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Year in Review 2013: Switch it Up!
Happy 2013 everyone!
It is time for my favorite post of the year! This year has gone by extremely fast and has been a total whirl wind. It has been a year of moving, pushing, shoving and tweaking. I am projecting 2013 for a year of switcheroos. It is time to have some fun and switch up everything you have been use to and stir up a bit of fun. Here is my 2012 recap. Hold on tight, it’s a wild ride.
JAN:
The year started right with Ally visiting me en route to Toronto from Australia. My former room mate and great friend. It was nice to catch up with in NYC and hang out! My hair is getting so long it annoys me. I want to grow my hair but got use to having it short, such a dilemma. I eased up on coloring it and it was getting really healthy! We spent Chinese New Year in Toronto with my nephews and nieces and cousins. It was babies galore and Tai’s first Chinese New Year!
FEB:
Fashion Week was intense this season because of my client Pure Ice was doing nails backstage for four shows. It was fun and crazy. Social media is in full swing and Style Caster x Ford did an amazing State of Style conference full of interesting speakers in fashion in Tribeca. Some notable guests were DKNYPRGirl, Rebecca Minkoff, Melissa Shoes and more. I went to this event with my awesome intern Fatema!MARCH:
I moved to Brooklyn! Tai and I found a beautiful duplex in Clinton Hill Bed Stuy and we made the plunge! We moved in together and the 6 story walk up with a balcony, roof access, guest room, 2 bathrooms, laundry and garage was enough for us to swoon. It’s in the Pratt neighborhood and living together is just cozy and fun. We are not just playing house, we are really building a home together! Our friend Dave adopted a puppy and Jacob adores her. Her name is Tamu.
APRIL:
I went to Frankfurt to do a beauty workshop with the international marketing team of Wella. Proctor and Gamble found me, a hair stylist from Hong Kong and beauty journalist from London to participate in this pow wow. It was so much fun! I haven’t been to Germany since 11th Grade so this was a fun time and the beginning of multiple beauty workshops with P&G. I also went back to Toronto this month for the PF shoe sale and Easter!MAY:
My mom comes to NYC to visit me! We had a great time and we went to the museums, she saw my new apartment and spent some time with the boyfriend as well. It was the 10th Anniversary for the agency I work with and we all got dressed up and had fun in NYC! The Make Up Show in NYC was at this time too and it was great stocking up on Liptars and meeting colorful makeup artists! Tai and I went to an Egyptian Coptic wedding this month upstate.JUNE
I cut my hair this month. I celebrated my birthday in style with my mom and also friends on the roof top of my Brooklyn apartment! It was really a beautiful day and summer in NYC is just perfect. I went to the Ford conference in Detroit this month and test drove cars, learned about trends and reconnected with friends. June is awesome. Jacob had his birthday too and he turned 7. I also went to Geneva for 3 days for another P&G workshop! So many amazing opportunities open up to you when you are open.
JULY
AUG
I went to Edmonton to visit my little nephew this month. He is growing like a weed and likes YouTube videos, playing on the iPad, dogs and the color pink. He is my soul-mate it’s undeniable!
SEPT
This was the busiest month of all. New York Fashion Week, Roslyn’s wedding (I was a bridesmaid!), Tai’s 33rd birthday, zip-lining trip to Maryland. We didn’t even have a minute to realize it was getting cold because we were so busy running around!OCT
Went to Toronto for Canadian Thanksgiving and PF Shoe Sale. The rental car company gave us a faulty car and it was quite and adventure trying to get there and back. When we got back, Jacob entered the Fort Greene Halloween costume contest! We loved his woolly mammoth costume, it’s so Ice Age!
NOV
The legendary Chocolate Festival happened in NY and I was not impressed at all. Maybe it was the sugar high hyper kids running around that ruined it for me. Also, I did my third P&G beauty trend workshop this month in Soho and it was awesome! Got to pow wow with more creatives and trend experts for a 2 day session and November slipped by and I didn’t even notice.
DEC
June came to visit me from LA and we spent Christmas together! I met a few more dog-friends in the neighborhood and can’t wait to try the new restaurants that opened in our Brooklyn neighborhood! I went to the Hello Kitty Hello Art exhibit and got busy with holiday festivities. Going to Toronto and coming back to New York in the new year.
I hope you are be open, go with the flow and switch it up! 2013 is going to be a mix bag.
