Skip to main content

Weekly Chat



Hi y'all!

I know it has been a while since I have posted. A lot of things have been going on as of late and I just haven't had time to post. Today I just wanted to talk about whats been on my mind.

Well lets see...

My mother and my momsie (grandmother) have been in and out of the hospital and rehabilitation. As of last week my grandmother was finally released and was able to go home. She has been in the hospital since the first week of January. I could not be more elated because she has technically been in the hospital since November with just one week of being out in January. My mother is in rehabilitation to regain strength in her legs. She has Multiple Sclerosis and so it is pretty much a guessing games when it comes to her symptoms and whenever she relapses.

With this I have been thinking about my health....like a lot a lot. Along with my dad having Type 2 Diabetes and my sister being recently diagnosed as being pre-diabetic, I am beginning to get worried. My younger sister was diagnosed in November and immediately took action. She was on a diet of whataburger and sonic shakes and it finally was taking its toll on her. She did what I think is the most drastic (and best) decisions she has ever made and went vegan....cold turkey. I mean bagged all of the processed and non-vegan items in her kitchen, gave it away and went to whole foods and started on a smoothie cleanse. Since going vegan she has dropped 30 pounds and has since had her diagnosis rescinded. She has a long way to go before she gets a full clean bill of health, but she has been the greatest motivation to not just me, but my entire family and more. I have decided to slowly go vegetarian myself. I went vegan when she came to visit and lost five pounds in two weeks. I don't have the will power to go cold turkey vegan but it is a start. So that's one thing. 

Hmm what else...

I finally made the decision to pursue a graduate degree so I am now studying for the GRE, so wish me luck! I am also thinking about the direction of my blog or not...maybe I just have a little writer's block. I'm not sure why I over analyze so much about what to write about. I guess I worry about my blog becoming your typical cookie cutter fashion blog and to me it is more than that. I can write about whatever I want so  maybe I'll just take my own advice and do just that.

Well that's the gist of what I wanted to talk about today. I will definitely try to post more frequently... it actually feels great to do so.

Thanks for reading guys!

-Desi








Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Fashion Ed: Fashion Flow Theories

Today I want to discuss the theories of Fashion Flow: Downward, Horizontal, and Upward. You probably have heard these terms before but I want to go into further detail as to what they mean and the difference between them. Downward Flow Theory ( Trickle - Down) This theory is the most widely known and the oldest theory of fashion adoption. The basic definition in short-to be identified as a true fashion, styles must first be adopted by those at the top of the social pyramid, then the style is eventually accepted at the lower social levels. This theory assumes that there is a social hierarchy in which lower income people seek to identify with more affluent people. Because those at the top want to disassociate themselves with the lower social level, once the fashion or style has flowed to the lower social level, the upper classes will reject it and move on to the next new fashion. The phrase "that is so last season" comes to mind when I think of this theory. Ag
1 comment
Read more

Fashion Ed: Fashion Adoption Theory

When a style or trend debuts, whether it's trying out a new BB cream or obtaining a pair of trendy cut out boots, when would you say it is that you catch on or adapt to a trend? The fashion adoption theory was one of my favorite theories to learn, as it tells you how a style or trend starts and ends. Fashion Adoption : A process on how an individual accepts and purchases a new fashion or a style. This Innovation Adaption Curve plots out the five categories and basically shows that with time, any new style or trends popularity rises and eventually fades. Innovation Adaption Curve There are five categories that describe how early a consumer adopts a new fashion compared with others: Fashion Innovators, Fashion Opinion Leaders, Mass Market Consumers, Late Fashion Followers, and Fashion Isolates and Laggards. Tartan is trending right now, so I feel that it would be a great example to follow. Fashion Innovators Yves Saint Laurent-Metro.US Consumer
2 comments
Read more

Fashion Profile | Eileen Fisher

As stated on the company's website:    ONLY 66% OF WHAT YOU SEE HERE IS SUSTAINABLE. THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE. NO EXCUSES. The dress is bluesign® certified silk. The jeans are made with organic cotton. And the cardigan? It's one of our Icons, made with fine-gauge linen. The fiber isn't organic this season, but it will be. And by 2020, if the linen is conventionally grown we won't use it.This isn't a perfect picture, but it's an accurate one. We know there's still work to be done. No excuses. In my search in finding sustainable brands, I stumbled upon an ad for Eileen Fisher and their Vision 2020 initiative. This is the first fashion company I have come across with this type of initiative. This is definitely a brand I will keep an eye on to see if they are able to accomplish their goal. Eileen Fisher's vision is in tune to what I feel fashion retail companies should be doing specifically in regards to addressing their social, ethic
1 comment
Read more