After three and a half years in the amazing, crazy, beautiful city of Manhattan it’s finally time, I’m moving!

I’ll be living in HAWAII! I’m so excited for warm sand, breezy nights, and lots and lots of fresh pineapple. Who knows if it’s temporary or long term, but for now I’m excited for a life change.

New York has been an insane ride. From bottomless brunches to bumping into street fairs weekly, from trips to the Hamptons to enjoying hot, humid days in Sheeps Meadow at Central Park. The crowded subways and people who turn into NFL linebackers when exiting the train, no, I won’t miss that. But the energy, the can-do, at any hour of the night attitude I will. New York’s best offerings on seamless.com, like frozen yogurt delivered to your door at 3 am, or delivered saltines and ginger ale when you’re just too hungover to walk to the store. There are minimal brunch spots in Hawaii, definitely not bottomless, and I’ll have to basically re-learn how to drive a car as it’s been THREE YEARS! Eep.

I can honestly say I have the best friends on Earth here in the city that make any night fun. I have the best memories of my life just sitting in a living room playing games on ripped pieces of paper. I’ll miss you guys the most. I was also blessed with coworkers, ones I consider some of my closest friends outside of the office. I’m sad to leave my job but know it’s right for the time being. I know the company will just keep getting better and bigger and I cannot wait to see it grow more!

I’ll literally know near no one on Oahu, so if you have friends, stores, restaurants, experiences to suggest please send them my way! I also, have a few more weeks in NYC and am excited to cross a few more items off my NY Bucket List, if you have suggestions to offer here, please comment or tweet me!

I am so excited for my next journey and I hope you continue to follow me on instagram and here on the blog! xx

PS- I’m selling a lot of never worn/ new with tags items over on Poshmark, shop my closet here!

I was recently introduced to one of the most creative concepts in jewelry I have seen maybe, ever. Katie, of Three Jane NY, is killing the jewelry game with her Map Necklace. This adorable gift lets you be the designer. Pick a location, anywhere in the world, a specific cross street and they engrave it onto a 14K gold plate, marking your location with a tiny, little diamond.  The chain is 18″ and the plate is 15.5mm x 26.0mm. In person, the necklace is delicate enough for every day wear, but large enough for the map to be readable.

Three Jane NY features colleges, popular NYC wedding locations, fantasy locations like the Wizard of Oz, vacation destinations, or customize it yourself! The price won’t break the bank, so it’s a perfect anniversary, birthday, holiday gift for anyone special in your life. I love the idea of a husband giving his wife their wedding location, or a mom giving a daughter the hospital she was born in (an option!), or best friends exchanging their college location. It’s only $25 more to customize your exact location, and the small diamond is the perfect x marks the spot!

I personally chose Lani Kai beach on Oahu. This is my ultimate sanctuary, the most gorgeous spot on earth in my opinion, and a little bit more of a special meaning, that I’ll keep close to my heart. I have yet to take it off since receiving it and have received an amazing amount of compliments on it. Especially since my mom lives in Hawaii, it makes me feel like I have a little piece of home with me all of the time!

Three Jane NY’s map necklace is sold online here, she is also sold in Cynthia Rowley stores in Manhattan & others here, and can be followed on Twitter or Facebook. Katie, the designer, is one of the sweetest girls I’ve met through blogging. After meeting up last week, I also discovered how intelligent she is, interning with the best in the biz. And she convinced me to download ‘Lean In’ immediately!

Yesterday I encountered the best cab driver on earth. He told me the secrets of life and health:

The only thing better than loving a product is loving a product that also does good! With all the chaos we’ve had in the world lately it’s important for each and every one of us to do our part. Whether it’s donating our time, our resources, or our money. For those of us who are busy, there’s a way to give back just by online shopping. A few clicks, you’re package is on the way, and you’ve done a good deed! What more could you ask for?

I have two favorites that I’m wearing on repeat right now:

1. The Home T at thehomet.com.

Ryan over at their team sent me a quick tweet and I was introduced to this amazing brand. Their adorable (and crazy soft) tees are the perfect way to represent your pride from your home state. With each state’s outline and big letters that read “home” there’s no denying where you’re from and that you’re proud of it. I’m from California, but have lived in NY for a little over 3 years now, but hold tight to my 415 area code, and now this tee as well.

At only $25 the shirt is a bargain and a portion of profit goes to multiple sclerosis research. Scarily enough, last year at 25 I was tested for MS, and so this cause and charity really hit my heart. I fortunately, was clear of the debilitating disease, but not everyone is so lucky. Recently, I was updated with an email that quarter 1 proceeds were sent to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society for research. I really appreciated receiving the update and felt included in the cause.

I’ve had many friends buy their state since seeing me wear it, and I hope you’ll consider it too!

2. Sequence Jewelry at SequenceCollection.com.

Ariela might be one of the sweetest people I’ve ever emailed with. Ariela, a Salvadorean native, employees young artisans living in at-risk and gang ridden communities in El Salvador. The super bold and bright jewelry is the perfect accessory for summer. It will look just as cute with jeans and a tee at work as it will be with your bathing suit at the beach.

I absolutely love the knots and braids, and pieces of hardware mixed in with the neon. But there are also great metallic pieces with golds and silvers for the more classic girl.

Along with an artisan, Oscar Bautista, she created a project called Spread Light & Love to provide self-esteem and education programs at the Sequence workshop and free weekend art programs offered to youth and children living in the community. I think it’s amazing that these beautiful designs are created in collaboration with these communities.

She has a big following including major magazines and was also a featured designer at Baublebar! You can buy the bracelet I have on the Baublebar site here: http://bit.ly/13r2yaP!

Now go out, research, give back, and shop!!

Diverting from the usual style + beauty content on Everyday to Runway, I wanted to write an ‘off topic’ post about dating and the city of New York. So for my fashion-only girls, here is your moment to click off the screen and come back tomorrow for regularly scheduled programming. For those readers under 18, I love you dearly, so I have chosen to hide the content, and also, invite you to click off + come back to the site tomorrow…

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