Love Lust or Bust

22/08/2024

I'm embarrassed to admit I used to judge women who walked around without wearing a bra.

But secretly, I was just jealous because they didn't have to, they were bouncing around, all perky.

Now, since I had breast cancer surgery...

I'm one of those women 😆.

22/08/2024

A nice lunch in Union Sq. Park Today (NYC).

Do you have a nice park near you to have lunch or rest and enjoy nature during the day?

18/08/2024

Omg omg the Original Naked Palatte by Urban Decay is back?! For YEARS AND YEARS, I, and many other customers, have been begging for the Original palette to return.

😭 😭 😭

Ok how does this relate to travel? Easy.

The Original palette has day looks and evening smokey eyes, so I don't need to bring several different shadows, this is everything in 1 compact case.

And no I am not being sponsored by Urban Decay.

I've just been in love with this palette over 10 (20?) Years. Yay!

18/08/2024

For a minute,

Just a minute, I thought about how much I would gain if The Orange One got elected after hearing him talk about how pro-bitcoin and crypto he is.

I thought about how much I would profit if he kept his promised.

My dreams of one day buying a home felt a little more attainable, even after an accident caused me to stop working. Even after the pandemic affected me, and so many others, Financially.

But I saw Spike Lee's film, "NYC Epicenters".

I wasn't here in the NYC when so many horrific things went down in the US in 2020/2022.

The pandemic, Black Lives Matter, and so many other other the film.

But AS.i watched the film, I remeembered.

Spike showed all of the things the former president did and said.

During callmuch of the pandemic I was stuck.in a secluded house in a desert.

This election is going to be
A big one.

So please think long and hard before you vote-

But make sure you vote!.

17/08/2024

What is something you ways pack for a trip besides clothes?

17/08/2024

What is 1 thing you never leave the house without?

14/08/2024

Let's play a game.

So Patty Stanger wrote in her book The Millionaire Matchmaker to ask the universe for something, (and it can be small...or huge).

For example, at that time I was single.

So I asked for flowers. But she said be very specific, so I asked for orchids.

The very next day I went on a 2nd date with a man and he brought me orchids.

What is something you want to manifest this week?

Of course you could simply buy or get it for yourself, but let's use our manifesting powers to attract it.

Something a friend can do, buy, or get for you.

Let's have fun checking back in a week or so to share our success!

Please post below what you would like for your gift(s).

12/08/2024

Sometimes I have to be apart from man & it's not easy.

So, I have a list of things to do to keep me occupied and productive;

Eat healthy, Lose weight
Finish my next book project
Learn French
Planning a lifelong dream trip, a whirlwind tour of Europe...

But then I just end up binge watching episodes of Naked & Afraid of Love!

😆 🤣 😂

11/08/2024

Think you know Morocco?

10/08/2024

Looking to get married in Morocco?

This website has a great post on things to know!

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10/08/2024

Looking to get married in Morocco?

This website has a great post on things to know!

https://jyrosolutions.com/a-guide-to-getting-married-in-morocco-for-foreigners/

07/08/2024

I once "flew" a plane.

As a child, Amelia Earhart was my hero, so my childhood dream was to fly a plane.

A few years ago I went to Belize. I arrived on the mainland, but was going to stay in Caye Caulker, (one of Belize's many islands) for a few days.

You can take a ferry to the island, or a small plane ride.

I was there a few hours early, so I begged the person who sold me the ticket to allow me to be in the front, the "co-pilot's" seat.

Seats were 1st Come, so I was advised to rush and to ask the pilot when the doors opened.

I did exactly that, and luckily, he said yes, I could sit in the front.

But what I didn't know was that he would also allow me to steer the wheel a bit as we flew over the ocean.

Until he kindly Informed me that that was enough, and he would handle it from there, lol.

It was only maybe a half hour or so to Caye Caulker,

But it was the most unforgettable plane right of my life, one I'll never forget.

I still get giddy like a kid at Christmas remembering that night. Nothing I've ever done comes close to that adventure!

