// #GIRLBOSS

//

Sophia is the mastermind behind Nasty Gal. She started from Ebay and from there found herself in a multi million dollar company. Her street smart personality is what sucked me in. I love reading about an entrepreneur who threw out the business plan, didn't worry about investors, and just did. She started small, and worked her way up. If you're in the mood for an inspiring read about work/life/success I highly recommend it. I've personally had many people in my life tell me my ideas were crazy. I've also been told I work too much, talk about myself too much, and for that reason no one would want to be around me. I actually just laughed out loud writing that because it's absolutely ridiculous. Chasing dreams will work you like a dog. And that's a fact. I don't think I'm at the point in my career where I can say "look at me now", but I've definitely come a long way from my blog writing days in Toronto. In the words of Sophia Amoruso, "Fortune favors the bold who get shit done". 

It's Wednesday which means there are new horoscope up! Read read read. x -C

// HOLA

// Location: Punta Cana

So I think it hit me. Headache, sore body, and sleepy eyes. I've caught the go-go-go-stop syndrome. I get it often when I'm at home in Canada for a weekend, but Punta Cana operates on one level - very slow. The first couple days of being here I didn't know what it felt like to just sit and relax, as in I totally forgot what it felt like. At the moment - it's currently 8:40 am - I feel like I've got run over by a train and all I want to do is sleep until I feel better. Which is most likely what I need. I'll sleep on the beach. Problem solved. Anyway back to the reason we are all here, Britt and Evan's wedding. Aside from the fact that the bride and groom got rained on by a typhoon [literally, the poor bride was drenched] they bounced back with new outfits, and threw the most incredible party. Our Brittany Rapp is now a Mrs. Blainey and I couldn't be more happy for her. I hope you're enjoying the week [throws on her beach coverup] x -C

// BLUE SKIES

// 

Good morning from Punta Cana! This is my view for the next 7 days. The weather is beautiful, the drinks are free, and there's a casino. Oh, and my best friend gets married in two days!! It feels good to have everyone back together again. Alright, time to get some breakfast. Happy Friday! x -C

// LOVE MY WEDNESDAYS

// Good morning 

I'm back in my dream world. Just me myself my favourite new tumblr and coffee #2. It's Wednesday, also known as my favourite day of the week [besides TGIF Friday, and Saturday morning, and lazy Sunday football 11 am wake up morning] because it's Horoscope day. Psychics, horoscopes, tarot cards [confession: I have a deck of my own] I'm all over them. It's not about knowing the future that gets me excited [I'm a believer in you make your own density through choices and action], it's the 'magic' of getting a little insight into something that hasn't happened yet. The unseen universe that graciously, or ungraciously place things in front of you that just 'happen' to help you get to the next place you need to be. It's my own little magic [that and Collection N Twelve]. Sitting in bed with breakfast and a book in Paris while looking like Cindy Crawford is pretty f'in magical too. 

// BACK TO MY ROOTS

// Location: Love The Design

Hey!! Happy Wednesday. Is it me or did Wednesday come real fast. If you didn't hear the news from Monday morning, we launched our shop! Collection N Twelve has been transformed into gift wrap for the holidays, and they just look so delightful all wrapped up - if I do say so myself. Setting up the shoot, taking photos and editing them brought me back to my photography years. How I missed them. ANYWAYS, I'm taking off for the next week and a half. I have my computer [I'll still be working], my camera [which I'm stoked about] and a couple of bathing suits. Brittany is getting married in the Dominican and Candice Kaye Design is in deep need of a vacation around best friends. It's been two years of straight hustle with zero vacation. And not traveling for that long is just not in my DNA. I'll be snappin' away throughout the week if you dare to follow along [ckayedesign], as well as saying good morning on here from my hotel room... I just rambled on for a paragraph about stuff that wasn't the topic that I wanted to talk about. The photo above is an invitation to an exclusive presentation of Collection N Twelve at Love The Design in TORONTO! Yes, I'll be home for the weekend once fairytale life in Dominican is over. I thought I would take full advantage of my weekend, team up with the best store in Toronto and invite all my Toronto peeps to see what I've been working so hard on here in New York. RSVP is now open, email me at candicekaye@candicekayedesign.com if you're interested in coming! I would love to meet/see you. xx -C

// HALLOWEEN WEEKEND

If you follow me along on snapchat [ckayedesign], you would have witnessed Dan in his Big Bad Wolf-dressed-up-as-granny costume. Firstly sorry you had to experience such sight, and HOW hilarious did he look! We were up in Connecticut trick-or-treating with these beautiful views. I felt like a little kid again and it was glorious :) I hope you had a very scary Halloween! x -C

// LAUNCH DAY

// Collection N Twelve: Gift Wrap Series + Printed artwork 

Good morning :) Hello Monday, hello November, and hello 6:30 a.m. Don't ask me why I'm up this early. My body normally doesn't allow me to operate past 7:00 a.m, which then requires a hot coffee. Maybe I'm just excited. Happy launch dayyy! The shop is now LIVE! I've been working hard on this holiday gift wrap series. Collection N Twelve is very special to me, I didn't want to open the shop without really feeling like it screamed "Wonder". Wonder all started one Saturday afternoon sketching while watching Alice And Wonderland [the one with Johnny Depp]. I loved the colors the magic and of course the fairytale. A dreamer is who I am, and I believe you're the maker of your own magic. Collection N Twelve gift wrap is just this, it's that touch of magic to your gift this holiday season. I'm excited to hear what you think, and feel free to email me candicekaye@candicekayedesign.com if you have questions. 

Also, I've included printed artwork in the shop. Yes, Floyd from ckd summer collection is now available in printable form :) Happy shopping. x -C

// BLUE NOTES

// Location: Greenwich Village

My cousin and his girlfriend are in New York for the next week or so. All the way from Melbourne, Australia. A place I NEED to visit sooner than later. I have a feeling Australia and I will have one of those love at first sight moments. I love having family in New York, I get to do things that I wouldn't normally go out of my way for. Like leave my cozy home on a rainy Wednesday night and hop around the the village, then end up at a Jazz bar. I'm so incredibly happy we did. Last night's jazz was probably the best I've seen in the city. My story is still up from last night's snap [ckayedesign] if you want to hear them play. I've never really heard anything like it. 

// ON THE ROX

// Location: Couch bound 

it's currently 10:33 pm, the couch is where i've been for the past hour, and i'm about 1 1/2 glasses of whiskey deep [takes another sip]. it's been a while since i've fallen in love with a tumblr. pinterest is lovely, but there is nothing i love more than a good tumblr. it can put me on the couch for hours. i sort of just get lost in the photos. paris has always been a huge inspiration of mine. and not the cliché Eiffel tower paris, but the secret paris. the one i experienced when I sat at Hôtel Costes alone. photos from paris have always been my favourite, the colors of that city are naturally très chic. maybe it's the whiskey, but i'm in the mood to book a one way ticket to paris. wanna know a little secret? I actually do that every morning after my first sip of coffee - go on cheapoair and hit "new york" to "london". today i found a flight for $500.00 leaving tomorrow. it's my little morning daydream. before i moved to new york and wished i did, i would do the same thing from "toronto" to "new york". and now i type that into cheapoair at least once a month, and every time i do i smile a little.