Flavor of Friday: 365 New Things

Inspired by a number of sources, at the beginning of this year I decided to embark on a new challenge for myself. A 365 day challenge to be exact.You may have seen photographers and bloggers alike embark on year-long challenges like this before, all based around a year-long commitment. I first saw one of these in action over at Apricot Tea's blog some time ago. 

Ev'Yan of Apricot Tea

 She embarked on the project as part of her personal development in photography and now once again in 2011 she's doing the project as a renewed commitment to her blog. Love it! Check out her Project 365.

Tales of Twipics Past Collage, NYFW SP'11

Anyway, my 365 challenge is similar but slightly different. I'm the type of girl who thrives on variety, so my challenge this year will be about discovering 365 New Things. I know it sounds crazy, but considering all the things there are to do and see in this world, I think committing myself to discovering a measly 365 of them shouldn't be too hard. Once a month, similar to my Tales of Twitpics Past collage above, I'll be filling you all in on 30 new things I've discovered. So far, I've learned about 5 new recipes, gone a few places I've never been and tried a few products I've never tried before. Stay tuned for my update at the end of January! (Of course with beauty products alone, I can knock out 75% of this challenge off the bat, right? I kid.)

What about you guys? Embarking on any year-long challenges in 2011?

Tales of Twitpics Past: NYFW SP '11

As the month comes to a close and the last few traces of NYFW nostalgia fade away, I'll take these fleeeting hours of September to reminisce on the good times I had. From interviewing celebs, to backstage laughs, blogger-to-blogger convos and runway shows, this season is truly one I'll never forget...

1. Survivial Kit: My Canon Digital Camera, Fiji water, and my show invites in hand. 2. Front Row Celebs: Kelly Rowland and Ashlee Simpson share a laugh. 3. Backstage Access: Stylist Kanayo Ebi and I backstage at Custo Barcelona. 4. Designer Love: Solange Knowles embraces Max Azria after the show. 5. Celebrity Street Chic: One of my style icons Tracie Ellis Ross in Soho during Fashion's Night Out. 6. Blog Love: Misha of TheFabChick and I share an obsession with the same street vendor. 7. Printed Bliss: Warmed my heart to get a few paper invites this season. 8. FNO Friends: Can't even begin to explain how much fun FNO2010 was. 9. Goodie Grabs: Betsey Johnson's goodie bag was my fave. I loved them more because she gave one to everybody, not just front row! 10. Bomb Buddies: Finally met Claire of The Fashion Bomb and she's super sweet and stylish of course. 11. The Socialite: I must have bumped into Olivia Palermo about four times throughout the week. I kinda felt like a socialite, kinda. 12. Runway to Reality. I guess I never really thought I'd ever sit this close. But all things are possible, just believe.