NYC 2026 - Week 8
Summer in the city
WE MADE IT TO 35!
To start, I would like to share with you that I’m so fucking proud of myself! I have been reminiscing about my life over the past few days, and it always strikes me to think about where I come from. For sure, I have lived several lives in this lifetime already. I have known a lot of darkness, and I spent two decades working on making sure my inner demons didn’t devour me to the point where my existence would end.
It hasn’t been an easy ride and I’m definitely not the only one experiencing trauma, loss, or other painful stories, but it does feel like I’ve completed a cycle of my life where I needed to take a few tests to see if I’m ready for what’s next. And I believe I aced it!
You know why? Because last week, after a very emotional setback, I experienced so many loving and joyful thoughts in my own mind. This used to be completely different, and while those conniving little monsters will probably still pop up with some pretty cutting self-criticism every now and then, I really had almost a full week of finding encouragement, escaping self-doubt, being kind to myself, and planning my days realistically (as opposed to overloading myself and ignoring my boundaries). Hooray!
So let this be an invitation for you to celebrate who you are and where you are in your life today. Think of all the things you’ve overcome so far and give yourself a round of applause. Darling, you deserve it! And if you feel this is difficult, know that I am clapping for you <3
North 5th Street Pier and Park
“UP-DATE”
Sadly, I had to break it off with the speed-date guy after a little bit over a month of dating. It was a very nice first experience back into the dating game, and even though he was everything I wished for on paper, I was missing a deeper soul connection.
It’s weird, because mentally I’ve been manifesting exactly this: the conservative way of a relationship—finding a man who can support me in many ways so that I can be the princess and live a nice life, giving stability to have the possibility to start a family. I really thought this would make me happy, but my whole system was saying no. It felt so transactional. The big difference between our worlds stood between us like a brick wall, making me feel guilty for not being at the same level as him (financially). I felt like I was hiding parts of myself out of fear of not being good enough, and I barely dared to take up space because I felt that he was doing so much already.
Am I afraid of this becoming a real thing? Is this a fear of commitment? Is this a fear of getting what I really want? All these thoughts ran through my mind, but the answer is no.
I know this isn’t the connection that would make my soul happy. If, after just a handful of dates, I felt I would lose my autonomy and saw a future of sitting in a golden cage, I needed to break it off before real emotions stepped into the game.
Luckily, this experience gave me a lesson in what I do need in a relationship—I need humor. I need openness. I need ease. I need to feel the energy flow through my body. If I choose to live a life with someone, this is what matters most. Not what someone is on paper. Burn the paper down, together with all the things on it and what will be left? If two souls align, everything else will work itself out. I’m positive about that. I have strong faith in this, and it can only happen when you say no to the things that don’t feel right to you.
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
(Williamsburg)
WHY, NAOMI, WHY?
Besides the dating life, I’ve been busy this week with getting my freehand embroidery pieces photographed on people in real life! And it made me question why it took me so long to take action on this. (But that is the story of my life too—always busy with a million things and not in a structured way at all—hello, ADHD?)
Anyhow, I’m so glad I did it. It was so much fun to capture my pieces on real people! To make a story come to life. To let the city be my set. To catch the smiles of people—this kind of real connection is, again, what feeds my soul. Who are we without each other, right? It takes a village. So I’m incredibly grateful to have a small, but growing, community here to get my creative juices flowing.
IN OTHER NEWS
I went back to Trader Joe’s, and was a lot more efficient than the first time. By the end of this trip, Trader Joe’s will be my b…
The Knicks won the NBA Finals on my birthday!
I can scratch going to a strip club off my bucket list. (Still need to get a lap dance though!)
I ate a massive burger for my birthday and had pancakes for breakfast the day before (what more can a girl ask for?)!
My NY girl squad and I went out for a daytime boogie yesterday, and we all felt our hearts exploding with love and joy! There were so many beautiful and happy people. The best music. Really incredible.
I enjoyed going to the store in my PJs, without makeup, and with messy hair to get myself breakfast.
Life is good.
Big kisses and hugs, from your favourite NY blogger!
