Dress // Cheongsam – gifted from the bae • Boots – Jeffrey Campbell Mulder boots
Happy Chinese New Year lovelies! Absolutely in love with my new cheongsam that was gifted to me from my boy! I hope that for those of you celebrating this holiday you get to spend it with copious amounts of love, good company and get to indulge in a shit ton of food – cue massive food baby. You know ya girl hella food coma-ed f’sure. 
February feels a lot more like a fresh start compared to January where an ample amount of it was about managing and sorting through the residue of 2015. If anything it feels cathartic to finally relish in holding hands with the unexpected. According to Chinese Astrology this is a big year:
“There are two significant energetic shifts that will affect everyone this year. The first is that we’re moving into a Fire year after two Wood years. Wood is growth, enthusiasm, the innocence of youth and the pursuit of a vision. Wood qi is fresh and unformed. It has the drive to break through barriers, but it lacks wisdom and refinement, so can sometimes be unstable and reckless. Fire qi is the full expression of Wood’s vision. Fire brings forth the rose, lays the paint on the canvas, and gives voice to the song that’s been forming in the depths of your heart. Fire is intense, passionate, and calls forth our need to connect with one another. In a Fire year, no longer satisfied with the pursuit of our dreams, we now can bring things into actuality. And as we see things manifest, we want to gather with our tribe, raise a glass and celebrate. Now, what about that second energetic shift? Enter the Monkey. All manner of apple carts could be turned over in the most surprising ways. This will be a test of your ability to stay calm and unruffled in the face of relentless and unexpected challenges. But remember — on the other side of chaos is magic and transformation. Be brave and keep your sense of humor; never forget that there’s spiritual gold at the end of the tale. How you handle the coming year is largely a matter of harmonizing your own nature with this Monkey qi…”
I’m intrigued to see how I and everyone will harness the energy of the Fire Monkey into the year. I can definitely feel parts of it manifesting within myself and unleashing a certain fire that is mesmerizing and electrifying as the uncertainty of what is yet to reveal itself.
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