#yolaresa

[shotbyshe]

labor day weekend | nyc | 9.3.22

#theater for the new city #theater #ny #nyc #labor day #summer #labor day weekend #new york city #she #my face #shotbyshe #yolaresa #fashion #natural hair #natural girl

[shotbyshe]

| May 2022 | Part 4 - the midtown girl

- Just some random elevator shots on my way to work during those last days LOL. I swear my building knew what they was doing putting a mirror in the elevator.

- The last photo was my last day. I made sure they remembered me super cute LOL.

- I look happy here because I love mornings, but I did not love going to that place. Corporate America IS NOT for everyone.

#photo journaling #journaling #online diary #diary #yolaresa #shotbyshe #her #she #my face #me #selfies #fashion #elevator #elevator shots #corporate america #spring #natural hair #black girl #daily outfits #ootd #midtown new yorker girl #midtown #ny #new york city #manhattan #new yorker #midtown girl #new york #black fashion #uniform

[shotbyshe]

September 21 ‘22 | meditation session

I was feeling so Zen and cute this day. The hostess said I carried a lot of “what now” energy and I needed to continue searching for what truly makes me happy and take a hold of it, even a small piece for a little while. She said it’s hard for people like me to find their sense of self and they often wonder what it is that they are meant to do. I tend to drift off in so many directions but instead I need to look within, sit in the quiet, and do Zen meditation instead of searching for some outside acceptance. It a necessary practice.

#meditation #crystal therapy #zen #zen meditation #writing #writings #yolaresa #my face #selfies #fashion #natural hair #natural girl #black girl #september #autumn #fall

[shotbyshe]

august ‘22

the rekindle -- after & before

#she #my face #selfies #rooftop #roof #nyc #new york city #midtown girl #bbq #midtown #barbecue #fashion #yolaresa #shotbyshe #natural hair #natural girl #black girl #summer #august

[shotbyshe]

| February 2022 |

-- I was feeling myself because I blew out my hair....which is rare...(that rhymes)

#diary #natural hair #my face #me #yolaresa #shotbyshe #online diary #journal

[shotbyshe]

| May 2022 | Part Two

A few moments after an exciting and fulfilling dance workout. It was just me and my trainer and I learned a plethora of new dance moves of the Afro Cuban Samba variety. Being Afro-Cuban myself I felt that it was an omen and it would be blaspheme of me not to attend. I also needed something to uplift me after coming off such a chaotic and heartbreaking month. Looking back I remember that powerful release of energy making me feel really good.....can you tell? 

                                                                                                                                                                           -- she

#dance #dancing #afro cuban #samba #aerobics #dance class #workout #online diary #diary #journaling #journal #may 2022 #personal growth #natural hair #black girl #yolaresa #shotbyshe #spring #fashion #photo journaling #me #my face #afro #cuban

[shotbyshe]

| April 2022 | Part 12 - i call this one ‘self betrayal’

This was an interesting month.

I tried a lot of different things with my appearance, with my behavior, with my communication processes. I was sad a lot this month, angsty, moody. I couldn’t sit still, I was eager a lot of the times, then I was suddenly dropped on my ass. I was completely blindsided. It’s crazy how you wish for something and then when you get it you don’t want it anymore. This. 

They call it spring cleaning for a reason. I tend to do a lot of reflecting during these little pockets of the year. It’s usefully Spring and Autumn. I move with the seasons as you do, ya know. I don’t always recognize myself sometimes. I’m still trying to figure out what I look like, what I am, and what I’m really and truly about. I don’t always see her in these photographs. I tend to see someone who is trying to be me..............who the fuck is this imposter?!

                                                                                                                - she

#april 2022 #online diary #diary #journal #yolaresa #shotbyshe #natural hair #natural girl #black girl #selfies #me #my face #neil gaiman #spring cleaning #blindsided #spring #autumn #fashion #self betrayal #journaling #photo journaling #writing #writings

[shotbyshe]

////////////////////////// Another thing I knitted. This is what I was aiming for back in 2021.

#knitting #knit journey #blanket dress #knit dress #knitted dress #fashion #shotbyshe #yolaresa #my face

[shotbyshe]

| April 2022 | Part 7

- The amount of effort I put in to protect my hair from New York City, people will never understand know.

- I visited the roof of the new library. She walks alone.

#fashion #journal #photography #ootd #nyc #new york city #manhattan #my face #me #yolaresa #shotbyshe #april 2022 #spring #natural hair #glasses #selfies #elevator shots

[shotbyshe]

aug.2019

This obstacle course was so fun: more photos of it here. I want to do more things like this. It was exhilarating.

#jamaica #ziplining #shotbyshe #yolaresa #photography #sports #obstacle course

[shotbyshe]

| April 2022 | Part Three

-- Honeymoon phase

-- I was going outside a lot in April. This eventually took a toll.

#online diary #journal #diary #me #my face #shotbyshe #yolaresa #fashion #natural hair

[shotbyshe]

| April 2022 | Part 9

- What I look like when I wear contacts

- I remember April was feeling like Winter/Fall so I still had my goose coat on.

- I’m pretty sure this red top is my favorite shirt.

#me #my face #shotbyshe #yolaresa #natural hair #photo diary #online diary #diary #journal #spring #april #fashion #visual diary

[shotbyshe]

| April 2022 | Part 8

- The beginning stages of my charcuterie and the finished product.

- I remember this event being sensationally delightful. Everyone had so much fun and we were all so happy to be together. 

- Not to mention, the food was delicious. I would have never thought to combine these foods together. Everything was so yummy 😜

My favs: - the meat (don't remember what it's called) - the crackers (don't remember the brand/kind) - the cucumber - the nuts (don't remember the kind, really wish I did b/c they were fantastic!!) AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST - the CHEESE (I can’t remember if it was gruyere or something else, but most definitely not the brie)

                                                                                                           - she

#charcuterie #photography #food #event #april #spring #shotbyshe #yolaresa #online diary #journal #diary #photo diary #brie cheese #gruyere cheese #fruit #fruits #cheese

[shotbyshe]

| April 2022 | Part Five

#april 2022 #photo diary #diary #online diary #journal #fashion #shotbyshe #yolaresa #yellow brown #brown aesthetic #selfies

[shotbyshe]

| January 2022 |

-- All I did in January was knit and be cheeky......that headband was a gift from the day one. It’s handmade.

#she #yolaresa #shotbyshe #fashion #cheeky #my face #online diary #journal #diary #elevator #elevator photos

[shotbyshe]

"People were created to be loved. Things were created to be used. The reason the world is in chaos is because things are being loved, and people are being used."

~~ Nov. 19 '23

#you are all doing it wrong #love #people #misplaced #shotbyshe #she #yolaresa #dalai lama #quote #quotes