Month: March 2018

Style
25 Mar 2018

Denim Jacket Revival

Denim Jacket – Gap / Top – Abercrombie & Fitch / Skirt – Brandy Melville / Bag – Madewell / Sneakers – Nike

The last time I had worn a denim jacket was when I was 11. I was shopping for back-to-school clothes with my mother at Macy’s right before the 6th grade and in my hands I had a denim jacket and a corduroy jacket. I couldn’t not have both and I figured that having two jackets would provide me with more flexibility. I was right. They were the best two jackets that I owned that year and then once I got to junior high, I said “see ya later!”

On an impromptu shopping trip with Winny in the Marina, we stopped into the Gap and I wondered if I could ever pull off another denim jacket. I stood in front of the mirror with two sizes trying them on for what felt like 25 minutes while Winnyy waited patiently. Did I want it to be fitted and snug or did I want it to be slightly bigger so that I could layer? The layered look won, obviously! The following week, I put this ‘fit together and loved how I could wear it for any day at work or just a casual weekend.

Design
23 Mar 2018

Apple HomePod Ad

I am not at all tired of this HomePod ad by Apple.

Directed by Spike Jonze, starring FKA twigs and with a track by Anderson .Paak

Culture
23 Mar 2018

NYC vs. SF Comics

Even though I’ve lived in San Francisco for eight months now and the Bay Area for nearly five years, it still feels unnatural calling this place home. New York City and San Francisco are both dynamic cities with its own flavor, culture and people. I haven’t spent that much time in New York at all, but these comics make me laugh mostly because it’s a reminder of how ridiculous SF can be sometimes. Check out the rest here and my favorites below!

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Life
23 Mar 2018

To Take a Personal Day

A few years ago, I had questions about my productivity. I was coming into work every day for months straight and without much of break like a vacation or a 3-day weekend. That period of time weighed heavily on me and I expressed that to my manager to which she responded, “What if you took one day a month and worked from home? Or, you just took at least one day off a month and gave yourself that 3-day weekend?”

Personal days are so crucial. It’s something that I think gets lost in my generation sometimes because we are programmed to work, work, and work so that we can get farther ahead, succeed faster, and earn more money than we’re supposed to for our age. It’s a kind of pressure that most people can’t live up to. It also isn’t very sustainable. Because some weekends just aren’t enough to wind down, I decided to gift myself with not only a long weekend, but a personal day (today) where I only focus on Yow Yow! and nothing else. Other non-Yow Yow personal days have been for fulling errands or getting all of my health needs in orders – appointments for all of my doctors.

You may have noticed that things have been quiet on here lately. The first time I mentioned this, it was because I was still figuring out the kinks in my new provider and because figuring it out took time and I didn’t want to put time into it, I put it off. I couldn’t bring myself to write for weeks and instead just threw myself into work to stay productive. Today, we’re going to change that. The whole point of upgrading the blog was so that I could better balance this along with work. There’s a lot on my mind and ideas that I need to move forward a little farther and having that time and space away from work is going to allow me to do that.

 

People
23 Mar 2018

“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” Trailer

It’s a little strange to become emotional over a movie trailer, but when you’re someone that also gets emotional over wedding videos for people that you don’t know – nothing is surprising anymore. Mr. Rogers was a large part of my upbringing. My parents tell me that when I was younger, I adored him. At my age now, hearing that seems a little creepy? Unconventional? But when you’re a child, you’re so impressionable and that kind of innocence is something to be treasured.

This documentary will be shown in select theaters in June. I’m very interested in learning more about the man behind the cardigan and who Fred was outside of my television.