Meet: Daphnee Allen

There's only two people that I know who actually knew what they would grow up to be Jr and Daphnee. Daphnee knew she wanted to be in marketing for a big beauty brand company and she knew she wanted to be in New York City for that. So with a month to find an apartment, (its official, she is, finally, moving outta Queens, ha ha) I interviewed Daphnee about how its going so far. I have to tell you guys that I knew Daphnee since college, but we were never friends just a hello here and there. We only became dear friends a few years ago when we decided to brave New York City together. This was an experience that has been changing my life ever since and whenever I check in with Daphnee she seems to be going through the same changes, just living and loving the city.

Daphnee was always the girl who sends out holiday wishes to my hotmail account. She is prolly one of the most honest and caring individual I know. She will give her soul for the people she loves and  she never had a bad thing to say about anyone, well unless you are a guy, then, well "guys are just stupid". This is clearly her favorite sentence about the opposite sex. lol. She is one of the most hard working individual and her beauty extends throughout her whole system. She is kinda a big deal. She is one of those people that you can honestly say, is beautiful on the inside and gorgeous on the outside, as well. She makes me so proud of her everyday. It is like watching a river cascading into a waterfall and if you ever get the chance to have a chat with her, it is gonna be worth it. She will not only win over your heart but she will cherish your worth, forever.

Daphnee was totally on the basketball team in college. Go Bucs!!!

Come on, lets get to know her.....

Name: Daphnee Allen

Age: 30 :D

Status: SINGLE!!

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

What do you do: Marketing for a beauty company - brand: Sally Hansen

Hail from: France

Where ya bed at: Clinton Hill

Why Nyc: Dream City - I set foot in NYC the first time when I was 14, I think. The energy I felt was unparalleled, I had never felt such a great, inner voice of wanting to be somewhere so badly. I knew I was eventually going to live in the great new york city... and that happened almost 4 years ago, the dream came true!!!

Best Place to eat in the city: West village - I love turning the corners of those gorgeous little streets, and finding amazing, adorable restaurants with delicious food.

When's bedtime: 10.30 ish (sometimes earlier) during the week - I'm getting old. Weekends are different, minimum 2am when I am out and about.

One thing you have to have with you at all times: Cell phone, I'm a phone person, and love to stay in touch with my friends through text or call...

How old would you be if you didn’t know how old you are: 30 :D - I feel like my 20's were such a challenging chapter in my life, and even though very cliche, I told myself I was turning that page and opening a new door of success and happiness at 30.

If happiness was the national currency, what kind of work would make you rich: World traveler - I love traveling, eating different foods, meeting new people from different cultures, and being in amazing, magical foreign places... I would just do that my whole life if I could.

Would you break the law to save a love: Yes - all my friends and family know that I would do anything for them.

Next 3 years: Happy, probably still in NYC, but who knows... I see myself growing more, and reaching career goals (marketing manager minimum) as well as personal goals.

Has your greatest fear ever came true: I think so... I want to live my life without fearing but risking situations and things and trying to live fully. My greatest fear would be if airplanes do not exist anymore, not allowing people to see the world - I don't think I will get to experience that in my lifetime ;-)

If you could tell the world one thing: Let's love each other, makes everything much simpler! I believe that positive vibes and love make all things just be.

Favorite thing you have ever done with a friend: Travel together - every time I have the opportunity to spend time with friends, especially abroad, it's like reliving our friendship again, enjoying all new things around. I did that last year in Italy with 2 great friends: Deniz from Istanbul, and Nathalie from Paris.

Where are you gonna be when you die: No idea - I don't want to think about that specific event.

If you could have sex with one person past or present: I really don't know.

If you could only have dinner with three people for the rest of your life: I would have picked my family members, but then again when I go home for a week, I'm annoyed, so rest of life, probably not! if it's that long, I would want to have dinner with the person I will eventually be in love with, and with 2 other great friends of my life (rotating, cause I have a few)... if I end up having kids, which I hope, I would want them at the table.

                                                   Daphnee 2008

                                                    Daphnee, 2012

So there you have it. Look out  for her, this ones a star on the rise..

as always,

Sleepless.

eight for eight months and the fascinators!!!!!

