Lavish Libra

It's essential for any human being to always have a notebook handy at ALL TIMES.....I know, especially for me! I'm a big creative thinker and throughout the day, some of the most simplest things inspire me. I come up with ideas all day long and sometimes that one minor amazing detail has to be recorded. And it doesn't hurt to have fun notebooks, such as these above from the infamous Home Goods for only $4.99. (They have the most cutesy stationary items + it would also be a wonderful gift idea for family or friend ;-)

Jhirae T. Original ..Sketches from my 2007 FIDM Application Portfolio

Sometimes you just wanna get away and do some soul searching....that's how I've been kinda feeling lately. Just the chance to sit back and observe life. Life is very beautiful, you only get one, so cherish it well. Time is one thing you will never get back, so choose your time wisely and don't waste it, especially on someone else's B.S. .

Lately I've been doing this thing called a personal retreat. It's just something that I came up with to gear up for my first time at NYFW. I wanted to have a clear mind when I went to focus solely on my work. A personal retreat is a inner personal voyage within yourself. It's no designated time frame to be on the personal retreat, it could last from a week, a few days or even a couple of hours. The main idea of a personal retreat is to not feed into to ANY kind of negativity whatsoever. And just do things that genuinely make YOU happy. Negativity can be toxic when you give it your energy, it can definitely weigh any sane person down. In life there's no way to avoid or get away from negativity, because there always someone saying or doing something plan out stupid, but! It's how you respond to it??? The answer is......DON'T Respond. Your reaction will create a reaction, then in-turn another reaction and then another reaction and so forth. To avoid a huge ulcer or a number raised on your B/P count. Just accept, release and let it go...it's that simple!

Hey Lavish people!! I haven't posted a post all 2013, been so busy with work, research, projects and searching for more work! Please forgive me. Happy New Year to you ALL!!! Hope you guys had a wonderful New Year. New dreams and new goals need to be conquered. I'm not one to do the resolution thing but, I love the fact that 2012 is the past.  So whatever mistakes or mishaps happen back then in 2012 was last year's news, so "get up and dust yourself off and try again" in 2013, Aaliyah said it best.

Been so inspired by this look from Lucky Magazine, I'm dreaming on finding the perfect parka for the spring. Here I go with already talking about spring fashion. I was suppose to have my parka last spring, but that's another story. But with fashion you have to always think ahead of seasons "trend forecasting" is the term. Planning on attending NY fashion week this February for the first time, so I'm beyond super excited. As much as I visit New York, I've never been to either Spring or Fall Fashion Week.

Great things in-store for 2013, please continue with me on my journey through my web diary...Always...LAVISHLIBRA

P.S. The past 2 months I developed a slight obsession with bookcases, I guess that comes with me wanting to become more organized. Check out a few of these organized decor bookcases I came across during some researching. Being organized makes life so much easier.

I'm grateful and blessed to say that my family and I was safe from Hurricane Sandy. But others were not so fortunate. Residents of New Jersey and New York were terribly affected: damaged homes, floods, fires and some are now without homes. Sadly some lost loved ones and some people are even still missing. Some areas still without electricity. 



As human beings, we must help our fellow citizens, especially at this time of need. Any donation will help! I know that these are difficult times financially for some, but anything could make a difference. If we all come together we can make some sort of difference to the victims of the Hurricane Sandy.

NBC will host a 1 hour telethon and concert, Hurricane Sandy: Come Together, tonight at 7 PM. Scheduled to appear on Coming Together are Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel, Bon Jovi, Sting, Christina Aguilera and Jimmy Fallon and many others. 
Click here to make a charitable donation with American Red Cross.  


Let's pray that everyone gets through this difficult time. Xo 

-Jhirae




Nneka Saran Headquarters- Nneka S. (middle) w/ Interns 2011

Believing is counting on something that your ensure is going to happen in due time.......




HushPuppy (Sauteed Cream Shrimp w/ Fried Onion String)




Southern Fried Chicken Entree

Be sure to visit them if your in the D.C. area!

 Peace & Calm = Relaxation