Wanna see what I did in:
2012 recap ——-> Switch it Up 2013
2011 recap —> Love for Self 2012
2010 recap —–> Expand Your Network 2011
2009 recap ——> Get Passionate 2010
2008 —–> Get Tribal 2009
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30 Day Countdown for the New @SouljahBooks Finally!
If you have been holding your breath like me, waiting for Sister Souljah’s next book, get excited! In 2006, I read The Coldest Winter Ever along with all my friends and feel head over heels. Never had a book taken me on a journey the way this story had. Now, 7 years later, the sequel is finally out. The Coldest Winter has so many juicy details packed into the 500 pages is enough to make a television series. Can’t wait to see what Sister Souljah has in store for us in this book.A Deeper Love Inside: The Porsche Santiaga Story will be released Jan 29.
THE SEQUEL MILLIONS OF READERS HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR . . .
At last, mega-bestselling author Sister Souljah delivers the stunning sequel to The Coldest Winter Ever. Fierce, raw, and filled with adventure and emotional intensity, A Deeper Love Inside is an unforgettable coming-of-age story in the words of Porsche Santiaga, Winter’s younger sister.Sharp-tongued, quick-witted Porsche worships her sister Winter. Cut from the same cloth as her father, Ricky Santiaga, Porsche is also a natural-born hustler. Passionate and loyal to the extreme, she refuses to accept her new life in group homes, foster care, and juvenile detention after her family is torn apart. Porsche—unique, young, and beautiful—cries as much as she fights and uses whatever she has to reclaim her status. Unselfish, she pushes to get back everything that ever belonged to her wealthy, loving family.
In A Deeper Love Inside, readers will encounter their favorite characters from The Coldest Winter Ever, including Winter and Midnight. Sister Souljah’s soulful writing will again move your heart and open your eyes to a shocking reality.
Pre-order on Amazon 🙂
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Off to Toronto @porterairlines
I’ll be in Toronto 28th til 3rd. Hope to see you :]
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Gud Wishes for 2013 @gudhappens
If you are brave enough to head to a NYE party in 3 days, make sure you plan for the day after.
A tiny evening bag might not fit this Gud Spray but you can put this in your jacket pocket and make sure you bring it with you.
The Burt’s Bees Gud Floral Cherrynova Natural Body MistLots of champagne, epic dancing and the day-after look is less than glam so just spritz a little cloud in the air and walk through it into 2013.
Let the soft, pink fragrance of Japanese cherry blossoms give you a fresh fresh start.Start your new year with GUD
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Seasonal Goodies from @LushCosmetics
What beauty brand can brag of the 100% Against Animal Testing 100% Vegetarian 83% Vegan* 60% Unpreserved* 38% Unpackaged Naked (with no outer pack!
Lush Cosmetics has been a long time favorite of mine and proudly Canadian! In case Santa didn’t give you what you wanted, you can get some of their seasonal goodies for yourself.
Sandy Santa Sugar Scrub ($5.95) – Start the night off by scrubbing up with the big man! A fun sugar scrub to help you eliminate all the overindulgences and toxins of the celebratory season. Use in the shower, work in circular motions all over the body and allow the sand and sugar to reveal brighter and smoother skin. Vegan
Popcorn Lip Scrub ($8.95) – A tasty treat to prep your pout! Take a small amount of this lip scrub and apply to lips in a circular motion – the castor sugar will gently scrub away any dry flaky skin while the organic jojoba oil will soothe any redness and soreness. Follow with your favourite LUSH lip product to keep your kisses mistletoe ready! Vegan
Had A Very Shiny Nose ($23.95) – Perfect for the person who had too much to drink, these little treats are scent-sational to wash your body with. Sandy Santa will polish skin while the olive oil and mandarin juice in Olive Branch softens and uplifts. The splash of gin in Mr. Punch will give a kick!
Contents: Sandy Santa sugar scrub, Olive Branch shower gel, Mr. Punch soap -
Merry Christmas 2012
The best part of Christmas started yesterday! June came to spend the holidays in New York and when we went downstairs and I found a free Christmas tree just down the street. The sign said “Free Christmas Tree – Happy Holidays”. How amazingly lucky for me.
What a great surprise seeing it was already the 23rd!
I ate the last of our animal crackers and used the bear and filled it with weights to make a very sturdy base for our tree.
I took the September issue of Vogue and started decorating our tree.
All our presents shipped to us from our family and friends
Happy Holidays!!
