Week in Snapshots

Some snapshots from the week … a good one in warm locations, but happy to be home … despite it being 12 degrees in NY today. It is chillyyy. I am having a weird morning. I missed my stop on the train and when I rerouted and got off on the right stop, I tripped going up the subway stairs. I had one hand in my pocket but managed to catch myself with the other. I teared up out of pure frustration and embarrassment. Then I got to the spa to check my schedule and no one has booked a facial all day so I didn’t even need to be rushing. Now I am at a coffee shop down the street, licking my wounds and trying to turn this day around. I am going to try and get myself taken off the schedule for tomorrow because I think I need some days to myself. I would like to film a thrift haul for y’all and have a nice day of editing at a coffee shop.

This weekend I got taken on a surprise excursion to The Summit in Manhattan. It’s on the 91st floor of the Vanderbilt building and starts with a room of mirrors with an incredible view of the city. I loved that it was indoors, unlike The Edge, which would have been unbearably cold this time of year. The following room has silver helium balloons that dance around the room. It was a wonderful time and a great surprise. And yesterday I finally got to see Sofia. She had been subleasing for a month while she found a permanent apartment … and lucky me that permanent apartment is less than I mile from mine! We had a piquant dinner at Nene’s Taqueria and then some cocktails at a lovely bar down the street named Palmetto. I will be revisiting both!

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Algumas fotos da semana… uma boa em locais quentes, mas feliz por estar em casa… apesar de estar fazendo 12 graus em NY hoje. Está friooooo. Estou tendo uma manhã estranha. Perdi minha parada no trem e quando mudei de rota e desci na parada certa, tropecei subindo as escadas do metrô. Eu tinha uma mão no bolso, mas consegui me segurar com a outra. Eu chorei de pura frustração e vergonha. Então cheguei ao spa para verificar minha agenda e ninguém reservou um tratamento facial o dia todo, então nem precisei correr. Agora estou em um café na rua, lambendo minhas feridas e tentando mudar esse dia. Vou tentar me tirar da agenda para amanhã porque acho que preciso de alguns dias para mim. Eu gostaria de filmar um brechó para vocês e ter um bom dia de edição em um café.

Este fim de semana fui levado em uma excursão surpresa ao The Summit em Manhattan. Fica no 91º andar do prédio Vanderbilt e começa com uma sala de espelhos com uma vista incrível da cidade. Eu adorava que fosse dentro de casa, ao contrário do The Edge, que estaria insuportavelmente frio nesta época do ano. A sala seguinte tem balões de hélio prateados que dançam ao redor da sala. Foi um momento maravilhoso e uma grande surpresa. E ontem finalmente consegui ver Sofia. Ela estava sublocando há um mês enquanto encontrava um apartamento permanente... e sorte minha que o apartamento permanente fica a menos de um quilômetro do meu! Tivemos um jantar picante no Nene's Taqueria e depois alguns coquetéis em um bar adorável na rua chamado Palmetto. Vou revisitar ambos!

smooch

Mariamma

Pretty Little Bird

Hi loves! I have been in the mood to get rid of things lately and I think this romper is one of them! There are certain things in my closet that I never/rarely gravitate towards and others that I love so much I've worn them once ... which makes little sense. I'm making it a point to wear those items and I've found that, with the first category of garments, they are often ill-fitting and unflattering. I don't feel great in them. And this romper is one of them. I'm actually sitting at a coffee shop in it right now, wishing I was in something else haha. At least it's comfortable though! I went through a phase a long time ago where I got rid of anything that was even remotely small but then I started buying things that were too big for me. I feel like I'm finally balancing out and have become increasingly picky about fit and fabric content. I guess I'm growing up! I know and understand my body and what I look/feel good in and after making myself wear this romper today it's time to add it to the giveaway pile! And as for the items that I covet and never wear, I'm telling myself that it's time to put them on and flaunt them! There's no time like the present - as cliché as that is. And sometimes you need to wear them for a day to figure out which category they're really in.  

Cheers to shedding what you need to shed and savoring the good things!

Somehow this turned into a metaphor about life haha! 

xx 

Mariamma

Living For the Weekend

Hi babes! I had a bit of a rough week. I got really sick at work on Wednesday and left early.  I was out of commision Thursday too but was back by Friday. I decided to cut my cleanse short because I'm not sure if the herbal pills I was taking were the cause. Either that or they were working and I just really needed to be cleansed haha.  Friday night I hung out with Jackson on the couch and watched Love & Basketball and The Notebook back to back. Whatever channel that was, thank you ;). Saturday I did laundry, cleaned, visited a really cool plant nursery near my house that is only open one day a week, and then went on a lovely adventure with Carolina. Afterwards, she came over for a girls' wine/pizza/sleepover night  with my roommate and some of her friends as well. Today I went to dance class and then caught up on some work so I'm not behind tomorrow after missing a couple days. If only Monday was part of the weekend ... life would be perfect. 

muito amor 

Mariamma