Sailor Moon

Good morning. It is 5:15 am and I am waking up to birds chirping and cooing outside my open window. Summer is joyous. I woke up first to the sound of sneakers in the hall. Two of my roommates are going to a destination wedding in Mexico this weekend and one has been waking up before the sun to hit the gym to get ready for his beachy getaway. I missed dance class last night to talk to my dad on the phone, so no regrets but feeling a bit antsy this morning. I think I’m going to go on a long walk to one of my favorite coffee shops in Williamsburg. It will take me well over an hour to get there so I’ll leave a little before 7. It’s the coffee shop where you have to awkwardly hover in order to get a table. It’s not fun at all, so I’ve told myself I’ll only go there if it’s first thing in the morning when it (hopefully) hasn’t filled up yet. Things you become accustomed to in the big city haha.

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Bom Dia. São 5h15 e estou acordando com os pássaros cantando um arrulho do lado de fora da minha janela aberta. O verão é alegre. Acordei primeiro com o som de tênis no corredor. Dois dos meus colegas de quarto estão indo para um casamento no México neste fim de semana e um está acordando antes do sol para ir à academia para se preparar para sua escapadela na praia. Perdi a aula de dança ontem à noite para falar com meu pai no telefone, então não me arrependo, mas estou um pouco impaciente esta manhã. Acho que vou fazer uma longa caminhada até uma das minhas cafeterias favoritas em Williamsburg. Levarei bem mais de uma hora para chegar lá, então sairei um pouco antes das 7. É a cafeteria onde você precisa pairar desajeitadamente para conseguir uma mesa. Não é nada divertido, então eu disse a mim mesmo que só vou lá se for a primeira hora da manhã, quando (espero) ainda não estiver cheio. Coisas que você se acostuma na cidade grande haha.

beijão

Mariamma

Crepes for Dinner

Hello loves! I feel like I have quite a bit to report:

I will officially be going back to work in July, which I am very excited about. I just got the call yesterday.

I took my last state board esthetician exam and now I’m in the three/four week waiting period to find out the results. Why it takes that long to grade a scantron is baffling to me, but hey.

I went on a quick trip to Charleston, pictures to come.

A group of friends started a summer workout challenge which I joined … $20 buy in and a commitment of at least three 30 minute workouts per week. There is a $5 penalty for each missed workout - no two-a-day workouts or rollovers. If you have the most workouts at the end you win ten whole dollars haha, but if you have the least you pay an extra $30. All the money (which is almost $500) will be spent on a collective night out at the end of the summer. Sounds fun right?! I’ll let you know how it goes.

This last week was weirdly cold for it being the end of May, but today is the first day of June, one of my favorite months, and the sun is back!

I hope you are all having an amazing start to the week and to your summer.

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Olá amores! Sinto que tenho muito a relatar:

Eu estarei oficialmente voltando ao trabalho em julho, o que estou muito entusiasmado. Acabei de receber a ligação ontem.

Fiz meu último exame de esteticista do conselho estadual e agora estou no período de espera de três/quatro semanas para saber os resultados. Por que leva tanto tempo para classificar um scantron é desconcertante para mim, mas é assim que as coisas são.

Fiz uma viagem rápida para Charleston, fotos por vir.

Um grupo de amigos começou um desafio de treino de verão ao qual me juntei ... $ 20 de buy-in e um compromisso de pelo menos três treinos de 30 minutos por semana. Há uma penalidade de $ 5 para cada treino perdido - nenhum treino de dois por dia ou rollovers. Se você fizer mais exercícios no final, você ganha dez dólares inteiros, haha, mas se tiver o mínimo, você paga $ 30 extras. Todo o dinheiro (que é de quase US $ 500) será gasto em uma noite coletiva no final do verão. Parece divertido, certo ?! Eu vou deixar você saber como foi.

Esta última semana estava estranhamente fria por ser final de maio, mas hoje é o primeiro dia de junho, um dos meus meses favoritos, e o sol está de volta!