I have two fantastic ideas that just hit me and that I would like to share with y'all. I am so excited I could burst, but I wont.

Firstly,

          So I tend bar in this wonderful city and it's no surprise that I come across some very fascinating people that I get the chance to meet everyday, and what better way to let you guys in on the secret but to interview them and see where it goes. I like to call this little segment "Fascinating New Yorkers between 25 and 35 years". These years are the best years to be apart of this city, while still figuring what you want in life or what should be happening to your life, as a matter of fact.

I am just so excited to meet these people, as much as I am to share them with y'all. So let me take you on a journey into the lives of people who share the subway with us, have lunch with us, shop at the same market with us and people who is also a stranger to us and maybe next time when we SEE them,  they will be more than just a face in the crowd.

Secondly,

     It was just brought to my attention that there is only eight more months left in the year. EIGHT!!!! YIKES! So much to accomplish and I am right on schedule with a lil free time to spare, SO,  this is where the fun part begins. Over the course of the next eight months, I am gonna engage in a dare with myself. Yes, a DARE. With this dare, I will challenge myself to do eight things that I have always wanted to do but never had the courage or time, prolly mostly courage. So yes I can feel the pit of my belly even as I say this. I am a little scared but liberation will be mine. So join me as I take on a whole new adventure in this wonderful life. After all, if you are not living on the edge then you are taking up waaaaay too much space.

Tune in and enjoy,
as always,
Sleepless.

 

Here's to us, Here's to love......

Some moments are just perfect and life seems to be just fine and I found myself in such a moment on March 23, 2012. Yes my birthday.

 Listen, it hadn't been a great week. I was kicked in the gut by love again, and I wasn't quite ready to self-loathed, but also wasn't quite ready to get over it. So I took a trip with Chrissy and we headed to Ilion/The Adirondacks for a few days. This was amazing and the stars were aligned because with this trip came wisdom and serenity and the bonding of new and old friends and meeting amazing women that you can only read about and will only meet in the moments, where life is at a crossroad and when things seems to make no sense.

So we took a trip. It was great. We headed out at 8 am, and even though we were only coping on a mere two hours of sleep, nothing could stop Chrissy and I. We were happy, not even that obnoxious lady on the train or that big girl in the line who gave us the wrong info or the horse peeing and walking in the street. We were taking a break from the city and nothing could ruin that. We thought for sure we would be passed out as soon as the bus started moving, but to our surprise, we didn't catch a wink until later that night when we were safely tuck within the blankets of the house we stayed in, and we slept. Tuesday we took a trip into Utica where we not only took a  tour of Chrissy's old Alma Mater ( The Munson-Williams-Practor) but we also catch a tour of the Munson Mansion which was very historic but also tragic in a way. Wednesday we made our way up to the Adirondacks. This place is fucking amazing and it was just so fresh and peaceful. I loved every moment of it, especially when we spent about an hour by the river just watching the ice blocks float on by. BLISS!

Ok so back to the issue at hand. My birthday. I was perfect. It was perfect. It was just a gathering for the people I wanted to be there, and so the invitations were sent out as such. I wanted to make sure, that on this perfect day, no drama was to be had and that it was. We went, we ate and we chatted and we drank and we ate some more.  We did a little dance and got down some. It is moments like these I feel the most alive, like an invincible being. There was nothing outrageously done, but there were smiles and laughter and great conversations. What more can a 33 year old ask for? I say not a damn thing, but to have this much love surrounding me for the whole year and the rest as a matter of fact. And for those who couldn't be there, I aint mad atcha, We will catch up soon. All I wanna say is, when you find good company in life cherish it.

   I will leave you guys with one of the best birthday wishes of all times.
               "Wish you JOY, the one I recognized two years ago sitting next to you.
                 LOVE which is usually somewhere close, but that bitch can't hide too long.
                   HEALTH so you could drink longer.
                   MONEY to buy a ticket to Europe and be my guest!
Lovely, crazy Taniesha - most of all, I wish you more moments like those on the rooftop. So, visit me!"

                                                    Thanks Nevena. I cried!

Love, peace and happiness and 'til we meet again. Sleep well!
Sleepless.