It's Thursday morning in LA, just after 9 AM, and I'm curled up in my favorite corner of the design studio. The early sunlight is streaming through the windows, creating these gorgeous geometric patte...
It's Wednesday morning in LA, just past 9 AM, and I'm having one of those rare moments of clarity while people-watching at my favorite campus coffee spot. Yesterday's design high has mellowed into som...
It's Tuesday morning in LA, 9 AM, and I'm having what can only be described as a designer's high. You know that feeling when everything suddenly clicks? When the universe throws you a bone after kicki...
It's Monday morning in LA, just after 9 AM, and I'm sitting at my favorite campus coffee shop with a sketchbook that looks wildly different than it did 24 hours ago. Yesterday's "designing for myself"...
It's Sunday morning in LA, just past 9 AM, and I'm doing something I rarely allow myself – absolutely nothing. Well, nothing except sitting on my tiny balcony with my second cup of coffee, watching ...
It's Saturday morning in LA, just after 9 AM, and I'm sitting cross-legged on my apartment floor surrounded by sketches, fabric scraps, and an empty coffee mug that's begging for a refill. The October...
It's Friday morning in LA, just after 9 AM, and I'm people-watching from my favorite campus bench, coffee in hand, mind wandering between class prep and deeper thoughts. Something Professor Chen said ...
It's Thursday morning in LA, just after 9 AM, and I'm curled up in my apartment's window nook watching the October sun cast long shadows across my scattered fabric samples. Yesterday's realization abo...
It's Wednesday morning in LA, just past 9 AM, and I'm nestled in my favorite corner of the campus coffee shop. There's something magical about this spot – the morning light filters through the windo...
It's Tuesday morning in LA, just after 9 AM, and I'm sitting on my tiny balcony with my laptop, watching the city wake up while I try to make sense of this whirlwind month. September is ending today, ...
It's Monday morning in LA, just past 9 AM, and I'm sitting at my tiny kitchen counter, watching steam rise from my coffee mug while the city outside my window shifts into work mode. There's something ...
It's a quiet Sunday morning in Los Angeles, just after 9 AM, and I'm sitting cross-legged on my bed with the windows open. The weekend crowd noise from below creates this perfect urban soundtrack that...
It's Saturday morning in LA, just past 9 AM, and I'm people-watching from my favorite corner table at Bloom Coffee. There's something about weekend mornings here – the energy shifts from frantic stu...
It's Friday morning in LA, just after 9 AM, and I'm curled up on my apartment balcony with my coffee and sketchbook. There's this perfect September breeze happening that makes the city feel almost dre...
Thursday morning in LA and I'm back at my window seat in the campus coffee shop, watching the city wake up. It's just past 9 AM, and I've got this strange feeling of clarity that I can't quite explain...
It's Wednesday morning in LA, just after 9 AM, and I'm sitting at my favorite window seat in the campus coffee shop, watching the September sunshine create patterns on my sketchbook. I've been here si...
It's Tuesday morning in LA, just past 9 AM, and I'm sitting in this little corner of the design studio that I've claimed as my unofficial thinking spot. The campus is buzzing with that mid-week energy...
It's just after 9 AM on a Monday in LA, and I'm sitting by the window in the campus coffee shop, watching students rush to their first classes while I have a blessed hour before mine starts. There's s...
It's a surprisingly cool Sunday morning in LA, and I'm curled up on my apartment balcony watching the city slowly wake up. There's something magical about these quiet moments just after 9 AM when ever...
It's just past 9 AM on a Saturday in LA, and I'm having one of those rare quiet mornings where everything feels clear. I've claimed my favorite spot at Groundwork Coffee, watching the weekend crowd dr...
It's Thursday morning in LA, and I'm sitting in my favorite corner of the design studio, watching the September light create patterns on my sketchbook. There's something about this time of day – jus...
September mornings in LA hit different, and today I'm feeling extra reflective as I sit on a bench outside the design building, watching everyone rush to their 9 AM classes. Yesterday's vulnerability ...
It's Wednesday morning in LA, and I just had one of those moments where you catch your reflection in a window and barely recognize yourself. Not in a dramatic "who am I?" way, but more like... huh, so...
It's Tuesday morning in LA, and I'm watching the city wake up from my favorite spot in the design studio. There's something magical about campus at 9 AM – this perfect balance of calm and possibilit...
It's Monday morning in LA, and I'm sitting at my favorite coffee shop near campus, trying to process everything that's happened over the past week. The barista just called out "oat milk latte for the ...
It's a sunny Sunday morning in LA, and I'm sitting by my window with my sketchbook balanced precariously on my knees. There's something about the quality of September light that makes everything look ...
It's Saturday morning in LA, and I'm taking a rare moment of calm before diving into weekend studio time. There's something about 9AM on a Saturday that feels different – like the city's still wakin...
It's Friday morning in LA, and I'm sitting cross-legged on my apartment floor surrounded by fabric swatches, sketches, and an embarrassing number of coffee cups. The sunlight's hitting everything just...
It's just past 9AM on Thursday, and I'm tucked into my favorite corner of my apartment, sunlight streaming through the blinds I keep meaning to replace. I've got my sketchbook balanced on my knees and...
It's Wednesday morning in LA, and I'm feeling weirdly reflective for 9AM. Maybe it's because I've been up since 5 working on revisions for my collection, or maybe it's because I just realized somethin...
It's Tuesday morning, 9 AM, and I'm sitting in my tiny apartment with the windows open, listening to the LA traffic like it's some kind of urban meditation soundtrack. Yesterday was... a day, to put i...
Monday morning thoughts coming at you from my favorite corner table at Melrose Coffee Collective. It's just past 9AM and I'm people-watching while procrastinating on my pattern-making assignment (sorr...
It's barely 9AM on a Sunday, and I'm already on my second coffee (don't judge - the fashion student life requires chemical assistance). Last night I stayed up sketching until my hand cramped, but some...
So I just had one of those weird clarity moments that hit you out of nowhere. It's 2:14 PM and I'm sitting on a bench outside the FIDM campus, watching people walk by and realizing how much I judge ou...
Okay, so I'm totally sitting in this cute little coffee shop on Melrose right now (8AM coffee hits different when you stayed up till 3 sketching), and I finally decided to start this blog I've been th...