Espero que todos estejam tendo um ótimo começo de semana e de verão.

beiiiiijos

Mariamma

NOITCA | ACTION

Boa tarde <3

I am posted up at a coffee shop down the street from my place, studying for next week’s written state board exam. The more I study the more I feel like this is so much information. From sanitation and chemistry to facial techniques and license renewing procedures, it’s a lot. My friend Kaylie took the test about three weeks ago and said she took a full two hours to complete it … so I’m expecting a difficult test. I was lucky to have her to tell me to study certain handouts that we were given during school that I didn’t think were important but apparently were pulled from heavily for the test. At this point I’m just excited to wrap up these credentials and be fully licensed here in NY. I would like to take the month of June to enjoy the city and not just its many coffee shops haha, though I’ve found a few new ones this week that I’ve loved. I have slowly been editing my California vlog when I need a study break and I’m about 1/3 of the way through now. Happy to report that Premiere Pro is starting to feel easy to use, now that I’ve gotten the basics down, which means I’m looking forward to editing rather than dreading it. I started reading The 5 AM Club this week and am very curious about the secrets it will reveal. My 5 AM winter routine was inspired by a conversation I had with my friend Olivia about the book so I feel like reading the real thing will solidify it for me. The feeling is somewhat addicting - waking up that early and starting the day without feeling like I am catching up with everyone who is already out and about. I also bought a new planner this week. Writing down a checklist is so helpful for my productivity, so I’m getting back to the things that work for me. I hope you’re having a lovely week!

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Estou postado em um café na rua de minha casa, estudando para o exame escrito do conselho estadual da próxima semana. Quanto mais estudo, mais sinto que isso é muita informação. De saneamento e química a técnicas faciais e procedimentos de renovação de licença, é muito. Minha amiga Kaylie fez o teste há cerca de três semanas e disse que levou duas horas inteiras para concluí-lo ... então, estou esperando um teste difícil. Tive a sorte de tê-la me dizendo para estudar certas apostilas que recebemos durante a escola que eu não achei importantes, mas aparentemente foram retiradas pesadamente para o teste. Neste ponto, estou muito animado para encerrar essas credenciais e ser totalmente licenciado aqui em NY. Eu gostaria de aproveitar o mês de junho para aproveitar a cidade e não apenas seus muitos cafés haha, embora eu tenha encontrado alguns novos esta semana que adorei. Eu tenho editado lentamente meu vlog da Califórnia quando preciso de uma pausa para estudar e estou com cerca de 1/3 do caminho agora. Fico feliz em informar que o Premiere Pro está começando a parecer fácil de usar, agora que aprendi o básico, o que significa que estou ansioso para editar, em vez de temer. Comecei a ler The 5 AM Club esta semana e estou muito curioso sobre os segredos que ele vai revelar. Minha rotina de inverno das 5 da manhã foi inspirada por uma conversa que tive com minha amiga Olivia sobre o livro, então sinto que ler a verdadeira vai solidificá-lo para mim. A sensação é um tanto viciante - acordar tão cedo e começar o dia sem sentir que estou alcançando todo mundo que já está fora de casa. Eu também comprei um novo planejador esta semana. Escrever uma lista de verificação é muito útil para minha produtividade, então estou voltando às coisas que funcionam para mim. Espero que você esteja tendo uma ótima semana!

xoxo

Mariamma

The Parks Are Open!

Hi beauties. Yesterday New Jersey opened up all their parks to the public. I noticed yesterday during my river walk that the piers were open so today I went to my local park and sure enough, it was open too. I am so happy to have this outdoor space back! The ground was spongey with a carpet of moss. I’m sure it’s gotten a chance to really grow while we’ve all been indoors. It has been unbelievably beautiful the last couple days!

