Blizzard Update

By: Gabriela Yareliz 9:26 a.m.: Here I am, at home, on Sabbath, in a pink Minnie Mouse onesie and with Amal Clooney hair. Seriously. Yesterday, I let my abuela’s concern (and perhaps slight paranoia) about the weather get to me, and I bought water, snacks and candles that smell like “Cashmere Woods,” whatever that means.Continue reading “Blizzard Update”

You’ve Got Mail

By: Gabriela Yareliz One time, my friend Esmeralda was telling us what she would write in a one-paragraph matrimonial ad for each of us. It was a bunch of us from the law school clinic eating and chatting together when this went down. When it was time to write my ad, she said something alongContinue reading “You’ve Got Mail”

Monday Inspiration: January 4, 2016

By: Gabriela Yareliz Does anyone else’s week seem a bit daunting? Don’t worry. I am not going to sit you down, so to speak, in a dark, dusty study with the tick-tock of an old grandfather clock in the background and tell you my to-do list for the week, while I pace the floor. IContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: January 4, 2016”

Sunday Girl: December 27, 2015

By: Gabriela Yareliz Just arrived to NYC. I am on a random bus. #adventure I am in a Cheryl Strayed kind of mood.         “I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of a story we tell ourselves, andContinue reading “Sunday Girl: December 27, 2015”

Reflections Before Bedtime #56

Compiled by: Gabriela Yareliz Words are so lovely. They end up swimming in my head like alphabet soup, after a long day. Delicious. “He wants to be the center, through Him alone all things shall come to pass. He is the Mediator, not only between God and man, but between man and man, between manContinue reading “Reflections Before Bedtime #56”

Monday Inspiration: December 21, 2015

By: Gabriela Yareliz This Monday Inspiration is special to me. This post has all of my own photography. I’ll be sharing some of the New York City autumn glory we experienced this year. I hope you enjoy. Have a beautiful, empowered week. Yours truly. “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than heContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: December 21, 2015”

#ThatShahLife

By: Gabriela Yareliz If I could choose one word to describe myself, it would be curious. I like learning and trying new things (even when I immediately regret it afterward). Being adventurous can be great, and it can also backfire. Believe me. But at least, this means I have an anthology of great stories forContinue reading “#ThatShahLife”

Reflections Before Bedtime #54

By: Gabriela Yareliz I hope you can laugh with me about the week’s adventures… Because you’ve got to laugh to keep from crying, right? Life is busy when you are prepping for court and people’s livelihoods are hanging in your hands by a thread. A tough exterior is needed on these streets, in a courtContinue reading “Reflections Before Bedtime #54”

Monday Inspiration: November 30, 2015

The Hutchcast (2015) By: Gabriela Yareliz It’s a new week, and you can accomplish anything. This past weekend was a refreshing time with family and friends. I hope you ate yummy food like I did. My amazing family also had a surprise waiting for me–eggnog! Yes! The nog! So, those of you who know IContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: November 30, 2015”

Monday Inspiration: November 2, 2015

By: Gabriela Yareliz On Sunday, the NYC Marathon sliced my neighborhood in half. I kept wondering how I would make it to the other side. Then, when I needed to cross, the runners were gone and so were the barricades. Isn’t that how we spend most of our time? Worrying about things that will runContinue reading “Monday Inspiration: November 2, 2015”