What is an adventure you've had that was exhilarating for you?

06/08/2024

For anyone who is wondering what I have to say regarding the panic among cryptocurreency investors because of the immense crash and plummeting bitc0in prices the past few days,

I am beyond thrilled.

If I won the lottery right now,

I would probably invest it all in crypt0 today.

This is not financial advice-

It's just what I would do;

Buy the dip.

Do I get nervous? Sure.

I walk around daily filled with anxiety in general.

But I feel the fear and do it anyway.

Why?

Because I believe inBiitcoin. InCrypt0.

I stopped passionately exclaiming to all my family and friends, trying to convince people a few years ago to at least LEARN aboutCrypt0.

I rarely mention it anymore.

But I want to lost.this because in a few years I will not come back to this post and gloat and say, "See, I told you so, nobody listened!"

But I will be quietly, very quietly enjoying my travels and living in a gorgeous villa near a beach, probably 1 of a few homes,

And I will not say a word.

But you will remember when I used to nag you and you'll think, "Man, she was so lucky."

No. It is not luck.

I am sacrificing every single day.

I buy $5 here and there, and more when I have it.

I do not have an iPhone.

I don't buy designer shoes or bags,

Even though everybody knows I am OBSESSED with fashion.

I rarely travel as I used to.

I hardly ever go.out to eat, except once In awhile for a lunch special at a cheap place. Even though I'm a River Cafe kind of girl.

I don't own a car.

Someone stole my moped and I did not buy another one even though I LOVED riding that baby.

I am not saying you should not enjoy.your life.

But we all have our priorities and my choices (especially my career choice as a travel blogger) did not set me up to have security.

I am.not willing to go back to college or start a new career at my age.

I want to retire and be happy and comfortable, but I no longer have a 401k.

I've got my inveselsltments.

And I believe I have made a very very wise decision based on my research and educating myself.

And making a bunch of mistakes.

So I am not saying you should invest.

I know people are terrified right now, especially what is happening with the Stock market and Japan.

But Maybe just watch a documentary on YouTube or Netflix.

This is kind of your last chance. It's a miracle, but you've got 1 small chance to get in while the proces are this low.

I pray we all get through tthis recession and war and struggle and the scary times we are going through.

I believe there is a Creator and that we are all going to be ok.

I just pray I will be ok in a happy house by the beach lol.

02/08/2024

MEETUP IN BROOKLYN, NY!!

Who wants to go to the Brooklyn Museum's First Saturday event this weekend?

It's free! Aug 3.

Let's meet on the steps near the fountain at 4:30pm (4:30- 5 sharp) so we can:

make a Caribbean fan,

Then dance to the steelpan drum band

Then watch the Bad Like Brooklyn Dancehall film

Then hear live spoken word/poetry

Then DANCE ALL NIGHT to reggaeton/ Caribbean music!

Well...at least until they kick us out.

But then we could go bar hopping along Franklin Ave.

Who's in??

The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At 560,000 square feet, the museum is New York City's second largest in physical size and holds an art collection with roughly 1.5 million works.

02/08/2024

Have you ever had someone randomly compliment you?

I don't mean someone trying to hit on you.

I mean if you're a woman and a gay man, or another straight woman tells you she loves your dress or your eyeshadow or your shoes.

Just a simple, sincere compliment.

How did it make you feel?

So maybe give a stranger a sincere compliment today and see how they smile.

You never know just how much they may have really needed to hear that.

14/07/2024

Regardless of which candidate you support, we must never condone violence, ever.

Tonight, someone shot Trump.

A woman in my building stabbed another neighbor in my building.

And I live in a "good neighborhood".

And there is a long list of horrific, violent acts being committed daily in NY, and around this country, most against innocent victims.

The increased level of violence is simply terrifying,

And also heartbreaking.

06/07/2024

Have you ever struggled with a poverty mentality, even after you leveled up and were in a different financial bracket?

What are some of the ways you stopped the old patterns and began having a more positive, abundance mindset?

