In Mindful living/ New/ Thoughts on creativity 6 Things I’m Letting Go of for the Rest of Summer Picture this: It’s a Monday morning in July. I wake up at 3:00 am and roll out of bed, climb the stairs to our… Continue Reading →
In Mindful living/ New/ Recalibrate Spring in Brooklyn & Thoughts on Blooming April is here, and with it comes the life-affirming feeling of rebirth and renewal. In our tiny yard here in Brooklyn, everything is still… Continue Reading →
In Recalibrate/ Stress relief Let’s Drive ~ Fall Foliage From NYC to the Hudson Valley It might go without saying that one of my favorite things about fall is the brilliant change in leaf color. We’re so lucky to… Continue Reading →
In Finding inspiration/ Goal Setting Video: How To Refresh Your Life Vision For 2020-2021 If you’ve been feeling a disconnect between the life you’re living and the life you envision for yourself, you’re not alone. The truth is,… Continue Reading →
In Mishka/ Recalibrate This Year Isn’t Lost! 2020 Goals Check-in I’ve been meaning to make a “2020 goals” post since December 2019, which should tell you something about how this year has panned out.… Continue Reading →
In Finding inspiration/ Mindful living/ New 10 Simple Ways To Add Joy & Meaning To Life What does it mean to add joy and meaning to life? How can we manifest and infuse such an abstract concept into our days?… Continue Reading →
In Goal Setting/ Motivate/ Recalibrate How To Actually Get Your Shit Together in 2020 (Despite Everything) Good news! It seems we’re all off the hook for “having our shit together”, due to our collective global situation being so dang… (Don’t… Continue Reading →
In Finding inspiration/ Thoughts on creativity A Lush, Creative Life: On Making Something Out of Nothing It’s raining in Brooklyn this morning. My coffee is steaming next to me and the birds are starting to chirp outside. Have I mentioned… Continue Reading →
In Mishka/ Recalibrate My 2019 Recap Video Made Me Feel Things …sooo, about my 2019 recap video. You may have watched it here: 2019 Recap Video! Watch the Year Fly By in 2.5 Minutes After… Continue Reading →
In Mindful living/ Shopping What if We Bought Way Less… and Appreciated It Way More? It’s Black Friday, friends. The frenzied holiday retail season has officially exploded in our faces. I wrote this post a few times, editing down… Continue Reading →
In Mindful living/ Shopping/ Vintage Clothing Karma: 5 Undeniably Good Reasons to Buy Vintage Clothes Allow me to introduce you to my newest vintage find: a roomy Forenza jacket with a classic 90s silhouette, drawstring waist, and an oversized… Continue Reading →
In Mindful living/ NYFW/ Style Cruelty-Free Designs Debut at Vegan Fashion Week In the immediate wake of the down-on-NYFW post I wrote yesterday comes an example of fashion I feel good getting excited about. Vegan Fashion… Continue Reading →
In Mindful living/ NYFW Why I’m Not Excited About Fashion Week Anymore This is a borderline anti-fashion post written by someone who works in fashion and has lived/breathed fashion for the past decade. I’m not against… Continue Reading →
In NYC Guide/ Recalibrate Chilling Out & Winding Down: A Brooklyn Staycation Have you ever wanted to get away from it all… without actually going anywhere? The cramped quarters of my apartment have left me with… Continue Reading →
In Finding inspiration Here’s My Summer 2018 Reading List Summer is here, and it’s not messing around! New York has been pummelled by heat and humidity for the past few days, making it… Continue Reading →
In Self-care/ Shopping Instant Matcha Latte x Comfy Sweatshirt = Bliss Since cutting off all of my hair and resolving to spend some time in the woods, I’ve been especially grateful for the mini paradise… Continue Reading →
In NYC Guide/ Recalibrate A Chic & Zen Loft Getaway: Brooklyn Staycation The next time you need a little escape, but a full-on vacation isn’t exactly in your bank account, hop on Airbnb—or your ethical rental… Continue Reading →
In Finding inspiration/ Recalibrate Resist Hibernation! Here’s How to Stay Inspired in the Winter A funny, kind of magical thing happened to me recently. After the holidays, right around the time I usually feel the S.A.D. vibes setting… Continue Reading →
In Mishka/ Self-care Get Pretty! My Summer Beauty Essentials Finding fresh, delicious scents, sprays and beauty products is one of my favorite things to do—especially in the summer. What’s more fun than shopping… Continue Reading →
In Mindful living/ Self-care I’m Kind of Obsessed with Detox Water Even though it’s only May, the consensus in NYC right now is that we’re in full-on summer mode… and it feels amazing! We’ve got… Continue Reading →
In Self-care/ Stress relief March Got You Crazed? Here Are 6 Ways To Wind Down When You’re Stressed Out Stop me if you’re totally relaxed, but I get a sense that all of us could use a little reminder to wind down this week. I’ve been… Continue Reading →
In Celebrate/ Stress relief Secrets of a Stress Free Holiday: 5 Tips! You better not shout, you better not cry… We all know the lyrics to this uber-famous Christmas song… but the reality of the holidays… Continue Reading →
In Self-care Hey Mishka Relaunch & Self-Care November Aaand we’re back! 2016 has been an epic year. Between 3 apartments, 2 wild trips to Central America and Mexico, the 1 year anniversary of… Continue Reading →
In Finding inspiration/ Motivate 6 Things I Learned From Gala Darling After almost six years of following Gala Darling online and devouring her blog posts, I finally got to meet her in Brooklyn as she celebrated… Continue Reading →
In Mindful living/ Recalibrate 5 Things I Learned From Mallika Chopra Image by Kwaku Alston, Copyright: © 2012 Kwaku Alston On a sleepy Friday afternoon, as I was sitting at my desk plugging away at… Continue Reading →
In Recalibrate/ Self-care Tea time: Tulsi Chai Masala Those who know how to thrive in the dark, sometimes downtrodden post-December NYC winter usually have a figurative emergency kit full of things that… Continue Reading →
In Mindful living/ Motivate Winter Morning Rituals A good day starts with a good morning… but what does that even mean? There are as many ways to start a great day as… Continue Reading →
In Self-care/ Shopping Puckering Up with Flickable Lip Gloss I’ve tried to deny it, but it’s no use. Chapped lips season has arrived with a vengeance! The cold, windy climate of NYC around… Continue Reading →
In Self-care/ Shopping A Sweet & Healthy Giveaway: Dosha Pops (GIVEAWAY CLOSED) While I am ever-evolving into a far more health-conscious consumer, I still have one heck of a sweet tooth. I sneakily buy donuts on… Continue Reading →
