Manus x Machina at the Met

Trying to enjoy my last month of pregnancy (and my freedom). So the husband and I who staycationed this MDW took to the Met, because everyone knows, all New Yorkers try to escape NYC during any long weekend. That luckily means that the city empties out and you can actually enjoy certain attractions without as much as congestion.

The exhibit was fantastic. It's amazing what some of the haute couture designers can do with 3D printing, laser cutting, and of course, their hands. The exhibit was broken out into sections - flowers, embroidery, leather, lace, pleating etc. This costume exhibition will be open until August, so if you're in the city during the Summer, this is a must see at the Met! This exhibit truly gave me an appreciation for fashion as an art.

Maternity uniform: Leggings - ASOS, T-shirt - Zara; Necklace/Bag - Madewell; Shoes - Birks; 

Queensboro Moment

 "The city seen from the Queensboro Bridge is always the city seen for the first time, in its first wild promise of all the mystery and the beauty in the world." - F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

I had a thought when I walked to the Riverview Terrace at Sutton Place the other day. I was staring at the Queensboro bridge and was reminded about how Fitzgerald romanticized the rusty traverse. It got me thinking about 2014 ending and what promise the idea of a new year will bring. I wish I could say I'm typically not one to make resolutions, but in actuality, I'm typically one to make resolutions that are so grand in nature that I tend to not keep them. Because of this perfunctory scheme for creating and attaining personal goals (I just decided I wanted to expand my vocabulary in 2015), I decided to rebel against the standard method of creating a resolution. I'm going to approach personal self-improvement in 2015 as one should an annual budget. Annual budgets are created at the beginning of the year. You create a target and try to hit those targets by the end of the year. However, significant changes in the economic environment can arise. A company (or a person) could be met with a sporadic event or realize that maybe the initial budget was too unrealistic. The same applies to personal goal-setting...because what is an annual budget if not a financial goal? This year, I have a few undisclosed resolutions that I will work towards. Should life happen, I'll reevaluate on a quarterly-basis! Who would have thought the applicability of financial strategies would extend beyond money?

Sweater - Urban Outfitters; Scarf - Aritzia; Pants - Aritzia; Coat - Zara; Shoes - Zara; Bag - Mansur Gavriel Bucket Bag

Through the iPhone

Long time no chat. Thus far, my goal with this blog has been to do at least one post a month. Therefore, today is a post through my iPhone. When I finally get the discipline to sit down and blog whilst attending to my daily life activities, I'll be able to write a series of fun finance and fashion posts. Cheers!

1 - View of the new pavilion at the East River Promenade; 2- Marc Jacobs & Charlotte Olympia Flats; 3 - New favorite drink: Flat White at Cafe Grumpy's; 4 - Boats at Central Park

1 - Death becomes her at the Met; 2 - New bow blouse and cardigan from Ann Taylor; 3 - Apartment details; 4 - Coffee date at Ground Central

Necklace - Forever 21; Shirt - J. Crew Perfect Shirt; Sweater - Madewell