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Oi belezas. Ontem, Nova Jersey abriu todos os seus parques ao público. Eu notei ontem durante minha caminhada ao longo do rio que os cais estavam abertos, então hoje eu fui ao meu parque local e, com certeza, ele também estava aberto. Estou muito feliz por ter esse espaço ao ar livre de volta! O chão era esponjoso com um tapete de musgo. Tenho certeza de que teve a chance de realmente crescer enquanto todos estivemos dentro de casa. Foi incrivelmente bonito nos últimos dois dias!

kisses

Mariamma

Good Read

I am attempting to start a new book. As a kid I was such an avid reader. I remember being so interested in books that I would wake up in the middle of the night and crouch next to a lamp on the floor to get a little more time reading. It's frustrating now that books tend to just put me to sleep. I've said quite a bit that, "When I'm actually an adult I'll read every day before bed," rather than watch TV or scroll through Instagram. So I have yet to reach full adulthood. I have heard so many things about how using screens right before bed isn't ideal and I'd love to start a healthier habit. This week I will read before bed even if it just makes me sleepy. It's also occurred to me that maybe I should find some more enthralling books haha. 

xx 

Mariamma

Anza-Borrega

Anza-Borrega State Park

Feliz Friday y'all! I don't have much planned for the rest of the day except some house projects. I'm currently at a coffee shop on 2nd street and I'm planning on picking up a painting that needed the glass fixed in the frame on my way home. A couple months back I did a post about spray-painting the frames of four pieces of artwork that I bought at the flea market. They are a set and I wanted to hang them in a certain formation together but the beams in the wall were going to make that tricky. The guy at the hardware store convinced me to buy this heavy-duty, double-sided adhesive that could hold up to 300 lbs (supposedly) to the wall. Long story short, one of them fell off of the wall (in the middle of the night I might add) and shattered. I took the rest down fearing the same fate and finally got around to getting it fixed. Now I can hang them all the old-fashioned way haha. 

Sometimes simple is better. Lesson learned. 

xo 

Mariamma

Saturyay

Happy hump-day folks. I just had two lovely days off - a bit productive and a bit relaxing. I am about to go check out a michelada spot with my friend Ashley. One of the chefs at work told us that it is the best place in SoCal so we are going to investigate! These photos were taken last week on a little Saturday outing in the sunshine. This park is in-between Long Beach and Seal Beach and I decided to do some exploring. I had taken photos with a photographer there but I had only really seen the entrance. I was curious about how far back it went. In true SoCal fashion, it wasn't very large and was surrounded by fancy houses haha. I'm really craving a getaway into nature. I'll just wait for it to warm up a bit and then I'll scheme :). 

x 

Mariamma

Streetscape

Velvet Top - Target | Jeans - Anine Bing | Booties - Circus by Sam Edelman | Necklace - Lulus.com

Hello! Happy Friday! I just got back home from the chiropractor. Anyone who knows me knows how much I crave my back cracked so the chiropractor is more of a treat than a chore. I sprained my neck a few days ago and it was still not feeling healed so I had an expert take a look. My whole neck has felt warm since I left the appointment ... maybe it got the blood flowing again! Anyways, tomorrow is the annual Women's March in DTLA and I am going with my friends Meg and Joeye. I didn't go last year and was a bit embarrassed about it so I requested the day off this year and made a plan to get myself there! With all the sexual harassment and assault cases that have been brought to light this past year, I feel that it's super important to show face and support other women! I'm bringing my old camera with me and am hoping for some great, inspiring photos to share here. Stay tuned. 

<3 

Mariamma

Peaches & Cream

I just sat down and had a delicious vermicelli rice noodle salad, complete with tofu and about a pound of sriracha. It's funny to think back to sriracha being spicy for me. I eat it like ketchup now. Ridiculous, but I think my worth as a woman is tied up in my ability to eat spicy food. It's something I'm proud of. My friend Francesca's mom told me last night that she can't handle eating chilis anymore. She said that when she was a teenager her mom would make a pork chili verde dish and one time she made it so spicy that it burnt a hole in the tupperware and did something similar to her esophagus. I hope I  never reach a point where my body says no but my mouth says yaaaas. Peaches and cream may not be a very fitting title for this post after all :). 

hoping you're happy, 

Mariamma