A Letter To My Best Friend

To My Soul Sister,
You are the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. You have never ceased to amaze me. You are always there when I need a shoulder to cry on or need someone to listen to me vent about whatever drama. You are so beautiful, even if you disagree. Your laugh is infectious, your eyes stunning, and your smile... wow.

Shoot For The Stars: Trend

Flicking through all the runway shows of late, we are running into the cutest spring/summer 2017-2018 print trends evoking all those happy-go-lucky feelings within us. Lovey-dovey stars, hearts and butterflies have also made their way through fall 2017 runway shows many a times as well as other objects. Stars were huge though. They really made a splash and looked like childhood stickers pasted onto pants and all.

Valentines Day Obsession:

If you’re like us, you’ve been waiting all of January for the moment when it finally feels appropriate to set out that candy dish of conversation hearts and pull your favorite date night dress out of your closet. Yes, Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us, and it’s time to start making plans for the 14^th! Whether you’re having a girls’ night out, doing date night, or indulging in a cozy night in, this holiday is not one to be missed.

Girl Power:

London and Pairs Trip:

Spring Trend: Polka Dots

There are girls who wear polka dots, and then there are girls who dislike this print profoundly. I am of the latter. Rest assured though, as I’ll try to practice my in-biased trend report skills, while at the same time figure out why on earth I’m not a polka dot kind of girl.

I could begin by saying that I’m a grown ass woman. And polka dots are the exact opposite of grown ass anything, they’re the print our grandmas used to drape us in when we were 5, the print we used to go for at 12, so sticking to dotted clothes at 30 is like begging the world to take you seriously while you’re still in your pre-teen outfit.

You are free to tell me how wrong I am, and I urge you to do so in the comments section below. I am well aware I might have a weird issue here, and 60% of y’all would send me to therapy to get over my hate of polka dots. It’s not good to keep grudges.

And yes, if you must know I was draped in polka dots as a kid. That might have something to do with today’s dislike Or perhaps I’ve just consumed all my polka dots love in my pre -teen years. Amen to that, good ridden, and thank god.

New York Trip:

Summer's arrival mean a lot of things for Upstate New York: the days are longer, the kids are out of school, and (fingers crossed) there's no snow. Here are 4 fun ways to make this summer the best ever in Upstate New York.

1. Spend the day in central park-  Set in the middle of bustling Manhattan, its grounds serve as a safe haven, not only for athletes, daydreamers, musicians, and strollers, but also for teems of migratory birds each year.  One can spend an entire peaceful day roaming its grounds, gazing upon nearly 50 fountains, monuments, and sculptures or admiring its 36 bridges and arches.

2. Have fun in Greenwich Village- good music shops are becoming rarer these days, but Greenwich Village is still home to a few of the best. Generation Records, a Thompson Street institution, boasts one of the best collections of used vinyl in the city. Spend hours combing the basement hunting for a perfect rare pressing, or just grab some new stuff on the second floor. Be careful, it’s easy to lose a few hours pouring through the stacks here.

3. Spend the day in times square- Times Square attractions include several performing arts venues, and festivals, including the opera, film fests, dance, and jazz. You can attend the opera, explore an art gallery, hang out at a music festival, watch films, or visit a museum, or explore world-renowned Broadway. The Great White Way, one of the top theater scenes in the entire world, brings in top shows every season to mid-town Manhattan. Add to that the wealth of off-Broadway shows, and visitors will have no shortage of options for seeing a stage show.

4.Go to SOHO and do some shopping-  Now that its impeccably preserved cast-iron fire escapes and industrial facades showcase the wares of Chanel , Prada and numerous less exalted brands, the area south of Houston Street is a far cry from the hardscrabble manufacturing zone that once earned the derisive nickname Hell’s Hundred Acres. But don’t write off SoHo as a mere urban shopping mall; though many of the art galleries that made SoHo New York's contemporary-art hot spot in the 1970s and ’80s decamped to Chelsea and the Lower East Side, some excellent art spaces remain. Walk along the cobblestone streets and find great New York restaurants, bars and things to do in this downtown neighborhood.