by stephanie borak
Looking back, Chinese New Year has never been something I celebrated or even knew much about. I typically knew it was happening from the calendar alert in my phone and making sure to get orders in before the well deserved multi-week shutdown at the Chinese factories (in reference to my actual job). This year, Chinese New Year is much more special to me as I am experiencing it with my darling boyfriend, who happens to be Chinese. Continue reading “A New Kind of New Year”
Hi! It’s me again! I bet you were wondering where I’ve been, and the answer to that is all around, but mostly San Francisco 🙂 Let’s catch up! Continue reading “Rainy Red Dress”
Preparing for the New York heat, I knew I needed to bring a few key things: refillable water bottle (saving the planet, etc.), dresses, shorts to wear underneath my dresses, and of course lots of sunglasses. I went on a little ‘add to cart’ binge on Asos a few weeks ago, and definitely dont regret it. I may not be able to wear these summer dresses all the time in SF, but with all these trips on my cal, I got dresses-o-plenty. Continue reading “New York in the Pink Dress”
Living in California and being able to drive just a few hours to Los Angeles is so amazing. It is something I never thought I would be able to do, as cheesy as that sounds. And despite having a bit of car trouble and missing a day in the city of angels (who needs an oil pan anyways?), weekend getaways are becoming one of my favorite things to do! Continue reading “LA for the Weekend”
On a hot, hot, hot, hot NYC summer day, I decided it was a great idea to be outdoors and pay Central Park a little visit. After taking the hot, hot, hot NYC subway to the park, I found relief under the shade of a tree, wishing I was one of the dozens of turtles swimming in the pond. Thankfully, the park is close to some great shopping on 5th ave. where all of the stores have air conditioning. Perfect excuse to find my man a comfy seat while I peruse all the summer sales. Continue reading “Finding Shade in Central Park”
