Mood Board

Oh here we go again! :) I like to save photos that inspire me on Instagram and every so often create a virtual, ‘90s style wall collage. Cork boards and lots of tape … some very good memories! Anyways, here are some images that inspire me artistically. There is so much beauty being created and captured on the daily! I am feeling under the weather today so this was a nice sick-day evening activity. I hope you all have a more exciting Saturday night haha.

Vamos de novo! :) Eu gosto de salvar fotos que me inspiram no Instagram e de vez em quando criam uma colagem de parede virtual dos anos 90. Pranchas de cortiça e muita fita… algumas memórias muito boas! De qualquer forma, aqui estão algumas imagens que me inspiram artisticamente. Há tanta beleza sendo criada e capturada no dia a dia! Eu estou me sentindo um pouco doente hoje, então esta foi uma boa noite de trabalho doentio. Espero que todos tenham uma noite de sábado mais emocionante haha.

xoxo

Mariamma

Beaded

Olá! I am having a lazy morning … just caught up on last night’s episode of Insecure. Yesterday’s hike with Ceci was really nice. We hiked for about three hours in Upper Park. She lived in Brasil for three years so it’s so nice to talk to someone who understands where I’m at and how exciting this move is. The hike ended in a quick dip in the creek. The water has gotten so cold but it felt amazing after a long hike in the peak heat of the day. I don’t have as many plans this week. I leave in a week basically so the biggest thing on my agenda is just stocking up on things I may need … makeup and hot sauce topping the list :). Gotta have your priorities haha. I did an oil treatment on my hair overnight so I need to go wash it out. I used castor oil this time (last time I used coconut oil) and the consistency is so much thicker! It was kind of hard to work it through my hair, but it promotes hair growth so I thought I’d try it out. Chico is extremely dry and my skin and hair have been feeling the effects. Lots of moisturizing! But I’m about to be in ALL the humidity :))) 

Olá! Estou tendo uma manhã preguiçosa ... acabei de pegar o episódio de Inseguro da noite anterior. A caminhada de ontem com a Ceci foi muito legal. Nós caminhamos por cerca de três horas no Upper Park. Ela morou no Brasil por três anos, então é muito legal conversar com alguém que entende onde eu estou e como isso é emocionante. A caminhada terminou em um rápido mergulho no riacho. A água ficou tão fria, mas pareceu incrível depois de uma longa caminhada no calor do pico do dia. Eu não tenho tantos planos esta semana. Eu saio em uma semana, basicamente, então a maior coisa na minha agenda é apenas estocar coisas que eu possa precisar ... maquiagem e molho quente no topo da lista :). Tenho que ter suas prioridades haha. Eu fiz um tratamento com óleo no meu cabelo durante a noite, então eu preciso ir lavar. Eu usei óleo de mamona desta vez (da última vez eu usei óleo de coco) e a consistência é muito mais grossa! Foi difícil trabalhar com o meu cabelo, mas isso promove o crescimento do cabelo, então eu pensei em testá-lo. Chico é extremamente seco e minha pele e cabelos estão sentindo os efeitos. Muita hidratação! Mas eu estou com toda a umidade :)))

beijos

Mariamma

Mini Juice Cleanse

On Monday night I headed up to Manhattan Beach, one of my favorite places, to have dinner with my uncle. He was here for a 12 hour layover on his way to Australia for two months (lucky!). I got there just in time to watch the sunset and then we got a delicious dinner at a restaurant a block up from the beach. After a bottle of wine, three dishes, and a slice of cheesecake I hugged him goodbye and sent him barreling down the street in a taxi, back to the airport. On my way back to my car I stopped by Pressed Juicery and was persuaded to take advantage of a pretty sweet promotion for a one day cleanse. With the cold weather and the holidays it's easy to go into hibernation mode - so it's reinvigorating to give your body a big boost of nutrients. A cleanse was just what I needed! I drank all six of the juices yesterday and ended the day with my second aerial yoga class. The studio is just a five minute walk away. It's SO nice to hang upside-down from stretchy fabric attached to the ceiling, who knew?! The class always ends with you laying sprawled in the hammock, and the last song to play was "What a Wonderful World." It really is too.

take care of yourself 

x

Mariamma