Vintage Shopping

Posted on October 21, 2016 by karissaestrada

Wyatt and I did an impromptu photo shoot right outside the most epic pop-up vintage fashion market in Brooklyn where I met THEE Stacy London from “What Not To Wear.” She was incredible by the way, so humble and kind. Fun Fact: When I was young I would watch “What Not To Wear” over and over and it was the first time I decided that I wanted a future in fashion.

It was a rainy day in Brooklyn. Every step was a puddle. If you look closely you can see raindrops in these photos, frozen in time. I loved this day of exploring Brooklyn with my husband. I love rainy days! It makes me feel less guilty about wanting to stay inside and watch movies all day. It’s been proven, no matter what miraculous city I live in, I will always remain a homebody.

With Love,

©Karissa Marie

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Apple Picking

Posted on October 18, 2016 by karissaestrada

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Hello my sweet friends, my dedicated readers…my support team. I have to admit this blog post comes to you a little bittersweet. Bitter because to hasn’t been the best week for me and I’ll tell you why. Sweet because this day of apple-picking was one of the best days I’ve had since moving to New York City and I am so happy we did it.

Some of you might be aware that Wyatt and I had a little bit of a rough start in our new city. Numerous things took away from our happiness and crushed our plans like our vehicle being broken into, my job transfer falling through, losing friends who I thought I would never lose and so much more. I thought things were slowly looking up until just yesterday a small job I had that was keeping me busy decided that they no longer needed me. It ended on great terms but still disappointing nonetheless.

I feel like I can’t catch a break. It’s like the universe is doing everything in it’s power to bring me down and I’m just over here saying “Stop picking on me!” My depression has officially taken over. I spend my days in bed watching Netflix and cuddling with Finley. This is my life. I know it will get better but I’m just curious when exactly that will be. Ya know? The day I found out I was let go of my job, I let myself cry it out for a moment or two and then I got up from the couch and said “Dammit! I will not let myself ruin another day! We’re going Apple-picking.” Wyatt was the main influence behind this sudden rush of motivation. He’s been so amazing, so patient, so gentle and kind during this bumpy phase in our lives. I truly cannot even fathom what I would do without him. He’s my rock day in and day out. I’m one lucky girl.

We spent this special day driving to who-knows-where New York, dipping in and out of New Jersey. The Autumn leaves were incredible and made the entire drive a breeze. Once we finally got to the Apple Orchard we became little kids again, running through the aisles and climbing up apple trees. I wish we could relive this day over and over. I’m so blessed in so many ways and things can only go up when you feel like you’re at rock bottom. I hope this life in NYC becomes all that I’ve ever wished it to be. I want to leave this city someday loving it and loving the memories it gave me…not hating it and itching to get out.

Good vibes, please come my way.

With Love,

©Karissa Marie

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An Autumn Story

Posted on October 13, 2016 by karissaestrada

Rich magentas and deep olive greens go hand in hand to create the perfect Autumn story. We shot these pictures after a freezing rainstorm in New York City that we thought would never end. Once the sun finally came out, we were relieved to see the sky again. It was the perfect sunset moment that we had to capture. I’m in love with the way theses photos turned out regardless of the hard hitting wind and cold temperatures. It helps to have a hottie husband behind the camera.

With love,

©Karissa Marie

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Bomber Season

Posted on October 10, 2016 by karissaestrada

It’s bomber season y’all. The leaves are changing, the temperature is plummeting and it’s time to focus on those layering pieces that keep you chic and warm. I’ve recently been loving this puffy bomber trend going around. Not that I need more jackets in my wardrobe but I’m happy to participate nonetheless. I love the fierceness of this jacket that holds just a touch girly-ness. It gives a little BOOM-POW to girly girl in all of us!

With love,

©Karissa Marie

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Blogger Life

Posted on October 6, 2016 by karissaestrada

In the midst of expanding my blogging career as well as a career outside of blogging, I’m juggling many other things like:

1.)Being a wife. Although rewarding and beautiful, it’s not an easy task.

2.)Being a fur mama. (Just kidding, this one is the best responsibility filled with kisses and games of fetch.)

3.) Living in New York. They weren’t kidding when they said you have HUSTLE. I’ve taken on many miscellaneous sides jobs and participated in many money making apps just to pay the rent. New York is not for the weak.

4.)Struggling with my mental illness. (Ew, I’m not the biggest fan of the word “illness” but however you would like to phrase it, depression and anxiety is a pain.) I’ve been in between medications amongst other health related set backs that have really taken a toll on my happiness as well as my overall experience in New York. Everyday is a struggle, whether it’s getting out of bed, fighting back tears, or just learning how to breathe. Because of this I know I’m one tough cookie.

5.)Socializing. You would be surprised how hard it is to make friends in such a big city. It would be much easier if I had a specific job where I was surrounded by like-minded people my age but, unfortunately, that’s not the case for me. I JUST WANT MORE FRIENDS. Friends are everything and you can never have too many.

6.)Being so far away from home. I’ve done really well so far when it comes to being overwhelmed from missing my family back home. I have moments where I spend hours looking at old pictures of my nieces and nephews. I’ll replay videos of them over and over again just find some peace in this crazy ridiculous city of mine. I’ve made sure to call my mom AT LEAST once a day. I don’t even know what we talk about anymore but we love to hear each others voices. Living in NYC would be so much easier if I had my family here. The sacrifices we make to achieve our dreams and tackle our bucket lists.

Blogging is my safe place. My peace of mind lies behind this keyboard where I connect with the world with one touch of a button. My love for Fashion Blogging is within in the process: The photo-shoots, the editing, the writing, the networking. Every bit of it makes my heart happy. Regardless on the number of likes or the amount of views…This blog is has been one of the best things to have happened to me.

I love it and I love you.

Remember that.

©Karissa Marie