On a very hot and sunny August day, another model, Akuba, and I were sporting a 2017 Fall Winter collection: Move Repeat for local Chicago designer, Production Mode, also known as Jamie Hayes. I met Jamie on one of my runway jobs for Morua Corsetry and Couture and she contacted me a year later via... Continue Reading →
Goodbye, 2017
Can’t say I’ll miss you 2017. Good riddens. Actually I take that back. 2017 was a year with the most bittersweet memories. I really wouldn’t be who I am today without events that took place this year. I’m ready to let go of all the pain and heartache to lift my head up higher than... Continue Reading →
The End of an Era
I thought I'd write a special post dedicated to this particular date. 12/29/2017. It's not an anniversary or anything, just an ordinary day. The final marking of this single lived path for a good chunk of time. I've been with the company for 5 years. Straight outta college and right into the working world of... Continue Reading →
Dear World, pt 2
I have two choices: to live fearfully or to live fearlessly. To cruise through life letting my days fly by or to live in the moment and embrace the feeling of today. To stay in the land of familiarity or to take a step forward onto a mission that seems nearly impossible. It’s the fork... Continue Reading →
To be alive and live or to live but not be alive
A single thought opens the mind to so much wonder. This world we live in so vast how often we must ponder our greatest weaknesses versus our greatest strengths to live with such fear or to live fearlessly knowing faith defeats fear to be open to the future or to be engulfed from mistakes of... Continue Reading →
Dear World
Dear World, I feel utterly and tragically lost. I feel the world crashing down on me and crushing me whole. Gnawing at me. Pushing me down. Taking my feet and dragging me. Throwing me around. I feel like I am dying inside and I have lost myself. I feel like I’ve lost me. I’ve lost... Continue Reading →
Endless Tears
You think you’re done crying because you’re tired of all the tears streaming down your cheeks. You think you’ve become stronger, invincible even because you’re needed to be strong and to be the rock your family needs to carry on. You think you have it all together because you know that life is constantly moving... Continue Reading →
From Zero to Start: On Weight Loss & Mindfulness
Let’s start with the basics. Obvious to most. Redundant to all. Yet, so often pushed aside. Drink more water, seriously! If you drink coffee, learn to love black and not add any cream or sugar. Teas are one of the best ways to enjoy something other than water: green tea, warm lemon tea, etc. In... Continue Reading →