Please will you share some really specific action steps that helped you?

Thank you 😊 🙏

05/07/2024

Intl African Arts Festival Brooklyn NY

25/06/2024

I would love to host an intimate picnic in the park, a sort of "Diner en Blanc", but with a dash of pink, to celebrate surviving and being healthy!

In fact, I will do one in NYC, and one Morocco.

If you have ever been to any of the "Diner en Blanc" parties, it will be similar.

But also, a sort of Bridgerton picnic party.

I may not be able to host the picnic in NYC until mid or end of the summer (once all of my surgeries/procedures are done).

And for Morocco I will aim for the fall.

Dates for both will be announced soon.

If anyone is interested in either, please leave a comment below.

*Both parties will be free.

Everyone will simply bring their own meals and dinnerware, but it will be similar to what is expected at Diner an Blanc parties.

Elegant. Romantic. Dressed up. Real china/dishes (no paper plates), candleabras...you get the idea.

I will post photos for ideas of what to bring & wear below.

I will bring a white tent and small table & white pillows,

but if you have white/pink pillows/ small tables/ white tablecloths as well, please bring them.

22/06/2024

I have been awfully quiet on social media lately, other than posting some dreamy homes.

I've been dealing with some pretty serious health issues.

Not ready to get Into detail yet, but I will say I feel extremely blessed that my two main doctors are among the "Top 10" Best doctors in the entire country list, and the hospital I will get all my surgeries is Memorial Sloane Kettering, the best.

(It actually looks like a 5* luxury hotel!)

So today, I had a break in between surgeries.

I really needed that.

My friend was so amazing & has been incredibly supportive!!

She ignored the brutal heatwave and joined me at the Annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade!!

We met really cool people and took pics and videos (coming soon to my website!!)

But for now I'll show you a sneak peak of a few.

I really truly desperately needed 1 day to relax and laugh and have fun.

Even if we did get drenched after the parade!

I am so blessed to have so many wonderful friends, my partner, and my sister being there through this scary experience with me.

The best part is, everything is going to be okay.

It always is!

13/06/2024

"Are you ready?"

"Is there more?"

Oh, yes, Penelope, there is indeed more.

"Can we do it again?"

I am home from yet another surgery, and there is nothing more magical to help me to recuperate than a Bridgerton binge!!!!

Who else is binging Bridgerton & beyond thrilled for Penelope tonight?

And who remembers their first love?

Tell us, please!!

27/05/2024

14/05/2024

Thoughts?

See link in comments.

30/04/2024

I wonder who in the world has been married to the most foreign spouses?

*Things I think about when I'm avoiding work.

30/04/2024

Do you know who has had the most legal marriages in the US?

Glynn “Scotty” Wolfe, 88, the world’s most often-married man. Wolfe, a flamboyant, Bible-thumping minister, held the Guinness Book of World Records title on frequent matrimony. He was married 29 times. His widow, Linda Essex-Wolfe, has held the record as world’s most often married woman with 23 husbands.

30/04/2024

Would you rather go on a solo adventure or a group trip with your friends?

30/04/2024

Any place you wish you could travel to this summer?

Guess my dream destination for beach holiday fun?

19/07/2023

I love copying Jacqui Waters raw recipes but they never come out looking like her works of art 😆 🤣 bit they sure taste good!

Raw spring rolls yummy!

17/07/2023

I cannot WAIT to own a house.

Mostly, I'm more Interested in land to have a beautiful garden where I can grow my own food.

Everyone knows I'm a travel writer, and usually I spend much of the year traveling to new countries.

But I think most people dont know that for about 7 years I've also had a seasonal job I do for half the year working as an urban farmer.

My job is so amazing. I work for a non profit urban farm organization, and I actually get paid to do what I absolutely love!

This summer I'm doing a summer nature camp for undeserved city kids in various locations in NYC, and I actually get paid to make beautiful little bird houses!

I think I'll save this and put it in my garden when I buy a house.

:)

What do you do for work?

Do you love your job?

If not, what would your dream job be?