Gib elims!
That’s the closest I can approximate a backward saying off a “Reflection Tee” from RubyLove. When you look in a mirror, it reads, “Smile Big.” Designed to talk to you and only you when you look at a reflective surface, the fitted tees and tanks bounce back positive affirmations and reminders like, “Listen to Your Heart” and “I am Strong.”
New York City’s Rockefeller Center has recently re-opened revamped viewing decks on the 67th to 70th floors, called Top of the Rock. For those seeking a balancing respite from the clang and crowds of urban life, this is a perfect, new, still semi-secret idyll.
Last night we arrived in the crystal-chandeliered basement-level canyon at 10:30 pm, gave our tickets to a smiling woman (I bought ours online a week before—they’re open from 8:30 am to midnight) and were whisked into a shiny, chic elevator, got off to more smiling people, and had the friendliest (and perhaps most thorough) security check I’ve ever had. Then we saw a cheesy, very short film about the building before being ushered into another elevator. It took a second to realize the elevator was glass-topped. We watched through blinking lights as we ascended up and up, away and away. We reached a maze of quartz crystal-laden hallways (really! They have some sort of deal with Swarovski) and then: magic. A velvety, twinkling, far-away sea of lights. There was a tall glass barrier that didn’t interfere with the view. And after ascending another level––no glass, nothing but a low fence leaving you and the city breath-to-breath. It was cold and stunning. With rivers shimmering through the lights. It made me want to fly like Lois, over the only dark patch—Central Park. Low and steady, over the trees, the reservoir, the city’s green heart.
Interests: Horseback riding, watching the silence of the snow, obviously anything creative, cooking
Inspiration: Like most of you, when I heard of recycling to save the earth, I naturally assumed I needed to separate my plastics, newspapers and glass. I was helping. That was all I needed to do. Then one day, I was searching around for something fun, some art, and I came across this abstract piece. It was gorgeous - it looked like a naturally formed wave of icy white water bursting into the air. When I looked closer at it, I saw that it was made from recycled plastic caps. I was in shock. What kind of imagination and talent does that take to look at a plastic cap and see more to it then what it actually is? How can someone be so ingenious that they can take something that we normally throw away and create such a piece of beauty with it? This is the thought process that I could not stop pondering and it took over my mind, body and soul and soon enough became my muse.
I began Earth's Journey for this reason. I wanted to show the world that there was more to saving the earth than just recycling. There is beauty in things we can't even imagine, and so many ways to help our planet flourish. There are products out there that we all could use to completely decorate, furnish and run a home... all environmentally safe. You can buy organic bedding, non-toxic cleaning detergents, solar power, or make a change in a small way by using energy-efficient light bulbs. But the best part of recycling and being eco-friendly is the beauty that you'll find here, with all of our different artisans. As you can see I'm very passionate about this type of artistic creativity, and I hope you will be too.
I invite you to sit back, relax and ... Be Inspired by Green!