

New York is a beautiful and tragic and magical and awful place.

There are a few things everyone should know about New York that I think no one ever really talks about. It’s really cold here in January. By that, I mean it’s so utterly bitter outside that you find yourself contemplating if it is actually physically possible for bones to freeze. Also, every few blocks you need to avoid animal feces on the sidewalk, as so many people have dogs and yet do not carry doggy bags. (?) And the 6^th Ave subway often smells like pee. No grocery stores. Everything’s expensive. There’s always the uncertain risk of bed bugs. Death by moving fixed gear is a real possibility on Bedford Ave. I think the cyclists can’t see over their beards.

In spite of all that, it’s also a dreamland. As I write this, I’m contemplating the idea of ordering in for chocolate chip cookies. Only in New York can you order from 50 different restaurants, bakeries, and bodegas, whatever you want at any time of night. You can stand in a subway stop in Brooklyn and find yourself only moments later in Times Square on the most densely populated city block in the world. Or take the train a couple stops over to Washington Square Park and throw a penny into the fountain. My office in Greenwich Village, outright THE most charming neighborhood in America, is dangerously close to Bleeker Street Pizza and the view of the Hudson river is positively stunning.

I took a new route home from Williamsburg today and found a walk up vintage closet and maybe the most beautiful dress I’ve ever seen, hidden away in the bustle of Driggs street.  Reclaimed hangers from Junk? Yes, please. I had a life changing hot dog that cost me 4 bucks. Yesterday, it was a Polish potato dumpling at the same price and honestly, riding the subway isn’t that bad at all. Add to that, you look across the East River and see this. You have to catch your breath.

Then there’s this amazing opportunity I keep referring to as my job. Truly, I could not stand to be more blessed. I think sometimes we ask God for something and when it finally arrives, we’re unprepared to receive it.  I have more work to do in the next month than I know what to do with. It’s going to take weekends and nights and skipped lunches. It will be far and away the most challenging task I’ve ever set out to accomplish and I wouldn’t give up a single second of it because next week I have a Skype meeting with a colleague in India. The week after that, I’ll be launching a nation wide campaign with the largest public relations firm in the country. The following week, I’ll be heading off in a tour van for 4 months to see this amazing nation we all call our home.

So I guess what I ask the world is this….If you’re not putting everything all in, what are you really doing?

New York takes everything from you and gives nothing back and I wouldn’t trade it for the world. 

Bryant Park

NYE threads

Punch Brothers at The Bowery

Rock Center

 

Keys to the Office 

Heart Elbow Pads :)

Sunshine in Greenpoint

Modern Anthology

Crif Dogs

This is not a Buffalo Exchange. 

Empire City...

I'm just going to continue to use monikers for New York City as titles for my posts until I' m done with New York if that's cool.

This was the original line to get into Hillsong. 

So, we went to Hillsong NYC on Sunday at Irving Plaza, which was amazing and probably my favorite part of that day. After that, we went over to Washington Square Park for a little while and then we had lunch at a random pizzeria on 5th avenue before we went to see Rock of Ages, which was fun for sure. I think we stopped by Rockefeller Center that day, too. Come to think of it, I guess we squeezed a whole lot of sightseeing into that one day. That night was my official birthday celebration dinner at Beauty and Essex and it was SO amazingly good. I had spaghetti that had a fried egg on top. Stop. It. With the deliciousness....

Parsons the New School for Design

Beauty and Essex Grilled Cheese Bites

Spaghettini with an egg. 

Need Based Situation.

Just a few things I really feel that I need to own here soon. I have a few vacations in mind for fall, so I think some of these would be perfect wardrobe additions before then.

Jeffrey Campbell Floral Damsel Wedge

I feel sure that I actually need these. Rule of thumb regarding shoe lust: If you have wanted it for more than a month, you have every right to have it. :) 

Jovanna London A/W 2012

This dress is everything I want my wardrobe to be all in one piece. Beautiful, ethereal, a little dark and mysterious, and elegant. That sparkle skirt doesn't hurt one bit either.

Awww. It's true. :) 

The iconic Cambridge Satchel. Another item I've kept on the back burner for quite some time. 

Very accurate. All of her designs on Etsy are lovely and tempt me to invest in a teaspoon collection. 

I can NOT find this Rebecca Minkoff wallet anywhere that it is not sold out. Why? Why? WHY?!