Leaves are falling, winter is right ahead, and so is lots of changes in my own life. I have been so busy with scholarship and college applications, a new job, and the holidays that I feel like I have a to-do list that never gets any smaller. Growing up is so overwhelming; it seems like yesterday I would come home from school and spend my afternoon reading a book or writing in my journal. It makes you appreciate the simplicities we are blessed with when you are constantly rushing around. This holiday season I have decided to make a list of priorities that are often forgotten.
1. Spend time with family.
2. Scratch
at least four books off my reading list (one down!)
3. Get back to journaling everyday.
4. Relax with hot bubble baths and hot tea.
5. Take advantage of Christmas cheer.
6. Give back.
Life is really so simple if it is allowed to be.
There is nothing more magical than crowded streets in October, yellow blurs speeding to stoplights, sun glares bouncing off 40 story buildings, and the constant muted background noise that NYC offers. Manhattan was truly magical. I spent my free time visiting the MOMA, Top of the Rock, and Rockefeller Center (With some shopping in between, naturally). Many people hate the hustle of a huge city, but I find a serenity in the way New-Yorkers live. constantly busy with something. The city does not allow for population to waste time, there is to much to do. I admire the New York perspective. It's inspiring and motivating to be immersed in a place that is full of success and opportunity. There is truly something magical about an Empire State of Mind. Until next time, NYC.
I am SO excited to announce that I will be attending TVFU for the first time in October! along with getting to hear incredible speakers including Nanette Lepore, Coco Rocha and Alexa Chung, I get to take my first solo trip to NYC! I am already planning what I am going to do in my free time, and it looks like it will be a long weekend full of sight-seeing, shopping and Teen Vogue! 29 days and counting, CANT WAIT!!
