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“Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding”
-Proverbs 3:5
Happy Friday!! Things are really starting to pick back up with lots of fun events and collaborations on the horizon. Plus with NYFW just around the corner, I am busy preparing and creating content. As of now my plan for NYFW is to sorta take a break from all of the madness, only going to a few shows and no events. I love fashion week– more than most bloggers and less than others. Some bloggers are completely over it and find that it no longer serves a purpose for their blog. Others thrive on fashion week, running from show to show. For me, fashion week is still a privilege that I am very grateful for. Without blogging, I know that I would most likely never be invited. I still find the joy and love of attending, seeing models walk down the runway wearing gorgeous clothing. What I am over is killing myself to go to everything, getting upset if I am not invited to certain parties or shows, and forcing myself to go to shows that I do not care about– only to get content. I want to focus on quality not quantity this year in everything I do. And this includes NYFW.
I wanted to talk a little about the tragedy of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gigi, and everyone else in the crash. I have spent this entire week feeling sad, as we all have, and reading tribute after tribute to Kobe. A few days ago I was listening to Kate Hudson and Oliver Hudson’s podcast called Sibling Revelry. They had an episode this week, talking about Kobe and processing their feelings. Oliver said something that sorta hit a cord. He said, who am I to mourn someone I do not know personally, someone I only admire through a sport. I thought about this after the podcast was over and was thinking about my own feelings towards the crash. I have known who Kobe Bryant is for most of my life. Was I ever a fan? Sure, I guess. I never had any reason to dislike Kobe Bryant, but I am not really a professional basketball fan. If asked who is my favorite NBA player, I’d probably say Michael Jordan or Lebron James. I don’t know much about Kobe Bryant. I didn’t know he was nicknamed Mamba. I didn’t know how many daughters he had or his states during his career. I had no clue until now what he has been up to since his retirement. Yet I still felt a deep sadness for what happened. I have been very blessed to have never (knock on wood) lose someone close to me like a parent, friend, or family member besides grandparents. I don’t know what it is like to process emotions or grief of losing someone unexpectedly. My sadness for what happened comes with age; knowing that life is uncertain and we not invincible. That anything can happen to anyone that I love, including myself. Here is a man who felt so untouchable and he was taken down by forces unknown. It wasn’t murder or sickness, where we can find reasoning and blame as to what happened. It’s a question to God as to how could this have happened. WHY did this happen. My sadness only grew when I heard about Gigi, Kobe’s daughter. So young, a whole life ahead of her. There were two other 13yr old girls on the plane as well. What good does it bring to have young lives taken away for no reason? It’s a question I can’t seem to find an answer to. Then I think of the families who are dealing with such grief, anger, and confusion. How their lives have changed. How my life would change if this were one of my parents and my sister. I couldn’t bear it. I just… couldn’t. I think most of my sadness is for the families. I hope that they find healing and love. I hope anyone who is going through such grief of any kind is not closing themselves off to a helping hand- to love, kindness, and healing. I hope these families felt the outpour of love that has been apparent this week. I think it’s ok to mourn and be sad for someone you do not know. Because at the end of the day we are all human beings- we feel, we connect, we relate, and we are uncertain of the future. Most importantly we all can send love to one another because love does transcend. And I believe the only meaning we can get out of this is that life is too short– let go of the little things that do not matter, tell people you love them as much as you can, go after what you want without any apologies, forgive those who have hurt you and forgive yourself, do not ever close yourself off to anyone or anything, do not be afraid to be yourself, to be overly positive and enthusiastic about life, do the things you love to do, find someone to lean on in times of sadness and in times of need, choose love over everything else. Life is too short.
Moving on from the sadness, this week I attended a few events. Monday night I went to the spring preview of Uniqlo. To be honest I was only there for less than 20 minutes. I wasn’t feeling that well and there wasn’t much there to look at. So I did a stop and go. There were a lot of pretty yellows and prints in the new collection. I am sensing that yellow will be the “it” color trend of the spring and summer season.
Tuesday evening I went to Winky Lux grand opening of their new store in the LES. It was exactly what I needed– an evening with friends. Some I haven’t seen in a very long time, and some I haven’t seen since the new year. I had so much fun catching up with so many of my friends. I left feeling rejuvenated and happy. At the event, Winky Lux was kind enough to give us each a $75 gift card to shop products. I went home with basics that I needed like a pencil brow, mascara, bronzer, and lipstick.
The next day I went to the Bed, Bath, and Beyond event to browse their spring home collections. It made me want to redecorate my apartment. So many cute home accents like floral printed tableware and pillows, comfy bedding, bathroom necessities, and more. I wanted it all!
Last night I went to the Joyce Theatre for the first time! I can’t believe I have been NYC for over 7 years and just NOW went to the Joyce Theatre. Anyway, I went to see Complexions Dance perform, a contemporary ballet company. I was completely blown away! The choreography was impeccable– so creative and well crafted. The dancers were amazing as well. I kept whispering to myself “ugh, amazing” the entire time. The first act was set to Bach. music. Much more balletic movements, upright structure– with still having modern movements like contorting the body. The second part of the program was called WOKE. The theme was trying to survive the streets. They had music like “Ball of Confusion” by the Temptations and “Mona Lisa” by Lil Wayne that I was bopping my head too. The women were on pointe, so it felt very Center Stage and I loved it! It was so refreshing to see a contemporary ballet company perform. Every time I see a performance it is either Broadway or classical ballet. I need to take more advantage of living in the city and all of the different dance forms that are offered.
This weekend I have nothing really on the agenda except I am going to a Super Bowl party, lol. I honestly do not care who wins, but my friend’s husband is a huge 49ers fan so they are throwing a gathering at a bar. Who wants to make a bet that I get a little tipsy and start saying things like “Toto, I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore” when the 49ers score a touchdown over the Chiefs. Even though I just hope both teams have fun and do not care who wins, I am looking forward to the party. And I am looking forward to the half-time show!!! Other than that I will be working out, going to church, and watching the new Taylor Swift documentary!!!
Have a wonderful weekend xo
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