Love: Us Vs.Us

I feel absolutely pitiful for penning these dreaded words, but Justin Bieber nailed it when he said, “you should go and love yourself”. Simple, profound and entirely true- we must  love ourselves from within before we can expect others to love us from without. The first step on the road to finding a new friend or…

Forget Me Not

Recently, I discovered this incredible thing called ‘owning your shit’. I falter, of course, and there are times when I leave the house with my head held high, in what I think is a chic outfit, only to feel down-in-the-dumps, “fat” or off-trend when I arrive to my destination, or even my office. (I know YOU’VE ALL been there.) Yet,…

Never Put A Lion In A Cage

You know that feeling on a Saturday morning when you have a thousand errands to do, too many friends to see, a hearty brunch to eat, and a workout routine to adhere to, and you accomplish it all? That same feeling: accomplished, uninhibited, powerful- well, this is exactly how I feel about working independently, being…

Authenticity Is Authentricky

  We throw around the word “rare” or “unique” like we do “cool” or “amazing”. The truth is, the more we make a habit out of using these terms, the less value they hold; we must earn their worth. I never wanted to end up in shackles behind the bars of commonality, and thus, I fully ‘own…

Belle of the Ball… At Home

It’s as if I was in someone else’s home for the day; the kitchen feels new, bright. The house is clean and pristine, and smells of basil and garlic and red wine. The old-school hip-hop music blasting is a bit of a disconnect, but comfort and stress are all part of the hosting game for me. The…

The Company We Keep

We are judged by those around us- judged by their actions, their mishaps, their wrongdoings. If the company we keep is powerful, famous, or strikingly beautiful- regardless of our connection to them- we are paired alongside them and labeled as puzzle pieces in their entourage or crew. A huge believer in the “less is more”…